RESPONSIBILITIES 
Sec. 4 (a) In conformity with the provisions of section 2 of this 
Act, it shall be the duty of the President with the advice and assistance 
of the Council to— 
(1) survey all significant marine science activities, including 
the policies, plans, programs, and accomplishments of all depart- 
ments and agencies of the United States engaged in such activities; 
(2) develop a comprehensive program of marine science activ- 
ities including, 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 the 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 with respect to 
marine science activities under this Act, including differences as 
to whether a particular project is a marine science activity ; 
(5) undertake a comprehensive study, by contract or other- 
wise, of the legal problems arising out of the management, 
use, development, recovery, and control of the 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 capa- 
bilities in marine sciences. 
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