,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bjcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjad ,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,wicker7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
reauthorize and amend the ,national ,sea
 ,grant ,college ,program ,act1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,national ,sea
 ,grant ,college ,program ,amendments   
,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,references to the  
,national ,sea ,grant ,college ,program 
,act ,except as otherwise expressly     
provided1 wherever in this ,act an      
amendment or repeal is expressed in     
terms of an amendment to1 or repeal of1 
a section or other provision1 the       
reference shall be considered to be made
 to a section or other provision of the 
,national ,sea ,grant ,college ,program 
,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aaba et seq474  #c4
 ,sea grant colleges and sea grant      

institutes2 annual report on progress   
,section #bjg 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aabf7 is  
amended by striking subsection 7e74  #d4
 ,dean ,john ,a4 ,knauss ,marine ,policy
 ,fellowship ,section #bjh7;b7 7#cc     
,u4,s4,c4 #aabg7;b77 is amended by      
striking may and inserting shall4  #e4  
,report on coordination of oceans and   
coastal research activities ,section #i 
of the ,national ,sea ,grant ,college   
,program ,act ,amendments of #bjjb 7#cc 
,u4,s4,c4 #heg-bj7 is repealed4  #f4    
,national ,sea ,grant ,advisory ,board  
report ,section #bji7;b7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#aabh7;b77 is amended by amending       
paragraph 7#b7 to read as follows3  7#b7
 ,report ,the ,board shall report to the
 ,congress every #c years on the state  
of the national sea grant college       
program4 ,the ,board shall indicate in  
each such report the progress made      
toward meeting the priorities identified
 in the strategic plan in effect under  
section #bjd7;c74 ,the ,secretary shall 
make available to the ,board such       

information1 personnel1 and             
administrative services and assistance  
as it may reasonably require to carry   
out its duties under this title4  4  #g4
 ,technical amendment ,section #bje7;c7 
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aabd7;c77 is amended by 
striking ,elegibility in the heading and
 inserting ,eligibility4  #h4           
,authorization of appropriations  7a7   
,in general ,section #bab7;a7 7#cc      
,u4,s4,c4 #aaca7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7  
in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking and
 at the end of subparagraph 7,e72  7,b7 
by striking the period at the end of    
subparagraph 7,f7 and inserting a       
semicolon2 and  7,c7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7,g7 #gb1jjj1jjj for
 fiscal year #bjae2  7,h7 #ge1fjj1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjaf2  7,i7 #gi1chj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjag2  7,j7           
#hc1cej1jjj for fiscal year #bjah2  7,k7
 #hg1ebj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai2 and 
7,l7 #ia1ijj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj4 
2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking  
activities in the heading and inserting 

activities through fiscal year #bjad2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#c7 ,priority activities   
for fiscal years #bjae through #bjbj ,in
 addition to the amounts authorized     
under paragraph 7#a71 there is          
authorized to be appropriated for each  
of fiscal years #bjae through #bjbj     
#ah1jjj1jjj for competitive grants for  
the following3 7,a7 ,university research
 on the biology1 prevention1 and control
 of aquatic nonnative species4  7,b7    
,university research on oyster diseases1
 oyster restoration1 and oyster-related 
human health risks4  7,c7 ,university   
research on the biology1 prevention1 and
 forecasting of harmful algal blooms4   
7,d7 ,university research1 education1   
training1 and extension services and    
activities focused on regional or       
national priority issues identified in  
the strategic plan under section        
#bjd7;c77#a74  7,e7 ,fishery extension  
activities conducted by sea grant       
colleges or sea grant institutes to     

enhance1 and not supplant1 existing core
 program funding4  4  7b7 ,limitations  
,section #bab7;b77#a7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4    
#aaca7;b77#a77 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#a7 ,administration  7,a7 ,in
 general ,there may not be used for     
administration of programs under this   
title in a fiscal year more than #e4e   
percent of the lesser of-- 7i7 the      
amount authorized to be appropriated    
under this title for the fiscal year2 or
  7ii7 the amount appropriated under    
this title for the fiscal year4  7,b7   
,critical staffing requirements ,the    
,director shall use the authority under 
subchapter ,,vi of chapter #cc of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to meet any  
critical staffing requirement while     
implementing the activities authorized  
in this title4 ,the costs associated    
with that exercise of authority shall   
not be counted toward the cap under     
subparagraph 7,a74  4  7c7 ,distribution
 of funds ,section #bab7;c7 7#cc        
,u4,s4,c4 #aaca7;c77 is amended by      

inserting 1 the year in which base      
funding was set1 after #bjjc4  7d7      
,conforming amendment ,section          
#bab7;b77#b7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4             
#aaca7;b77#b77 is amended by inserting  
or 7a77#c7 after 7a77#b74