2010 US Code
Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 47 - OCEAN EXPLORATION
SUBCHAPTER II - NOAA UNDERSEA RESEARCH PROGRAM
Sec. 3425 - Competitiveness
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 33 - NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS CHAPTER 47 - OCEAN EXPLORATION SUBCHAPTER II - NOAA UNDERSEA RESEARCH PROGRAM Sec. 3425 - Competitiveness |
Contains | section 3425 |
Date | 2010 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 7, 2011 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 111-11, title XII, §12106, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1420. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 123 Stat. 1420 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 111-11 |
§3425. Competitiveness (a) Discretionary fund
The Program shall allocate no more than 10 percent of its annual budget to a discretionary fund that may be used only for program administration and priority undersea research projects identified by the Director but not covered by funding available from centers.
(b) Competitive selectionThe Administrator shall conduct an initial competition to select the regional centers that will participate in the program 90 days after the publication of the final program direction under section 3423 of this title and every 5 years thereafter. Funding for projects conducted through the regional centers shall be awarded through a competitive, merit-reviewed process on the basis of their relevance to the goals of the program and their technical feasibility.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, §12106, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1420.)
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