Table A-2. The Federal Ocean Program Budget by 

 Major Purpose Category 



(Millions of dollars) 



Major Purpose 



Estimated by Fiscal Year 



1975 1976 TQi 1977 



International Cooperation and Collaboration 11.7 13.3 4.3 15.4 



National Security 93.0 98.9 24.8 97.3 



Living Resources 113.7 127.5 31.0 138.3 



Transportation . 37.9 32.5 7.2 36.8 



Development and Conservation of the Coastal 



Zone 116.5 125.7 30.5 138.5 



Nonliving Resources 82.9 118.6 27.4 129.3 



Oceanographic Research 124.1 128.9 36.4 144.8 



Education 11.3 11.3 4.8 11.4 



Environmental Observation and Prediction 35.2 39.0 11.1 41.6 



Ocean Exploration, Mapping. Charting and 



Geodesy 99.4 108.9 27.1 123.2 



General Purpose Ocean Engineering 40.9 52.7 14.9 64.0 



National Centers and Facilities 15.9 15.2 3.4 16.0 



TOTAL 782.5 872.5 222.9 956.6 



1 Transitional quarter. 



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