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authorized to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel, including not 

 more than seven i>ersons who may be appointed without regard to civil service 

 laws or the Classification Act of l'J49 and compensated at not to exceed the 

 highest rate of grade 18 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, 

 as amended, as may be necessary to perform such duties as may be prescribed 

 by the President. 



COMMISSION ON MARINE SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND RESOURCES 



Sec. 4. (a) To assist the President and the Council in cai-rying out the func- 

 tions stated in sections o(f) (1), (2), (7), and (8) of this Act, there is author- 

 ized to be established, at the discretion of the President, a Commission on Marine 

 Science, Engineering and Resources composed of fifteen members appointed by 

 the President from among persons with a competency in the areas designated 

 in this Act, The Commission may include five representatives from Government, 

 five representatives from industry, and five representatives from universities, 

 institutions, or laboratoriesi engaged in marine science pursuits, and, upon estab- 

 lishment of such Commission, the Pi-esident shall designate from among its mem- 

 bers a Chairman and a Vice Chairman. 



.(b) Members of the Commission appointed from outside the Government shall 

 each receive $100 per diem when engaged in the actual performance of duties of 

 the commission appointed from within the Government shall serve without com- 

 pensation in addition to that received for their services to the Government. 



(c) The Commission, its Chairman and Vice Chaii-man, shall at all times co- 

 operate effectively with the Council in carrying out the responsibilities and 

 functions delegated to it under this Act by the President through the Council, and 

 shall report at such intervals as may he determined by the Council, its findings 

 and recommendations for the consideration of the Council. 



(d) In addition to the duties set forth in subsection (a) of this section and 

 such other duties as may be assigned to it, the Commission shall survey the 

 marine science activities of the United States, make recommendations for the 

 most effective organizational structure for conduct of Federal activities in this 

 area, and make recommendations for the encouragement of private investment in 

 marine science and resource development. 



(e) Subject to determinations of the Council, the Commission shall appoint 

 and fix the compensation of such personnel as it deems advisable, without regard 

 to the civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. In addi- 

 tion, subject to determination of the Council, the Commission may secure tem- 

 porary and immediate services to the same extent as is authorized the depart- 

 ments and agencies of the Government by section 15 of the Administrative Ex- 

 penses Act of 1946, but at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for individuals. 



(f ) All members and other personnel of the Commission shall be reimbursed 

 for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in carrying out 

 this act. 



(g) The Commission, whatever may be the requirements of the Council imder 

 paragraph (c) of this section, shall submit to the Council not later than eighteen 

 months after the establishment of the Commission as provided in subsection (a) 

 of this section, a final report of its findings and recommendations. The Com- 

 mission shall cease to exist thirty days after it has submitted its final reiK)rt. 



Sec. 5. (a) The Council, under the foreign policy guidance of the President 

 and as he may request, may coordinate a program of internation cooperation in 

 M'ork done pursuant to this Act, pursuant to agreements made by the President 

 with the advice and consent of the Senate. 



(b) The President shall transmit to the Congress in January of each year a 

 report, which shall include (1) a comprehensive description of the activities and 

 the accomplishments of all agencies and departments of the United States in the 

 field of marine science activities during the preceding year, and (2) an evalua- 

 tion of such activities and accomplishments in terms of the attainment of, or 

 the failure to attain, the objectives set forth in pursuant to this Act. 



(c) Reports made under this section shall contain such recommendations for 

 legislation as the Chairman of the Council or the President may consider neces- 

 sary or desirable for the attainment of the objectives of this Act, and shall con- 

 tain an estimate of funding requirements of each agency and department of the 

 United States for marine science activities during the succeeding fiscal year. 



(d) No information which has been classified for reasons of national security 

 shall be included in any report made under this section, except pursuant to 

 authorization given by the President. 



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