OCEANOGRAPHY 1 1 



[H.R. 12018, S6th Cong., 2d sess.] 



A BILL To establish within the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey a National 

 Oceanographlc Data Center and a National Instrumentation Test and Calibration 

 Center 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States 

 of America, in Congress assembled, That (a) the Secretary of Commerce is au- 

 thorized to establish within the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey a 

 National Oceanographic Data Center. The function of the National Oceano- 

 graphlc Data Center shall be to ac-quire, assemble, process, and disseminate all 

 scientific and technological and oceanographic and related environmental data, 

 including, but not limited to, physical, biological, fisheries, hydrographic and 

 coastal survey, meterological. climatological, and geophysical data. 



(b) There is hereby established an advisory board composed of one repre- 

 sentative from each of the following agencies: (1) the Department of the Navy 

 (2) the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries of the Department of the Interior, (3) 

 the National Science Foundation, and (4) the Atomic Energy Commission. Such 

 advisory board shall advise and consult with the Secretary of Commerce in the 

 administration o fthe National Oceanographic Data Center. 



(c) The National Oceanographic Data Center is authorized to conduct re- 

 search and other projects within the fields of its activities for any department, 

 agency, or instrumentality of the Government of the United States on a cost 

 reimbursable basis. 



(d) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to exchange or sell, on a cost 

 reimbursable basis, such data, publications, or other infonnation of the National 

 Oceanographic Data Center as he deems to be in the public interest. Such 

 exchange or sale may be made with any governmetnal or nongovernmental de- 

 partment, agency, or institution or with any other person (including foreign 

 governmental departments, agencies, and instrmuentalities, and foreign 

 persons). 



Sec. 2. (a) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to establish within 

 the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey a National Instrumentation Test 

 and Calibration Center. The function of the National In.strumentation Te.st and 

 Calibration Center shall be to test, calibrate, and evaluate geographic and 

 hydrographic instrumentation. Such testing, calibration, and evaluation shall 

 be done on a cost reimbursjtble basis, and may be done for any governmental or 

 nongovernmental department, agency, or institution or for any other person 

 (including foreign governmental departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, 

 and foreign persons ) . 



Mr. Miller. I want to particiilarly stress to all concerned that the 

 subcommittee has no preconceived ideas. We are groping for the 

 best that we can get. 



It gives me great pleasure at this time to give the floor to the Hon- 

 orable Thomas Pellv of Washington who, I miderstand, has a state- 

 ment to make on H.R. 9361 and on H.R. 10581. 



Mr. Pelly ? 



STATEMENT OF HON. THOMAS M. PELLY, A REPRESENTATIVE IN 

 CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF WASHINGTON 



Mr. Pelly. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the fact that 

 we have some very important witnesses who will make a considerable 

 contribution toward this testimony and the hearings and I will defer 

 to them. If it would meet with your approval, instead I will insert 

 in the record a statement which largely covers what is in the bill and 

 invites some changes where necessary. 



Let us just get on with the hearing, then, Mr. Chainnan, and I will 

 turn this statement in. 



