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OCEANOGRAPHY 



HEARINGS 



BEFORE THE 



SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON OCEAKOGEAPHY 



OF THE 



COMMITTEE ON 



MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES 



HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 



EIGHTY-SIXTH COXGEESS 



SECOND SESSION 

 ON 



H.R. 9361 



TO ADVANCE THE MARINE SCIENCES, TO ESTABLISH A 

 COMPREHENSIVE 10-YEAR PROGRAM OF OCEANOGRAPHIC 

 RESEARCH AND SURVEYS; TO PROMOTE COMMERCE AND 

 NAVIGATION, TO SECURE THE NATIONAL DEFENSE; TO 

 EXPAND OCEAN RESOURCES; TO AUTHORIZE THE CON- 

 STRUCTION OF RESEARCH AND SURVEY SHIPS AND FA- 

 CILITIES; TO ASSURE SYSTEMATIC STUDIES OF EFFECTS 

 OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS IN MARINE ENVIRON- 

 MENTS; TO ENHANCE THE GENERAL WELFARE; AND 

 FOR OTHER PURPOSES 



H.R. 10412 



TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC POLICY WITH RESPECT TO 

 OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEYS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR COOR- 

 DINATION OF THE EFFORTS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES 

 WITH RESPECT TO OCEANOGRAPHIC SURVEYS 



H.R. 12018 



TO ESTABLISH WITHIN THE UNITED STATES COAST AND 



GEODETIC SURVEY A NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA 



CENTER AND A NATIONAL INSTRUMENTATION TEST AND 



CALIBRATION CENTER 



MAY 17, 19, 20, 24, AND 25, 1960 



Printed for the use of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 



UNITED STATES 

 GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

 55944 WASHINGTON : 1960 



