4 FEDERAL LEGISLATION FOR OCEANOGRAPHY, 1956-65 



March 2, 1961. S. 1189, introduced by Senator Warren G. Magnuson, 

 to expand functions of Coast Guard to include oceanographic 

 research. 



March 15, 16, 17, and May 2, 1961. ''Marine Sciences" hearings on 

 S. 901 and S. 1189 convened by Senate Commerce Committee. 



March 29, 1961. Executive Communication 734, transmitted to the 

 Congress by President John F. Kennedy, supporting a sharply 

 accelerated program of oceanography through supplemental 

 appropriations for fiscal year 1962 (Note 11). ($97.5 million 

 requested; $104.8 million appropriated.) 



A2)ril 27, 1961. Hearings convened on H.R. 4340 by Subcommittee 

 on Oceanography, House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Com- 

 mittee, "Oceanographj^, 1961 — Phase 1." 



May 4, 1961. H.R. 6845, introduced by Congressman George P. 

 Miller, similar to S. 1189. 



May 22, 1961. Hearings convened on "Project Mohole" by Sub- 

 committee on Oceanography, House Merchant Marine and 

 Fisheries Committee, "Oceanography 1961 — Phase 2." 



June 19-23 and July 14, 1961. Hearings convened on H.R. 4276 by 

 Subcommittee on Oceanography, House Merchant Marine and 

 Fisheries Committee, "Oceanography 1961 — Phase 3." 



June 20, 1961. Senate Commerce Committee favorablv reported out 

 S. 901; Senate Report 426 (Note 12). 



July 28, 1961. S. 901 passed unanimously by Senate. 



October 5, 1961. H.R. 6845 approved (Public Law 87-396). 



February 29 to March 2, 1962. Hearings convened by Subcommittee 

 on Oceanography, House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Com- 

 mittee, chaired by Congressman John Dingell, on effectiveness 

 of FCST Intragency Committee on Oceanography. 



June 9, 1962. Office of Science and Technology estabfished in Execu- 

 tive Office of President under Reorganization Plan No. 2 (Note 

 13). 



July 18, 1962. H.R. 12601 introduced by Congressman John Dingell, 

 Oceanographic Act of 1962, to establish a national policy to 

 develop and maintain a coordinated, comprehensive and long- 

 range national program in oceanography. The bill gave the 

 Office of Science and Technology (OST) responsibility to estab- 

 lish a national program in oceanography, through a newly estab- 

 lished Assistant Director, provide an annual report on programs 

 and Government-wide budgets to the Congress, and authorized 

 a statutory advisory committee to serve OST composed of 

 university and industry scientists. 



August 14, 1962. "National Oceanographic Program for fiscal year 

 1963," developed by Federal Council's Interagency Committee 

 on Oceanography, was released by Office of Science and Tech- 

 nology. ($126 million requested; $124 million appropriated.) 



August 14, 1962. H.R. 12601, as a clean bill superseding H.R. 4276 

 reported out favorably by House Committee on Merchant 

 Marine and Fisheries; House Report 2221 (Note 14). 



August 20, 1962. H.R. 12601 laid on table; S. 901 amended to con- 

 form to language of H.R. 12601 and passed by House. 



