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§857-7. Same; membership. 



(a) Appointment; representation. 



The members of the Advisory Committee, who may 

 not be full-time ofBcers 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. 



I (b) Term of office. 



! Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of 



this section, members shall be appointed for terms 



of three years. 



(c) Term of original appointees. 



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) Vacancies; service beyond term. 



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 suc- 

 cessor has taken office. 



(e) Chairman; Vice Chairman. 



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. (Pub. L. 92-125, § 2, Aug. 16, 

 1971. 85 Stat. 344.) 



§ 857-8. Same; senior policy officials as Federal observ- 

 ers and aids. 

 Each department and agency of the Federal Gov- 

 ernment concerned with marine and atmospheric 

 matters shall designate a senior policy official to 

 participate as observer in the work of the Advisory 

 Committee and to offer necessary assistance. (Pub. L. 

 92-125, § 3, Aug. 16, 1971, 85 Stat. 344.) 



§857-9. Same; duties; reports to President and Con- 

 gress. 



The AdvisoiT Committee shall (1) imdertake a 

 continuing review of national ocean policy, coastal 

 zone management, and the progress of the marine 

 and atmospheric science and service programs of the 

 United States, and (2) advise the Secretary of Com- 

 merce with respect to the carrying out of the pur- 

 pose of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

 Administration. The Advisory Committee shall sub- 

 mit a comprehensive annual report to the President 

 and to the Congress setting forth an overall assess- 

 ment of the status of the Nation's marine and at- 

 mospheric activities and shall submit such other 



reports as may from time to time be requested by 

 the President and the Congress. Each such report 

 shall be submitted to the Secretary of Commerce 

 who shall, within 90 days after receipt thereof, trans- 

 mit copies to the President and to the Congress, 

 with his comments and recommendations. The com- 

 prehensive annual report required herein shall be 

 submitted on or before June 30 of each year, begin- 

 ning June 30, 1972. (Pub. L. 92-125, § 4. Aug. 16, 

 1971, 85 Stat. 344, amended Pub. L. 94-69, § 2, Aug. 

 5, 1975, 89 Stat. 384.) 



Amendments 

 1975 — Pub. L. 94-69 added "national ocean policy, 

 coastal zone management, and" following "review of", 

 and substituted "requested by the President and the Con- 

 gress" for "requested by the President". 



§ 857-10. Same; compensation and travel expenses. 



Members of the Advisory Committee shall, while 

 serving on business of the Committee, be entitled to 

 receive compensation at rates not to exceed $100 per 

 diem, including traveltime, and while so serving 

 away from their homes or regular places of business 

 they may be allowed travel expenses, including per 

 diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as 

 the expenses authorized by section 5703(b) of Title 

 5 for persons in Government service employed inter- 

 mittently. (Pub. L. 92-125, § 5, Aug. 16, 1971, 85 

 Stat. 344.) 



§857-11. Same; Department of Commerce and other 

 Federal agencies, assistance. 



The Secretary of Commerce shall make available 

 to the Advisory Committee such staff, Information, 

 personnel and administrative services and assistance 

 as it may reasonably require to carry out its activi- 

 ties. The Advisory Committee is authorized to request 

 from any department, agency, or independent in- 

 strumentality of the Federal Government any In- 

 formation and assistance it deems necessary to carry 

 out its functions imder sections 857-6 to 857-12 of 

 this title; and each such department, agency, and 

 instrumentality is authorized to cooperate with the 

 Advisory Committee and, to the extent permitted by 

 law, to furnish such information and assistance to 

 the Advisory Committee upon request made by its 

 Chairman, without reimbursement for such services 

 and assistance. (Pub. L. 92-125, § 6, Aug. 16, 1971, 85 

 Stat. 345.) 



§857-12. Same; authorization of appropriations. 



There are hereby authorized to be appropriated 

 to the Secretary of Conunerce such sums as may be 

 necessary for expenses incident to the administra- 

 tion of sections 857-6 to 857-12 of this title, not to 

 exceed the following amounts: (1) $400,000 for the 

 fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and for each of the 

 2 fiscal years immediately thereafter; (2) $445,000 

 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976; (3) $111,- 

 250 for the transitional period (July 1 through Sep- 

 tember 30, 1976) ; and (4) $445,000 for the fiscal year 

 ending September 30, 1977. (Pub. L. 92-125, § 7, Aug. 

 16, 1971, 85 SUt. 345, amended Pub. L. 92-567, Oct. 



