"(3) encouraging and developing programs consisting of instruction, 

 practical demonstrations, publications, and otherwise, by sea grant col- 

 leges and other suitable institutes, laboratories, and public or private 

 agencies through marine advisory programs with the object of impart- 

 ing useful information to persons currently employed or interested in the 

 various fields related to the development of marine resources, the scien- 

 tific community, and the general public. 



"(c) Programs to carry out the purposes of this title shall be accomplished 

 through contracts with, or grants to, suitable public or private institutions of 

 higher education, institutes, laboratories, and public or private agencies 

 which are engaged in, or concerned with, activities in the various fields re- 

 lated to the development of marine resources, for the establishment and 

 operation by them of such programs. 



"(d) ( 1 ) The total amount of payments in any fiscal year under any grant 

 to or contract with any participant in any program to be carried out by such 

 participant under this title shall not exceed 663^ per centum of the total 

 cost of such program. For purposes of computing the amount of the total 

 cost of any such program furnished by any participant in any fiscal year, the 

 Foundation shall include in such computation an amount equal to the 

 reasonable value of any buildings, facilities, equipment, supplies, or services 

 provided by such participant with respect to such program (but not the cost 

 or value of land or of Federal contributions) . 



"(2) No portion of any payment by the Foundation to any participant 

 in any program to be carried out under this title shall be applied to the 

 purchase or rental of any land or the rental, purchase, construction, preserva- 

 tion, or repair of any building, dock, or vessel. 



"(3) The total amount of payments in any fiscal year by the Foundation 

 to participants within any State shall not exceed 15 per centum of the total 

 amount appropriated to the Foundation for the purposes of this title for 

 such fiscal year. 



"(e) In allocating funds appropriated in any fiscal year for the purposes 

 of this title the Foundation shall endeavor to achieve maximum participation 

 by sea grant colleges and other suitable institutes, laboratories, and public or 

 private agencies throughout the United States, consistent with the purposes 

 of this title. 



"(f) In carrying out its functions under this title, the Foundation shall 

 attempt to support programs in such a manner as to supplement and not 

 duplicate or overlap any existing and related Government activities. 



"(g) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Foundation shall, in 

 carrying out its functions under this title, have the same powers and authority 

 it has under the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to carry out its 

 functions under that Act. 



"(h) The head of each department, agency, or instnmientality of the Fed- 

 eral Government is authorized, upon request of the Foundation, to make 

 available to the Foundation, from time to time, on a reimbursable basis, 

 such personnel, services, and facilities as may be necessary to assist the Foun- 

 dation in carrying out its functions under this title. 



"(i) For the purposes of this title — 



"(1) the term 'development of marine resources' means scientific 



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