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(3) Tlie term "Continental Shelf" means the .«eabed and subsoil of the suh- 

 marine areas adjacent to (A) the coast of continental United States to a depth 

 of 200 meters or, beyond that limit, to where the depth of the superjacent waters 

 admits of the exploitation of the natural resources of such areas, or (B) the 

 seabed and subsoil of similar submarine areas adjacent to the coasts of islands 

 ■which comprise United States territory. 



(4) The term "oceans" is deemed to include the Great Lakes. 



TITLE II 



Sec. 201. (a) There is hereliy established, in the Executive Office 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 ; and 



(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 absence, 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 ab- 

 sence. 



(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, in- 

 cluding the policies, plans, programs, and accomplishments of all departments 

 and agencies of the United States engaged in such activities : 



(2) Develop a comprehensive program of oceanographic and marine sci- 

 ence activities, including, but not limited to. exploration, exploitation and 

 conservation 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 enei'gy, and commu- 

 nications ; 



(4) Provide for effective cooperation among all departments and agencies 

 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 : 



(.5) Resolve differences arising among departments and agencies of the 

 United States with respect to oceanographic and marine science activities 

 under this title, including difllerences as to whether a particular project is 

 an oceanographic and marine science activity ; and 



(6) Review annually all existing oceanographic and marine sciences activ- 

 ities conducted by departments and agencies of the United States in light of 

 the policies, plans, programs, and priorities developed pursuant to this title. 

 and agencies of the United States in light of the policies, plans, programs, 

 and priorities developed pursuant to this title. 



