An Act to improve the national sea grant program and for other purposes

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An Act to improve the national sea grant program and for other purposes

An Act to improve the national sea grant program and for other purposes

Act Details

An Act to improve the national sea grant program and for other purposes was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1976-04-05 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 94 United States Congress by Paul Grant Rogers in relation with: Education, Federal aid to education, Higher education, Marine and coastal resources, fisheries, Marine education, Ocean.

An Act to improve the national sea grant program and for other purposes became law (1) in the United States on 1976-10-08

It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

House Merchant Marine and Fisheries (HSMM)

Paul Grant Rogers, member of the US congress
Paul Grant Rogers, Democrat, Representative from Florida, district 11

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

Thomas William Ludlow Ashley, Democrat, Representative, from Ohio, district 9
Les Aucoin, Democrat, Representative, from Oregon, district 1
John Berlinger Breaux, Democrat, Senator, from Louisiana
Norman D'Amours, Representative, from New Hampshire, district 1
Thomas Nelms Downing, Democrat, Representative, from Virginia, district 1
Auto Draft, Federalist, from Connecticut
Edwin Bell Forsythe, Republican, Representative, from New Jersey, district 13
Ronald Ginn, Democrat, Representative, from Georgia, district 1
Norman Frederick Lent, Republican-Conservative, Representative, from New York, district 4
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga, Democrat, Senator, from Hawaii
Ralph Harold Metcalfe, Democrat, Representative, from Illinois, district 1
Charles Adams Mosher, Republican, Representative, from Ohio, district 13
John Michael Murphy, Democrat, Representative, from New York, district 17
James Oberstar, Representative, from Minnesota, district 8
Gerry Eastman Studds, Democrat, Representative, from Massachusetts, district 10
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan, Democrat, Representative, from Missouri, district 3
Leo C. Zeferetti, Democrat, Representative, from New York, district 15

Act Overview

Text of the An Act to improve the national sea grant program and for other purposes

(Conference report filed in House H. Rept. 94-1556) Sea Grant Program Improvement Act – Declares it to be the purpose of the Congress to extend and strengthen the national sea grant program through this Act. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to maintain a national sea grant program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts to assist sea grant programs or projects up to 66 2/3 percent of the cost of such programs or projects. Requires the Secretary to identify specific national needs and problems related to ocean and coastal resources. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants up to 100 percent of the total cost of projects if such projects address such national needs or problems. Authorizes the Secretary to designate through such program sea grant colleges and regional consortia which shall conduct research education training and advisory services in any field relevant to ocean and coastal resources. Directs the Secretary to support a sea grant fellowship program to provide educational and training assistance to undergraduates and graduates in fields related to ocean and coastal resources. Establishes the independent committee to be known as the sea grant review panel which shall advise the Director of the national sea grant program the Administrator of NOAA and the Secretary on grants and contracts and the sea grant fellowship program. Authorizes the Secretary to appoint the members of the committee. Requires departments agencies and instrumentalities of the Federal Government to cooperate with NOAA by providing personnel services and facilities to NOAA to assist in achieving the objectives of this Act. Requires the Secretary to transmit to the Congress and the President a comprehensive annual report on the activities of the national sea grant program for the preceding fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations for the implementation of the National Sea Grant Program. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into grants and contracts with any sea grant college institution of higher education laboratory or institute within the United States to enhance the research and development capabilities of developing foreign nations and to promote the international exchange of information.

Act Notes

  • [Note 1] An Act (like An Act to improve the national sea grant program and for other purposes) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of an Act are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
  • [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like An Act to improve the national sea grant program and for other purposes are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
  • [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (An Act to improve the national sea grant program and for other purposes)
  • [Note 4] An Act to improve the national sea grant program and for other purposes. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1976-04-05) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
  • [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
  • [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
  • [Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. A bill originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
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Analysis

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Education
Federal aid to education
Higher education
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine education
Ocean

Further Reading

  • “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
  • “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
  • “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

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