§ 1128. — Sea grant review panel.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC1128]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 22--SEA GRANT COLLEGES AND MARINE SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT
SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM
Sec. 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.
(Pub. L. 89-454, title II, Sec. 209, as added Pub. L. 94-461, Sec. 2,
Oct. 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 1967; amended Pub. L. 96-289, Sec. 1(5), June 28,
1980, 94 Stat. 605; Pub. L. 100-220, title III, Secs. 3104(b)(1)(F),
3108, Dec. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 1471, 1473; Pub. L. 102-186,
Secs. 4(b)(1)(E), (F), 5(b)(2), Dec. 4, 1991, 105 Stat. 1283, 1284; Pub.
L. 105-160, Secs. 4(b)(1), 8, Mar. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 22, 25; Pub. L.
107-299, Sec. 6, Nov. 26, 2002, 116 Stat. 2346.)
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 107-299 inserted first and second
sentences and struck out former first sentence which read as follows:
``The term of office of a voting member of the panel shall be 3 years,
except that of the original appointees, five shall be appointed for a
term of 1 year, five shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and five
shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.''
1998--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-160, Sec. 8(a), struck out at end
``The panel shall, on the 60th day after October 8, 1976, supersede the
sea grant advisory panel in existence before October 8, 1976.''
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-160, Secs. 4(b)(1), 8(b)(1), inserted
heading and in introductory provisions substituted ``The panel'' for
``The Panel'' and struck out ``, the Under Secretary,'' after ``the
Secretary''.
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105-160, Sec. 8(b)(2), struck out ``and
section 1124a of this title'' before semicolon at end.
Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 105-160, Sec. 8(b)(3), substituted
``institutes'' for ``regional consortia''.
Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105-160, Sec. 8(c)(1), substituted
``college or sea grant institute'' for ``college, sea grant regional
consortium, or sea grant program''.
Subsec. (c)(5)(A). Pub. L. 105-160, Sec. 8(c)(2), added subpar. (A)
and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: ``receive
compensation at the daily rate for GS-18 of the General Schedule under
section 5332 of title 5 when actually engaged in the performance of
duties for such panel; and''.
1991--Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-186, Sec. 4(b)(1)(E), substituted
``section 1124'' for ``sections 1124 and 1125''.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 102-186, Secs. 4(b)(1)(F), 5(b)(2), inserted
``marine affairs and resource management,'' after ``education,'' in
fourth sentence and struck out ``or 1125'' after ``1124'' in last
sentence.
1987--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-220, Sec. 3108(1), in introductory
provisions, substituted ``The Panel shall advise the Secretary, the
Under Secretary, and the Director concerning--'' for ``The panel shall
take such steps as may be necessary to review, and shall advise the
Secretary, the Administrator, and the Director with respect to--'', and
in par. (1), inserted ``and section 1124a of this title''.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 100-220, Secs. 3104(b)(1)(F), 3108(2)(A),
(B), amended second sentence generally, substituted ``8'' for ``five''
in third sentence, and substituted ``ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes
resources'' for ``ocean and coastal resources'' in fourth sentence.
Prior to amendment, second sentence read as follows: ``The Director
shall serve as a nonvoting member of the panel.''
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 100-220, Sec. 3108(2)(C), inserted at end
``At least once each year, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the
Federal Register soliciting nominations for membership on the panel.''
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 100-220, Sec. 3108(2)(D), struck out ``, or
until 90 days after such date, whichever is earlier'' after ``office''
at end of second sentence.
1980--Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 96-289 substituted authorization for
reappointment for one additional full term of an appointee to a partial
or full term for prior authorization for filling vacancies for remainder
of appointee's term and prohibition against status as a voting member
after service of one full term as such voting member.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1122 of this title.
