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cal and chemical environment are planned. This exercise, known 

 as Submarine Arctic Science Cruise-93, is the first U.S. Nuclear 

 submarine cruise totally dedicated to Arctic science exploration 

 and represents a unique cooperative effort between the U.S. Navy 

 and the U.S. Science community. 



Since the Arctic Science Cruise-93 is primarily a non-military 

 venture, the Navy does not have similar projects planned or 

 funded. The Navy is willing to pursue making additional platforms 

 available for research in the Arctic, but we are unable to immedi- 

 ately commit to future projects without the consideration of addi- 

 tional funds. 



Interagency Committees and cooperative agreements are the pri- 

 mary mechanisms in place which facilitate the dual use of Defense 

 technology. These activities include Navy involvement in the U.S. 

 Global Change Research Program, the Interagency Working Group 

 on Data Management for Global Change, the Office of the Federal 

 Coordinator for Meteorological Services, the Federal Geographic 

 Data Committee, the Defense Hydrographic Initiative and the 

 Navy-NOAA Joint Ice Center. In addition, the Oceanographer of 

 the Navy serves as the Naval Deputy to NOAA, thereby ensuring 

 close ties between the two organizations. 



In summary, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the opportunity to ad- 

 dress the Committee today. During the past few years, we have 

 pursued new and exciting opportunities with the civilian oceano- 

 graphic research community in the dual use of unique Navy tech- 

 nology and assets insofar as mission and security considerations 

 permit. I believe the results of these collaborative efforts should be 

 viewed as outstanding successes that provide new capabilities and 

 data leading to a better understanding of various oceanic processes 

 and marine mammal behavior. 



This concludes the oral summary of my testimony. A complete 

 written statement has been provided to the Subcommittee. I will be 

 happy to answer any questions you may have at this time. 



Mr. Ortiz. Thank you. 



[The prepared statement of Mr. Winokur can be found at the end 

 of the hearing.] 



Mr. Ortiz. Dr. Baker, I know that you have other commitments 

 and will probably have to leave. But we will submit to you a series 

 of questions from the members, some of whom are with us today 

 and some of whom could not be here. If you would like to leave a 

 member of your staff to sit at the table, please feel free to do so. 



Mr. Baker. Thank you. Dr. Ned Ostenso, who is head of our Oce- 

 anic and Atmospheric Research Division, is here; and he will take 

 my place at the table. 



Thank you very much. 



Mr. Ortiz. Thank you for being with us, sir. 



Dr. Hartwig. 



STATEMENT OF DR. ERIC HARTWIG, DIRECTOR OF 

 OCEANOGRAPHY, NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY 



Dr. Hartwig. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



I am testifying on behalf of the CNR, the Chief of Naval Re- 

 search; the head of the Navy's science and technology organization. 



