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(7) The establishment of long-range studies of the potential benefits to the 

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

 opportunities for, and the problems involved in, utilization of scientific marine 

 and Great Lakes research and surveys. 



(8) The effective utilization of the scientific and engineering resources of the 

 United States, with close cooperation among all interested agencies of the 

 United States, in order to avoid unnecessary duplication of effort, facilities and 

 equipment, or waste. 



(9) The making available to agencies directly concerned or affected by oceano- 

 graphic or Great Lakes phenomena of knowledge obtained through U.S. 

 scientific marine research and surveys which is of value or significance to the 

 agency. 



(10) The cooperation by the United States with other nations and groups of 

 nations in oceanographic and marine research and surveys when such cooperation 

 is in the national interest. 



THE NATIONAL OCEANOGKAPHIC COUNCIL 



Sec. 301. (a) There is hereby established, in the Executive Oflace of the Presi- 

 dent, the National Oceanographic Council (hereinafter called the "Council") 

 which shall be composed of — 



( 1 ) The Vice President, who shall be Chairman of the Council. 



(2) The Secretary of State. 



(3) The Secretary of the Treasury. 



(4) The Secretary of Defense. 



(5) The Secretary of the Interior. 



(6) The Secretary of Commerce. 



(7) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. 



( 8) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology. 



(9) The Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. 



(10) The Director of the National Science Foundation. 



(11) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



(b) The President shall from time to time designate one of the members of 

 the Council to preside over meetings of the Council during the asbence, disability, 

 or unavailability of the Chairman. 



(c) Each member of the Council may designate another officer of his depart- 

 ment or agency to serve on the Council as his alternate in his unavoidable 

 absence. 



(d) Each alternate member designated under subsection (c) of this section 

 shall be designated to serve as such by and with the advice and consent of the 

 Senate unless at the time of his designation he holds an office in the Federal 

 Government to which he was appointed with the advice and consent of the 

 Senate. 



(e) It shall be the function of the Council to advise and assist the President, 

 as he may request, with respect to the performance of functions in the field of 

 oceanography and the marine sciences, including but not limited to the following 

 functions : 



(1) survey all significant oceanographic and 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 oceanographic and marine science 

 activities, including, but not limited to, exploration, exploitation and con- 

 servation of marine resources, oceanographic engineering, studies of air-sea 

 interaction, transmission of energy, and communications, to be conducted 

 by departments and agencies of the United States; 



(3) designate and fix responsibility for the direction of major oceano- 

 graphic and marine science activities, including, but not limited to, explora- 

 tion, exploitation and conservation of marine resources, oceanographic engi- 

 neering, studies of air-sea interaction, transmission of energy, and com- 

 munications ; 



(4) provide for effective cooperation among all departments and agpucies 

 of the United States engaged in oceanographic and marine science activities, 

 and specify, in any case in which primary responsibility for any category 

 of the oceanographic and marine science activities has been assigned to any 

 department or agency, which of those activities may be carried on concur- 

 rently by other departments or agencies ; 



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