available for up to 5 years from the date contributed 
or until expended for the purpose of carrying out 
this section. 
‘‘(2) CREDITING
OF
AMOUNTS
TO
FUND.— 
There is authorized to be credited to the Fund the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Such amounts as determined appro-
priate to be transferred to the Fund by the 
head of a Federal agency or entity participating 
in the National Oceanographic Partnership Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(B) Funds provided by a State, local gov-
ernment, tribal government, territory, or pos-
session, or any subdivisions thereof. 
‘‘(C) Funds contributed by a non-profit or-
ganization, individual, or Congressionally estab-
lished foundation; by private grants, contracts, 
and donations. 
‘‘(3) CONTRACT AND GRANT AUTHORITY.—For 
the purpose of carrying out this section, as directed 
by the Committee, departments or agencies rep-
resented on the Committee may enter into contracts, 
make grants, including transactions authorized by 
paragraph (4), and may transfer funds available to 
the National Oceanographic Partnership Program 
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under paragraph (2) to participating departments 
and agencies for such purposes. 
‘‘(4) COOPERATION
WITH
OTHER
AGENCIES, 
STATES, TERRITORIES, AND
POLITICAL
SUBDIVI-
SIONS.—The Committee or any participating Fed-
eral agency or entity may enter into an agreement 
to use, with or without reimbursement, the land, 
services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of any 
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States, or of any State, local government, Indian 
tribal government, Territory, District of Columbia, 
or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, 
or of any foreign government or international orga-
nization or individual, for the purpose of carrying 
out this section. 
‘‘(e) ESTABLISHMENT AND FORMS OF PARTNERSHIP 
PROJECTS.—A partnership project under the National 
Oceanographic Partnership Program— 
‘‘(1) may be established by any instrument that 
the Committee considers appropriate; and 
‘‘(2) may include demonstration projects. 
‘‘(f) PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy 
and Administrator of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration shall jointly establish a 
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partnership program office for the National Oceano-
graphic Partnership Program. Competitive proce-
dures will be used to select an external operator for 
the partnership program office. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Committee will monitor the 
performance of the duties of the partnership pro-
gram office, which shall consist of the following: 
‘‘(A) To support working groups estab-
lished by the Committee or subcommittee and 
report working group activities to the Com-
mittee, including working group proposals for 
partnership projects. 
‘‘(B) To support the process for proposing 
partnership projects to the Committee, includ-
ing, where appropriate, managing review of 
such projects. 
‘‘(C) To submit to the Committee and 
make publicly available an annual report on the 
status of all partnership projects, including the 
Federal and non-Federal sources of funding for 
each project, and activities of the office. 
‘‘(D) To perform any additional duties for 
the administration of the National Oceano-
graphic Partnership Program that the Com-
mittee considers appropriate. 
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‘‘SEC. 8933. OCEAN RESEARCH ADVISORY PANEL. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Committee shall estab-
lish an Ocean Research Advisory Panel consisting of not 
less than 10 and not more than 18 members appointed 
by the Co-chairs, including the following: 
‘‘(1) Three members who will represent the Na-
tional Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Med-
icine. 
‘‘(2) Members selected from among individuals 
who will represent the views of ocean industries, 
State, tribal, territorial or local governments, aca-
demia, and such other views as the Co-chairs con-
sider appropriate. 
‘‘(3) Members selected from among individuals 
eminent in the fields of marine science, marine tech-
nology, and marine policy, or related fields. 
The Committee shall ensure that an appropriate balance 
of academic, scientific, industry, and geographical inter-
ests and gender and racial diversity are represented by 
the members of the Advisory Panel. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Committee shall as-
sign the following responsibilities to the Advisory Panel: 
‘‘(1) To advise the Committee on policies and 
procedures to implement the National Oceano-
graphic Partnership Program. 
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‘‘(2) To advise the Committee on matters relat-
ing to national oceanographic science, engineering, 
facilities, or resource requirements. 
‘‘(3) To advise the Committee on improving di-
versity, 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. 
‘‘(6) To meet no fewer than two times a year. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT.— 
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration shall provide such administrative 
and technical support as the Ocean Research Advisory 
Panel may require. 
‘‘(d) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—Section 
14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) shall not apply to the Ocean Research Advisory 
Panel appointed under section 8933.’’. 
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