    [House Hearing, 104 Congress]
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                                     MINING INSTITUTE AUTHORIZATION
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                                                 HEARING

                                                BEFORE THE

                                           SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY

                                          AND MINERAL RESOURCES

                                                  OF THE

                                          COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES

                                          HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                         ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS

                                               SECOND SESSION

                                                    ON

                                                 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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                                         MAY 9,1996-WASHINGTON, DC

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                                          Serial No. 104-76
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