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[CITE: 33USC1126]

 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
      CHAPTER 22--SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND MARINE SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT
 
            SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM
 
Sec. 1126. Sea grant colleges and sea grant institutes


(a) Designation

    (1) A sea grant college or sea grant institute shall meet the 
following qualifications--
        (A) have an existing broad base of competence in fields related 
    to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources;
        (B) make a long-term commitment to the objective in section 
    1121(b) of this title, as determined by the Secretary;
        (C) cooperate with other sea grant colleges and institutes and 
    other persons to solve problems or meet needs relating to ocean, 
    coastal, and Great Lakes resources;
        (D) have received financial assistance under section 1124 of 
    this title;
        (E) be recognized for excellence in fields related to ocean, 
    coastal, and Great Lakes resources (including marine resources 
    management and science), as determined by the Secretary; and
        (F) meet such other qualifications as the Secretary, in 
    consultation with the panel, considers necessary or appropriate.

    (2) The Secretary may designate an institution, or an association or 
alliance of two or more such institutions, as a sea grant college if the 
institution, association, or alliance--
        (A) meets the qualifications in paragraph (1); and
        (B) maintains a program of research, advisory services, 
    training, and education in fields related to ocean, coastal, and 
    Great Lakes resources.

    (3) The Secretary may designate an institution, or an association or 
alliance of two or more such institutions, as a sea grant institute if 
the institution, association, or alliance--
        (A) meets the qualifications in paragraph (1); and
        (B) maintains a program which includes, at a minimum, research 
    and advisory services.

(b) Existing designees

    Any institution, or association or alliance of two or more such 
institutions, designated as a sea grant college or awarded institutional 
program status by the Director prior to March 6, 1998, shall not have to 
reapply for designation as a sea grant college or sea grant institute, 
respectively, after March 6, 1998, if the Director determines that the 
institution, or association or alliance of institutions, meets the 
qualifications in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Suspension or termination of designation

    The Secretary may, for cause and after an opportunity for hearing, 
suspend or terminate any designation under subsection (a) of this 
section.

(d) Duties

    Subject to any regulations prescribed or guidelines established by 
the Secretary, it shall be the responsibility of each sea grant college 
and sea grant institute--
        (1) to develop and implement, in consultation with the Secretary 
    and the panel, a program that is consistent with the guidelines and 
    priorities established under section 1123(c) of this title; and
        (2) to conduct a merit review of all proposals for grants and 
    contracts to be awarded under section 1124 of this title.

(Pub. L. 89-454, title II, Sec. 207, as added Pub. L. 94-461, Sec. 2, 
Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1966; amended Pub. L. 100-220, title III, 
Sec. 3104(b)(1)(E), Dec. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 1470; Pub. L. 105-160, 
Sec. 7, Mar. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 24.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Pub. L. 105-160 amended section catchline and text generally. 
Prior to amendment text consisted of subsecs. (a) to (c) relating to 
authorization of the Secretary to designate sea grant college and sea 
grant regional consortia with certain prerequisites, requirement of 
regulations to prescribe qualifications and guidelines, and 
authorization of the Secretary to suspend or terminate any designation.
    1987--Subsec. (a)(2)(A), (3)(A), (B). Pub. L. 100-220 substituted 
``ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources'' for ``ocean and coastal 
resources''.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1122, 1123, 1126 of this 
title.
