National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1997 - Amends the National Sea Grant College Program Act to add or modify various definitions.
Changes the duties of the Program's Director.
Sets forth the duties of sea grant institutions (defined as sea grant colleges, sea grant regional consortia, and certain types of entities conducting a sea grant program with amounts under the Act), including merit-reviewing grant and contract applications.
Revises sea grant international program provisions relating to regional collaboration to remove all references to named regions.
Revises requirements for designating sea grant colleges and consortia and authorizes, for cause and after an opportunity for hearing, designation suspension or termination.
Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Act. Removes the separate authorization of appropriations for administration, limiting administration expenditures to a percentage of funds authorized or appropriated for grants, contracts, and fellowships. Repeals provisions authorizing appropriations for priority oyster disease research.
Mandates notice to specified congressional committees of any reprogramming of funds authorized by this Act and of any major reorganization.
Modifies the maximum pay for the Program's Director and for voting members of the sea grant review panel.
Prohibits any entity from expending funds appropriated under this Act unless the entity agrees to comply with a specified Federal law popularly known as the Buy American Act. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that, in expending assistance under the National Sea Grant College Program Act, entities receiving the assistance should purchase only American-made equipment and products.
Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science. H. Rept. 105-22, Part II.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science. H. Rept. 105-22, Part II.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 43.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 164 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 437 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Science now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
Rule H. Res. 164 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 164. (consideration: CR H3872-3889)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 437 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Science now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments.
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House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 164 and Rule XXIII.
The Speaker designated the Honorable James E. Rogan to act as Chairman of the Committee.
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 437.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 422 - 3 (Roll no. 208).
Roll Call #208 (House)On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 422 - 3 (Roll no. 208).
Roll Call #208 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.