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“(E) three shall be appointed for a term of five 
years, 
as designated by the President at the time of appointment. 
(4) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 
prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder 
of such term. A member may serve after the expiration of 
his term until his successor has taken office. 
“(c) Hach department and agency of the Federal 
Government concerned with marine and atmospheric matters 
shall designate a senior policy official to participate as ob- 
server in the work of the Advisory Committee and to offer 
necessary assistance. 
“(d) The President shall designate one of the members 
of the Advisory Committee as the Chairman and one of the 
members as the Vice Chairman. The Vice Chairman shall 
act as Chairman in the absence or incapacity of, or in the 
event of a vacancy in the office of, the Chairman. 
“(e) The Advisory Committee shall provide continuing 
review of the progress of the Nation in achieving objectives 
set forth in section 102 (a), and shall advise the Adminis- 
trator in carrying out his activities under this title. The Ad- 
visory Committee shall submit a camprohencive biennial re- 
port to the President and to the Congress on the status of the 
Nation’s marine and atmospheric activities and may submit 
