; and (2) may include demonstration projects. (f) Partnership program office (1) In general The Secretary of the Navy and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall jointly establish a partnership program office for the National Oceanographic Partnership Program. Competitive procedures will be used to select an external operator for the partnership program office. (2) Duties The Committee will monitor the performance of the duties of the partnership program office, which shall consist of the following: (A) To support working groups established by the Committee or subcommittee and report working group activities to the Committee, including working group proposals for partnership projects. (B) To support the process for proposing partnership projects to the Committee, including, where appropriate, managing review of such projects. (C) To submit to the Committee and make publicly available an annual report on the status of all partnership projects, including the Federal and non-Federal sources of funding for each project, and activities of the office. (D) To perform any additional duties for the administration of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program that the Committee considers appropriate. 8933. Ocean Research Advisory Panel (a) Establishment The Committee shall establish an Ocean Research Advisory Panel consisting of not less than 10 and not more than 18 members appointed by the Co-chairs, including the following: (1) Three members who will represent the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2) Members selected from among individuals who will represent the views of ocean industries, State, tribal, territorial or local governments, academia, and such other views as the Co-chairs consider appropriate. (3) Members selected from among individuals eminent in the fields of marine science, marine technology, and marine policy, or related fields. The Committee shall ensure that an appropriate balance of academic, scientific, industry, and geographical