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SHORT TITLE.  \nThis Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2020’’.  \nSEC. 2. REFERENCES TO THE NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM ACT.  \nExcept as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq.) .  \nSEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF DEAN JOHN A. KNAUSS MARINE POLICY FELLOWSHIP.  \n(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 208(b) (33 U.S.C. 1127(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’.  \n(b) PLACEMENTS IN CONGRESS.—Such section is further amended—  \n(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting the following:  \n‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and  \n(2) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘A fellowship’’ and inserting the following:  \n‘‘(2) PLACEMENT PRIORITIES.—  \n‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In each year in which the Secretary awards a legislative fellowship under this subsection, when considering the placement of fellows, the Secretary shall prioritize placement of fellows in the following:  \n‘‘(i) Positions in offices of, or with Members on, committees of Congress that have jurisdiction over the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  \n‘‘(ii) Positions in offices of Members of Congress that have a demonstrated interest in ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes resources.  \n‘‘(B) EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION.—In placing fellows in offices described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall ensure that placements are equitably distributed among the political parties.  \n Dec. 18, 2020   \n[S. 910]  \nNational Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2020.  \n33 USC 1121 note.  \n134 STAT. 1058 PUBLIC LAW 116–221—DEC. 18, 2020  \n33 USC 1127 note.  \n33 USC 1123 note.  \nConsultation.  \nRecommendations.  \n33 USC 1123 note.  \nNotification.  \n‘‘(3) DURATION.—A fellowship’’.  \n(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this sectionshall apply with respect to the first calendar year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.  \n(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING FEDERAL HIRING OF FORMER FELLOWS.—It is the sense of Congress that in recognition of the competitive nature of the fellowship under section 208(b) of the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(b)), and of the exceptional qualifications of fellowship awardees, the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, should encourage participating Federal agencies to consider opportunities for fellowship awardees at the conclusion of their fellowships for workforce positions appropriate for their education and experience.  \nSEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF COMMERCE  \nTO ACCEPT DONATIONS FOR NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.  \n(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 204(c)(4)(E) (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)(4)(E)) is amended to read as follows:  \n‘‘(E) accept donations of money and, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, of voluntary and uncompensated services;’’.  \n(b) PRIORITIES.—The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall establish priorities for the use of donations accepted under section 204(c)(4)(E) of the National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1123(c)(4)(E)), and shall consider among those priorities the possibility of expanding the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship’s placement of additional fellows in relevant legislative offices under section 208(b)","cbCaih29ptysPpNM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaih29ptysPpNM","pdf",249420,"English","# Section 1. Short title\n# Section 2. 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