Appendix I 



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 hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

 United States of America in Congress assembled^ There is hereby National Advisoiy 

 established a committee of twenty-five members to be known as the Commit-bee on 

 National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere (hereafter Ooeans and 

 referred to in this Act as the "Advisory Committee" ) . t^°K?^^^ 'v^ 



Sec. 2. (a) The members of the Advisory Committee, who may not Estabiishnerrt, 

 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 

 serve after the expiration of his term until his successor has taken 

 office. 



(e) The President shall designate one of the members of the Advis- Chairmar: and 

 ory Committee as the Chairman and one of the members as the Vice Vioe Chaiman 

 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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