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cause they were so overtaxed with work and it was difficult for a 

 researcher to really get the information that was wanted. 



Is there anything that we should do in order to increase appropria- 

 tions along that line, in your opinion ? 



Mr. Chace. I would have to answer that as an individual again. 



Mr. Pelly. Answer it pereonally, yes. 



Mr. Chace. I think that you have done a great deal already. I 

 think that, of course, our great need at the moment is space. We can- 

 not do very much without it and I understand that we have a fairly 

 good chance of getting the wings on our present building now. If 

 we get those, we can move ahead. Without additional space, we are 

 pretty well stymied. 



Mr. Pelly."^ I think that the membere of this committee are very 

 much interested in writing a report on legislation which will con- 

 tribute to science generally and that what you have said personally, 

 although not in behalf of the Smithsonian, can be very helpful when 

 we come up with some sort of what may be piecemeal legislation. 



I appreciate that this is one opportunity that you will have when 

 the Bureau of the Budget or even the administration of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution does not have you under wraps. I tliink this is 

 your chance, if you can speak up now and tell us any way that we 

 can be helpful in writing legislation; that is what the committee 

 wants. 



Mr. Chace. I do not think there is anything that I can add. 



I do want to stress that we cannot produce miracles in a short time 

 and until we get the additional space we are pretty well stymied. 



Mr. Pelly. When is that building supposed to be completed^ 



Mr. Chace. I do not know. Well, of course, we can prepare for the 

 expanded facilities in advance, but even so, we are going to have diffi- 

 culty in obtaining an adequate staff. Systematic marine biologists 

 are few and far between. 



Mr. Pelly. Thank you. 



Mr. Miller. Mr. Dingell ? 



Mr. Dingell. Unfortunately, I did not have an opportunity to hear 

 all of your testimony, sir, but I was particularly interested in receiving 

 the answer to one question. You are familiar, of course, with H.R. 

 12018, and specifically, insofar as it would establish a data center? 



Mr. Chace. Yes. 



Mr. DixGELL. Do you feel it would be helpful to the data center 

 to have the Smithsonian Institution included therein as one of the 

 consultants and one of the participating Government agencies? 



Mr. Chace. I have never been able to decide just how marine bio- 

 logical data is to be handled in a data center. I think that if it is 

 included we certainly could contribute, because we have a mass of raw 

 data. 



Mr. Dingell. Then you do feel that it would be helpful to have the 

 Smithsonian included as one of the participating Government agen- 

 cies? 



Mr. Chace. I think so. 



Mr. Dingell. Do you think that it would be helpful to the Smith- 

 sonian to participate in something of this sort ? 



Mr. Chace. I do not think so. 



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