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Proposed Organization of an Ocean Exploration Program
Pages 14-18

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... The Committee believes that an organization charged with implementing an effective international ocean exploration program should not be part of a government agency where it may be subject to internal budgetary and mission pressures, lack of transparency in budgeting and expenditures, as well as influences on program review not based on merit. The government would provide funding to the national program, offer assistance with respect to public affairs, platforms, and data management, engage in budgetary oversight, and administer a competitive process for the selection of an external national program for ocean exploration project office.
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... . Although an existing institution or for-profit company could also operate the national program office, these arrangements are less likely to achieve broad community support.
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... rat rev ~ A____ __~IL~ AL—L~L ~ MEL_—L ________—L~4L~ Jar__ 11~ r—._ ~L~_~47 Some nations are already involved in ocean exploration activities and others may form their own national ocean exploration initiatives in the future (Figure 7~. As such parallel programs are established, it may be helpful to set up an informal umbrella organization, with the national program for ocean exploration representing the United States, to provide information sharing and coordination between the national programs.
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... developing a broad plan for international collaboration in ocean exploration; 3) initiating multilateral cooperative efforts in areas of mutual interest by establishing subcommittees to develop specific coordinated exploration plans; 4)
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... However, as subcommittees are set up to develop detailed plans for specific exploration targets, representatives from any interested nation should be able to participate and serve on the subcommittees. In addition to the above, the Committee recommends that individual cooperative agreements for identified pilot programs be pursued, a strategy that was very successful for ODP Cooperative agreements allow progress on mutual goals without the need for priority setting among many nations.
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