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H.R. 5618: National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008

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H.R. 5618: National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-03-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-394.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-03-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-394. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008

Plain summary

National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 - (Sec. 4) Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to substitute "extension services" for "advisory services" in the definition of "project." (Sec. 5) Adds regional and national projects as elements of the national sea grant college program. Removes a reference to the sea grant review panel from provisions relating to the administration of the program. Refers to regional or national strategic investments being developed in consultation with the board and with the approval of sea grant colleges and the sea grant institutes. (Current law refers to the approval of the sea grant review panel as well as the colleges and institutes.) Revises the program director's duties. (Sec. 6) Excludes amounts appropriated under provisions relating to graduate ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources fellowships (the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program) from provisions restricting contributions by the Secretary of Commerce to two-thirds of the total cost of sea grant programs and projects. (Sec. 7) Requires that sea grant colleges provide extension services (currently, advisory services). (Sec. 8) Requires that amounts available for fellowships (under provisions relating to graduate and post-graduate fellowships related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources), including funds from other federal departments and agencies and appropriated funds, be used only for those fellowships and related administrative costs. (Sec. 9) Redesignates the sea grant review panel as the National Sea Grant Advisory Board and modifies it's duties. (Sec. 10) Authorizes appropriations through FY2014. Modifies requirements regulating the distribution of appropriated amounts exceeding certain amounts appropriated for FY2003.

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National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · 10 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 (2008-05-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 (2008-05-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 (2008-06-27); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 (2008-06-27)

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Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr5618 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110