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§51321 Grants for scientific and educational research

Title 46 › Subtitle Subtitle V— - Merchant Marine › Part Part B— - Merchant Marine Service › Chapter CHAPTER 513— - UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY › § 51321

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Allow the United States Merchant Marine Academy to apply for and accept qualifying research grants when a professor or instructor at the Academy will carry out the research. A qualifying research grant is a competitively awarded grant from the Federal Government (not the Department of Transportation), a State, a corporation, a fund, a foundation, an educational institution, or a similar group to pay for a scientific or educational research project. The Maritime Administrator must keep grant money in a separate account. The Superintendent must spend the funds according to the grant terms and the rules. Academy appropriations may be used to pay costs of applying for or pursuing these grants, subject to any limits in appropriations laws.

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Title 46, §51321

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(a)In this section, the term “qualifying research grant” is a grant that—

(1)is awarded on a competitive basis by the Federal Government (except for the Department of Transportation), a State, a corporation, a fund, a foundation, an educational institution, or a similar entity that is organized and operated primarily for scientific or educational purposes; and

(2)is to be used to carry out a research project with a scientific or educational purpose.

(b)The United States Merchant Marine Academy may compete for and accept qualifying research grants if the work under the grant is to be carried out by a professor or instructor of the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

(c)(1)The Maritime Administrator shall establish a separate account for administering funds received from research grants under this section.

(2)The Superintendent shall use grant funds deposited into the account established pursuant to paragraph (1) in accordance with applicable regulations and the terms and conditions of the respective grants.

(d)Subject to such limitations as may be provided in appropriations Acts, appropriations available for the United States Merchant Marine Academy may be used to pay expenses incurred by the Academy in applying for, and otherwise pursuing, a qualifying research grant.

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Citation

46 U.S.C. § 51321

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73