116 STAT. 2348 PUBLIC LAW 107-299—NOV. 26, 2002 "(3) a college, university, institution, association, or alliance for activities that are necessary for it to be designated as a sea grant college or sea grant institute; and "(4) a sea grant college or sea grant institute designated after the date of enactment of the National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2002 but not yet evaluated under section 204(d)(3)(A).". SEC. 8. ANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRESS IN BECOMING DESIGNATED AS SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND SEA GRANT INSTITUTES. Section 207 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act 33 USC 1126. (16 U.S.C. 1126) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(e) ANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRESS.— "(1) REPORT REQUIREMENT. — The Secretary shall report annually to the Committee on Resources and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, on efforts and progress made by colleges, universities, institutions, associations, and alliances to become designated under this section as sea grant colleges or sea grant institutes, including efforts and progress made by sea grant institutes in being designated as sea grant colleges. "(2) TERRITORIES AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.— The report shall include description of— "(A) efforts made by colleges, universities, associations, institutions, and alliances in United States territories and freely associated States to develop the expertise necessary to be designated as a sea grant institute or sea grant college; "(B) the administrative, technical, and financial assistance provided by the Secretary to those entities seeking to be designated; and "(C) the additional actions or activities necessary for those entities to meet the qualifications for such designation under subsection (a)(1).". 33 USC 857-20. SEC. 9. COORDINATION. Deadline. Not later than February 15 of each year, the Under Secretary Reports. of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Director of the National Science Foundation shall jointly submit to the Committees on Resources and Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on how the oceans and coastal research activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including the Coastal Ocean Program and the National Sea Grant College Program, and of the National Science Foundation will be coordinated during the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. The report shall describe in detail any
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