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" n ) For the purposes of this title — 



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

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

 the fields oriented toward the development, conservation, or economic 

 utilization of the physical, chemical, geological, and hiological resources of 

 the marine environment : the fields of marine commerce and marine engi- 

 neering; 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, development, recovery, and 

 control of the natural resources of the marine environment; 



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

 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 natural 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 utiliza- 

 tion of the world's marine resources; and 



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

 or research related to the development of marine resources supported by 

 the Foundation by contracts with or grants to institutions of higlier educa- 

 tion either initiating, or developing existing, programs in fields related 

 to the purposes of this title. (R) any activities of education or research 

 related to the development of marine resources supported by the Founda- 

 tion by contracts with or grants to suitable institutes, laboratories, and 

 public or private agencies, and fC) any programs of advisory services 

 oriented toward imparting information in fields related to the development 

 of marine resoruces supported by the Foundation by contarcts with or 

 grants to suitable institutes, laboratories, and public or private agencies. 



"advisory functions 



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

 velopment 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 Foundation as may be appro- 

 priate; and 



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

 under this section to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Com- 

 mittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives, 

 the President of the Senate, and the Committee on Labor and Public Wel- 

 fare of the Senate." 

 Sec. 2. (a) The Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 

 19fiR is amended by striking out the first section and inserting In lieu thereof 

 the following : 



"TITLE T— MARINE RESOURCES AND ENOINEERTNO DEYET OT>>TENT 



"short tttlk 



"Section 1. This title may be cited as the 'Marine ResoTirces and Engineering 

 Development Act of 10R6'." 



(b) Such Act is further amended by striking out "this Act" the first place 

 It appears In section 4fa). and also each nlace It appears in sections 5(at. 8, 

 and 0. nnd inserting in lieu thereof in each such place "this title". 



App'-oved October l.'i. lOfiH. 



