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 12 2 STA T .4 2 05PUBLIC LA W 110 –39 4 —O CT. 13 , 200 8PublicLaw1 1 0–394 110 thCongres s A n Act Toreauth or iz ea nd a m end the N ationa lS ea G rant C olle g e P rogram Ac t , and f or other p urpo s es .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E. ThisActmaybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ N ati on a lS ea Gr ant C olle g e P rogram Amendments Act o f20 0 8’ ’ . SEC. 2 .RE F ERENCES. Ex ce p t as other w ise expressly pro v ided therein, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the ref - erence shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the National Sea Grant College Program Act (3 3 U .S.C. 1 121 et se q . ) . SEC. 3 . FIN D IN G S A ND PU RPOSE. (a) FIND IN GS . — Section 202(a) (33 U.S.C. 1121(a)) is amended— (1) by stri k ing s u bparagraphs ( D ) and (E) of paragraph (1) and inserting the following

‘‘(D) encourage the development of preparation, fore- cast, analysis, mitigation, response, and recovery systems for coastal ha z ards ‘‘(E) understand global environmental processes and their impacts on ocean, coastal, and Great L akes resources; and’’; (2) by striking ‘‘program of research, education,’’ in para- graph (2) and inserting ‘‘program of integrated research, edu- cation, extension,’’; and (3) by striking paragraph ( 6 ) and inserting the following: ‘‘(6) The National O ceanic and Atmospheric Administration, through the national sea grant college program, offers the most suitable locus and means for such commitment and engagement through the promotion of activities that will result in greater such understanding, assessment, development, management, utilization, and conservation of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. The most cost-effective way to promote such activities is through continued and increased Federal support of the establishment, development, and operation of programs and pro j ects by sea grant colleges, sea grant institutes, and other institutions, including strong collaborations between Adminis- tration scientists and research and outreach personnel at aca- demic institutions.’’. Nation a lSe a Gr ant C olle g e P rogra mA men d ment s A c t o f20 0 8.3 3 U SC 1 121 note. O ct. 13 , 2008 [H . R. 56 18 ]

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