[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 80 (Monday, June 17, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H3602-H3603]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 3389

                       Offered By: Mr. Gilchrest

       Amendment No. 1: Strike all after the enacting clause and 
     insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Sea Grant College 
     Program Act Amendments of 2002''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO FINDINGS.

       Section 202(a)(6) of the National Sea Grant College Program 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1121(a)(6)) is amended by striking the period 
     at the end and inserting ``, including strong collaborations 
     between Administration scientists and scientists at academic 
     institutions.''.

     SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Quadrennial Strategic Plan.--Section 204 (c)(1) of the 
     National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1123 
     (c)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) The Secretary, in consultation with the panel, sea 
     grant colleges, and sea grant institutes, shall develop at 
     least every 4 years a strategic plan that establishes 
     priorities for the national sea grant college program, 
     provides an appropriately balanced response to local, 
     regional, and national needs, and is reflective of 
     integration with the relevant portions of the strategic plans 
     of the Department of Commerce and of the Administration.''.
       (b) Ranking of Programs.--Section 204(d)(3)(A) of the 
     National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1123(d)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting ``and competitively 
     rank'' after ``evaluate''.
       (c) Functions of Director.--Section 204(d)(3)(B) of the 
     National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1123(d)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of clause (ii) and by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(iv) encourage and promote coordination and cooperation 
     between the research, education, and outreach programs of the 
     Administration and those of academic institutions; and''.

     SEC. 4. COST SHARE.

       Section 205(a) of the National Sea Grant College Program 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1124(a)) is amended by striking ``section 
     204(d)(6)'' and inserting ``section 204(c)(4)(F)''.

     SEC. 5. FELLOWSHIPS.

       (a) Access.--Section 208(a) of the National Sea Grant 
     College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(a)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following: ``The Secretary shall strive to 
     ensure equal access for minority and economically 
     disadvantaged students to the program carried out under this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Postdoctoral Fellows.--Section 208(c) of the National 
     Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(c)) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 6. TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP FOR SEA GRANT REVIEW PANEL.

       Section 209(c)(2) of the National Sea Grant College Program 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1128(c)(2)) is amended by striking the first 
     sentence and inserting the following: ``The term of office of 
     a voting member of the panel shall be 3 years for a member 
     appointed before the date of enactment of the National Sea 
     Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002, and 4 years for 
     a member appointed or reappointed after the date of enactment 
     of the National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 
     2002. The Director may extend the term of office of a voting 
     member of the panel appointed before the date of enactment of 
     the National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002 
     by up to 1 year.''.

     SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 212 of the 
     National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1131) are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Authorization.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary to carry out this title--
       ``(A) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
       ``(B) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       ``(C) $77,500,000 for fiscal year 2005;
       ``(D) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
       ``(E) $82,500,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
       ``(F) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
       ``(2) Priority activities.--In addition to the amount 
     authorized under paragraph (1), there is authorized to be 
     appropriated for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2008--
       ``(A) $5,000,000 for competitive grants for university 
     research on the biology and control of zebra mussels and 
     other important aquatic nonnative species;
       ``(B) $5,000,000 for competitive grants for university 
     research on oyster diseases, oyster restoration, and oyster-
     related human health risks;
       ``(C) $5,000,000 for competitive grants for university 
     research on the biology, prevention, and forecasting of 
     harmful algal blooms, including Pfiesteria piscicida; and
       ``(D) $3,000,000 for competitive grants for fishery 
     extension activities conducted by sea grant colleges or sea 
     grant institutes.
       ``(b) Program Elements.--
       ``(1) Limitation.--No more than 5 percent of the lesser 
     of--
       ``(A) the amount authorized to be appropriated; or
       ``(B) the amount appropriated,

     for each fiscal year under subsection (a)(1) may be used to 
     fund the program element contained in section 204(b)(2).
       ``(2) Use for other offices or programs.--Sums appropriated 
     under the authority of subsection (a)(2) shall not be 
     available for administration of this title by the National 
     Sea Grant Office, for any other Administration or department 
     program, or for any other administrative expenses.
       ``(c) Distribution of Funds.--In any fiscal year in which 
     the appropriations made under subsection (a)(1) exceed the 
     amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2002 for the purposes 
     described in such subsection, the Secretary shall distribute 
     any excess amounts (except amounts used for the 
     administration of the sea grant program) to--
       ``(1) sea grant programs that, based on the evaluation and 
     competitive ranking required under section 204(d)(3)(A), are 
     determined to be the best managed and to carry out the 
     highest quality research, education, extension, and training 
     activities;
       ``(2) national strategic investments authorized under 
     section 204(b)(4);
       ``(3) a college, university, institution, association, or 
     alliance for activities that are necessary for it to be 
     designated as a sea grant college or sea grant institute; or
       ``(4) a sea grant college or sea grant institute designated 
     after the date of enactment of the National Sea Grant College 
     Program Act Amendments of 2002.''.

     SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRESS IN BECOMING DESIGNATED AS 
                   SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND SEA GRANT INSTITUTES.

       Section 207 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1126) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Annual Report on Progress.--
       ``(1) Report requirement.--The Secretary shall report 
     annually to the Committee on Resources and the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, on 
     efforts and progress made by colleges, universities, 
     institutions, associations, and alliances to become 
     designated under this section as sea grant colleges or sea 
     grant institutes, including efforts and progress made by sea 
     grant institutes in being designated as sea grant colleges.
       ``(2) Territories and freely associated states.--The report 
     shall include description of--
       ``(A) efforts made by colleges, universities, associations, 
     institutions, and alliances in United States territories and 
     freely associated States to develop the expertise necessary 
     to be designated as a sea grant institute or sea grant 
     college;
       ``(B) the administrative, technical, and financial 
     assistance provided by the Secretary to those entities 
     seeking to be designated; and
       ``(C) the additional actions or activities necessary for 
     those entities to meet the qualifications for such 
     designation under subsection (a)(1).''.

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     SEC. 9. COORDINATION.

       Not later than February 15 of each year, the Under 
     Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the 
     Director of the National Science Foundation shall jointly 
     submit to the Committees on Resources and Science of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on how the 
     oceans and coastal research activities of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including the Coastal 
     Ocean Program and the National Sea Grant College Program, and 
     of the National Science Foundation will be coordinated during 
     the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the report 
     is submitted. The report shall describe in detail any 
     overlapping ocean and coastal research interests between the 
     agencies and specify how such research interests will be 
     pursued by the programs in a complementary manner.

     SEC. 10. COASTAL OCEAN PROGRAM.

       Section 201(c) of Public Law 102-567 is amended by--
       (1) striking ``Of the sums authorized under subsection 
     (b)(1), $17,352,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992 and 
     1993 are authorized to be appropriated'' and inserting 
     ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Commerce $35,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003 to 
     2008''; and
       (2) striking ``to promote development of ocean 
     technology,''.