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ments and agencies of the United States engaged in such 

 activities; 



(2) develop a comprehensive program of marine science activi- 

 ties, inchiding, but not limited to, exploration, description and 

 prediction of the marine environment, exploitation and conser- 

 vation of the resources of the marine environment, marine en- 

 gineering, studies of air-sea interaction, transmission of energy, 

 and communications, to be conducted by departments and agen- 

 cies of the United States, independently or in cooperation with 

 such non-Federal organizations as States, institutions and 

 industry ; 



(3) designate and fix responsibility for tlie conduct of the fore- 

 going marine science activities by departments and agencies of the 

 United States ; 



(4) insure cooperation and resolve differences arising among 

 departments and agencies of the United States witli respect to 

 marine science activities under this Act, including differences as 

 to whetlier a particular project is a marine science activity; 



(5) undertake a comprehensive study, by contract or otlier- 

 wise, of tlie legal problems arising out of the management, use, 

 development, recovery, and control of tlie resources of the marine 

 environment ; 



(6) establish long-range studies of the potential benefits to 

 the United States economy, security, health, and welfare to be 

 gained from marine resources, engineering, and science, and the 

 costs involved in obtaining such benefits ; and 



(7) review annually all marine science activities conducted 

 by departments and agencies of the United States in light of 

 the policies, plans, programs, and priorities developed pursuant 

 to this Act. 



(b) In the planning and conduct of a coordinated Federal pro- 

 gram the President and the Council shall utilize such staff, inter- 

 agency, and non-Government advisory arrangements as they may 

 find necessary and appropriate and shall consult with departments 

 and agencies concerned with marine science activities and solicit the 

 views of non-Federal organizations and individuals with capabilities 

 in marine sciences. 



COMMISSION ON MARINE SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND RESOURCES 



Sec. 5. (a) The President shall establish a Commission on Marine 

 Science, Engineering, and Resources (in this Act referred to as the 

 "Commission"). The Commission shall be composed of fifteen mem- so stat. 205. 

 bers appointed by the President, including individuals drawn from so stat. 208. 

 Federal and State governments, industry, universities, laboratories 

 and other institutions engaged in marine scientific or technological 

 pursuits, but not more than five members shall be from the Federal 

 Government. In addition the Commission shall have four advisory 

 members appointed by the President from among the Members of 

 the Senate and the House of Representatives. Such advisory mem- 

 bers shall not participate, except in an advisory capacity, in the 



