OCEAN SCIENCES AND NATIONAL SECURITY 167 



86th Congress TI T? Iflfidfl 



2d Session ^^' -'-*'• J-^^vJiu 



IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 



Febkuaet 25, 1960 



Mr. Bonner introduced the following bill ; wliich was referred to the Committee 

 on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 



A BILL 



To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to provide that funds of the United 

 States may be expended for construction of certain vessels only when such 

 construction is carried out by the Secretary of Commerce 



^^^SoT^ H. R. 12018 



IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 



Mat 2, 1960 



Mr. George P. Miller introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

 the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 



A BILL 



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

 Oceanographic Data Center and a National Instrumentation Test and Cali- 

 bration 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- 

 graphic Data Center shall be to acquire, 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, meteorological, climatological, and geophysical data. 



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

 tive 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 of the National Oceanographic Data Center. 



(c) The National Oceanographic Data Center is aiithorized 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 information of the National 

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

 change or sale may be made with any governmental or nongovernmental depart- 

 ment, agency, or institution or with any other person (including foreign govern- 

 mental departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, 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 Instrumentation Test and 

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

 graphic instrumentation. Such testing, calibration, and evaluation shall be done 

 on a cost reimbursable basis, and may be done for any governmental or non- 

 governmental department, agency, or institution or for any other person (in- 

 cluding foreign governmental departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, and 

 foreign persons) . 



