V-31 



in New York Harbor. It conducts studies on subjects ranging from 

 sedimentation and beach erosion to the distribution and abundance 

 of marine plants and animals. The agency is involved with several 

 research facilities with capabilities in the area of estuarine 

 ecosystems and in various kinds of tropical research. 



National Academy of Sciences--National Academy of Engineering 



The National Academy of Sciences (fJAS) and the National Academy of 

 Engineering (NAE) are twin organizations composed of distinguished 

 scientists and engineers dedicated to the furtherance of science and 

 engineering and their uses for the general welfare. Although not 

 government agencies, the academies enjoy close relations with the 

 Federal Government from which they hold Congressional charters. 

 Each charter specified, "the Academy shall, whenever called upon by 

 any department of the Government, investigate, examine, experiment, 

 and report upon any subject of science or art, the actual expense of 

 such investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports to be 

 paid from appropriations which may be made for the purpose, but the 

 Academy shall receive no compensation whatever for any service to the 

 Government of the United States." 



The NAS and the NAE contribute to the development of knowledge of 

 the Nation's estuaries through their respective committees on 

 oceanography (NASCO) and Coimnittee on Ocean Engineering (NAECO). 

 The most recent contribution of the NASCO a:id NAECOE, acting in 



