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reports and recommendations, shall be matters of public record and shaU be 

 available to the public at all reasonable times. The Commission shall furnish to the 

 Council on Environmental Quality copies of any such reports, recommendations, 

 and related comments that are made by Federal, State, or local agencies. 



(d) Any recommendations made by the Commission to the Secretary and other 

 Federal oflBcials shall be responded to by those individuals within ninety days 

 after receipt thereof. Any recommendations which are not followed or adopted 

 shall be rereferred to the Commission together with a detailed explanation of 

 the reasons why those recommendations were not followed or adopted. 



COMMITTEE OF SdENTIFIC ADVISOBS ON MABINE MAMMALS 



Sec. 203. The Commission shall establish, within ninety days after its establish- 

 ment, a Committee of Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals (hereafter referred 

 to in this title as the "Conmiittee" ) . Such Committee shall consist of nine scien- 

 tists knowledgeable in marine ecology and marine mammal affairs apjKtinted by 

 the Chairman with the advice of the Director of the National Science Foundation, 

 the Chairman of the National Academy of Science, and the Secretary of the 

 Smithsonian Institution. The Commission shall consult with the Committee on 

 all studies and recommendations which it may propose to make or has made, and 

 any recommendations made by the Committee or any of its members which are 

 not adopted by the Commission shall be transmitted by the Commission to the 

 appropriate Federal agency and to Congress with a written explanation of the 

 Commission's reasons for not accepting such recommendations. 



COMMISSION REPORTS 



Sec. 204. The Commission shall transmit to Congress, by January 31 of each 

 year, a report which shall include — 



(1) a comprehensive description of the activities and accomplishments of 

 the Commission during the immediately preceding year ; and 



(2) all the findings and recommendations made by the Commission pursu- 

 ant to section 202, together with the responses made to its recommendations 

 by the appropriate Federal agencies. 



COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES 



Sec 205. The Commission shall have access to all studies and data compiled 

 by Federal agencies regarding marine mammals. With the consent of the appro- 

 priate Secretary or Agency head, the Commission may also utilize the facilities 

 or services of any Federal agency and shall take every feasible step to avoid 

 duplication of research and other efforts in carrying out the purposes of this Act. 



ADMINISTRATION OF COMMISSION 



Sec. 206. The Commission, in carrying out its responsibilities under this title, 

 may — 



(1) employ and fix the compensation of such personnel ; 



(2) acquire, furnish, and equip such oflSce space ; 



(3) enter into such contracts or agreements with other organizations, both 

 public and private, including the Committee ; and 



(4) incur such necessary expenses and exercise such other powers, 



as are consistent with and reasonably required to perform its functions under this 

 title. Financial and administrative services (including those related to budgeting, 

 accounting, financial reporting, personnel, and procurement) shall be provided 

 the Commission by the General Services Administration, for which payment shall 

 be made in advance, or by reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such 

 amounts as may be agreed upon by the Chairman and the Administrator of the 

 General Services Administration. 



AUTHORIZATIONS 



Sec. 207. There are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year in which 

 this title is enacted and for the next two fiscal years thereafter such as may be 

 necessary to carry out this title, but the sums appropriated for any such year 

 shall not exceed $1,000,000. 



