(1) provide that funds received by the school under this part will be used by it only for the purposes specified in, and in accordance with, the provisions of this part; (2) provide that in determining whether an individual meets the requirements of section 864 (b) (3) the school will (A) consider the source of such individual's income and that of any individual or individuals upon whom the student relies primarily for support, and (B) make an appropriate review of the assets of the student and of such individuals; (3) provide that the school, in cooperation with other schools of nursing where appropriate, will make vigorous efforts to identify qualified youth of exceptional financial need and to encourage them to continue their education in the field of nursing beyond the secondary school through programs and activities such as (A) establishing or strengthening close working relationships with secondary-school principals and guidance counseling personnel with a view toward motivating studies to complete secondary school and pursue post-secondary-school nursing educational opportunities, and (B) making, to the extent feasible, conditional commitments for nursing educational opportunity grants to qualified secondary school students with special emphasis on students enrolled in grade 11 or lower grades who show evidences of academic or creative promise; (4) provide assurance that the school will continue to spend in its own scholarship and student-aid program, from sources other than funds received under this part, not less than the average expenditure per year made for that purpose during the most recent period of three fiscal years preceding the effective date of the agreement; (5) include provisions designed to make nursing educational opportunity grants under this part reasonably available (to the extent of available funds) to all eligible students in the school in need thereof; and (6) include such other provisions as may be necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States and promote the purposes of this part. CONTRACTS TO ENCOURAGE FULL UTILIZATION OF NURSING EDUCATIONAL TALENT SEC. 868. (a) To assist in achieving the purposes of this part the Secretary is authorized (without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)) to enter into contracts, not to exceed $100,000 per year, with State and local educational agencies and other public or nonprofit organizations and institutions for the purpose of— (1) identifying qualified youths of exceptional financial need and encouraging them to complete secondary school and undertake post-secondary educational training in the field of nursing, or (2) publicizing existing forms of financial aid for nursing students, including aid furnished under this part. (b) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. DEFINITION OF ACADEMIC YEAR SEC. 869. As used in this part, the term "academic year" means an retary. (42 U.S.C. 293, et seq.) Enacted Sept. 24, 1963, P.L. 88-129, 77 Stat. 164; NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE AND PROGRAM ACT OF 1966 (P.L. 89-688) 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 supporting programs of education and research in the various fields relating to the developing of marine resources, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, *** TITLE II-SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND PROGRAMS SHORT TITLE SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966." DECLARATION OF 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, engineers, 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 (e) that in view of the importance of achieving the earliest possible institution of significant national activities related to the development of marine resources, it is the purpose of this title to 502 provide for the establishment of a program of sea grant colleges and education, training, and research in the fields of marine science, engineering, and related disciplines. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS FOR SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND PROGRAMS SEC. 203. (a) The provisions of this title shall be administered by the National Science Foundation (hereafter in this title referred to as the "Foundation"). (b) (1) For the purpose of carrying out this title, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation 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, and for such subsequent fiscal year only such sums as the Congress may hereafter specifically authorize by law. (2) Amounts appropriated under this title are authorized to remain available until expended. MARINE SOURCES SEC. 204. (a) In carrying out the provisions of this title the Foundation shall (1) consult with those experts engaged in pursuits in the various fields related to the development of marine resources and with all departments and agencies of the Federal Government (including the United States Office of Education in all matters relating to education) interested in, or affected by, activities in any such fields, and (2) seek advice and counsel from the National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Development as provided by section 205 of this title. (b) The Foundation shall exercise its authority under this title by (1) initiating and supporting programs at sea grant colleges and other suitable institutes, laboratories, and public or private agencies for the education of participants in the various fields relating to the development of marine resources; (2) initiating and supporting necessary research programs in the various fields relating to the development of marine resources, with preference given to research aimed at practices, techniques, and design of equipment applicable to the development of marine resources; and (3) encouraging and developing programs consisting of instruction, practical demonstrations, publications, and otherwise, by sea grant colleges and other suitable institutes, laboratories, and public or private agencies through marine advisory programs with the object of imparting useful information to persons currently employed or interested in the various fields related to the development of marine resources, the scientific community, and the general public. (c) Programs to carry out the purposes of this title shall be accomplished through contracts with, or grants to suitable public or private institutions of higher education, institutes, laboratories, and public or private agencies which are engaged in, or concerned with, activities in the various fields related to the development of marine resources, for the establishment and operation by them of such programs. (d) (1) The total amount of payments in any fiscal year under any grant to or contract with any participant in any program to be carried out by such participant under this title shall not exceed 66% per centum of the total cost of such program. For purposes of computing the amount of the total cost of any such program furnished by any participant in any fiscal year, the Foundation 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 Foundation to any participant in any program to be carried out under this title 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. (3) The total amount of payments in any fiscal year by the Foundation to participants within any State shall not exceed 15 per centum of the total amount appropriated to the Foundation for the purposes of this title for such fiscal year. (e) In allocating funds appropriated in any fiscal year for the purposes of this title the Foundation 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 title. (f) In carrying out its functions under this title, the Foundation shall attempt to support programs in such a manner as to supplement and not duplicate or overlap any existing and related Government activities. (g) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Foundation shall, in carrying out its functions under this title, have the same powers and authority it has under the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to carry out its functions under that Act. (h) The head of each department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government is authorized, upon request of the Foundation, to make available to the Foundation, from time to time, on a reimbursable basis, such personnel, services, and facilities as may be necessary to assist the Foundation in carrying out its functions under this title. (i) For the purposes of this title— (1) the term "development of marine resources" means scientific endeavors relating to the marine environment, including, but not limited to, the fields oriented toward the development, conservation, or economic utilization of the physical, chemical, geological, and biological resources of the marine environment; the fields of marine commerce and marine engineering; the fields relating to exploration or research in, the recovery of natural resources from, and the transmission of energy in, the marine environment; the fields of oceanography and oceanology; and the fields with respect to the study of the economic, legal, medical, or sociological problems arising out of the management, use, devel |