MARINE SCIENCE 15 
from the shore to the fifty-fathom depth contour in the oceans and lakes, and 
bays and tidewaters connected therewith : 
(a) Request and obtain cooperation from other Government agencies having 
an interest in the marine sciences and ocean surveys, and cooperate with edu- 
cational institutions and laboratories devoted to the marine sciences and ocea- 
nography, and with other public and private organizations and persons who 
may be of assistance. 
(b) Contract with qualified scientists, research laboratories, research or- 
ganizations, or educational institutions to undertake basic and applied research 
studies and experiments in the laboratories and in coastal waters, in further- 
ance of the purposes of this section. 
(c) Undertake in coastal waters studies of the action of waves, wave cur- 
rents, tides, tidal currents, and large-scale ocean littoral currents. 
(d) Study and evaluate the interaction of the atmosphere, the sea, and the 
land as they affect the waves, currents, tides, surges, hydrographic contours, 
and hydrographic changes in the coastal zone. 
(e) Establish observation stations in coastal waters to determine the short- 
term, seasonal, and yearly changes in waves, currents, and hydrography in 
the area surrounding the station. 
(f) Develop, construct, or acquire instruments and equipment for the further- 
ance of the program of studies authorized in this section. 
(g) Determine the sources of the bottom materials in the coastal area, the 
rates and methods of movement of these materials, and the effects on the coastal 
hydrography of changes in the rate at which these materials reach the coastal 
zone. 
(h) Study the mechanics and effects of density currents encountered in the 
coastal area on the current velocities, current patterns, hydrography, inter- 
change of waters, and rates of sedimentation. 
Src. 16. In order to carry out the policies of this Act and of S. Res. 136, 
HRighty-sixth Congress and to provide for the participation of the Department 
of the Army, including either or both military or civil functions activities, in 
the general program for the development of marine sciences in the United 
States, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the 
Army, during the ten-year period beginning July 1 of the first fiscal vear follow- 
ing approval of this Act, the following sums, not to exceed $2,000,000 per 
annum: 
(a) Such sums as are necessary for the investigations and activities described 
iin section 15 relating to investigations in physical oceanography in the near- 
shore zone. 
(b) Such sums are necessary to purchase, develop, or acquire and operate 
the scientifie equipment required for investigations in physical oceanography 
in the near-shore zone, including but not limited to amphibious craft, floating 
eraft, fixed platforms, buoys, current meters, wave meters, tide gages, sound 
equipment, direct density measuring equipment, turbulence meters, underwater 
cameras, and underwater television equipment, and other instruments and labora- 
tory equipment for oceanographic research in the near-shore zone. 
(ec) Such sums as are required for expansion and equipping of shore facilities 
‘as are necessary to support the program of investigations in physical oceanog- 
raphy in the near-shore zone. 
(d) Such sums as are necessary to provide funds for contracts with qualified 
‘scientists, research laboratories, research organizations, or educational institu- 
tions to make investigations into physical oceanography in the near-shore zone. 
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 
Src. 17. (a) Title 14 of the United States Code, chapter 1, section 2, is hereby 
amended by inserting after the clause ‘and rescue facilities for the promotion 
of safety on and over the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of 
the United States;” and before the clause “and shall maintain a state of readi- 
ness to function as a specialized service in the Navy in time of war.” the fol- 
lowing new language: ‘‘oceanogranhie research in and beneath any accessible 
portions of the oceans, seas, gulf and bays including international waters :” 
(b) Title 14 of the United States Code, chapter 5, section 81. is herehy amend- 
ed by inserting in the first sentence after the word “aircraft” and the comma, 
