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Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§8933 Ocean Research Advisory Panel

Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART IV — GENERAL ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 893 — NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM › § 8933

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates an Ocean Research Advisory Panel for the Ocean Policy Committee. The panel must have 10 to 18 members chosen by the committee co-chairs. Three members must represent the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Other members must come from ocean industries, state/tribal/territorial/local governments, universities, and experts in marine science, technology, or policy. The committee must make sure members reflect geographic, academic, scientific, industry, gender, and racial balance. The panel must advise the committee on implementing the National Oceanographic Partnership Program, on national ocean science, engineering, facilities, and resource needs, on improving diversity and inclusion in ocean fields, on research priorities, and on any other tasks the committee gives. The panel must meet at least twice a year. The NOAA Administrator must provide needed administrative and technical support. The panel ends on January 1, 2040.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §8933

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(a)Establishment.—
(1)The Ocean Policy Committee shall establish an Ocean Research Advisory Panel (in this section referred to as the “Advisory Panel”). The Advisory Panel shall consist of not fewer than 10 and not more than 18 members appointed by the co-chairs of the Committee, including each of the following:
(A)Three members who represent the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
(B)Members selected from among individuals who represent the views of ocean industries, State, tribal, territorial or local governments, academia, and such other views as the co-chairs consider appropriate.
(C)Members selected from among individuals eminent in the fields of marine science, marine technology, and marine policy, or related fields.
(2)The Committee shall ensure that an appropriate balance of academic, scientific, industry, and geographical interests and gender and racial diversity are represented by the members of the Advisory Panel.
(b)Responsibilities.—
The Committee shall assign the following responsibilities to the Advisory Panel:
(1)To advise the Committee on policies and procedures to implement the National Oceanographic Partnership Program.
(2)To advise the Committee on matters relating to national oceanographic science, engineering, facilities, or resource requirements.
(3)To advise the Committee on improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in the ocean sciences and related fields.
(4)To advise the Committee on national ocean research priorities.
(5)Any additional responsibilities that the Committee considers appropriate.
(c)Meetings.—
The Committee shall require the Advisory Panel to meet not less frequently than two times each year.
(d)Administrative and Technical Support.—
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall provide to the Advisory Panel such administrative and technical support as the Advisory Panel may require.
(e)Termination.—
Notwithstanding section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Advisory Panel shall terminate on January 1, 2040.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

References in Text

section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (e), is section 14 of Pub. L. 92–463, which was set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and was repealed and restated as section 1013 of Title 5 by Pub. L. 117–286, §§ 3(a), 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4204, 4361.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to establishment, membership, and responsibilities of Ocean Research Advisory Panel. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7903 of this title as this section. 2015—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–92 struck out subsec. (c). Text read as follows: “The Secretary of the Navy annually shall make funds available to support the activities of the Advisory Panel.” 1997—Pub. L. 105–85 amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “(a) Establishment.—The Council shall establish an Ocean Research Advisory Panel consisting of not less than 10 and not more than 18 members appointed by the Council from among persons eminent in the fields of marine science or marine policy, or related fields, and who are representative, at a minimum, of the interests of government, academia, and industry. “(b) Responsibilities.—The Council shall assign to the Advisory Panel responsibilities that the Council considers appropriate.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of

Amendments

and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1997 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–85 effective as of Sept. 23, 1996, as if included in section 282 of Pub. L. 104–201, see section 241(d) of Pub. L. 105–85, set out as a note under section 7902 of this title. Initial Appointments of Panel Members Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title II, § 282(b), formerly § 282(c), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2473, as renumbered and amended by Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title II, § 241(b)(2), (c)(2), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1666, provided that the National Ocean Research Leadership Council established by 10 U.S.C. 8932 was to make the appointments required by this section not later than Jan. 1, 1998.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 8933

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110