1. Functions 
The panel believes the committee could most 
usefully focus its advice in such areas as the 
following: 
—Review and advise on updating the 10-year 
objectives of national ocean programs. 
—Assess current levels of activity in terms of ac- 
complishing the 10-year objectives. 
—Identify deficiencies and recommend assignment 
of responsibilities to rectify them. 
—Recommend means to eliminate unintentional 
duplication of effort. 
—Review and offer a national perspective to the 
plans and budget requests of the U.S. Government 
agencies by taking into account efforts outside the 
Government. 
—Recommend lead agencies for marine programs 
having multi-agency interests, and recommend 
whether specific marine programs can best be 
undertaken by the Navy, by the new consolidation 
of appropriate existing agencies, or by an agency 
not included in the civilian consolidation. 
—Offer guidance and recommend important new 
ocean programs and facilities for the overall 
national program, making effective use of the 
competence of both private and Government 
organizations. 
—Promote means for collecting, processing, and 
disseminating pertinent technical information. 
—Recommend an adequate level of programs and 
facilities for marine education and training. 
—Anticipate, focus attention on, discuss, and 
recommend the resolution of multiple-user con- 
flicts. 
—Respond to requests for advice from the Presi- 
dent and U.S. Government agencies with marine 
activities. 
—Help to ensure that the national program has 
proper and continual visibility to State and munic- 
ipal governments, private enterprise, the academic 
community, and especially to the Congress and the 
public. 
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—Serve, when appropriate, as a channel of com- 
munications and a focal point in the plans and 
arrangements for international programs. 
—Submit to the President and the Congress an 
assessment of the national ocean program, includ- 
ing a review of the activities of the oceanic agency. 
The report is to be made at intervals not less 
frequently than every two years. 
—Generate pertinent activities on its own consist- 
ent with its overall responsibilities. 
As can be seen from the above list, a primary 
function of this organization would be to advise 
(1) the new oceanic agency, (2) the Navy, (3) the 
Army Corps of Engineers, and (4) other U.S. 
Government agencies with marine interests. Advice 
should be provided on such matters as funda- 
mental technology, facilities, manpower, National 
Projects, scientific investigations, and oceano- 
graphic operations. The unique feature of the 
committee will be the ease of reciprocal informa- 
tion transfer among the U.S. Government, States 
and regions, private enterprise, and academic 
institutions. 
2. Membership 
It is recommended that this advisory committee 
consist of 15 official members representing private 
enterprise, the States and regions, and the aca- 
demic community. The chairman should be selected 
from outside the U.S. Government. In addition to 
the 15 official members, U.S. Government repre- 
sentatives should be designated official observers. 
This would assure that the committee was aware of 
the programs and problems of the U.S. Government 
marine agencies. All members would be appointed 
by the President with the advice and consent of 
the Senate and would serve fixed overlapping 
terms. This committee would be supported by a 
full-time executive director and appropriate staff. 
The members from industry should be drawn 
primarily from the users of the sea such as those 
engaged in the transportation, petroleum, fishing, 
mining, desalination, and recreation industries. 
Those industries that supply hardware and services 
also should be represented. 
The State and region members should be drawn 
from the Pacific, Atlantic, Gulf Coast, and the 
