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Facilities — FY 1962 shows a large increase in the 

 IISF budget for facilities, r^ile we applaud this in- 

 crease, the amount budgeted will be insufficient to meet 

 even the pressing and iinmediate needs of the oceanographic 

 institutions. This amount should be increased to 

 $15,000,000 in FY 1963 and maintained near that level for 

 several years to come. 



E. Atomic Energy Commission 



Our discussion in Section II-F of this report reviews 

 the Atomic Energy Commission ICO program. We concur with 

 the AEC research objectives outlined in the ICO report 

 and V7ith the research tasks which will be supported with 

 this additional funding. We are pleased to see a signifi- 

 cant increase in funding for FY 1962 in the AEC Biology 

 and Medicine Division. 



Other AEC Divisions show negligible or no increase 

 from FY 1961 to 1962. This is surprising in view of the 

 continuing problems of these Divisions that require work 

 in the marine sciences. As indicated in our other Section, 

 we are particularly anxious to encourage additional 

 attention to the complex and difficult problems of deep 

 ocean circulation. In the past, AEC support has been 

 rightly concentrated in estuarine and coastal areas. How- 

 ever, future activities and capabilities portend a shift 

 in emphasis toward the deep sea. 



F. Department of Health, Education and iJelfare* 



U. S. Public Health Service 



The U.S. Public Health Service has substantially 

 increased its support of inshore oceanography as related 

 to problems of pollution. The FY 1962 program is approxi- 

 mately double the FY 1961 effort. About half of their 

 total program is conducted by grants with coastal labora- 

 tories, and the remainder in their ov;n laboratories. This 

 is a good ratio and should be maintained. The increased 

 PHS Division of Radiological Health participation in the 

 oceanographic program is encouraging. We look forward to 

 future extensions of this work. 



*See Sections II-A and P 



