various universities and institutions eleven chapters of the Nation- 

 al Academy's report on oceanography have been published. To 

 coordinate the Government activity necessary to execute this pro- 

 gram), the ICO, or the Interagency Comimittee on Oceanography, 

 was developed. This Committee has reviewed the reports of the 

 National Academy of Science and has incorporated in a sense, 

 input from Government programs, and our ability to produce these 

 particular programs. The ICO still uses the National Academy's 

 Committee in an advisory capacity. In fact, these non-Governnnent 

 oceanographer s attend and participate in meetings of both the ICO 

 itself and of its panels. For example, Mr. J, M. Snodgrass and 

 others who will follow are here today. These are non-Government 

 scientists who are working in various fields of oceanography. 

 That, then, ties together these two things, the ICO and NASCO. 



TENOC (of the Navy) was developed to be incorporated into 

 the National Oceanographic Program of the ICO. The Navy hopes 

 that TENOC will become a part of the National Oceanographic 

 Program of the Federal Government. 



The Magnuson Bill of the Senate was an outgrowth of a feeling 

 that some impetus was needed to get this program started. After 

 NASCO had made its recommendations and the Government 

 agencies had come through and reviewed them and in a sense, 

 adopted the Magnuson reports -- with some slight modifications -- 

 then. Senator Magnuson and other very able staff miembers on the 

 Senate Committee dealing with these affairs came out with the 

 Magnuson Bill which would give Congressional sanction and auth- 

 orization to proceed in this particular matter. 



The Miller Bill is named after Congressman George Miller 

 of California, the Chairman of the Subcommittee of Oceanography 

 of the Merchant Marine Fishery Comnnittee of the House. This 

 subcommittee is set up on a permanent basis within the legislative 

 branch of the Government, a committee similar to the ICO in the 

 executive branch. 



The ICO is of a less permanent nature than the one the Miller 

 Bill would establish, composed of senior officers of the various 

 departments interested in the field of oceanography. 



The two Congressional Bills, then, reflect the interest of 

 Congress in this field. This Congressional interest stems, of 

 course, from the National Academy of Science's report and the 

 various reports that have been produced by Government Depart- 

 ments interested in oceanography. 



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