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Restriction.

Short title.

PUBLIC LAW 89-688-OCT. 15, 1966

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SEC. 641. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds: Provided, That transfers may be made between such funds in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget. SEC. 642. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for the expenses of the Special Training Enlistment Program (STEP). SEC. 643. This Act may be cited as the "Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1967". Approved October 15, 1966.

Public Law 89-688 October 15, 1966 [H. R. 16559]

National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1 966. Ante, p. 203.

AN ACT To amend the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 to authorize the establishment and operation of sea grant colleges and programs by initiating and supix)rting programs of education and research in the various fields relating to the development ot marine resources, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America In Congress as^emhled. That the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title: "TITLE II—SEA GEANT COLLEGES AND PROGRAMS u SHORT TITLE

"SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the 'National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966'. DECLARATION or

PURPOSE

"SEC. 202. The Congress hereby finds and declares— " (a) that marine resources, including animal and vegetable life and mineral wealth, constitute a far-reaching and largely untapped asset of immense potential significance to the United States; and "(b) that it is in the national interest of the United States to develop the skilled manpower, including scientists, engineer's, and technicians, and the facilities and equipment necessary for the exploitation of these resources; and "(c) that aquaculture, as with agriculture on land, and the gainful use of marine resources can substantially benefit the United States, and ultimately the people of the world, by providing greater economic opportunities, including expanded employment and commerce; the enjoyment and use of our marine resources; new sources of food; and new means for the development of marine resources; and " (d) that Federal support toward the establishment, development, and operation of programs by sea grant colleges and Federal support of other sea grant programs designed to achieve the gainful use of marine resources, offer the best means of promoting programs toward the goals set forth in clauses (a), (b), and (c), and should be undertaken by the Federal Government; and

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