SEA GRANT COLLEGES 



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,1 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.) is amended by inserting the following 



2 new section at the end thereof: 



3 "marine sciences 



4 "Sec. 18. (a) In carrying out the provisions of section 



5 o (a) (10), the Foundation shall consult with scientists and 



6 engineers engaged in pursuits in the marine sciences and with 



7 agencies of the Govermnent interested in, or affected by, 



8 activities in the marine sciences. 



9 "(b) The Foundation shall exercise the authority de- 



10 rived from section 3(a) (10) in a manner consistent with 



11 the declaration of policy stated in section 2 of the National 



12 Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1965. 



13 "(c) Programs to carry out the purposes of section 



14 3 (a) (10) shall be accomplished through contracts with, or 



15 grants to, suitable public or private agencies, public or private 



16 institutions of higher learning, museums, foundations, indus- 

 1'^ tries, laboratories, corporations, organiza,tions, or groups of 

 18 individuals, which are engaged in, or concerned with, activ- 

 1^ ities in the marine sciences, for the establishment and opera- 

 2^ tion by them of such programs. 



21 " (d) In order to facihtate the carrying out of programs 



22 engaged in pursuant to contracts or grants made under the 

 2^ provisions of section 3(a) (10). the Foundation is author- 



24 ized to enter into agreements with the Secretary of the In- 



25 terior with respect to the use, jointly or exclusively, by par- 



