so Stat. 204. 



Appendix 13 



Public Law 89-454 



[89th Congress, S. 944, June 17, 1966] 



AN ACT To provide for a comprehensive, long-range, and coordinated national program 

 in marine science, to establish a National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering 

 Development, and a Commission on Marine Science, Engineering and Resources, and 

 for other purposes 



Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of Marine Re- 



sourcos 3.11(1 

 the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Engineering 



Act may be cited as the "Marine Resources and Engineering De- Development 



velopment Act of 1966". Act of 1966. 



DECLAKATION OP POLICY AND OBJECTIVES 



Sec. 2. (a) It is hereby declared to be the poKcy of the United ^^ ^*^*- 2^^- 

 States to develop, encourage, and maintain a coordinated, com- 

 prehensive, and long-range national program in marine science 

 for the benefit of mankind to assist in protection of health and 

 property, enhancement of commerce, transportation, and national 

 security, rehabilitation of our commercial fisheries, and increased 

 utilization of these and other resources. 



(b) The marine science activities of the United States should 

 be conducted so as to contribute to the following objectives : 



(1) The accelerated development of the resources of the 

 marine environment. 



(2) The expansion of human knowledge of the marine 

 environment. 



(3) The encouragement of private investment enterprise 

 in exploration, technological development, marine commerce, 

 and economic utilization of the resources of the marine en- 

 vironment. 



(4) The preservation of the role of the United States as 

 a leader in marine science and resource development. 



(5) The advancement of education and training in marine 

 science. 



(6) The development and improvement of the capabilities, 

 performance, use, and efficiency of vehicles, equipment, and 

 instruments for use in exploration, research, surveys, the 

 recovery of resources, and the transmission of energy in the 

 marine environment. 



(7) The effective utilization of the scientific and engineer- 

 ing resources of the Nation, with close cooperation among all 

 interested agencies, public and private, in order to avoid un- 

 necessary duplication of effort, facilities, and equipment, or 

 waste. 



(8) The cooperation by the United States with other na- 

 tions and groups of nations and international organizations in 

 marine science activities when such cooperation is in the 

 national interest. 



the national council on marine resources and engineering 

 development 



Sec. 3. (a) There is hereby established, in the Executive Office 

 of the President, the National Council on Marine Resources and 



(141) 



