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National Invasive Species CouncilNational and international concern about invasivespecies led to the issuance of Executive Order 13112in February 1999. The Executive Order establishedthe National Invasive Species Council, consisting often federal departments and agencies, to providenational leadership on terrestrial and aquatic invasivespecies.Web: .National Ocean ResearchLeadership CouncilThe National Ocean Research Leadership Council(NORLC) is the governing body of the NationalOceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP), bothcreated by the National Oceanographic PartnershipAct of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–201) to support researchand education that advances ocean understanding.The NORLC consists of the heads of twelve federalagencies involved in funding or setting policy forocean research. The NORLC is advised by a group ofnonfederal experts in ocean matters, whose membersrepresent the National Academy of Sciences, academicoceanographic research institutions, state governments,and others.Web: .See Section 3 (Federal Laws): National OceanographicPartnership Act.See also Section 4 (Federal Programs): NationalOceanographic Partnership Program.National Science and TechnologyCouncil—Committee on Environmentand Natural Resources and Committeeon ScienceThe National Science and Technology Council(NSTC) was established in 1993 by Executive Order12881 with a mandate to coordinate scientificresearch and development activities throughout thefederal government and ensure their consistencywith presidential priorities. Members include thePresident, Vice President, an Assistant to thePresident for Science and Technology, the Cabinetsecretaries, and heads of agencies with significantscience and technology responsibilities. The NSTCcreated the Committee on Environment and NaturalResources and the Committee of Science to adviseand assist the NSTC and provide a formal mechanismfor interagency coordination relevant to domesticand international environmental and naturalresources issues. Within this structure, a JointSubcommittee on Oceans was established to coordinatenational ocean science and technology policy.Web: .Pacific States MarineFisheries CommissionAuthorized by Congress in 1947, the Pacific StatesMarine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is an interstatecompact agency that includes five westernstates (AK, CA, ID, OR, and WA). PSMFC programsinclude fisheries data collection, research, and monitoring,information dissemination, and facilitation ofinterstate agreements on fishery management issues.Web: .Regional Fishery Management CouncilsIn 1976, the Fishery Conservation and ManagementAct (now titled the Magnuson-Stevens FisheryConservation and Management Act) created eightRegional Fishery Management Councils (RFMCs) tomanage the living marine resources within thenation’s exclusive economic zone as later defined bythe Act. The RFMCs operate in the Caribbean, Gulfof Mexico, Mid-Atlantic, New England, NorthPacific, Pacific, South Atlantic, and Western Pacificregions. Each RFMC consists of a NMFS regionaldirector, directors of the state marine managementagencies, and members nominated by state governorsand appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. Inaddition, there are at least three nonvoting membersrepresenting USCG, USFWS, and DOS; other nonvotingmembers may also be appointed.Web: .See Section 3 (Federal Laws): Magnuson-StevensFishery Conservation and Management Act.APPENDIX D: GLOSSARY OF FEDERAL OCEAN AND COASTAL-RELATED COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, COUNCILS, LAWS, AND PROGRAMSD 7