FELLOWSHIPS.

SEC. 3107. FELLOWSHIPS. Section 208 (33 U.S.C. 1127) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 208. FELLOWSHIPS. “(a) In General.— To carry out the educational and training objectives of this Act, the Under Secretary shall support a program of fellowships for qualified individuals at the graduate and post-graduate level. The fellowships shall be related to ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and awarded pursuant to guidelines established by the Under Secretary. “(b) Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship.— The Under Secretary may award marine policy fellowships to support the placement of individuals at the graduate level of education in fields related to ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources in positions with the executive and legislative branches of the United States Government. A fellowship awarded under this subsection shall be for a period of not more than 1 year. “(c) Postdoctoral Fellowships.— The Under Secretary shall establish and administer a program of postdoctoral fellowships to accelerate research in critical subject areas. The fellowship awards— “(1) shall be for 2 years; “(2) may be renewed once for not more than 2 years; “(3) shall be awarded on a nationally competitive basis; “(4) may be used at any institution of post-secondary education involved in the national sea grant college program; “(5) shall be for up to 100 percent of the total cost of the fellowship; 101 STAT. 1473 “(6) may be made for any of the priority areas of research identified in the sea grant strategic research plan in effect under section 206; and “(7) may be made to recipients of terminal professional degrees, as well as doctoral degree recipients ”.