33 U.S.C. § 857-14 : US Code - Section 857-14: Membership

Search 33 U.S.C. § 857-14 : US Code - Section 857-14: Membership

(a) Appointment and qualifications
The members of the Committee, who may not be full-time officers
or employees of the United States, shall be appointed by the
President. Members shall be appointed only from among individuals
who are eminently qualified by way of knowledge and expertise in
the following areas of direct concern to the Committee -
(1) one or more of the disciplines and fields included in
marine science and technology, marine industry, marine-related
State and local governmental functions, coastal zone management,
or other fields directly appropriate for consideration of matters
of ocean policy; or
(2) one or more of the disciplines and fields included in
atmospheric science, atmospheric-related State and local
governmental functions, or other fields directly appropriate for
consideration of matters of atmospheric policy.
(b) Terms
(1) The term of office of a member of the Committee shall be 3
years; except that of the original appointees, 6 shall be appointed
for a term to expire on July 1, 1979, 6 shall be appointed for a
term to expire on July 1, 1980, and 6 shall be appointed for a term
to expire on July 1, 1981.
(2) Any individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before
the expiration of the term for which his or her predecessor was
appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term.
No individual may be reappointed to the Committee for more than one
additional 3-year term. A member may serve after the date of the
expiration of the term of office for which appointed until his or
her successor has taken office. The terms of office for members
first appointed after July 5, 1977, shall begin on July 1, 1977.
(c) Chairman
The President shall designate one of the members of the 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.
(d) Duties
The Committee shall -
(1) undertake a continuing review, on a selective basis, of
national ocean policy, coastal zone management, and the status of
the marine and atmospheric science and service programs of the
United States; and
(2) advise the Secretary of Commerce with respect to the
carrying out of the programs administered by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.