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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES 



SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEANOGRAPHY, 



GULF OF MEXICO AND THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF 



HEARING ON: DUAL USE OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 



AUGUST 4, 1993 



QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD TO MR. ROBERT W. WINOKUR 



Question 6. In the testimony, you speak of the need to make a commitment 

 to the use of submarines to study the Arctic Ocean. Is the Navy prepared to 

 make this kind of commitment? How would you expect this cooperation to be 

 funded? 



Answer: The Navy is prepared to make further submarine platforms available 

 for civilian research in the Arctic, but the Navy is unable to immediately commit 

 to future undersea Arctic science cruises without the consideration of additional 

 funds. 



Such a project is an ideal candidate to demonstrate the dual use of 

 defense assets to study the Arctic Ocean under the ice, i.e. putting them to the 

 service of the civilian science community for global climate change research; 

 however, funding for the project should be provided without negatively 

 affecting the Navy's budget and within the context of civilian science's 

 interests and budgets. For example, funding for the cooperative project could 

 come through the Advanced Research Projects Agency's (ARPA) Technology 

 Reinvestment Project, the Strategic Environmental Research and Development 

 Program (SERDP), the U.S. Arctic Research Plan, or the Environmental Task 

 Force. 



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