To insure that broad Government interests are represented on the 

 Council, the following observers were subsequently appointed by the 

 Chairman : 



Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- 

 tration. 

 Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 

 Administrator of the Agency for International Development. 

 Director of the Bureau of the Budget. 

 Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. 

 Director of the Office of Science and Technology. 

 The principal responsibility of the Marine Sciences Council is to 

 assist the President in planning and reviewing Federal marine science 

 activities. The President, with the advice and assistance of the 

 Council, was specifically directed "to : 

 — survey all significant marine science activities ; 

 —develop a comprehensive program of marine science activi- 

 ties * * * to be conducted by departments and agencies * * * 

 independently or in cooperation with such non-Federal organiza- 

 tions as States, institutions and industry ; 

 —designate and fix responsibility for the conduct of the foregoing 



marine science activities by departments and agencies * * * ; 

 —insure cooperation and resolve diflferences arising among depart- 

 ments and agencies * * *; 

 —undertake a comprehensive study * * * of the legal problems 

 arising out of the management, use, development, recovery, and 

 control of the resources of the marine environment; 

 — establish long-range studies of the potential benefits to the U.S. 

 economy, security, health, and welfare to be gained from marine 

 resources, engineering, and science, and the costs involved in ob- 

 taining such benefits ; and 

 — review annually all marine science activities conducted by depart- 

 ments and agencies * * *." 

 The President has also requested the Council to prepare for him a 

 report, required by law to be submitted to the Congress annually, 

 that describes and evaluates Federal activities and accomplishments 

 in marine science, sets forth recommendations for legislation, and 

 contains an estimate of funding requirements of each Federal agency 

 for marine science activities during the succeeding year. 



To complement the role of the Comicil, the Act provides for an 

 independent advisory Commission on Marine Science, Engineermg, 

 and Resources. The Commission is made up of fifteen members from 

 Federal and State Governments, industry, laboratories, and other 

 marine science institutions. Four members of Congress serve as ad- 

 visers to the Commission. All members and advisers are appointed by 

 the President. 



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