A bill to extend and make technical corrections to the National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966, as amended.
PL 93-73 (H.R.5452), enacted 07/10/1973

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PUBLIC LAW 93-73-JULY 10, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
July 10,1973 
[H. R. 5452] 
Public Law 93-73 
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AN ACT 
To extend and make technical corrections to the National Sea Grant College 
and Program Act of 1966, as amended. 
National Sea 
Grant College and 
Program Act of 
1966, amendments. 
84 Stat. 448. 
33 u s e 1122. 
80 Stat. 999. 
33 u s e 1123. 
64 Stat. 149. 
42 u s e 1861 
note. 
42 u s e 1124. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the National 
Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 998), as amended 
(33 U.Si.C. 1121-1124), is further amended as follows: 
(1) In section 203(b)(1), after "the sum of $25,000,000", delete 
the word "and", and insert, after "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
1973, not to exceed the sum of $30,000,000," the following: "for the 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, not to exceed the sum of $30,000,000, 
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, not to exceed the sum of 
$40,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, not to exceed the 
sum of $50,000,000,". 
(2) In section 204(a), delete subscript "(1)", and delete all after 
"in any such fields", substituting a period therefor. 
(3) In section 204(d) (1), after the first sentence, insert the follow-
ing: "The Secretary may grant total payments that exceed such 
per centum with respect to those programs or portions of programs 
requested by the Secretary on his own initiative, upon his determi-
nation that the requirement for payments of 331/^ per centum of the 
cost thereof by the participant would be inequitable relative to the 
benefits which the participant would receive therefrom. The total 
amount of payments to be made by the Federal Government under all 
programs and portions of programs as to which the Secretary shall in 
any fiscal year exercise his authority under the preceding sentence to 
reduce or eliminate matching payments by the participant shall not 
exceed 1 per centum of the funds appropriated under this title for 
such fiscal year.". 
(4) In section 204(d)(2), delete the period after "vessel", substi-
tuting a colon therefor, and add the following after the colon: "Pro-
vided^ That the prohibitions of this paragraph shall not apply to 
non-self-propelled habitats, buoys, platforms, or other similar devices 
or structures, used principally for research purposes.". 
(5) Except in section 204(g) and in section 205, delete "National 
Science Foundation" and "Foundation" wherever they appear in this 
title, substituting "Secretary of Commerce" and "Secretary", respec-
tively ; and make conforming changes by deleting "its" and substitut-
ing "his" wherever appropriate. 
(6) Amend section 204(g) to read as follows: 
"(g) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Secretary, 
in carrying out his functions under this title, has the same powers 
and authority as has the National Science Foundation under the 
National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, to carry 
out its functions under that Act." 
(7) In section 204(i)(3), after "marine resources", insert "and 
which is so designated by the Secretary". 
(8) Amend section 205 to read as follows: 
"STUDY OF INTERNATIOXAL MARINE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 
"SEC. 205. (a) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized and directed 
to undertake, through the National Sea Grant College Program, a 
study of the means of sharing, through cooperative programs with 
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other nations, the results of marine research useful in the exploration, 
development, conservation, and management of marine resources. 
"(b) In carrying out the study required by subsection (a), the 
contract 
Secretary is authorized, without regard for paragraphs (1) and (3) ^"*^°"*y-
of section 204(d), to enter into contracts with, and make grants to, 
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institutions, agencies, and organizations described in section 204(c). 
" (c) The Secretary shall submit to the President and to the Congress ^^Jf 
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the results and findings of such study, including specific recommenda- gr^ssT 
tions, not later than September 30,1974. 
" (d) F6r the purpose of carrying out this section there is authorized 
Appropriation. 
to be appropriated not to exceed the sum of $200,000.". 
-Approved July 10, 1973. 
Public Law 93-74 
AN A C T 
July 23, 1973 
To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administra- 
[H. R. 7528] 
tion for research and development, construction of facilities, and research and 
program management, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That there is hereby ^^lll°J'2^^^^''!' 
authorized to be appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
A d m i n i s t r a t i o n : 
Authorization Act, 
(a) For "Research and development," for the following programs: ^^Research and 
(1) Space flight operations, $555,500,000; 
development. 
(2) Space Shuttle, $475,000,000; 
(3) Advanced missions, $1,500,000; 
(4) Physics and astronomy, $63,600,000; 
(5) Lunar and planetary exploration, $311,000,000; 
(6) Launch vehicle procurement, $177,400,000; 
(7) Space applications, $161,000,000; 
(8) Aeronautical research and technology, $180,000,000; of this 
amount $14,000,000 is reserved for the JT-3D Refan Retrofit 
Research Program; 
(9) Space and nuclear research and technology, $72,000,000; 
(10) Tracking and data acquisition, $244,000,000; 
(11) Technology utilization, $4,500,000. 
(b) For "Construction of facilities," including land acquisition, as facumlT''""" °^ 
follows: 
(1) Replacement of transportation facility, Goddard Space 
Flight Center, $660,000; 
{2) Rehabilitation of vibration laboratory, Goddard Space 
Flight Center, $710,000; 
(3) Modifications of and addition to 25-foot space simulator 
building, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, $740,000; 
(4) Modification of planetary mission support facilities, Jet 
Propulsion Laboratory, $580,000; 
(5) Rehabilitation and modification of 600 pounds per square 
inch air supply system, Langley Research Center, $2,410,000; 
(6) Construction of systems engineering building, Langley 
Research Center, $1,620,000; 
(7) Rehabilitation of airfield pavement. Wallops Station, 
$570,000; 
(8) Rehabilitation of communication system. Wallops Sta-
tion, $575,000; 
(9) Modification for fire protection improvements at various 
tracking and data stations, $1,885,000;