PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM IN OCEANOGRAPHY 11 



witli the oft-asserted goals of both the executive branch and the 

 Congress. Your committee believes that it sets forth, in positive 

 terms, a mechanism within the framework of the Office of Science and 

 Techaoiogy by which a stated national program in oceanography 

 might be established and maintained, with effective focusing of re- 

 sponsibilities among the departments to the President and to the 

 Congress. 



At the same time, H.R. 12601 will permit the high degree of flexi- 

 bility that a broad, complex and long range program, involving a 

 variety of scientific disciplines, requires. 



COST OF THE LEGISLATION 



Since this bill simply describes certain responsibilities to be exer- 

 cised by the Office of Science and Technology in regard to the estab- 

 lishment of a national oceanographic program, coordination of the 

 activities of the various departments and agencies, and requirements 

 for reporting to Congress, the only cost involved in the bill itself is the 

 salary of the authorize Assistant Director for Oceanography, i.e., 

 $19,000 per annum. Any other expense in connection with the pro- 

 gram would be pursuant to the already enacted provisions of the 

 Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1962. 



THE AMENDMENTS 



The amendments to this bill, adopted by your committee, are 

 essentially clarifying or technical in nature. 



The expression in the second paragraph of subsection 2(a) with 

 regard to the implementation of the national program, "by both 

 'in-house' and contract research," was considered as being inappro- 

 priate in a statement of policy. The bill is reported with the expres- 

 sion deleted. 



Subsection 3 (c) of the original bill provides that in establishing the 

 national program of oceanography and in revising such program the 

 Office of Science and Technology is required to consult with all inter- 

 ested departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United 

 States, "as well as capable nongovernmental institutions and industries 

 were appropriate." It is the clear intent that all sources of knowledge, 

 assistance and guidance be called upon in the national effort. There- 

 fore, to avoid any misunderstanding, the word "nongovernmental," 

 appearing on page 3, lines 3 and 4, has been amended to read "non- 

 Federal," so as to make it perfectly clear that our splendid State 

 institutions and others that are supported m whole or in part by some 

 non-Federal governmental entity are to be called upon to contribute 

 to the national program. 



On page 4, lines 7 and 8, the words "United States" are inserted in 

 lieu of the words "Federal Government." 



In the definition of the term "oceanography" your committee 

 thought it desirable to include "geological" data with the other types 

 of data specifically mentioned. As elsewhere stated in this report, 

 it is the intent of this bill that the national oceanographic program 

 should embrace all scientific fields relevant to the oceanic environment. 

 This amendment merely amplifies your committee's intention. 



