Specifically, the Commission is charged to : 



— "Review the known and contemplated needs for natural resources 

 from the marine environment to maintain our expanding national 

 economy. 

 — Review the surveys, applied research programs, and ocean engi- 

 neering projects required to obtain the needed resources from 

 the marine environment. 

 — Review the existing national research programs to insure realistic 

 and adequate support for basic oceanographic research that will 

 enhance human welfare and scientific knowledge. 

 — Review the existing oceanographic and ocean engineering pro- 

 grams, including education and technical training, to determine 

 which programs are required to advance our national oceano- 

 graphic competence, and stature, and which are not adequately 

 supported. 

 — Analyze the findings of the above reviews, including the economic 

 factors involved, and recommend an adequate national marine 

 science program that will meet the present and future national 

 needs without unnecessary duplication of effort. 

 —Recommend a Governmental organization plan with estimated 



cost.'' 

 The Commission was appointed January 9, 1967.^ It shall submit 

 to the President, via the Council, and to the Congress a report of its 

 findings and recommendations not later than eighteen months after 

 its establishment. 



T^^lile the Act provides a framework of policy guidance of unlimited 

 duration, the Marine Sciences Council is an interim body pending rec- 

 ommendations as to the best organizational structure required to im- 

 plement the Act. Its statutory authority expires 120 days after the 

 Commission renders its report. 



Council Activities 



Soon after the President signed Public Law 89-454 into law, he 

 requested the Vice President to activate the Marine Sciences Council. 

 The fii-st meeting was held August 17, 1966, and four other sessions 



»Dr. Julius Adams Stratton, Ford Foundation (chairman); Prof. Richard A. Gej'er, 

 Texas A. & M. University (vice chairman) ; Dr. David Adams, Department of Commercial 

 and Sport Fisheries, State of North Carolina ; Dr. Carl Auerbach, University of Minnesota ; 

 Mr. Jacob Blaustein. Standard Oil Company ; Prof. James Crutchfield, University of Wash- 

 ington ; Mr. Leon Jaworski. attorney ; Dr. John A. Knauss, University of Rhode Island ; 

 Mr. John H. Perry, Perry Publications : Mr. Taylor A. Pryor. Sea Life, Inc. : Mr. George 

 Reedy. Struthers Research and Development Corp. ; Dr. George H. Sullivan, Northrop Space 

 Corporation ; the Honorable Robert H. B. Baldwin, Under Secretary of Navy ; the Honor- 

 able Frank C. Di Luzio, Assistant Secretary of Interior for Water Pollution Control ; the 

 Honorable Robert M. White, Environmental Science Services Administration ; the Honor- 

 able Norris Cotton. U.S. Senator; the Honorable Alton Lennon, U.S. Representative; the 

 Honorable Warren G. Magnuson, U.S. Senator: the Honorable Charles A. Mosher, U.S. 

 Representative. 



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