[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR917.1]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 917_NATIONAL SEA GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 917.1  Basic provisions.


    (a) This section sets forth the basic purposes for which Sea Grant 
funding may be made pursuant to the following sections of the Act: 33 
U.S.C. 1124, 1127, 1125 and 1124a. These sections provide for the 
funding of programs and projects in fields related to ocean and coastal 
resources that involve marine research, marine education and training, 
and marine advisory services. However, there is a significant difference 
in focus among these sections since section 1124(a) is concerned chiefly 
with regional and state needs relative to ocean and coastal resources 
(including the funding of Sea Grant Fellowships under section 1127) 
while section 1125 is concerned with national needs and problems 
relative to ocean and coastal resources, and section 1124a is concerned 
with programs of international cooperation assistance with respect to 
those resources.
    (b) Comment: Statutory citation 33 U.S.C. 1124(a):

    In General. The Secretary may make grants and enter into contracts 
under this subsection to assist any Sea Grant program or project if the 
Secretary finds that such program or project will--
    (1) Implement the objective set forth in Section 202(b); and
    (2) Be responsive to the needs or problems of individual states or 
regions.
    The total amount paid pursuant to any such grant or contract may 
equal 66\2/3\ percent, or any lesser percent, of the total cost of the 
Sea Grant program or project involved.

    (c) Comment: Statutory citation 33 U.S.C. 1127(a):

    In General. The Secretary may enter into contracts and make grants 
under this section to--
    (1) Enhance the research and development capability of developing 
foreign nations with respect to ocean and coastal resources.
    (2) Promote the international exchange of information and data with 
respect to the assessment, development, utilization, and conservation of 
such resources.