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to be placed, anJ really how this is going to be broken out. On top of what we are 



providing, in authorizing monies, we really don't know where (his is all going to 

 wind up. * * * I personally do not like this idea of just leaving it out there and 

 letting somebody in the Executive Branch carve this thing up. 



Brown, the pragmatist, rebutted: 



Barry, in a perfect world we would have the legislative capability to lay it out 

 in a perfected piece of legislation 



Brown described the solution as "a composite that reflects the thinking 

 of several people * * * in a sense, we have had to finesse it." After 

 further discussion, Goldwater suggested that the new Office be placed 

 temporarily in the Office of Science and Technology Policy until such 

 time as the President decided on its permanent home. 



When the full committee met at 8 a.m. on August 10, 1976, 

 Brown launched the markup session with these optimistic words: 



We feel that this could be one of the landmark pieces of legislation of this year, 

 although it's not an expensive piece of legislation. Considerable national and inter- 

 national attention has been focused on this subject. The time is ripe, and we think we 

 have a good vehicle in this bill. 



After considerable discussion and debate between Mosher and Gold- 

 water, the full committee accepted Mosher's amendment to house the 

 new Office temporarily in the "Executive Office of the President." 

 Mosher argued that placing it in OSTP would "load that office with 

 administrative, executive duties right at the start" since OSTP was a 

 brainchild of the Science Committee set up for advising the President 

 (see chapter XIII). 



The Earthquake Hazards bill was taken up in the House on 

 September 20. Under suspension of rules procedure, it failed to get the 

 necessary two-thirds vote. Several Members remarked on the contrast 

 between the speed which Congress had displayed in voting $25 million 

 for earthquake relief for Guatemala while refusing to take aggressive 

 action for the protection of American citizens against earthquakes. 



VICTORY IN 1977 



Early in January 1977, Teague and Brown introduced similar 

 legislation in the 95th Congress. Chairman Thornton held a snappy 

 one-day hearing April 20, and convened his subcommittee for a har- 

 monious markup session on April 26. The bill went through unani- 

 mously. Dornan had this to say about the stafTwork on the earthquake 

 bill: 



I highly commend Dr. Thomas R. Kramer for the way he sought out and helped 

 the new members of the committee, particularly myself. Coming from southern 

 California which is loosely referred to as earthquake country, this bill was of great 

 importance to me and my constituents. 



