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 112 STAT. 22 PUBLIC LAW 105-160—MAR. 6, 1998 assessment, development, utilization, or conservation of ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes resources."; (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (15) as paragraphs (7) through (17), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (4) the following: "(5) The term 'Great Lakes' includes Lake Champlain. "(6) The term 'institution' means any public or private institution of higher education, institute, laboratory, or State or local agency."; (4) by striking "regional consortium, institution of higher education, institute, or laboratory" in paragraph (11) (as redesignated) and inserting "institute or other institution"; and (5) by striking paragraphs (12) through (17) (as redesignated) and inserting after paragraph (11) the following: "(12) The term 'project' means any individually described activity in a field related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources involving research, education, training, or advisory services administered by a person with expertise in such a field. "(13) The term 'sea grant college' means any institution, or any association or alliance of two or more such institutions, designated as such by the Secretary under section 207 (33 U.S.C. 1126) of this Act. "(14) The term 'sea grant institute' means any institution, or any association or alliance of two or more such institutions, designated as such by the Secretary under section 207 (33 U.S.C. 1126) of this Act. "(15) The term 'sea grant program' means a program of research and outreach which is administered by one or more sea grant colleges or sea grant institutes. "(16) The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. "(17) The term 'State' means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States.", (b) The Act is amended— (1) in section 209(b) (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)), as amended by this Act, by striking ", the Under Secretary,"; and (2) by striking "Under Secretary" every other place it appeeirs and inserting "Secretary". SEC. 5. NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM. Section 204 (33 U.S.C. 1123) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 204. NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM. "(a) PROGRAM MAINTENANCE. —The Secretary shall maintain within the Administration a program to be known as the national sea grant college program. The national sea grant college program shall be administered by a national sea grant office within the Administration. "(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS. —The national sea grant college program shall consist of the financial assistance and other activities authorized in this title, and shall provide support for the following elements—

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