endeavors relating to the marine environment, including, but not limited 

 to, the fields oriented toward the development, conservation, or eco- 

 nomic utilization of the physical, chemical, geological, and biological 

 resources of the marine environment; the fields of marine commerce 

 and marine engineering; the fields relating to exploration or research in, 

 the recovery of natural resources from, and the transmission of energy 

 in, the marine environment; the fields of oceanography and oceanology; 

 and the fields with respect to the study of the economic, legal, medical, 

 or sociological problems arising out of the management, use, develop- 

 ment, recovery, and control of the natural resources of the marine 

 environment ; 



"(2) the term 'marine environment' means the oceans; the Con- 

 tinental Shelf of the United States; the Great Lakes; the seabed and 

 subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coasts of the United 

 States to the depth of two hundred meters, or beyond that limit, to where 

 the depths of the superjacent waters admit of the exploitation of the nat- 

 ural resources of the area; the seabed and subsoil of similar submarine 

 areas adjacent to the coasts of islands which comprise United States 

 territory ; and the natural resources thereof ; 



" ( 3 ) the term 'sea grant college' means any suitable public or private 

 institution of higher education supported pursuant to the purposes of this 

 title which has major programs devoted to increasing our Nation's utili- 

 zation of the world's marine resources; and 



"(4) the term 'sea grant program' means (A) any activities of edu- 

 cation or research related to the development of marine resources sup- 

 ported by the Foundation by contracts with or grants to institutions of 

 higher education either initiating, or developing existing programs in 

 fields related to the purposes of this title, (B) any activities of education 

 or research related to the development of marine resources supported by 

 the Foundation by contracts with or grants to suitable institutes, labora- 

 tories, and public or private agencies, and (C) any programs of advisory 

 services oriented towards imparting information in fields related to the 

 development of marine resources supported by the Foundation by con- 

 tracts with or grants to suitable institutes, laboratories, and public or 

 private agencies. 



"'advisory functions 



"Sec. 205. The National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering 

 Development established by section 3 of title I of this Act shall, as the 

 President may request — 



"(1) advise the Foundation with respect to the policies, procedures, 

 and operations of the Foundation in carrying out its functions under 

 this title; 



"(2) provide policy guidance to the Foundation with respect to 

 contracts or grants in support of programs conducted pursuant to this 

 title, and make such recommendations thereon to the Foundations as 

 may be appropriate ; and 



"(3) submit an annual report on its activities and its recommenda- 

 tions under this section to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

 the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of 



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