33 U.S.C. § 1128 : US Code - Section 1128: Sea grant review panel

Search 33 U.S.C. § 1128 : US Code - Section 1128: Sea grant review panel

(a) Establishment
There shall be established an independent committee to be known
as the sea grant review panel.
(b) Duties
The panel shall advise the Secretary and the Director concerning -

(1) applications or proposals for, and performance under,
grants and contracts awarded under section 1124 of this title;
(2) the sea grant fellowship program;
(3) the designation and operation of sea grant colleges and sea
grant institutes, and the operation of sea grant programs;
(4) the formulation and application of the planning guidelines
and priorities under section 1123(a) and (c)(1) of this title;
and
(5) such other matters as the Secretary refers to the panel for
review and advice.
The Secretary shall make available to the panel such information,
personnel, and administrative services and assistance as it may
reasonably require to carry out its duties.
(c) Membership, terms, and powers
(1) The panel shall consist of 15 voting members who shall be
appointed by the Secretary. The Director and a director of a sea
grant program who is elected by the various directors of sea grant
programs shall serve as nonvoting members of the panel. Not less
than 8 of the voting members of the panel shall be individuals who,
by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, are especially
qualified in one or more of the disciplines and fields included in
marine science. The other voting members shall be individuals who,
by reason of knowledge, experience, or training, are especially
qualified in, or representative of, education, marine affairs and
resource management, extension services, State government,
industry, economics, planning, or any other activity which is
appropriate to, and important for, any effort to enhance the
understanding, assessment, development, utilization, or
conservation of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. No
individual is eligible to be a voting member of the panel if the
individual is (A) the director of a sea grant college or sea grant
institute; (B) an applicant for, or beneficiary (as determined by
the Secretary) of, any grant or contract under section 1124 of this
title; or (C) a full-time officer or employee of the United States.
(2) The term of office of a voting member of the panel shall be 3
years for a member appointed before November 26, 2002, and 4 years
for a member appointed or reappointed after November 26, 2002. The
Director may extend the term of office of a voting member of the
panel appointed before November 26, 2002, by up to 1 year. At least
once each year, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal
Register soliciting nominations for membership on the panel.
(3) Any individual appointed to a partial or full term may be
reappointed for one additional full term. A voting 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.
(4) The panel shall select one voting member to serve as the
Chairman and another voting member to serve as the Vice Chairman.
The Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman in the absence or
incapacity of the Chairman.
(5) Voting members of the panel shall -
(A) receive compensation at a rate established by the
Secretary, not to exceed the maximum daily rate payable under
section 5376 of title 5, when actually engaged in the performance
of duties for such panel; and
(B) be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred
in the performance of such duties.
(6) The panel shall meet on a biannual basis and, at any other
time, at the call of the Chairman or upon the request of a majority
of the voting members or of the Director.
(7) The panel may exercise such powers as are reasonably
necessary in order to carry out its duties under subsection (b) of
this section.