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a reciprocal but carefully supervised basis subject to approval by 

 the President. 



On July 1, 1959, Senate Resolution 136 was considered in executive 

 session by your committee and unanimously ordered reported favor- 

 ably with amendments. It was reported to the Senate on July 13 

 by Chairman Magnuson and on July 15 passed the Senate by unani- 

 mous consent. 



On September 11, 1959, in the closing days of the 1st session of the 

 86th Congress, a bill to implement Senate Resolution 136, and to 

 authorize the program recommended by the Committee on Oceanogra- 

 phy and commended in Senate Resolution 136, was introduced by 14 

 U.S. Senators, of whom 11 are members of this Committee. 



Hearings on this bill, S. 2692, 86th Congress, were held on April 

 20, 21, and 22, 1960, at which the chairman and seven members of 

 the Committee on Oceanography, scientists heading special panels of 

 the committee, and other scientists testified. 



Members of the Committee on Oceanography who did not testify at 

 the 1960 hearings testified this year on S. 901, the successor bill to S. 

 2692. 



S. 2692 passed the Senate b}" unanimous consent on June 23, 1960, 

 but the House of Representatives failed to act. 



As a result of the House of Representatives not acting on S. 2692, 

 86th Congress, Senator Magnuson on February 9, 1961, reintroduced 

 the proposed legislation, with supplementary provisions recommended 

 by the Committee on Oceanograph}", for consideration by the 87th 

 Congress. The new bill was designated S. 901. 



Hearings were held on Alarch 15, 16, and 17. at which a total of 

 18 witnesses, including members of the Committee on Oceonography, 

 scientists representing oceonographic institutions and laboratories in 

 8 States, the Secretary of the Nawy^, and others testified. 



Statements also were submitted by scientists and scientific groups 

 in 11 States who were unable to attend the hearings. 



The published hearings include the testimony, statements, and also 

 communciations concerning S. 901 received by your committee from 

 scientists, institutions, industries, and associations in all parts of the 

 country. 



On May 23, 1961, the bill was considered in executive session and 

 ordered reported favorably with amendments. 



COST 



Cost of the 10-year program was estimated by the Committee on 

 Oceanography as $651.41 million, or an average cost of slightly niore 

 than $65 million per year. The Committee's breakdown of this 

 estimated cost was : 



In mUlionn 



New research and survey ships $276. 05 



Shore facihties for marine research 90. 90 



Shore facihties for marine surveys 56. 32 



Marine resources investigations 87. 31 



New devices (and instruments) for marine research 100. 40 



Ocean radioactivity research and control 32. 43 



Education and training of marine scientists 8. 00 



