,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dcid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #be1 #bjaf    
,mr4 ,huffman 7= himself & ,mr4         
,grijalva7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural    
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to reau?orize &  
am5d ! ,national ,sea ,grant ,college   
,program ,act1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,opportunities 9 ,coop]ative ,education 
,& ,new ,rese>* ,p>tn]%ips ,act or !    
,,ocean ,rese>* ,p>tn]%ips ,act 4  #b4  
,am5dm5t ref]5ces ,except z o!rwise     
specifically provid$1 :5ev] 9 ?is ,act  
an am5dm5t or repeal is express$ 9 t]ms 
( an am5dm5t to1 or repeal (1 a         
provision1 ! ref]5ce %all be consid]$ to
 be made to a provision ( ! ,national   
,sea ,grant ,college ,program ,act 7#cc 
,u4,s4,c4 #aaba et seq474  #c4 ,repeal (
 coord9ation requirem5t ,section #i ( ! 
,national ,sea ,grant ,college ,program 
,am5dm5ts ( #bjjb 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4        
#heg-bj7 is repeal$4  #d4 ,national sea 

grant college program  7a7 ,program     
objectives ,section #bjb7;b7 7#cc       
,u4,s4,c4 #aaba7;b77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
= rese>*1 education1 ext5sion s]vices1  
tra9+1 te*nology transf]1 & public      
s]vice aft] assi/ance4  7b7 ,allocation 
( fund+ to sea grant programs & projects
 ,section #bjd7;d77#c7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4   
#aabc7;d77#c77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 !     
matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ 
sea grant colleges & sea grant in/itutes
 & ins]t+ sea grant colleges1 sea grant 
in/itutes1 sea grant programs1 &        
projects12 &  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71  
by /rik+ sea grant colleges & sea grant 
in/itutes & ins]t+ sea grant colleges1  
sea grant in/itutes1 sea grant programs1
 & projects14  #e4 ,dean ,john ,a4      
,knauss m>9e policy fell[%ips  7a7      
,am5dm5ts ,section #bjh7;b7 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #aabg7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by 
/rik+ ,! ,secret>y may & ins]t+ !       
foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1    
subject to ! availability (             
appropriations1 %all  2  7#b7 by ins]t+ 

aft] ,gov]nm5t4 ! foll[+3  7#b7         
,placem5t ,priorities ,9 plac+ fell[s 9 
! legislative bran* ea* ye> "u ?is      
section ! ,secret>y %all give priority  
to--  7,a7 positions 9 (fices (1 or )   
,memb]s on1 committees ( ,congress t h  
jurisdiction ov] ! ,national ,oceanic & 
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration2 or  7,b7     
positions 9 (fices ( ,memb]s ( ,congress
 t h a demon/rat$ int]e/ 9 ocean1       
coa/al1 or ,great ,lakes res\rces4  7#c7
 ,duration  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7#d7 ,direct ,hire ,au?ority  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,dur+ fiscal ye> #bjaf &  
!reaft]1 ! head ( any ,f$]al ag5cy may1 
subject to ! availability (             
appropriations1 appo9t1 )\t reg>d to !  
provisions ( sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #cc (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 o!r ?an  
sections #ccjc & #ccbh ( t title1 a     
qualifi$ c&idate describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,b7 directly to a position ) any ,f$]al
 ag5cy = :i* ! c&idate meets ,(fice (   
,p]sonnel ,managem5t qualification      
/&>ds4  7,b7 ,dean ,john ,a4 ,knauss    

,m>9e ,policy ,fell[s ,an individual    
%all be a qualifi$ c&idate describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,b7 if ! individual is a   
=m] recipi5t ( a fell[%ip "u ?is        
subsection :o--  7i7 e>n$ a graduate or 
po/graduate degree1 includ+ a           
pr(essional degree1 9 a field relat$ to 
ocean1 coa/al1 or ,great ,lakes sci5ce1 
res\rce managem5t1 law1 or policy f an  
accr$it$ in/itution ( high] education2 &
  7ii7 successfully fulfill$ !          
requirem5ts ( ! fell[%ip4  7,c7 ,deadl9e
 = ex]cise ( direct ,appo9tm5t au?ority 
,! head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy may n ex]cise  
direct appo9tm5t au?ority "u ?is        
p>agraph ) respect to a specific        
qualifi$ c&idate aft] ! end ( ! #c-ye>  
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ! c&idate        
completes fulfillm5t ( ! requirem5ts ( !
 c&idate's fell[%ip "u ?is subsection4  
4  7b7 ,application ( placem5t          
priorities ,! am5dm5t made by subsection
 7a77#b7 ( ?is section %all apply beg9n+
 ) respect to ! fir/ cal5d> ye> beg9n+  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #f4 

,national ,sea ,grant ,advisory ,bo>d   
reports ,section #bji7;b77#b7 7#cc      
,u4,s4,c4 #aabh7;b77#b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 ! head+1 by /rik+ ,bi5nial & ins]t+  
,p]iodic2  7#b7 by /rik+ ,! ,bo>d %all  
report to ! ,congress e two ye>s &      
ins]t+ ,n less frequ5tly ?an once e #c  
ye>s1 ! ,bo>d %all submit to ,congress a
 report2 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ be=e ! la/   
s5t5ce ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,availability (  
res\rces ( dep>tm5t ( comm]ce  4  #g4   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#bab 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #aaca7 is am5d$--   
7#a7 by am5d+ subsection 7a7 to read z  
foll[s3  7a7 ,au?orization  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 to ! ,secret>y to c>ry out ?is         
sub*apt]-- 7,a7 #ge1fjj1jjj = fiscal ye>
 #bjaf2  7,b7 #gi1chj1jjj = fiscal ye>  
#bjag2  7,c7 #hc1cej1jjj = fiscal ye>   
#bjah2  7,d7 #hg1ebj1jjj = fiscal ye>   
#bjai2  7,e7 #ia1ijj1jjj = fiscal ye>   
#bjbj2 &  7,f7 #if1ejj1jjj = fiscal ye> 
#bjba4  7#b7 ,priority activities =     
fiscal ye>s #bjaf ?r\gh #bjba ,9        

addition to ! am\nts au?oriz$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 !re is au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ #ah1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjaf ?r\gh #bjba = competitive    
grants = ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,univ]sity     
rese>* on ! biology1 prev5tion1 &       
control ( aquatic nonnative species4    
7,b7 ,univ]sity rese>* on oy/] diseases1
 oy/] re/oration1 & oy/]-relat$ human   
heal? risks4  7,c7 ,univ]sity rese>* on 
! biology1 prev5tion1 & =eca/+ ( h>mful 
algal blooms4  7,d7 ,univ]sity rese>*1  
education1 tra9+1 & ext5sion s]vices &  
activities focus$ on coa/al resili5ce & 
,unit$ ,/ates work+ wat]fronts & o!r    
regional or national priority issues    
id5tifi$ 9 ! /rategic plan "u section   
#bjd7;c77#a74  7,e7 ,univ]sity rese>* on
 su/a9able aquaculture te*niques &      
te*nologies4  7,f7 ,fi%]y ext5sion      
activities conduct$ by sea grant        
colleges or sea grant in/itutes to      
enhance1 & n supplant1 exi/+ core       
program fund+4  2  7#b7 by am5d+        
subsection 7b7 to read z foll[s3  7b7   

,limitations  7#a7 ,adm9i/ration  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,!re may n be us$ =            
adm9i/ration ( programs "u ?is title 9 a
 fiscal ye> m ?an #e4e p]c5t ( ! less]  
(--  7i7 ! am\nt au?oriz$ to be         
appropriat$ "u ?is title = ! fiscal ye>2
 or  7ii7 ! am\nt appropriat$ "u ?is    
title = ! fiscal ye>4  7,b7 ,critical   
/aff+ requirem5ts  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,director %all use ! au?ority "u        
sub*apt] ,,vi ( *apt] #cc ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 & section #aabi (  
?is title1 to meet any critical /aff+   
requirem5t :ile c>ry+ out ! activities  
au?oriz$ 9 ?is title4  7ii7 ,exception f
 cap ,= purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a71 any
 co/s incurr$ z a result ( an ex]cise ( 
au?ority z describ$ 9 clause 7i7 %all n 
be consid]$ an am\nt us$ = adm9i/ration 
( programs "u ?is title 9 a fiscal ye>4 
2  7#c7 by /rik+ subsection 7c7 &       
r$esignat+ subsections 7d7 & 7e7 z      
subsections 7c7 & 7d71 respectively2 &  
7#d7 9 subsection 7d71 z s r$esignat$1  
by-- 7,a7 /rik+ ,! am\nt & ins]t+ !     

foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! am\nt  2 &    
7,b7 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7      
,exception = prize competition ,not)/&+ 
p>agraph 7#a71 funds = ann\nc$ prizes   
o!rwise au?oriz$ %all rema9 available1  
)\t fiscal ye> limitation1 until ! prize
 is claim$ or ! (f] is )drawn4  4  #h4  
,te*nical corrections ,! ,national ,sea 
,grant ,college ,program ,act 7#cc      
,u4,s4,c4 #aaba et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 section #bjb7;a77#f7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4  
#aaba7;a77#f771 by /rik+ managem5t1     
managem5t1 & ins]t+ managem5t12 &  7#b7 
9 section #bjd7;d77#c77;,b7 7#cc        
,u4,s4,c4 #aabc7;d77#c77;,b771 by mov+  
clause 7vi7 two ems to ! "r4