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[CITE: 30USC1901]

 
                   TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
 
              CHAPTER 31--MARINE MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH
 
Sec. 1901. Definitions

    In this chapter:
        (1) The term ``contract'' has the same meaning as ``procurement 
    contract'' in section 6303 of title 31.
        (2) The term ``cooperative agreement'' has the same meaning as 
    in section 6305 of title 31.
        (3) The term ``eligible entity'' means--
            (A) a research or educational entity chartered or 
        incorporated under Federal or State law;
            (B) an individual who is a United States citizen; or
            (C) a State or regional agency.

        (4) The term ``grant'' has the same meaning as ``grant 
    agreement'' in section 6304 of title 31.
        (5) The term ``in-kind contribution'' means a noncash 
    contribution provided by a non-Federal entity that directly benefits 
    and is related to a specific project or program. An in-kind 
    contribution may include real property, equipment, supplies, other 
    expendable property, goods, and services.
        (6) The term ``marine mineral resource'' means--
            (A) sand and aggregates;
            (B) placers;
            (C) phosphates;
            (D) manganese nodules;
            (E) cobalt crusts;
            (F) metal sulfides;
            (G) for purposes of this section and sections 1902 through 
        1905 of this title only, methane hydrate; and
            (H) other marine resources that are not--
                (i) oil and gas;
                (ii) fisheries; or
                (iii) marine mammals.

        (7) The term ``methane hydrate'' means--
            (A) a methane clathrate that is in the form of a methane-
        water ice-like crystalline material and is stable and occurs 
        naturally in deep-ocean and permafrost areas; and
            (B) other natural gas hydrates found in association with 
        deep-ocean and permafrost deposits of methane hydrate.

        (8) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.

(Pub. L. 91-631, title II, Sec. 201, as added Pub. L. 104-325, 
Sec. 2(3), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3994; amended Pub. L. 106-193, 
Sec. 4, May 2, 2000, 114 Stat. 236.)


                               Amendments

    2000--Par. (6)(G), (H). Pub. L. 106-193, Sec. 4(1), added subpar. 
(G) and redesignated former subpar. (G) as (H).
    Pars. (7), (8). Pub. L. 106-193, Sec. 4(2), (3), added par. (7) and 
redesignated former par. (7) as (8).


                               Short Title

    Section 1 of Pub. L. 104-325 provided that: ``This Act [enacting 
this chapter] may be cited as the `Marine Mineral Resources Research Act 
of 1996'.''