to the total program. The large jump between fiscal year 1966 and 
fiscal year 1967 reflects the rapid growth of a new Navy project—the 
Deep Submergence Systems Project. 
Table 10.2 presents the ICO breakdown of the National Oceano- 
graphic budget according to various functions. These numbers should 
be taken as a qualitative distribution. For example, our evaluation 
suggests that in fiscal year 1967 basic research in oceanography, exclu- 
sive of ship-operating costs, will total $27.5 million or about 9 percent 
of the total Federal program in oceanography (see sec. 7.2). 
Following is a brief summary of agencies involved in the oceano- 
graphic program, with a short description of mission, level of interest, 
and relevance to the national program. This listing is meant only to 
provide an overview of the agencies’ activities. Far more detailed in- 
formation is available in the annual ICO reports on the national pro- 
gram.’ 
TaBLE 10.2.—ICO breakdown of the National Oceanographic budget fiscal year 
1965-67 
[In millions] 
Actual, Estimated | President’s 
fiscal year fiscal year, budget 
1965 1966 fiscal year, 
1967 
IRCSCAnC hile Says Se ae oe ee 70. 5 81. 4 84.3 
SUITE V.€. VS eee tore eer a pee 26. 3 29. 5 38. 4 
Ocean engineering-__._____.__------ 62. 0 40. 7 66. 0 
Ship. construction... .......i.2-..- 20,7 1255 16. 2 
Instrumentation__________________- 10. 3 9. 4 8. 4 
ACHES] eo ee eee 6. 0 3) 5: 2 
Data center... ......22.-..2.--2 22. 1.0 1.2 1.4 
FLLG Callas Ban eS Saks ee es i 196. 8 178. 2 219. 9 
1 Includes Internationa] Indian Ocean Expedition and Ocean Sediment Coring Program. 
Department of Defense 
Navy activities in oceanography are divided between those directed 
toward solving specific Navy problems and those involving a broad 
support of oceanography through Office of Naval Research contracts 
with universities, nonprofit institutions, and industrial laboratories. 
The Navy not only is a major supporter of basic research, but is also 
the principal contributor to survey programs through the U.S. Naval 
Oceanographic Office and to the development of ocean engineering, 
primarily through the Deep Submergence Systems Project. This 
1The latest, ‘National Oceanographic Program, fiscal year 1967,” ICO Pam- 
phlet 24, 1966. 
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