[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3249 Introduced in House (IH)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3249

To authorize appropriations for a mining institute to develop domestic 
   technological capabilities for the recovery of minerals from the 
                nation's seabed, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 16, 1996

 Mr. Abercrombie (for himself and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize appropriations for a mining institute to develop domestic 
   technological capabilities for the recovery of minerals from the 
                nation's seabed, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SEABED MINERALS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 2(a) of Public Law 
98-409 (30 U.S.C. 1222(a)) is amended by adding the following at the 
end thereof:
``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary not more than 
$1,200,000 for each of the fiscal years after fiscal year 1996 to be 
made available by the Secretary to an institute experienced in 
investigating the shallow and deep seabed as a source for nonfuel 
minerals to be used by the institute to assist in developing domestic 
technological capabilities required for the location of, and the 
efficient and environmentally sound recovery of, minerals (other than 
oil and gas) from the nation's shallow and deep seabed.''.
    (b) Short Title.--Section 11 of Public Law 98-409 (30 U.S.C. 1201 
note) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 11. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mining and Mineral Resources 
Institutes Act.''.
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