Appendix | 
Public Law 92-125 
92nd Congress, H, R, 2587 
August 16, 1971 
An Act 85 STAT. 344 
To establish the National Advisory Committee on the Oceans and Atmosphere. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, There is hereby National Advisory 
established a committee of twenty-five members to be known as the Committee on 
National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere (hereafter Oceans and 
referred to in this Act as the “Advisory Committee”). Aumosphetes 
Sec. 2. (a) The members of the Advisory Committee, who may not Eevebi ie imen’s 
be full-time officers or employees of the United States, shall be 
appointed by the President and shall be drawn from State and local 
government, industry, science, and other appropriate areas. 
(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), members shall 
be appointed for terms of three years. 
(c) Of the members first appointed, as designated by the President 
at the time of appointment— 
(1) nine shall be appointed for a term of one year, 
(2) eight shall be appointed for a term of two years, and 
(3) eight shall be appointed for a term of three years. 
(d) 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: 
sre after the expiration of his term until his successor has taken 
office. 
(e) The President shall designate one of the members of the Advis- Chaimmar: and 
ory Committee as the Chairman and one of the members as the Vice Vice Chairman 
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. 
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