§1103 Executive responsibilities; utilization of staff, interagency, and non-Government advisory arrangements; consultation with agencies; solicitation of views of non-Federal agencies

Summary

The President must, with the Council’s help, carry out seven main duties. He must survey all major federal marine science work; create a broad national marine science program that covers ocean exploration, describing and predicting the marine environment, using and protecting marine resources, marine engineering, air–sea interaction, energy transfer, and communications; assign which agencies are responsible; make agencies cooperate and settle disputes; study legal issues about managing and using ocean resources; study long‑term benefits and costs to the economy, security, health, and welfare; and review federal marine science work every year. When planning and running this program, the President and the Council must use needed staff, interagency groups, and outside advisers. They must consult federal departments and seek input from states, schools, industry, and other non‑federal marine experts.