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6. Establishment Id the Weather Bureau of a 10-year study of the 

 interchange of energy and matter between the oceans and the at- 

 mosphere and other studies authorized in section 7 of this act, 



7. Development, construction, or acquisition by the Weather Bm'eau 

 of new and improved instruments and equipment authorized in 

 section 7. 



8. Design and construction by the Maritime Administration of 

 ships authorized in section 7. 



9. Establishment of an educational and training program in ocea- 

 nography for selected students and employees. 



The last authorization includes two provisos. 



One would limit Coast and Geodetic Survey expenditures on the 

 above education and training program to $100,000 per annum. 



The other would requu'e that persons who receive such education 

 and training as beneficiaries of the above program shall agree in 

 "WTiting to continue employment with the Department of Commerce 

 for 3 years for each year of training unless separated from tlie Depart- 

 laent earlier for the convenience of the Federal Government Present 

 requirements are that following 1 year of training, employment shall 

 continue for 10 years before another year of education and training 

 may be provided. In particular cases the Coast and Geodetic Survey 

 believes that more frequent training periods in advanced courses 

 would be in the interest of the agency and its oceanographic activities. 



Committee amendment to section 8 



Page 24, line 22, following the word and punctuation "displace- 

 ment," and before the word "survey" strike the word "two" and 

 substitute the word "four". This would increase the number of 

 survey ships of 1,200- to 1,500-ton displacement for which construp- 

 tion funds would be authorized by this section for use of the Coast 

 and Geodetic Surve5\ The amendment follows the consensus of 

 scientists who have advised this committee on construction of new 

 research ships that more ships of large or medium size are needed for 

 complex oceanogTaphic studies. Funds for tvro survey ships of 500 

 tons displacement, primarily for use in coastal operations, and for 

 four ships of 2,000 tons or more displacement would also be authorized 

 for Coast and Geodetic Survey construction. 



Department of Healih, Education, and Welfare, Office of 

 Education, Public Health Service 



SECTION 9 



The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare would be au- 

 thorized in section 9 to undertake a 10-year program for development 

 of the marine sciences in the United States. 



Responsibilities of the Secretary in this program primarih^ would 

 be in two fields. These are: 



1. Education. 



2. Health. 



In the field of education the Secretary would be authorized and 

 directed to develop training programs, award fellowships, and assist 

 in obtaining new faculty in oceanogTax h}^ and the marine sciences. 



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