Marine Science Affairs 



Appendix B-4 — Senate Concurrent Resolution 72 — international Decade 

 of Oean Exploration — Continued 



in waters more distant from the United States, and (3) accelerated development of 

 the capabilities of the United States to explore the oceans and particularly the train- 

 ing and education of needed scientists, engineers, and technicians. 



Sec. 2. It is further the sense of Congress that the President should cooperate with 

 other nations in ( 1 ) encouraging broad international participation in an International 

 Decade of Ocean Exploration, (2) sharing results and experiences from national 

 ocean exploration programs^ (3) planning and coordinating international cooperative 

 projects within the framework of a sustained, long-range international eflfort to investi- 

 gate the world's oceans, (4) strengthening and expanding international arrangements 

 for the timely international exchange of oceanographic data, and (5) providing appro- 

 priate technical and training assistance and facilities to the developing countries and 

 support to international organizations so they may effectively contribute their share 

 to the International Decade of Ocean Exploration. 



Sec. 3. It is further the sense of Congress that the President in his annual report 

 to the Congress on marine science affairs pursuant to Public Law 89-454 should 

 transmit to the Congress a plan setting forth the profK>sed participation of the United 

 States for the next fiscal year in the International Decade of Ocean Exploration. The 

 plan should contain a statement of the activities to be conducted and specify the de- 

 partment or agency of the Government which would conduct the activity and seek 

 appropriations therefor. 



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