EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT See section 1016 of this title. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 1007 of this title. § 1004a. United States tankers; construction standards. (a) Tank arrangement and tank size limitation pursuant to provisions of annex C to the convention; building contracts placed on or after effective date. Every tanker to which this chapter applies and built in the United States and for which the building contract is placed on or after the effective date of this section shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of annex C to the convention, relating to tank arrangement and limitation of tank size. (b) Same; building contracts placed or keel laid before effective date. Every tanker to which this chapter applies and built in the United States and for which the building contract the keel of which is laid or which is at a similar state of construction, before the effective date of this section, shall, within two years after that date, comply with the provisions of annex C of the convention if— (1) the delivery of the tanker is after January 1, 1977; or (2) the delivery of the tanker is not later than January 1, 1977, and the building contract is placed after January 1, 1972, or in cases where no building contract has previously been placed, the keel is laid or the tanker is at a similar stage of construction, after June 30, 1972. (c) Domestic tankers without certificate of compliance or exemption prohibited from engaging in domestic or foreign trade. A tanker required under this section to be constructed in accordance with annex C to the convention and so constructed shall carry on board a certificate issued by the Secretary attesting to that compliance. A tanker which is not required to be constructed in accordance with annex C to the convention shall carry on board a certificate to that effect issued by the Secretary, or if a tanker does comply with annex C though not required to do so, she may carry on board a certificate issued by the Secretary attesting to that compliance. Tankers under the flag of the United States are prohibited from engaging in domestic or foreign trade without an appropriate certificate issued under this section. (d) Foreign tankers with foreign registry but without certificate of compliance; consultation with foreign government; denial of access. Certificates issued to foreign tankers pursuant to the convention by other nations party thereto shall be accepted by the Secretary as of the same force as certificates issued by him. If the Secretary has clear grounds for believing that a foreign tanker required under the convention to be constructed in accordance with annex C entering ports of the United States or using offshore terminals under United States control does not in fact comply with annex C, he may request the Secretary of State to seek consultation with the government with which the tanker is registered. If after consultation or otherwise, the Secretary is satisfied that such tanker does not comply with annex C, he may for this reason deny such tanker access to ports of the United States or to offshore terminals under United States control until such time as he is satisfied that the tanker has been brought into compliance. (e) Foreign tankers without foreign registry; denial of access. If the Secretary is satisfied that any other foreign tanker which, if registered in a country party to the convention, would be required to be constructed in accordance with annex C, does not in fact comply with the standards relating to tank arrangement and limitation of tank size of annex C, then he may deny such tanker access to ports of the United States or to offshore terminals under United States control. (Pub. L. 87-167, § 6, as added Pub. L. 93-119, § 2(5), Oct. 4, 1973, 87 Stat. 425.) EFFECTIVE DATE See section 1016 of this title. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 1007, 1009, 1016 of this title. § 1005. Penalties for violations. (a) Criminal penalties for willful violations; separate violations. Any person who willfully discharges oil or oily mixture from a ship in violation of this chapter or the regulations thereunder shall be fined not more than $10,000 for each violation or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (b) Civil penalties for willful or negligent and other violations; separate violations. In addition to any other penalty prescribed by law any person who willfully or negligently discharges oil or oily mixture from a ship in violation of this chapter or any regulation thereunder shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation, and any person who otherwise violates this chapter or any regulation thereunder shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each violation. (c) Liability of vessel; venue. A ship from which oil or oily mixture is discharged in violation of this chapter or any regulation thereunder is liable for any pecuniary penalty under this section and may be proceeded against in the district court of any district in which the vessel may be found. (d) Administrative proceedings: assessment of civil penalties; remission, mitigation, or compromise of any penalty; notice and hearing; judicial proceedings: civil actions by Attorney General for collection of penalties; trial de novo. The Secretary may asses any civil penalty incurred under this chapter or any regulation thereunder and, in his discretion, remit, mitigate, or compromise any penalty. No penalty may be assessed unless the alleged violator shall have been given notice and the opportunity to be heard on the alleged violation. Upon any failure to pay a civil penalty assessed under this chapter, the Secretary may request the Attorney General to institute a civil action to collect the penalty. In hearing such action, the district court shall have authority to review the violation and the assessment of the civil penalty de novo. (Pub. L. 87167, § 7, formerly § 6, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 403; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 93-119, § 2(6), Oct. 4, 1973, 87 Stat. 426.) AMENDMENTS 1973-Pub. L. 93-119, in revising the text, substituted provisions of subsecs. (a) to (d) for former provisions which made violations of this chapter misdemeanors punishable by a fine within the limits of $500 to $2,500 or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both fine or imprisonment, for each offense, provided same monetary penalty for violations of a vessel, authorized the withholding of a vessel's clearance from a domestic port until payment of the penalty, and made the penalty a lien on the vessel recoverable by libel in rem in the federal district court wherein the ship may be. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT See section 1016 of this title. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 1007, 1009 of this title. § 1006. Suspension or revocation of license of officers of offending vessels. Pub. L. 93-119, § 2(7), Oct. 4, 1973, 87 Stat. 427, renumbered section 7 of Pub. L. 87-167 as section 8. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 1007 of this title. § 1007. Personnel for enforcement of provisions; arrest of offenders and procedure; ship fittings and equipment. (a) In the administration of sections 1001 to 1010 of this title, the Secretary may utilize by agreement, with or without reimbursement, law enforcement officers or other personnel, facilities, or equipment of other Federal agencies or the States. For the better enforcement of the provisions of said sections, officers of the Coast Guard and other persons employed by or acting under the authority of the Secretary shall have power and authority and it shall be their duty to swear out process and to arrest and take into custody, with or without process, any person who may violate any of said provisions: Provided, That no person shall be arrested without process for a violation not committed in the presence of some one of the aforesaid officials: And provided further, That whenever any arrest is made under the provisions of said sections the person so arrested shall be brought forthwith before a commissioner, judge, or court of the United States for examination of the offenses alleged against him; and such commissioner, judge, or court shall proceed in respect thereto as authorized by law in cases of crimes against the United States. Representatives of the Secretary and of the Coast Guard of the United States may go on aboard and inspect any ship as may be necessary for enforcement of this chapter. (b) To implement article VII of the convention, ship fittings and equipment, and operating requirements thereof, shall be in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. (Pub. L. 87-167, § 9, formerly § 8, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 403, renumbered and amended Pub. L. 93-119, § 2 (8), Oct. 4, 1973, 87 Stat. 427.) AMENDMENTS 1973-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-119, § 2(8) (A)–(C), substituted first sentence reading "In the administration of sections 1001 to 1010 of this title, the Secretary may utilize by agreement, with or without reimbursement, law enforcement officers or other personnel, facilities, or equipment of other Federal agencies or the States." for "In the administration of sections 1001 to 1011 of this title, the Secretary may make use of the organization, equipment, and agencies, including engineering, clerical, and other personnel, employed under his direction in the improvement of rivers and harbors and in the enforcement of laws for the preservation and protection of navigable waters."; substituted in second sentence following "For the better enforcement of the provisions of said sections," text reading "officers of the Coast Guard and other persons employed by or acting under the authority of the Secretary" for "the officers and agents of the United States in charge of river and harbor improvements and persons employed under them by authority of the Secretary, and officers and employees of the Bureau of Customs and the Coast Guard"; and substituted in last sentence "Representatives of the Secretary and of the Coast Guard of the United States may go on board and inspect any ship as may be necessary" for "Representatives of the Secretary and of the Bureau of Customs and Coast Guard of the United States may go on board and inspect any ship in a prohibited zone or in a port of the United States as may be necessary". Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-119, § 2(8) (D), deleted after "Secretary" the words "of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating" and provision for a civil penalty not in excess of $100, in addition to any other penalty prescribed by law, for violation of regulations. See section 1005 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT See section 1016 of this title. § 1008. Oil record book. (c) Operations requiring recordation. The oil record book shall be completed on each occasion, on a tank-to-tank basis, whenever any of the following operations take place in the ship: (1) for tankers— (i) loading of oil cargo; (ii) transfer of oil cargo during voyage; (vi) discharge of dirty ballast; (ix) discharge overboard of bilge water containing oil which has accumulated in machinery spaces while in port, and the routine discharge at sea of bilge water containing oil unless the latter has been entered in the appropriate logbook; (2) for ships other than tankers— (1) ballasting or cleaning of bunker fuel tanks; (ii) discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from bunker fuel tanks; (iii) disposal of residues; (iv) discharge overboard of bilge water containing oil which has accumulated in machinery spaces while in port, and the routine discharge at sea of bilge water containing oil unless the latter has been entered in the appropriate logbook. In the event of such discharge or escape of oil or oily mixture as is referred to in section 1003 of this title, a statement shall be made in the oil record book of the circumstances of, and reason for, the discharge or escape. (f) Repealed. Pub. L. 93-119, § 2(9)(C), Oct. 4, 1973, 87 Stat. 428. (Pub. L. 87-167, § 10, formerly § 9, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 404, amended Pub. L. 89-551, § 1(6), Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 374; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 93-119, § 2(9), Oct. 4, 1973, 87 Stat. 427.) AMENDMENTS 1973-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93-119, § 2(9) (A), inserted in introductory text ", on a tank-to-tank basis,"; in revising first sentence, substituted cls. (1) for tankers and (2) for ships other than tankers for prior cls. (1) to (7), adding items (i)-(iii) and (ix) of cl. (1), incorporating in: item (iv) provisions of former cl. (1) relating to ballasting of and discharge of ballast from cargo tanks of tankers; item (v) provisions of former cl. (2) relating to cleaning of cargo tank of tankers; item (vi) provisions of former cl. (1), substituting "dirty ballast" for "ballast": item (vii) provisions of former cl. (3) relating to settling in slop tanks and discharge of water from tankers; item (viii) provisions of former cl. (4) relating to disposal from tankers during voyage, of bunker fuel tanks of ships other than tankers of oily residues from slop tanks or other sources; adding item (iv) of cl. (2), incorporating in: items (1) and (ii) provisions of former cl. (5) relating to ballasting, or cleaning during voyage of bunker fuel tanks of ships other than tankers; item (iii) provisions of former cl. (6) relating to disposal from ships other than tankers of oily residues from bunker fuel tanks or other sources; and deleting former cl. (7) relating to accidental or other exceptional discharges or escapes of oil from tankers or ships other than tankers; and deleted from last sentence reference to section 1002 (c) of this title. Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 93-119, § 2(9) (C), repealed subsec. (f) which provided for fines within limits of $500 to $1,000 for noncompliance wtih oil record books requirements and for such fines or imprisonment for term not exceeding six months, or both, for false or misleading entries in any material particular. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT See section 1016 of this title. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 1007 of this title. § 1009. Regulations. The Secretary may make regulations for the administration of sections 1002, 1003, 1004, 1004a, 1005, 1007, and 1008 of this title. (Pub. L. 87-167, § 11, formerly § 10, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 404, amended Pub. L. 89-551, § 1(7), Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 375; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 93-119, § 2(10), Oct. 4, 1973, 87 Stat. 428.) AMENDMENTS 1973-Pub. L. 93-119 included references to sections 1004a and 1005, substituted reference to section 1007 for reference to section 1007(a), and deleted reference to section 1011 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT See section 1016 of this title. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 1007 of this title. § 1010. Boarding of ships; production of records; evidence of violations by foreign ships. * (b) Should evidence be obtained that a ship registered in another country party to the convention has discharged oil in violation of the convention but outside the territorial sea of the United States, such evidence should be forwarded to the State Department for action in accordance with article X of the convention. (Pub. L. 87-167, § 12, formerly § 11, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 404; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 93-119, § 2(11), Oct. 4, 1973, 87 Stat. 428.) AMENDMENTS 1973-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-119 substituted "in violation of the convention but outside the territorial sea of the United States" for "in any prohibited zone". EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT See section 1016 of this title. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 1007 of this title. § 1011. Repealed. Pub. L. 93-119, § 2(12), Oct. 4, 1973, 87 Stat. 428. Section, Pub. L. 87-167, § 12, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 404; Pub. L. 89-551, § 1(8), Sept. 1, 1966, 90 Stat. 375, described the prohibited zones and provided for publication of reduction or extension of zones. EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL See section 1016 of this title. § 1013. Appropriations. Pub. L. 93-119, § 2(13), Oct. 4, 1973, 87 Stat. 428 renumbered section 14 of Pub. L. 87-167, as section 13. § 1014. Effect on other laws. Nothing in this chapter or in regulations issued hereunder shall be construed to modify or amend the provisions of section 1321 of this title, or section 89 of Title 14. (Pub. L. 87-167, § 15, formerly § 16, Aug. 30 1961, 75 Stat. 407; renumbered and amended Pub. L. 93-119, § 2(14), Oct. 4, 1973, 87 Stat. 428.) AMENDMENTS 1973-Pub. L. 93-119 substituted "provisions of section 1321 of this title" for "provisions of the Oil Pollution Act, 1924,". EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1973 AMENDMENT See section 1016 of this title. § 1015. Repealed. Pub. L. 93–119, § 2(15), Oct. 4, 1973, 87 Stat. 428. Section, Pub. L. 87-167, § 17, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 407; Pub. L. 89-551, § 1(10), Sept. 1, 1966, 80 Stat. 375, provided for effective date of Pub. L. 87-167, classified to this chapter and savings provision. Subject matter is now covered by section 1016 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL See section 1016 of this title. § 1016. Effective date of 1973 Amendments. (a) General provision. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, this amending Act is effective upon the date of its enactment or upon the date amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as amended, adopted by the Assembly of the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization on October 21, 1969, October 12, 1971, and October 15, 1971, are ratified or accepted with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States, whichever is the later date. (b) Savings provision. Any rights or liabilities existing on the effective date of this Act shall not be affected by the enactment of this Act. Any regulations or procedures promulgated or effected pursuant to this chapter, as previously amended, remain in effect until modified or superseded under the authority of this chapter, as amended by this Act. Any reference to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, in any law or regulation shall be deemed to be a reference to the convention as revised or amended by the latest amendments in respect of which the United States has deposited an instrument of ratification or acceptance. (c) Special provision. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, subsections (d) and (e) of section 1004a of this title, shall be effective upon the date of their enactment or upon the date the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as amended by the amendments adopted by the Assembly of the Inter-Governmental Marine Consultative Organization on October 15, 1971, enters into force pursuant to article XVI of that convention, as amended, whichever is later; and no authority shall be exercised pursuant to article VI bis (3) and (4) of such amendments prior to the effective date of such subsections. (Pub. L. 93-119, § 3, Oct. 4, 1973, 87 Stat. 428.) REFERENCES IN TEXT This amending Act, and this Act, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), refer to the Oil Pollution Act Amendments of 1973, which enacted sections 1004a and 1016, amended sections 1001 to 1004, 1005, 1007 to 1010, and 1014, and repealed sections 1011 and 1015 of this title. Date of its enactment and date of their enactment, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), refer to enactment of Pub. L. 93-119 and section 6(d) and (e) of Pub. L. 87-167, as added by section 2(5) of Pub. L. 93-119 (classified to section 1004a (d) and (e) of this title) on Oct. 4, 1973. Chapter 22.-SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND MARINE SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT § 1122. Administration by Secretary of Commerce; authorization of appropriations. (a) The provisions of this subchapter shall be administered by the Secretary of Commerce (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the "Secretary"). (b) (1) For the purpose of carrying out this subchapter, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, not to exceed the sum of $5,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, not to exceed the sum of $15,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1969, not to exceed the sum of $6,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1970, not to exceed the sum of $15,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, not to exceed the sum of $20,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972, not to exceed the sum of $25,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, not to exceed the sum of $30,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, not to exceed the sum of $30,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, not to exceed the sum of $40,000,000, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, not to exceed the sum of $50,000,000, and for each subsequent fiscal year only such sums as the Congress may hereafter specifically authorize by law. (As amended Pub. L. 93-73, § 1(1), (5), July 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 170.) AMENDMENTS 1973 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-73, § 1(5), substituted "Secretary of Commerce" and "Secretary" for "National Science Foundation" and "Foundation". Subsec. (b) (1). Pub. L. 93-73, § 1(1), (5), authorized appropriations of $30,000,000; $40,000,000; and $50,000,000 (d) Limitation on federal contribution ratio to total program cost; prohibition against use of program funds to purchase or rent land or repair buildings, docks or vessels. (1) The total amount of payments under any grant to or contract with any participant in any program to be carried out by such participant under this subchapter shall not exceed 66% per centum of the total cost of such program. The Secretary may grant total payments that exceed such per centum with respect to those programs or portions of programs requested by the Secretary on his own initiative, upon his determination that the requirement for payments of 333 per centum of the cost thereof by the participant would be inequitable relative to the benefits which the participant would receive therefrom. The total amount of payments to be made by the Federal Government under all programs and portions of programs as to which the Secretary shall in any fiscal year exercise his authority under the preceding sentence to reduce or eliminate matching payments by the participant shall not exceed 1 per centum of the funds appropriated under this subchapter for such fiscal year. For purposes of computing the amount of the total cost of any such program furnished by any participant, the Secretary shall include in such computation an amount equal to the reasonable value of any buildings, facilities, equipment, supplies, or services provided by such participant with respect to such program (but not the cost or value of land or of Federal contributions). (2) No portion of any payment by the Secretary to any participant in any program to be carried out under this subchapter shall be applied to the purchase or rental of any land or the rental, purchase, construction, preservation, or repair of any building, dock, or vessel: Provided, That the prohibitions of this paragraph shall not apply to non-self-propelled habitats, buoys, platforms, or other similar devices or structures, used principally for research purposes. (3) The total amount of payments in any fiscal year by the Secretary to participants within any State shall not exceed 15 per centum of the total amount appropriated to the Secretary for the purposes of this subchapter for such fiscal year. (e) Allocation of funds to achieve maximum participation by sea grant colleges and agencies throughout the country. In allocating funds appropriated in any fiscal year for the purposes of this subchapter the Secretary shall endeavor to achieve maximum participation by sea grant colleges and other suitable institutes, laboratories, and public or private agencies throughout the United States, consistent with the purposes of this subchapter. (f) Duplication and overlapping of Federal programs. In carrying out his functions under this subchapter, the Secretary shall attempt to support programs in such a manner as to supplement and not duplicate or overlap any existing and related Government activities. (g) Powers and authority of Secretary of Commerce. Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the Secretary, in carrying out his functions under this subchapter, has the same powers and authority as has the National Science Foundation under the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, to carry out its functions under that Act. (h) Use of personnel, services, and facilities of other Federal agencies or instrumentalities. The head of each department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government is authorized, upon request of the Secretary, to make available to the Secretary from time to time, on a reimbursable basis, such personnel, services, and facilities as may be necessary to assist the Secretary in carrying out his functions under this subchapter. (i) Definitions. For the purposes of this subchapter (3) the term "sea grant college" means any suitable public or private institution of higher education supported pursuant to the purposes of this subchapter which has major programs devoted to increasing our Nation's utilization of the world's marine resources and which is so designated by the Secretary; and (4) the term "sea grant program" means (A) any activities of education or research related to the development of marine resources supported by the Secretary by contracts with or grants to institutions of higher education either initiating, or developing existing, programs in fields related to the purposes of this subchapter, (B) any activities of education or research related to the development of marine resources supported by the Secretary by contracts with or grants to suitable institutes, laboratories, and public or private agencies, and (C) any programs of advisory services oriented toward imparting information in fields related to the development of marine resources supported by the Secretary by contracts with or grants to suitable institutes, laboratories, and public or private agencies. (As amended Pub. L. 93-73, § 1 (2)-(7), July 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 170.) AMENDMENTS 1973 Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–73, § 1(2), (5), deleted item (1) designation for provision respecting consultation with experts and Federal agencies, deleted item (2) provision for seeking advice and counsel from the National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Development, and substituted "Secretary" for "Foundation". Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–73. § 1(5), substituted "Secretary" for "Foundation" and "his authority" for "its authority". Subsec. (d) (1). Pub. L. 93-73, § 1(3), (5), authorized federal contributions exceeding percentage limitation to programs limited to one percent of appropriations for the fiscal year when reducing or eliminating matching payments by a participant when Secretary determines it would be inequitable relevant to the benefits derived by the participant from the program to require the participant to make a one-third payment of the cost, and substituted "Secretary" for "Foundation” in last sentence. Subsec. (d) (2). Pub. L. 93-73, § 1(4), (5), made the prohibitions of the paragraph inapplicable to non-selfpropelled habitats, buoys, platforms, or other similar devices or structures, used principally for research purposes and substituted "Secretary" for "foundation". Subsec. (d) (3). Pub. L. 93–73, § 1(5), substituted "Secretary" for "Foundation". Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 93-73, § 1(5), substituted "Secretary" for "Foundation". Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 93-73, § 1(5), substituted "Secretary" for "Foundation" and "his functions" for "its functions". Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 93–73, § 1(6), substituted provisions for exercise of powers and authority under this subchapter by the Secretary rather than the Foundation under the powers and authority of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended. Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 93-73, § 1(5), substituted "Secretary" for "Foundation" and "his functions" for "its functions". Subsec. (1) (3). Pub. L. 93-73, § 1(7), inserted after "marine resources" the words "and which is so designated by the Secretary". Subsec. (1) (4). Pub. L. 93–73, § 1(5), substituted "Secretary" for "Foundation” in cls. (A)–(C). REORG. PLAN No. 4 OF 1970 The effective date of Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, set out in the credit to this section in the 1970 ed. of the Code, is Oct. 3, 1970, and not Oct. 30, 1970, as shown therein. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in section 1124 of this title. § 1124. Study of international marine technology transfer; contract authority; report to President and Congress; authorization of appropriations. (a) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized and directed to undertake, through the National Sea Grant College Program, a study of the means of sharing, through cooperative programs with other nations, the results of marine research useful in the exploration, development, conservation, and management of marine resources. (b) In carrying out the study required by subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary is authorized, without regard for paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 1123 (d) of this title, to enter into contracts with, and make grants to, institutions, agencies, and organizations described in section 1123(c) of this title. (c) The Secretary shall submit to the President and to the Congress the results and findings of such study, including specific recommendations, not later than September 30, 1974. (d) For the purpose of carrying out this section there is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed the sum of $200,000. (As amended Pub. L. 93–73, § 1(8), July 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 170.) |