SEC. 206. TRANSFER OF MARINE MAMMALS MANAGEMENT 
FUNCTIONS TO THE ADMINISTRATOR. 
There is hereby transferred to the Administrator the 
function of marine mammals management authorized by 
the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and under 
the jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service immediately before the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 207. SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Administra-
tion a Science Advisory Board, which shall report to the 
Administrator. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Science Advisory 
Board is to advise the Administrator on long-range and 
short-range strategies for research, education, and appli-
cation of science to ocean resource management and envi-
ronmental assessment and prediction. 
(c) MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Science Advisory Board 
shall consist of not less than 11 members, and not 
more than 15 members, appointed by the Adminis-
trator to assure a balanced representation among 
scientists, engineers, educators, and science policy 
experts who are preeminent in their field and have 
demonstrated experience reflecting the full breadth 
of the Administration’s areas of responsibility.
(2) TERMS.—Members of the Science Advisory 
Board— 
(A) shall be appointed for a 3-year term; 
(B) may be reappointed once; and 
(C) shall serve at the discretion of the Ad-
ministrator. 
(d) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.—A member of 
the Science Advisory Board shall not receive compensation 
for service on such board, but upon request by the member 
may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu 
of subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code. 
(e) ETHICAL STANDARDS.—Members of the Science 
Advisory Board are subject to the ethical standards appli-
cable to special Government employees. 
(f) CHAIR.—The Chief Scientist is the chair of the 
Science Advisory Board. 
(g) MEETINGS.—The Science Advisory Board shall 
meet at least twice a year, and at other times at the call 
of the Administrator or the chair of the Board. 
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Administrator 
shall provide administrative support to the Science Advi-
sory Board.
SEC. 208. REPORT ON RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REORGA-
NIZATION OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS. 
The President, in consultation with the Committee on 
Ocean Policy, shall submit to the Congress by not later 
than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act 
recommendations on, and a plan and proposed schedule 
for— 
(1) the transfer of relevant oceanic or atmos-
pheric programs, functions, services, and associated 
resources to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration from any other Federal agency; 
(2) consolidation or elimination of oceanic or 
atmospheric programs, functions, services, or re-
sources within or among Federal agencies, if their 
consolidation or elimination would not undermine 
policy goals set forth in this Act; and 
(3) reorganization, including establishment of 
the Administration as an independent agency, ele-
vation of the Administration to departmental status, 
or the establishment of a new department that 
would provide increased national attention and re-
sources to oceanic and atmospheric needs and prior-
ities and promote an integrated ecosystem and wa-
tershed-based approach.