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of the marine sciences in tlie United States. In furtherance of the purposes of 

 this Act, the Secretary is authorizetl to provide assistance through the Office 

 of Education in the form of teacher salaries and etiuipment. 



Sec. 10. It is necessary in oi-der to carry out the policies of S. Res. 136, Eighty- 

 sixth Congress, and of this Act to have the Office of Education, Department of 

 Health, Education, and Welfare carry out, under laws relating to such Depart- 

 ment or Office, si>ecified duties as part of the general program for the develop- 

 ment of the marine sciences in the United States. Appropriations authorized in 

 this section shall be in addition to other appropriations provided for such De- 

 partment or Office to carry out its duties under law. 



ATOMIC EXERGY COMMISSION 



Sec. 11. In furtherance of the iK>licies in S. Res. 136, Eighty-sixth Congres.s, 

 and of this Act, and for the purpose of determining the effects of radioactive 

 contamination upon the oceans and life within the oceans and their estuaries, 

 and for regulating in the interests of public safety, health and welfare, the in- 

 troduction of radioactive materials in the oceans, the Atomic Energy Commission 

 is hereby authorized to conduct, in the marine environment, an intensive ten- 

 year program of control and monitoring of radioactive waste disposal and studies 

 including, but not limited to. circulation and mixing processes which affec-t the 

 dispersion of introduced contaminants in coastal and estuarine environments 

 and in the open ocean, inorganic transfer of radioactive elements fi-om seawater 

 to sediments, the effect of radioactive elements on living oragnisms in the 

 oceans, coastal waters and estuaries and the genetic effects of radiation on such 

 organisms. The Atomic Energy Commission is further authorized to carry out 

 any of its duties or functions under this or other Acts, including the use of 

 scientific ships and personnel, in cooperation with other agencies of the Federal 

 Government, or through contracts with or grants to State institutions or in- 

 dependent scientific laboratories undretaking or equipped to iiudertake such 

 programs: Provided, lioircvcr. That those aspects of the program relating to 

 regulating and monitoring the introduction of radioactive material in the ocean 

 shall be carried out by the Coast and Geodetic Survey or the Public Health 

 Service, or both, with funds made available by the Atomic Energy Commission. 

 Sec. 12. It is necessary in order to carry out the policies of S. Res. 136, 

 Eighty-sixth Congress, and of this Act to have the Atomic Energy Commission 

 carry out. under laws relating to such Commission, specified duties as part of 

 the general program for the development of the marine sciences in the Unitetl 

 States. Appropriations authorized in this section shall be in addition to other 

 appropriations provided for such Commission to carry out its duties luider law. 

 There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Atomic Energy Commis- 

 sion, during the ten-year period beginning with .July 1. of the first fiscal year 

 following approval of this Act by the President, the following sums as are 

 necessary — 



for engineering studies in connection with control and monitoring as 

 authorized in section 11 of this Act: Provided, Jioicerer, That expenditures 

 for this purpose not exceed $370,000 in any one year of the ten-year program 

 authorized by this Act : 



for participating in international meetings of scientists and technical 

 experts relating to international control and monitoring of radioactive waste 

 disposal in the marine en\ironment : Provided, hoirever. That expenditures 

 for this puriMise not exceed .S30.000 in any one year of the ten-year program : 

 for estuarine and coastal studies authorized in section 12 of this Act: 

 Provided, hovever, Tliat expenditures for this puri>ose not exceed .S2.800.000 

 in any one year of the ten-year program of estuarine and coastal studies 

 authorized by this Act : 



for research to determine circulation and mixing processes which control 

 the dispersion of radioactive wastes introduced in deep waters of the open 

 ocean: Provided, however. That the expenditures for this purpose by the 

 Atomic Energy Commission not exceed $1,400,000 per annum ; 



for studies of the inorganic transfer of radioactive elements from sea 

 water to the .sediments: Provided, however. That expenditures by the Atomic 

 Energy Commission for this purpose not exceed $484,000 in the first year 

 of the program or $299,000 in subsequent years of this ten-year periotl : 



for studies of the effects of the biosphere on the distribution and circula- 

 tion of radioi.sotoijes in the ocean and its seas: Pravided. however. That 



