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behavior, and potential use of fish, shellfish, and other marine life, and there- 

 by to enhance the development and utilization of living marine resources ; 



6. establishment of a national oceanographic records center to assemble, 

 prepare and disseminate all scientific and technical oceanographic and closely 

 related data, including but not limited to physical, biological, fisheries, hydro- 

 graphic and coastal survey, meteorological and climatological data. All non- 

 classified data shall be made available for public use ; and 



7. development of formal international cooperation in the marine sciences 

 on a reciprocal basis subject to approval by the President. 



The Congress further declares that a coordinated, long-range program of ocea- 

 nographic research requires estaMlsliment of a Division of Marine Sciences in 

 the National Science Foundation [emphasis added], which shall include repre- 

 sentation from Government agencies having duties or responsibilities connected 

 with or related to the seas and oceans, and oceanographic scientists associated 

 with universities, institutions afiiliated with universities, laboratories, or foun- 

 dations, and which Division shall be authorized and directed — 



(a) to develop and encourage a continuing national policy and program 

 for the promotion of oceanographic research, surveys and education in the 

 marine sciences : Providecl, That the long-range program for oceanographic 

 research developed and projected by the Chief of Naval Research, Depart- 

 ment of the Navy, and approved by the Chief of Naval Operations, known 

 as project TENOC (Ten Years in Oceanography), be incorporated in the 

 national program and policy ; 



(6) to recommend contracts, grants, loans, or other forms of assistance 

 for the development and operation of a comprehensive national program of 

 oceanographic research and education in the marine sciences ; 



(c) to cooperate with and encourage the cooperation of the OflSce of Naval 

 Research, the Hydrographic Ofiice, the Bureau of Ships, the Coast and Geo- 

 detic Survey, the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, the Atomic Energy Com- 

 mission, the Maritime Administration, the United States Weather Bureau, 

 the United States Coast Guard, the United States Geological Survey, the 

 National Bureau of Standards, and other Government agencies dealing 

 with problems related to the seas, and the National Academy of Sciences- 

 National Research Council, and administrators and scientists of all univer- 

 sities and institutions receiving assistance from Federal agencies for ocean- 

 ographic or fisheries research or education in the marine sciences in the form 

 of contracts, loans, grants, leases, donations, scholarships, fellowships, or 

 transfers of funds or property of the Federal Government ; 



{d) to foster the interchange of information among marine scientists in 

 the United States and foreign nations within the security provisions and 

 limitations of the National Science Foundation Act of 19.50 (G4 Stat., ch. 

 171 ) ; and 



(e) to evaluate the scientific aspects of programs of oceanographic and 

 fisheries research and surveys undertaken by agencies of the Federal 

 Government, universities and institutions receiving assistance from the 

 Federal Government for oceanographic and fisheries research and ocean 



surveys. 



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S6TH Congress XT T> 10110 



2d Session ^^' J^' J-'^-iJ-^ 



IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 



Februaky 15, 1960 



Mr. Geoege p. Mili^er introduced the following bill ; which was referred to 

 the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 



A BILL 



To establish a public policy with respect to oceanographic surveys, and to pro- 

 vide for coordination of the efforts of Federal agen-cies with respect to oceano- 

 graphic surveys 



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

 of America in Congress assembled, That Congress hereby finds that the needs 

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