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Page 6, line 20, strike the words "universities and" after the word 

 "all" and substitute the word "universities" and a comma. Insert 

 the words "and organizations" following the word "institutions". 

 The pm-pose of this is to broaden the field of cooperation between the 

 divisional committee of the Division of Marine Sciences and Govern- 

 ment agencies, the National Acadeni}^ of Sciences — National Research 

 Council, and non-Government recipients of assistance from the Federal 

 Government or its agencies in undertaking research or education for 

 the advancement of marine science. 



Division of Marine Sciences 



Section 3 of S. 901 would amend the National Science Foundation 

 Act of 1950 to include a Division of Marine Sciences and a divisional 

 committee of this Division. Six scientists selected on a basis of 

 competence from universities and other non-Federal institutions would 

 serve on the divisional committee with representatives from designated 

 Government agencies. 



Committee amendments to section 3 



Page 8, line 10, insert the words and punctuation "agencies, or 

 industry" between the words "institutions," and the words "and 

 designated". This amendment broadens the area from which non- 

 Federal representatives on the divisional committee of the Division 

 of Marine Sciences may be selected to include agencies other than 

 Federal agencies, of which State fisheries departments might be cited 

 as one example, and from industry. A number of industries are now 

 engaging in extensive marine research and have employed professional 

 oceanographic scientists of ability in connection with these research 

 efforts. 



Authorizations for National Science Foundation 



Section 4 adopts the recommendations of the Committee on Ocea- 

 nography in authorizing appropriations to the National Science 

 Foundation of funds for development of the marine sciences over a 

 10-year period beginning with July 1 of the first fiscal year following 

 approval of the act by the President, and would provide that these 

 appropriations be in addition to other appropriations provided the 

 National Science Foundation to carry out its statutory duties. Other 

 sections of the bill authorizing appropriations contain similar language 

 with reference to the effective date of the act and similarly state that 

 appropriations authorized pursuant to this act shall be supplementary 

 to other appropriations. 



Authorizations would include $9,950,000 for construction of research 

 ships; $12,440,000 for the operation of these ships over a 10-year 

 period; $37,200,000 for basic marine research activities with the pro- 

 viso that expenditures in this category not exceed $8 million in any 

 one year; such sums as may be adequate for specialized oceanogTaphic 

 instruments or equipment for marine research and exploration with 

 the proviso that expenditures for this purpose not exceed $10 million 

 in any one year of the 10-year progi'am; funds for the construction of 

 shore facilities for marine research, and $4,800,000 for education and 

 training in the marine sciences, of which not more than $480,000 would 

 be expended in any one year. 



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