The Board appoints a chief executive officer, who appoints the staff
To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes, section 3, Sec. 3.
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The Board appoints a chief executive officer, who appoints the staff
The document says “shall”Who acts: the Board of the Marine Debris Foundation, the chief executive officer of the FoundationHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says
“``(1) Appointment; removal; review.--The Board shall appoint and review the performance of, and may remove, the chief executive officer of the Foundation. ``(2) Powers.--The chief executive officer of the Foundation may appoint, remove, and review the performance of any officer or employee of the Foundation.''”
A new subsection (h) added at the end of section 112 of the Marine Debris Act. The Board appoints the Foundation's chief executive officer, reviews that officer's performance and may remove them. The chief executive officer in turn may appoint, remove and review the performance of any other officer or employee of the Foundation.
What the document actually says
“``(1) Appointment; removal; review.--The Board shall appoint and review the performance of, and may remove, the chief executive officer of the Foundation. ``(2) Powers.--The chief executive officer of the Foundation may appoint, remove, and review the performance of any officer or employee of the Foundation.''”
That sentence, in plain words
The Board picks the top job at the Foundation. It checks that work. It can end that job too. The top job does the same for the staff.
What this is about
This is a new rule. It sets out who hires and who fires. The Board deals with one post. That post deals with the rest.
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Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act, Public Law 119-65, sec. 3, 139 Stat. 1987 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ65/html/PLAW-119publ65.htm
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“The Board appoints a chief executive officer, who appoints the staff,” Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act, section 3, Sec. 3. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/save-our-seas-2-0-amendments-act/proposal/sec03-chief-executive-officer/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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