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33 U.S.C. § 3405 — Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
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**(a) Establishment** The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall appoint an Ocean Exploration Advisory Board composed of experts in relevant fields, including representatives from academic, commercial, nonprofit, philanthropic, policy, and Tribal entities—
(1) to advise the Administrator on priority areas for survey, discovery, and opportunities for extramural collaboration and partnerships;
(2) to assist the program in the development of a 5-year strategic plan for the fields of ocean, marine, and Great Lakes science, exploration, and discovery;
(3) to annually review the quality and effectiveness of the proposal review process established under [section 3403(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section3403/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim); and 11 So in original. The word “and” probably should not appear.
(4) to identify market barriers to development or commercialization of novel ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization products, processes, and tools;
(5) to identify best practices to improve data management, processing, storage, and archiving standards; and
(6) to provide other assistance and advice as requested by the Administrator.
**(b) Chapter 10 of title 5** [Section 1013 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section1013&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to the Board appointed under subsection (a).
**(c) Application with Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act** Nothing in this subchapter supersedes, or limits the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ([43 U.S.C. 1331](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1331&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.)
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**(a) Establishment** The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall appoint an Ocean Exploration Advisory Board composed of experts in relevant fields, including representatives from academic, commercial, nonprofit, philanthropic, policy, and Tribal entities—
(1) to advise the Administrator on priority areas for survey, discovery, and opportunities for extramural collaboration and partnerships;
(2) to assist the program in the development of a 5-year strategic plan for the fields of ocean, marine, and Great Lakes science, exploration, and discovery;
(3) to annually review the quality and effectiveness of the proposal review process established under [section 3403(a)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section3403/a/4&num=0&edition=prelim); and 11 So in original. The word “and” probably should not appear.
(4) to identify market barriers to development or commercialization of novel ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization products, processes, and tools;
(5) to identify best practices to improve data management, processing, storage, and archiving standards; and
(6) to provide other assistance and advice as requested by the Administrator.
**(b) Chapter 10 of title 5** [Section 1013 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section1013&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to the Board appointed under subsection (a).
**(c) Application with Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act** Nothing in this subchapter supersedes, or limits the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ([43 U.S.C. 1331](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1331&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
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**(a) In General.—**
(1) **Advisory committees in existence on january 5, 1973.—** — Each advisory committee that is in existence on January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following that date unless—
(A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such advisory committee is renewed by the President or that officer by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period; or
(B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law.
(2) **Advisory committees established after january 5, 1973.—** — Each advisory committee established after January 5, 1973, shall terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of its establishment unless—
(A) in the case of an advisory committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. such advisory committee is renewed by the President or such officer by appropriate action prior to the end of such period; or
(B) in the case of an advisory committee established by an Act of Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law.
**(b) Charters.—**
(1) **Upon renewal.—** — Upon the renewal of an advisory committee, the advisory committee shall file a charter in accordance with [section 1008(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section1008/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Upon expiration of successive 2-year periods.—** — An advisory committee established by an Act of Congress shall file a charter in accordance with [section 1008(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.x
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When used in this subchapter and subchapter II—
**(a)** The term “lands beneath navigable waters” means—
(1) all lands within the boundaries of each of the respective States which are covered by nontidal waters that were navigable under the laws of the United States at the time such State became a member of the Union, or acquired sovereignty over such lands and waters thereafter, up to the ordinary high water mark as heretofore or hereafter modified by accretion, erosion, and reliction;
(2) all lands permanently or periodically covered by tidal waters up to but not above the line of mean high tide and seaward to a line three geographical miles distant from the coast line of each such State and to the boundary line of each such State where in any case such boundary as it existed at the time such State became a member of the Union, or as heretofore approved by Congress, extends seaward (or into the Gulf of Mexico) beyond three geographical miles,11 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon. and
(3) all filled in, made, or reclaimed lands which formerly were lands beneath navigable waters, as hereinabove defined;
**(b)** The term “boundaries” includes the seaward boundaries of a State or its boundaries in the Gulf of Mexico or any of the Great Lakes as they existed at the time such State became a member of the Union, or as heretofore approved by the Congress, or as extended or confirmed pursuant to [section 1312 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1312&num=0&edition=prelim) but in no event shall the term “boundaries” or the term “lands beneath navigable waters” be interpreted as extending from the coast line more than three geographical miles into the Atlantic Ocean or the Pacific Ocean, or more tha
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In this subchapter:
**(a) Outer Continental Shelf.—** The term “outer Continental Shelf” means—
(1) all submerged lands lying seaward and outside of the area of lands beneath navigable waters as defined in [section 1301 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1301&num=0&edition=prelim), and of which the subsoil and seabed appertain to the United States and are subject to its jurisdiction and control or within the exclusive economic zone of the United States and adjacent to any territory of the United States; and
(2) does not include any area conveyed by Congress to a territorial government for administration;
**(b) Secretary.—** The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior, except that with respect to functions under this subchapter transferred to, or vested in, the Secretary of Energy or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by or pursuant to the Department of Energy Organization Act ([42 U.S.C. 7101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section7101&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Energy, or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, as the case may be.
**(c) Lease.—** The term “lease” means any form of authorization which is issued under [section 1337 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1337&num=0&edition=prelim) or maintained under [section 1335 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1335&num=0&edition=prelim) and which authorizes exploration for, and development and production of, minerals.
**(d) Person.—** The term “person” includes, in addition to a natural person, an association, a State, a political subdivision o
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**(a) In general** In carrying out the program authorized by [section 3402 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section3402&num=0&edition=prelim), the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in consultation with the Ocean Policy Committee established under [section 8932 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section8932&num=0&edition=prelim), shall—
(1) conduct interdisciplinary expeditions or other scientific activities in conjunction with other Federal and State agencies, Tribal Governments, private industry, academia (including secondary schools, community colleges, and universities), and nongovernmental organizations, to map, explore, and characterize little known areas of the marine environment, inventory, observe, characterize, and assess living and nonliving marine resources, and report such findings;
(2) give priority attention to deep ocean regions of the exclusive economic zone, with a focus on deep water marine systems that hold potential for important scientific discoveries, such as hydrothermal vent communities and seamounts;
(3) conduct scientific expeditions to locate, define, and document historic shipwrecks, submerged sites, and other ocean exploration activities that combine archaeology and oceanographic sciences;
(4) develop and implement a transparent, competitive process for merit-based peer-review and approval of proposals for activities to be conducted under this program, taking into consideration advice of the Board established under [section 3405 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section3405&num=0&edition=prelim);
(5) support technological innovation of the United States ma
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 3405
1 See References in Text note below.
1 So in original. The word ‘‘and’’ probably should not appear.
1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a period.
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘terms’’ and ‘‘mean’’.
Act,1 the Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration shall develop
an outreach strategy to broadly disseminate in-
formation on the discoveries made by the pro-
gram under section 3402 of this title.
(Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, § 12004, as added Pub. L.
117–263, div. J, title CIII, § 10305(e)(1), Dec. 23,
2022, 136 Stat. 3973.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The date of the enactment of the National Ocean Ex-
ploration Act, referred to in subsec. (c), probably means
the date of enactment of Pub. L. 117–263, which was ap-
proved Dec. 23, 2022. Prior versions of the bill that was
enacted into law as title CIII of div. J of Pub. L. 117–263
included such Short Title, but it was not enacted as
part of Pub. L. 117–263.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 3404, Pub. L. 111–11, title XII, Mar. 30,
2009, 123 Stat. 1418, related to an ocean exploration and
undersea research technology and infrastructure task
force, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 117–263, div. J, title
CIII, § 10305(d), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3972.
§ 3405. Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
(a) Establishment
The Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration shall appoint
an Ocean Exploration Advisory Board composed
of experts in relevant fields, including represent-
atives from academic, commercial, nonprofit,
philanthropic, policy, and Tribal entities—
(1) to advise the Administrator on priority
areas for survey, discovery, and opportunities
for extramural collaborat
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TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS
§ 1331
1 See References in Text note below.
2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘accordance’’.
waters for the constitutional purposes of com-
merce, navigation, national defense, and inter-
national affairs, all of which shall be paramount
to, but shall not be deemed to include, propri-
etary rights of ownership, or the rights of man-
agement, administration, leasing, use, and de-
velopment of the lands and natural resources
which are specifically recognized, confirmed, es-
tablished, and vested in and assigned to the re-
spective States and others by section 1311 of this
title.
(b) In time of war or when necessary for na-
tional defense, and the Congress or the Presi-
dent shall so prescribe, the United States shall
have the right of first refusal to purchase at the
prevailing market price, all or any portion of
the said natural resources, or to acquire and use
any portion of said lands by proceeding in ac-
cordance with due process of law and paying just
compensation therefor.
(May 22, 1953, ch. 65, title II, § 6, 67 Stat. 32.)
§ 1315. Rights acquired under laws of United
States unaffected
Nothing contained in this subchapter or sub-
chapter I shall affect such rights, if any, as may
have been acquired under any law of the United
States by any person in lands subject to this
subchapter or subchapter I and such rights, if
any, shall be governed by the law in effect at the
time they may have been acquired: Provided,
however, That nothing contained in this sub-
chapter or subchapter I is intended or shall be
construed as a finding, interpretation, or con-
struction by the Congress that the law under
which such rights may be claimed in fact or in
law applies to the lands subject to this sub-
chapter or subchapter I,
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