Table V. — The "National Oceanographic Program," a component of Federal 

 Marine Sciences and Technology 



[Program Plan estimated in millions of dollars] 



Fiscal year 

 1966 



Fiscal year 

 1967 



Fiscal year 

 1968 



BY AGENCT 



Defense - - 



Commerce 



Interior.- — 



National Science Foundation 



Atomic Energy Commission 



Health, Education, and Welfare 



Transportation _ 



Smithsonian Institution 



State.- 



National Aeronautics and Space Administration 



Total.... 



BT FtJNCTION 



Research 



Surveys 



Engineering 



Instrumentation 



Ship construction 



Services 



Facilities 



Total-.- -.-. 



98.0 



19.5 



23.4 



47.7 



8.3 



3.1 



5.2 



1.5 



.5 



.4 



123.0 



20.7 



27.3 



29.0 



13.7 



5.8 



6.0 



1.6 



.5 



137.9 



27.7 



28.6 



40.1 



15.8 



4.0 



20.1 



1.8 



.7 



207.6 



228.5 



277.5 



These three stages differ in one other respect — the motivation for 

 funding. The two stages in the base are supported as a national pol- 

 icy to maintain an innovative capability adequate to meet both present 

 and future national needs. This base can be considered part of the 

 long-term investment capital of the Nation. General purpose research 

 includes a substantial academic research component. This is of spe- 

 cial importance and has received Council study to be sure that its 

 growth is consistent with both needs for additional knowledge and the 

 new opportunities for research associated wnth increasing graduate 

 student interest in ocean-oriented programs. 



Funding of marine science efforts for public needs, the third stage, 

 depends largely on the user requirements in terms of anticipated pay- 

 off, even though such a cost-benefit assessment deals in part with in- 

 tangibles. Funding for each category of development in the vertical 

 bars is developed separately, depending on the relative importance of 

 the different goals and on the opportunities available in various pro- 

 grams. This expected potential to contribute to public needs is de- 

 termined by the President and the Congress in the budget and 

 appropriation process. 



Trends in the Federal Program 



Past programs have been characterized by substantial marine science 

 efforts for national security objectives such as strategic, undersea, and 



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