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Ambro subcommittee. As in prior Congresses, this legislation was 

 worked out in collaboration with the Merchant Marine Committee. 

 The President signed the legislation on June 4, 1979. 



At the end of February 1979, the Ambro subcommittee held a 

 joint hearing with the Ottinger Subcommittee on Energy Development 

 and Applications to review the environmental sections of the Depart- 

 ment of Encrgv authorization bill. In marking up that portion of the 

 DOE bill, the Ambro subcommittee made only minor changes in the 

 President's budget request. More emphasis was placed on the internal 

 management of the program to measure the health effects of low- 

 level ionizing radiation. The full committee approved the subcom- 

 mittee's recommendations. 



In the early months of 1979, the Ambro subcommittee continued 

 to build on the oversight and foresight work of its predecessor, the 

 Brown subcommittee. At times the agencies were slow to respond to 

 the many requirements for reports and coordination which they had 

 been mandated to accomplish. This necessitated some strenuous clean- 

 up work by members and staff of the subcommittee. 



Representative and Mrs. James J. Blanchard (Democrat of Michigan). Representative 

 Blanchard serves on the Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Environment. 



