33 U.S.C. § 3405 — Ocean Exploration Advisory Board

to advise the Administrator on priority areas for survey, discovery, and opportunities for extramural collaboration and partnerships;

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;

to annually review the quality and effectiveness of the proposal review process established under section 3403(a)(4) of this title; and 1

to identify market barriers to development or commercialization of novel ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization products, processes, and tools;

to identify best practices to improve data management, processing, storage, and archiving standards; and

to provide other assistance and advice as requested by the Administrator.