S. 2581 — A bill to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program.

This section extends authorizations of appropriations for the National Sea Grant College Program (i.e., NOAA program supporting university-based research, education, extension, and advisory services on ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources) by (1) authorizing $105,700,000 for each of FY2025 through FY2031 (previously for FY2025 only), and (2) authorizing $6 million for competitive grants for priority activities—such as research on aquatic nonnative species, oyster diseases, harmful algal blooms, coastal resilience, sustainable aquaculture, and fishery extension—for each of FY2025 through FY2031 (previously FY2021 through FY2025).