The Council shall establish an Ocean Research Advisory Panel consisting of not less than 10 and not more than 18 members appointed by the chairman, including the following:
(1) One member who will represent the National Academy of Sciences.
(2) One member who will represent the National Academy of Engineering.
(3) One member who will represent the Institute of Medicine.
(4) Members selected from among individuals who will represent the views of ocean industries, State governments, academia, and such other views as the chairman considers appropriate.
(5) Members selected from among individuals eminent in the fields of marine science or marine policy, or related fields.
The Council shall assign the following responsibilities to the Advisory Panel:
(1) To advise the Council on policies and procedures to implement the National Oceanographic Partnership Program.
(2) To advise the Council on selection of partnership projects and allocation of funds for partnership projects for implementation under the program.
(3) To advise the Council on matters relating to national oceanographic data requirements.
(4) Any additional responsibilities that the Council considers appropriate.
(Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title II, § 282(a)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2473, § 7903; amended Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title II, § 241(b)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1666; Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title X, § 1084, Nov. 25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1004; renumbered § 8933, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(d)(14), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1837.)
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