§ 857-17. — Interagency cooperation and assistance.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC857-17]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 17--NATIONAL OCEAN SURVEY
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 857-17. Interagency cooperation and assistance
(a) Liaison
The head of each department or agency of the Federal Government
concerned with marine and atmospheric matters shall designate a senior
policy official to participate as observer in the work of the Committee
and offer necessary assistance.
(b) Agency assistance
The Committee is authorized to request from the head of any
department, agency, or independent instrumentality of the Federal
Government any information and assistance it deems necessary to carry
out the functions assigned under sections 857-13 to 857-18 of this
title. The head of each such department, agency, or instrumentality is
authorized to cooperate with the Committee, and, to the extent permitted
by law, to furnish such information and assistance to the Committee upon
request made by the Chairman, without reimbursement for such services
and assistance.
(c) Administrative assistance
The Secretary of Commerce shall make available to the Committee such
staff, information, personnel, and administrative services and
assistance as may reasonably be required to carry out the provisions of
sections 857-13 to 857-18 of this title.
(Pub. L. 95-63, Sec. 6, July 5, 1977, 91 Stat. 266.)
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those contained in this section, which
required the designation of senior policy officials as observers,
directed the Secretary of Commerce to provide administrative assistance,
and authorized requests for assistance from Federal agencies by the
Federal Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere as originally
established on Aug. 16, 1971, were contained in sections 857-8 and 857-
11 of this title prior to repeal by section 7(a) of Pub. L. 95-63.
Termination of Advisory Committees
Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of
their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by
the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is
renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year
period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its
duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-
463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 857-13, 857-18 of this
title.
