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PUBLIC LAW 89-454-JUNE 17, 1966

appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel, including not more than seven persons who may be appointed without regard to civil service laws or the Classification Act of 1949 and compensated at not "u?c*io^^^ to exceed the highest rate of grade 18 of the General Schedule of the note. Classification Act of 1949, as amended, as may be necessary to perform ^^^t, p. 28 8 such duties as ma^ be prescribed by the President, (f) The provisions of this Act with respect to the Council shall expire one hundred and twenty days aft«r the submission of the final report of the Commission pursuant to section 5(h). RESPONSIBILITIES

SEC. 4. (a) In conformity with the provisions of section 2 of this Act, it shall be the duty of the President with the advice and assistance of the Council to— (1) survey all significant marine science activities, including the policies, plans, programs, and accomplishments of all departments and agencies of the United States engaged in such activities; (2) develop a comprehensive program of marine science activities, including, but not limited to, exploration, description and prediction of the marine environment, exploitation and conservation of the resources of the marine environment, marine engineering, studies of air-sea interaction, transmission of energy, and communications, to be conducted by departments and agencies of the United States, independently or in cooperation with such non-Federal organizations as States, institutions and industry; (3) d e s i ^ a t e and fix responsibility for the conduct of the foregoing marine science activities by departments and agencies of the United States; (4) insure cooperation and resolve differences arising among departments and agencies of the United States with respect to marine science activities under this Act, including differences as to whether a particular project is a marine science activity; (5) undertake a comprehensive study, by contract or otherwise, of the legal problems arising out of the management, use, development, recovery, and control of the resources of the marine environment; (6) establish long-range studies of the potential benefits to the United States economy, security, health, and welfare to be gained from marine resources, engineering, and science, and the costs involved in obtaining such benefits; and (7) review annually all marine science activities conducted by departments and agencies of the United States in light of the policies, plans, programs, and priorities developed pursuant to this Act. (b) I n the planning and conduct of a coordinated Federal program tihe President and the Council shall utilize such staff, interagency, and non-Government advisory arrangements as they may find necessary and appropriate and shall consult with departments and agencies concerned with marine science activities and solicit the views of non-Federal organizations and individuals with capabilities in marine sciences. COMMISSION ON M A R I N E S C I E N C E, E N G I N E E R I N G, AND RESOURCES

SEC. 5. (a) The President shall establish a Commission on Marine Science, Enginering, and Resources (in this Act referred to as the "Commission"). The Commission shall be composed of fifteen mem65-300 0-67—16

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