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[CITE: 33USC1127]

 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
      CHAPTER 22--SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND MARINE SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT
 
            SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM
 
Sec. 1127. Fellowships


(a) In general

    To carry out the educational and training objectives of this 
subchapter, the Secretary shall support a program of fellowships for 
qualified individuals at the graduate and post-graduate level. The 
fellowships shall be related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes 
resources and awarded pursuant to guidelines established by the 
Secretary.

(b) Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

    The Secretary may award marine policy fellowships to support the 
placement of individuals at the graduate level of education in fields 
related to ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources in positions with 
the executive and legislative branches of the United States Government. 
A fellowship awarded under this subsection shall be for a period of not 
more than 1 year.

(c) Postdoctoral fellowships

    The Secretary shall establish and administer a program of 
postdoctoral fellowships to accelerate research in critical subject 
areas. The fellowship awards--
        (1) shall be for 2 years;
        (2) may be renewed once for not more than 2 years;
        (3) shall be awarded on a nationally competitive basis;
        (4) may be used at any institution of post-secondary education 
    involved in the national sea grant college program;
        (5) shall be for up to 100 percent of the total cost of the 
    fellowship; and
        (6) may be made to recipients of terminal professional degrees, 
    as well as doctoral degree recipients.

(Pub. L. 89-454, title II, Sec. 208, as added Pub. L. 94-461, Sec. 2, 
Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1966; amended Pub. L. 100-66, Sec. 3, July 10, 
1987, 101 Stat. 384; Pub. L. 100-220, title III, Sec. 3107, Dec. 29, 
1987, 101 Stat. 1472; Pub. L. 102-186, Sec. 4(b)(1)(C), (D), Dec. 4, 
1991, 105 Stat. 1283; Pub. L. 105-160, Sec. 4(b)(2), Mar. 6, 1998, 112 
Stat. 22.)

                       References in Text

    This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original 
``this Act'' and was translated as reading ``this title'' meaning title 
II of Pub. L. 89-454, which enacted this subchapter, to reflect the 
probable intent of Congress.


                               Amendments

    1998--Pub. L. 105-160 substituted ``Secretary'' for ``Under 
Secretary'' in subsec. (a) in two places and in subsecs. (b) and (c).
    1991--Subsec. (c)(5) to (7). Pub. L. 102-186 inserted ``and'' after 
semicolon at end of par. (5), redesignated par. (7) as (6), and struck 
out former par. (6) which read as follows: ``may be made for any of the 
priority areas of research identified in the sea grant strategic 
research plan in effect under section 1125 of this title; and''.
    1987--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100-220 amended subsec. (a) generally. 
Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: ``The Secretary shall 
support a sea grant fellowship program to provide educational and 
training assistance to qualified individuals at the undergraduate and 
graduate levels of education in fields related to ocean and coastal 
resources. Such fellowships shall be awarded pursuant to guidelines 
established by the Secretary. Except as provided in subsection (b) of 
this section, sea grant fellowships may only be awarded by sea grant 
colleges, sea grant regional consortia, institutions of higher 
education, and professional associations and institutes.''
    Pub. L. 100-66, Sec. 3(1), substituted ``Except as provided in 
subsection (b) of this section, sea'' for ``Sea''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-220 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to 
amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows:
    ``(1) As part of the sea grant fellowship program, the Secretary may 
award sea grant fellowships to support the placement of qualified 
individuals in positions with the executive and legislative branches of 
the United States Government. No fellowship may be awarded under this 
paragraph for a period exceeding one year.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified 
individual' means an individual at the graduate level of education in 
fields related to ocean and coastal resources.''
    Pub. L. 100-66, Sec. 3(2), (3), added subsec. (b) and redesignated 
former subsec. (b) as (c).
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-220 amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to 
amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: ``The total amount which may be 
provided for grants under the sea grant fellowship program during any 
fiscal year shall not exceed an amount equal to 5 percent of the total 
funds appropriated for such year pursuant to section 1131 of this 
title.''
    Pub. L. 100-66, Sec. 3(2), redesignated former subsec. (b) as (c).


                    Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

    Section 4 of Pub. L. 100-66 provided that: ``The amendment made by 
section 3 [amending this section] shall take effect January 1, 1978.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1123 of this title.
