APPENDIX D— INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON MARINE SCIENCE 

 AND ENGINEERING OF THE FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE 

 AND TECHNOLOGY 



In recognition of the need for a continuing interagency mechanism for 

 the coordination of marine sciences and engineering, the Chairman of the 

 Federal Council for Science and Technology hereby establishes an Inter- 

 agency Committee on Marine Science and Engineering under the auspices of 

 the Federal Council for Science and Technology. 



1. Purpose 



The purpose of the Committee will be to ensure the planning and coordi- 

 nation of Federal activities in marine sciences and engineering and related 

 matters. It will identify the need for and foster studies or investigations 

 considered appropriate, and it will review annually the Federal marine sci- 

 ence and engineering program and budget. The Committee will assist the 

 Office of Science and Technology in the preparation of an annual report for 

 transmittal by the President to the Congress. 



2. Scope 



The Committee will be concerned with Federal scientific and engineering 

 initiatives and programs relating to the marine environment. 



3. Organization 



a. Chairmanship. — The Committee will be chaired during the first two 

 years of its existence by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 

 Atmospheric Administration. After the two-year period, the location of the 

 Chairmanship will be reconsidered. Responsibility for the conduct of the 

 work of the Committee will rest with the Chairman. 



b. Meetings. — The Committee will determine its schedule of meetings 

 as required. The Committee will also meet at the call of the Chairman. 

 The Chairman will call meetings at the request of a Committee member 

 or members. 



c. Membership. — Each Federal agency with a program in the marine area 

 will have membership on the Committee (generally the membership will 

 consist of the same agencies that participated in the National Council on 

 Marine Resources and Engineering Development) . 



d. Subcommittees. — The Committee may form subcommittees or task 

 groups, usually ad hoc in nature, for the conduct of its required work. 



e. Staff. — An Executive Secretary will be provided by the National 

 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 



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