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The reference in line 16, page 20 of the bill, to ''The Act of June 12, 

 1895," should read "The Act of January 12, 1895," and the sentence 

 beginning on hue 6, page 48, is incomplete, and apparently the phrase 

 "to carry out" should be inserted on line 8 of the same page. 



The bdl contemplates that a considerable amount of basic and 

 apphed research will be done. Therefore, since it appears that these 

 costs ^vili be financed in whole or in part by grants, contracts, or other- 

 wise, and that patentable discoveries may be expected to result from 

 such research, we suggest that the connnittee may wish to consider 

 the advisabihty of providing a pohcy statement concerning such 

 patentable discoveries, i.e., whether or not patent rights are to vest 

 in the Government. 



Smce the phrase "oceanographic research" appearing in line 18 of 

 page 46 of the bill appears not to be properly appUcable in the first 

 sentence of section 81, title 14 of the United States Code, following the 

 word "au'craft," we recommend clarification with respect to the in- 

 tended use of this phrase. We also suggest a clarification of the 

 amending language indicated in hne 1, page 47 of the bill, to be added 

 to the foregoing section 81, so as to indicate whether the items men- 

 tioned therein are intended to constitute aids to navigation. 

 Sincerel}'' yours, 



Joseph Campbell, 

 Comptroller General oj the United States. 



Department of State, 

 Washington, D.C., Apnl 4, 1961. 

 Hon. Warren G. Magnuson, 

 U.S. Senate. 



Dear Senator Magnuson: In your letter to the Secretary of Feb- 

 ruary 13, 1961, 3-0U asked for comments concerning S. 901, 87th 

 Congress, 1st session, introduced by you. 



International cooperation has always been a factor in oceanography 

 and marine biological studies. Throughout the history of the United 

 States the Department of State has had and will continue to have an 

 interest in securing the cooperation of other countries for expeditions 

 and surveys in international and territorial waters. These expedi- 

 tions may be of private origin, they may be undertaken by Federal 

 agencies, hy individual States or they may be a combination of both. 



The United States provides substantial encouragement and support 

 to international organizations having science programs. They can 

 include nongovernmental agencies such as the International Council 

 for the Exploration of the Sea, the International Association of Phj^s- 

 ical Oceanograph}", the International Council of Scientific Unions, as 

 weU as intergovernmental organizations of which the United States 

 is a member, such as the International Atomic Energy Agency, the 

 Work Meteorological Organization, and the Food and Agricultural 

 Organization. It is desu^able both for foreign relations and for the 

 advancement of knowledge which wiU be of benefit to mankind that 

 the U.S. efforts in marine science be strengthened. Such strengthen- 

 ing will be achieved by adoption of the expanded national program 

 in oceanography recommended by the President in his recent messages 

 to the Senate and House. 



