There shall be an independent committee to be known as the National Sea Grant Advisory Board.
The Board shall advise the Secretary and the Director concerning-
The Board shall report to Congress at least once every four years on the state of the national sea grant college program and shall notify Congress of any significant changes to the state of the program not later than two years after the submission of such a report. The Board shall indicate in each such report the progress made toward meeting the priorities identified in the strategic plan in effect under section 1123(c) of this title and provide a summary of research conducted under the program.
The Secretary shall make available to the Board such information, personnel, and administrative services and assistance as it may reasonably require to carry out its duties under this subchapter.
33 U.S.C. § 1128
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2020-Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 116-221, §5, substituted "Periodic" for "Biennial" in heading, substituted "The Board shall report to Congress at least once every four years on the state of the national sea grant college program and shall notify Congress of any significant changes to the state of the program not later than two years after the submission of such a report." for "The Board shall report to the Congress every two years on the state of the national sea grant college program." in first sentence, and inserted "and provide a summary of research conducted under the program" after "section 1123(c) of this title" in second sentence. Former third sentence redesignated subsec. (b)(3).Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 116-221, §11(2), designated third sentence of subsec. (b)(2) as par. (3) and inserted heading.2008- Pub. L. 110-394, §9(a)(4)(A), substituted "National Sea Grant Advisory Board" for "Sea grant review panel" in section catchline.Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110-394, §9(a)(4)(A), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "There shall be established an independent committee to be known as the sea grant review panel."Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110-394, §9(b), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) related to duties of sea grant review panel. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110-394, §9(a)(4)(C)(iii), substituted "Board" for "panel" wherever appearing.Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 110-394, §9(c), inserted "coastal management," after "resource management," and "management," after "development,".Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 110-394, §9(d), substituted "The Director may extend the term of office of a voting member of the Board once by up to 1 year." for "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." Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 110-394, §9(e), added par. (8). 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, §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, §§4(b)(1), 8, 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, §8(b)(2), struck out "and section 1124a of this title" before semicolon at end. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 105-160, §8(b)(3), substituted "institutes" for "regional consortia".Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105-160, §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, §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, §4(b)(1)(E), substituted "section 1124" for "sections 1124 and 1125". Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 102-186, §§4(b)(1)(F), 5, 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, §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, §§3104(b)(1)(F), 3108, 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, §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, §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.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
CHANGE OF NAME Pub. L. 110-394, §9(a)(1)-(3), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4207, provided that: "(1) REDESIGNATION.-The sea grant review panel established by section 209 of the National Sea Grant College Program Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1128 ), as in effect before the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 13, 2008], is redesignated as the National Sea Grant Advisory Board. "(2) MEMBERSHIP NOT AFFECTED.-An individual serving as a member of the sea grant review panel immediately before date of the enactment of this Act may continue to serve as a member of the National Sea Grant Advisory Board until the expiration of such member's term under section 209(c) of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1128(c) )."(3) REFERENCES.-Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to such sea grant review panel is deemed to be a reference to the National Sea Grant Advisory Board."