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                                                  Union Calendar No. 89

104th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1175

                  [Report No. 104-123, Parts I and II]

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                                 A BILL

   To amend Public Law 89-454 to provide for the reauthorization of 
                            appropriations.

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                             July 11, 1995

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed





                                                  Union Calendar No. 89
104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1175

                  [Report No. 104-123, Parts I and II]

   To amend Public Law 89-454 to provide for the reauthorization of 
                            appropriations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 8, 1995

 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                     to the Committee on Resources

                              May 16, 1995

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                              May 17, 1995

The Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union discharged, 
and referred to the Committee on Science for a period ending not later 
 than June 30, 1995, for consideration of such provisions of the bill 
   and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on 
                Science pursuant to clause 1(n), rule X

                             June 30, 1995

 Referral to the Committee on Science extended for a period ending not 
                        later than July 11, 1995

                             July 11, 1995

Additional sponsors: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Studds, 
 Mrs. Morella, Mr. Manton, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Gilchrest, Ms. Lofgren, 
  Mr. Reed, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Gene Green of 
Texas, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Pickett, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Fields of 
Texas, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pallone, 
 Mr. Markey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
  Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
 Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frazer, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Gejdenson, 
  Mr. Bateman, Mr. Klug, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
 Slaughter, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Abercrombie, 
  Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
  Lazio of New York, Mr. Dellums, Mr. de la Garza, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
   LaTourette, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. 
  Dixon, Mr. Evans, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Farr, Mr. Blute, Mr. Longley, Mr. 
 Deutsch, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
Torricelli, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Forbes, 
Mr. Towns, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Engel, Mr. Camp, and 
                              Mr. Laughlin

                             July 11, 1995

Reported from the Committee on Science with an amendment, committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered 
                             to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                           in boldface roman]

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend Public Law 89-454 to provide for the reauthorization of 
                            appropriations.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Resources 
Revitalization Act of 1995''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 212(a) of Public Law 89-454 is amended to read as 
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out sections 205 and 208 of this title such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000.''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Marine Resources Revitalization Act 
of 1995''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ACT.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the National Sea Grant 
College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.).

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Field Related to Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Resources.--
Section 203(4) (33 U.S.C. 1122(4)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``marine biotechnology,'' after ``marine 
        technology,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``shellfish disease studies,'' after 
        ``marine affairs and resource management,''.
    (b) Sea Grant Institution.--Section 203 (33 U.S.C. 1122) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(16) The term `sea grant institution' means a sea grant 
        college or a sea grant regional consortium.''.

SEC. 4. CONSULTATIONS REGARDING LONG-RANGE PLANNING GUIDELINES AND 
              PRIORITIES AND EVALUATION.

    Section 204(a) (33 U.S.C. 1123(a)) is amended in the last sentence 
by inserting after ``The Secretary'' the following: ``, in consultation 
with the sea grant institutions and the panel established under section 
209,''.

SEC. 5. DUTIES OF DIRECTOR.

    Section 204(c) (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Duties of Director.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Director shall administer the 
        National Sea Grant College Program subject to the supervision 
        of the Secretary and the Under Secretary. In addition to any 
        other duty prescribed by law or assigned by the Secretary, the 
        Director shall--
                    ``(A) advise the Under Secretary with respect to 
                the expertise and capabilities which are available 
                within or through the National Sea Grant College 
                Program, and provide (as directed by the Under 
                Secretary) those which are or could be of use to other 
                offices and activities within the Administration;
                    ``(B) encourage other Federal departments, 
                agencies, and instrumentalities to use and take 
                advantage of the expertise and capabilities which are 
                available through the National Sea Grant College 
                Program, on a cooperative or other basis;
                    ``(C) encourage cooperation and coordination with 
                other Federal programs concerned with ocean, coastal, 
                and Great Lakes resources conservation and usage;
                    ``(D) advise the Secretary on the designation of 
                sea grant institutions and, in appropriate cases, if 
                any, on the termination or suspension of any such 
                designation;
                    ``(E) encourage the formation and growth of sea 
                grant programs; and
                    ``(F) oversee the operation of the National Sea 
                Grant Office established under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Duties with respect to sea grant institutions.--With 
        respect to the sea grant institutions, the Director shall--
                    ``(A) evaluate the programs of the institutions, 
                using the guidelines and priorities established by the 
                Secretary under subsection (a), to ensure that the 
                objective set forth in section 202(b) is achieved;
                    ``(B) subject to the availability of 
                appropriations, allocate funding among the sea grant 
                institutions so as to--
                            ``(i) promote healthy competition among 
                        those institutions,
                            ``(ii) promote achievement of the goals 
                        established by the institutions under 
                        subsection (e), and
                            ``(iii) to the maximum extent consistent 
                        with the other provisions of this subparagraph, 
                        provide a stable base of funding for the 
                        institutions; and
                    ``(C) ensure compliance by the institutions with 
                the guidelines for merit review published pursuant to 
                section 207(b)(2).''.

SEC. 6. DUTIES OF SEA GRANT INSTITUTIONS.

    Section 204 (33 U.S.C. 1123) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(e) Duties of the Sea Grant Institutions.--Subject to any 
regulations or guidelines promulgated by the Secretary, it shall be the 
responsibility of each sea grant institution to--
            ``(1) develop, in consultation with the Secretary and the 
        panel established under section 209, goals for its program that 
        are consistent with the guidelines and priorities developed 
        under section 204(a);
            ``(2) conduct merit review of all applications for project 
        grants or contracts to be awarded under section 205; and
            ``(3) demonstrate significant progress toward the goals 
        established under this section.''.

SEC. 7. REPEAL OF SEA GRANT INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 3 of the Sea Grant Program Improvement Act of 
1976 (33 U.S.C. 1124a) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 209(b)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)(1)) 
is amended by striking ``and section 3 of the Sea Grant Program 
Improvement Act of 1976''.
SEC. 8. DESIGNATION OF SEA GRANT INSTITUTIONS.

    Section 207 (33 U.S.C. 1126) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 207. SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND SEA GRANT REGIONAL CONSORTIA.

    ``(a) Designation.--The Secretary may designate an institution of 
higher learning as a sea grant college, and an association or alliance 
of two or more persons as a sea grant regional consortium, if the 
institution, association, or alliance--
            ``(1) is maintaining a balanced program of research, 
        education, training, and advisory services in fields related to 
        ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and has received 
        financial assistance under section 205 of this Act or under 
        section 204(c) of the National Sea Grant College and Program 
        Act of 1966;
            ``(2) will encourage and follow a regional approach to 
        solving problems or meeting needs relating to ocean, coastal, 
        and Great Lakes resources, in cooperation with appropriate sea 
        grant colleges, sea grant programs, and other persons in the 
        region;
            ``(3) will act in accordance with such guidelines as are 
        prescribed under subsection (b)(2); and
            ``(4) meets such other qualifications as the Secretary 
        considers necessary or appropriate.
    ``(b) Regulations and Guidelines.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall by regulation 
        prescribe the qualifications required to be met under 
        subsection (a)(4).
            ``(2) Merit review.--Within 6 months of the date of 
        enactment of the Marine Resources Revitalization Act of 1995, 
        the Secretary, after consultation with the sea grant 
        institutions, shall publish in the Federal Register guidelines 
        for the conduct of merit review by the sea grant institutions 
        of applications for project grants and contracts to be awarded 
        under section 205. The guidelines shall, at a minimum, provide 
        for mail review of all applications for grants or contracts and 
        require standardized documentation of all peer review.''.

SEC. 9. REPEAL OF POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

    Section 208(c) (33 U.S.C. 1127(c)) is repealed.

SEC. 10. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SEA GRANT REVIEW PANEL.

    Section 209 (33 U.S.C. 1128) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking the second sentence; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(6) by striking ``a biannual'' and 
        inserting ``an annual''.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Grants, Contracts, and Fellowships.--Section 212(a) (33 U.S.C. 
1131(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Grants, Contracts, and Fellowships.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out sections 205 and 208--
            ``(1) $50,600,000 for fiscal year 1996;
            ``(2) $52,500,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
            ``(3) $54,500,000 for fiscal year 1998.''.
    (b) Administration.--Section 212(b) (33 U.S.C. 1131(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking so much as precedes paragraph (2) and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(b) Administration.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated for administration of this Act, including section 
        209, by the National Sea Grant Office and the Administration--
                    ``(A) $2,700,000 for fiscal year 1996;
                    ``(B) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
                    ``(C) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1998.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``subsections (a) and (c)'' and 
                inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(2) 
                Limitation on use of other amounts.--''; and
            (3) by moving paragraph (2) 2 ems to the right, so that the 
        left margin of paragraph (2) is aligned with the left margin of 
        paragraph (1), as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection.
    (c) Repeal.--Section 212 (33 U.S.C. 1131) is amended by repealing 
subsection (c) and redesignating subsections (d) and (e) in order as 
subsections (c) and (d).

SEC. 12. CLERICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Clerical Amendment.--Section 209, as amended by section 10(1) 
of this Act (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)), is amended by striking all of the 
matter that follows the first full sentence through ``shall advise'', 
and inserting ``(b) Duties.--The panel shall advise''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 204(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1123(b)(2)) is amended by 
        striking ``maximum rate for GS-18'' and all that follows 
        through the end of the sentence and inserting ``maximum rate 
        payable under section 5376 of title 5, United States Code.''.
            (2) Section 209(c)(5)(A) (33 U.S.C. 1128(c)(5)(A)) is 
        amended by striking ``the daily rate for GS-18 of the General 
        Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code'' 
        and inserting ``the maximum daily rate payable under section 
        5376 of title 5, United States Code''.
            (3) Section 209 (33 U.S.C. 1128) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(3) by striking ``colleges and 
                sea grant regional consortia'' and inserting 
                ``institutions''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)(1) in the last sentence in 
                clause (A) by striking ``college, sea grant regional 
                consortium,'' and inserting ``institution''.
SECTION 1. NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.

    (a) National Sea Grant College Program.--(1) Section 212(a) of the 
National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1131(a)) is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(a) Grants and Contracts; Fellowships.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out sections 205 and 208, $34,500,000 for 
fiscal year 1996.''.
    (2) Section 212(b)(1) of the National Sea Grant College Program Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1131(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``an amount'' and all 
that follows through ``not to exceed $2,900,000'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``$1,500,000 for fiscal year 1996''.
    (3) Section 203(4) of the National Sea Grant College Program Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1122(4)) is amended by striking ``discipline or field'' and 
all that follows through ``public administration)'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``field or discipline involving scientific research''.
    (b) Repeal of Sea Grant Programs.--
            (1) Repeals.--(A) Section 208(b) of the National Sea Grant 
        College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(b)) is repealed.
            (B) Section 3 of the Sea Grant Program Improvement Act of 
        1976 (33 U.S.C. 1124a) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 209 of the National Sea 
        Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)(1)) is amended by 
        striking ``and section 3 of the Sea Grant Program Improvement 
        Act of 1976''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds are authorized 
to be appropriated for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1996 for 
carrying out the programs for which funds are authorized by the 
amendments made by this Act.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.

    None of the funds authorized by the amendments made by this Act 
shall be available for any activity whose purpose is to influence 
legislation pending before the Congress.

SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration shall exclude from consideration for awards 
of financial assistance made under the National Sea Grant College 
Program Act after fiscal year 1995 any person who received funds, other 
than those described in subsection (b), appropriated for a fiscal year 
after fiscal year 1995, from any Federal funding source for a project 
that was not subjected to a competitive, merit-based award process. Any 
exclusion from consideration pursuant to this section shall be 
effective for a period of 5 years after the person receives such 
Federal funds.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to awards to persons 
who are members of a class specified by law for which assistance is 
awarded to members of the class according to a formula provided by law.