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Mr. Dingell. You have indicated that they review. Subsequent 

 to the review, what happens? Recommendations are made? 



Dr. Maxwell. If there are areas in which recommendations are 

 needed, yes, sir, recommendations are made. 



Mr. Dingell. Does your Panel have any authority to enforce the 

 carrying out of its recommendations, or to supervise the conduct of 

 agencies pursuant to its recommendations? 



Dr. Maxwell. Our Panel has no authority to do this, but Mr. 

 Chairman, I would like to point out that the members on our Panel 

 are in general the people from these various agencies that have 

 cognizance of the research programs, and therefore, there is consider- 

 able feedback from our Panel directly to the various agencies. 



If, for example, the Panel were to be critical of my own program 

 within the Office of Naval Research, I would consider this advice 

 very heavily in connection with my own program, and perhaps 

 modify it, to come up to the expectations and criticisms of the Panel. 



Mr. Dingell. But assuming that the agency concerned, after it 

 had its program reviewed, chose not to make compliance with the 

 recommendations, or not to accord the appropriate dignity to the 

 recommendations. Then what would happen? 



Dr. Maxwell. Should this situation come about, then our Panel 

 would make a report to the ICO of course we would make a report in 

 any case on this, and then it would be up to the Interagency Com- 

 mittee on Oceanography to take further action. 



Mr. Dingell. All right, what would the ICO Committee do, since 

 it is essentially a reviewing, clearing house agency without authority 

 to do other than to recommend? 



Dr. Maxwell. Well, again you have this same feedback mecha- 

 nism which I mentioned earlier, except at a somewhat higher level 

 within the Federal agencies, and this is a very effective mechanism 

 to get a program changed and modified. 



Mr. Dingell. Doctor, we appreciate your courtesy in being with 

 us this morning. I was wondering if in view of the time, if you 

 would object to filing your statement with regard to the international 

 programs. Would you have any objection to doing that? 



Dr. Maxwell. No objection at all. 



Mr. Dingell. It would be helpful to us. The committee is rather 

 pressed for time. And I do apologize to you, and thank you for your 

 kindness and courtesy in being with us this morning. 



Mr. Bauer. Mr Chairman, I would like to ask Dr. Maxwell if he 

 will submit for the record the U.S. Report of IOC. I believe you 

 have such a copy? 



Mr. Dingell. Do you have that? 



Dr. Maxwell. Yes, this is for the intergovernmental oceano- 

 graphic meeting at UNESCO? 



Mr. Bauer. Yes, sir. 



Dr. Maxwell. I have the summary report, and I would be very 

 happy to supply this for the record. 



Mr. Dingell. Doctor, we appreciate your courtesy in being with 

 us this morning. We thank you for your very helpful testimony. 



Dr. Maxwell. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



(The additional material to be supplied follows.) 



