FEDERAL LEGISLATION FOR OCEANOGRAPHY, 1956-6 5 11 



"4. The Navy and the National Science Foundation should each 

 finance about 50 percent of the new basic research activity except ship 

 construction. The Navy should finance 50 percent of the new research 

 ship construction with the Maritime Administration and the National 

 Science Foundation sharing the remainder. The Navy, through the 

 Hydrographic Office, should finance 50 percent of the deep ocean sur- 

 veys, while the Coast and Geodetic Survey should finance the balance. 

 The Navy should sponsor completely all military research and de- 

 velopment operations. 



The Bureau of Commercial Fisheries should finance the greater 

 part of the recommended ocean resources program. The Atomic 

 Energy Commission should finance the major part of the research 

 dealing with problems of radioactive contamination of the oceans. 

 The National Science Foundation and the Office of Education should 

 sponsor jointly the proposed program for increasing scientific and 

 technical manpower in the marine sciences. Efforts aimed at foster- 

 ing international cooperation in the marine sciences should be spon- 

 sored by the Department of State; the International Cooperation 

 Administration, and the National Science Foundation. Other agen- 

 cies should take responsibility for certain aspects of the proposed 

 program, particularly the Public Health Service, the Geological 

 Survey, and the Bureau of Mines. 



"5. Private foundations and universities, industry, and State 

 governments should all take an active part in the recommended 

 program of expansion." 



NASCO recommended funding in categories of basic research, bio- 

 logical and mineral resources, radioactivity in oceans, hydrographic 

 surveys, ship operations, education and training, new laboratories, 

 and research ships. Only funds over the 1958 base were recorded, 

 and these have been added to Federal estimates for the base year of 

 1958 in Table 17 of Reference 7. The 10-year total amounts to 

 $867 million, of which $347 million represents investments in new 

 ships and facilities. After an interval of new ship construction, 

 annual budgets would level off at about $80 to $85 million. In a 

 more recent analysis of oceanography in terms of economic benefits 

 (Reference 23) NASCO recommended annual Federal funding of 

 $280 million for the 1965-74 decade. 



Note 4. The Federal Council for Science and Technology considers 

 problems which affect more than one Federal agency or concern the 

 overall advancement of the Nation's science and technology. More 

 specifically, serving in an advisory capacity to the President and to 

 heads of member agencies concerned, the Council is directed to 

 recommend policies and other measures — 



1. To provide more effective planning and administration of 

 Federal scientific and technological programs; 



