A bill to improve the operations of the national sea grant program, to authorize appropriations to carry out such program for fiscal years 1979 and 1980, and for other purposes.
PL 95-428 (H.R.10822), enacted 10/07/1978

PUBLIC LAW 95-428—OCT. 7, 1978 
92 STAT. 95'9 
Public Law 95-428 
95th Congress 
An Act 
To improve the operations of the national sea grant program, to authorize 
appropriations to carry out such program for fiscal years 1979 and 1980, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That the title head-
mg of title I I of the ISIarine Resources and Engineering Development 
Act of 1966 (33 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
" T I T L E II—NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE 
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- - - 
PROGRAM". 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 201 of the National Sea Grant Program Act (33 
U.S.C. 1121) is amended by inserting "College" immediately before 
"Program". 
(b) Sections 202(a) (3), 203(3), 204, and 211 are each amended by 
striking out "national sea grant program" each place it appears therein 
and inserting in lieu thereof "national sea grant college program". 
(c) The section heading of such section 204 is amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 204. NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM." 
SEC. 3. The National Sea Grant College Program Act (as redesig-
nated by section 2 of this Act) (33 U.S.C. 1121-1131) is amended— 
(1) by amending section 204(d) — 
(A) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (5), 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7), and 
(C) by inserting immediately after paragraph (5) the 
folloAving new paragraph: 
"(6) accept funds from other Federal departments, agencies 
(including agencies Avithin the Administration), and instrumen-
talities to pay for grants made, and contracts entered into, by the 
Secretary under section 205 (a) ; and "; 
(2) by striking out the period at the end of the last sentence 
of section 205(a) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "; 
except that this limitation shall not apply in the case of grants or 
contracts paid for with funds accepted by the Secretary under 
section 204(d) (6)."; 
(3) by amending the first sentence of section 206(c) to read as 
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olloAvs: 
"There are authorized to be appropriated for purposes of carrying 
this section not to exceed the following amounts: 
"(1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1977,1978, and 1979. 
" (2) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1980."; 
(4) by amending section 211— 
(A) by striking out "ANXUAL" in the section heading and 
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inserting in lieu thereof "BIEXXIAL", 
(B) by-amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
"(a) BIEX"XIAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the Congress 
and the President, not later than February 15,1980, and not later than 
Oct. 7, 1978 
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Report to 
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February 15 of every even-numbered year thereafter, a report on the 
activities of, and the outlook for, the national sea grant program."; and 
(C) by amending the last sentence of subsection (b) to read 
as follows: "Such material shall be submitted to the Secretary 
not later than February 1 of the year in which the report 
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concerned is to be submitted under subsection (a), and the 
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Secretary shall cause it to be published as a separate section 
in such report."; and 
33 use 1131. 
(5) by amending the first sentence in section 212 to read as 
follows: 
"There are authorized to be appropriated for purposes of carrying 
33 use 1125. 
out the provisions of this title (other than section 206) not to exceed 
the following amounts: 
"(1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1977 and 1978. 
"(2) $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1979 and 1980.". 
SEC. 4. Section 3 of the Sea Grant Program Improvement Act of 
1976 (33 U.S.C. 1124a) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "National Sea Grant Program Act" each 
place it appears therein and inserting in lieu therof "National 
Sea Grant College Program Act"; 
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(2) by amending subsection (a) (2) to read as follows: 
" (2) promote the exchange among the United States and foreign 
nations (including, but not limited to, developing foreign nations) 
of information and data with respect to the assessment, develop-
ment, utilization, and conservation of such resources."; and 
(3) by amending the first sentence of subsection (c) to read as 
follows: 
"There are authorized to be approj)riated for purposes of carrying out 
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; 
this section not to exceed the following amounts: 
" (1) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1977,1978, and 1979. 
" (2) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1980.". 
Approved October 7, 1978. 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 95-1011 (Comm. on Merchant Marine and Fisheries). 
SENATE REPORT No. 95-887 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation) and 
(Comm. on Human Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol 124 (1978): 
Apr. 17, considered and passed House. 
June 7, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
June 29, House concurred in Senate amendment with amendments. 
Sept. 25, Senate concurred in House amendments.