[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2030 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2030

 To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2014

Mr. Schatz (for himself and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, 
                        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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Sea Grant College Program 
Amendments Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO THE NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ACT.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever 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. SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND SEA GRANT INSTITUTES; ANNUAL REPORT ON 
              PROGRESS.

    Section 207 (33 U.S.C. 1126) is amended by striking subsection (e).

SEC. 4. DEAN JOHN A. KNAUSS MARINE POLICY FELLOWSHIP.

    Section 208(b) (33 U.S.C. 1127(b)) is amended by striking ``may'' 
and inserting ``shall''.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON COORDINATION OF OCEANS AND COASTAL RESEARCH 
              ACTIVITIES.

    Section 9 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments 
of 2002 (33 U.S.C. 857-20) is repealed.

SEC. 6. NATIONAL SEA GRANT ADVISORY BOARD REPORT.

    Section 209(b) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)) is amended by amending paragraph 
(2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Report.--The Board shall report to the Congress every 
        3 years on the state of the national sea grant college program. 
        The Board shall indicate in each such report the progress made 
        toward meeting the priorities identified in the strategic plan 
        in effect under section 204(c). The Secretary shall make 
        available to the Board such information, personnel, and 
        administrative services and assistance as it may reasonably 
        require to carry out its duties under this title.''.

SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

    Section 205(c) (33 U.S.C. 1124(c)) is amended by striking 
``Elegibility'' in the heading and inserting ``Eligibility''.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 212(a) (33 U.S.C. 1131(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (E);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of 
                subparagraph (F) and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2015;
                    ``(H) $75,600,000 for fiscal year 2016;
                    ``(I) $79,380,000 for fiscal year 2017;
                    ``(J) $83,350,000 for fiscal year 2018;
                    ``(K) $87,520,000 for fiscal year 2019; and
                    ``(L) $91,900,000 for fiscal year 2020.'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``activities'' in the 
        heading and inserting ``activities through fiscal year 2014''; 
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Priority activities for fiscal years 2015 through 
        2020.--In addition to the amounts authorized under paragraph 
        (1), there is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal 
        years 2015 through 2020 $18,000,000 for competitive grants for 
        the following:
                    ``(A) University research on the biology, 
                prevention, and control of aquatic nonnative species.
                    ``(B) University research on oyster diseases, 
                oyster restoration, and oyster-related human health 
                risks.
                    ``(C) University research on the biology, 
                prevention, and forecasting of harmful algal blooms.
                    ``(D) University research, education, training, and 
                extension services and activities focused on regional 
                or national priority issues identified in the strategic 
                plan under section 204(c)(1).
                    ``(E) Fishery extension activities conducted by sea 
                grant colleges or sea grant institutes to enhance, and 
                not supplant, existing core program funding.''.
    (b) Limitations.--Section 212(b)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1131(b)(1)) is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Administration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There may not be used for 
                administration of programs under this title in a fiscal 
                year more than 5.5 percent of the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the amount authorized to be 
                        appropriated under this title for the fiscal 
                        year; or
                            ``(ii) the amount appropriated under this 
                        title for the fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Critical staffing requirements.--The Director 
                shall use the authority under subchapter VI of chapter 
                33 of title 5, United States Code, to meet any critical 
                staffing requirement while implementing the activities 
                authorized in this title. The costs associated with 
                that exercise of authority shall not be counted toward 
                the cap under subparagraph (A).''.
    (c) Distribution of Funds.--Section 212(c) (33 U.S.C. 1131(c)) is 
amended by inserting ``, the year in which base funding was set,'' 
after ``2003''.
    (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 212(b)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1131(b)(2)) 
is amended by inserting ``or (a)(3)'' after ``(a)(2)''.
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