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resources, to authorize the construction of research and survey ships and labora- 
tory facilities, to expedite oceanographic instrumentation, to assure systematic 
studies of effects of radioactive materials in marine environments, to enhance 
the public health and general welfare, and for other purposes.” 
The general purpose of S. 901 is a matter of policy for the determination 
of the Congress. However, in the consideration of the bill, we recommend the 
following corrections and clarifications: 
We believe that because of the number of agencies and the amount of funds 
involved in carrying out the purposes of the bill, it might be well to consider 
the vesting of specific authority for controlling and coordinating the oceano- 
graphic programs of the several agencies in one organization to prevent dupli- 
cation of effort and to assure the most effective and economical operation of the 
program. 
- Section 8(a) of the proposed legislation authorizes appropriations to the 
Coast and Geodetic Survey as are necessary for the construction of eight sur- 
vey ships. The Coast and Geodetic Survey has requested funds in the amount 
of $9,425,000 to be appropriated in fiscal year 1962 for one oceanographic sur- 
veying- vessel under its existing ship construction legislation (33 U.S.C. 8831). 
The Bureau has also proposed in its 1962 budget justifications a program for 
construction of seven additional oceanographic ships and it expects to request 
the necessary funds during fiscal years 1963-65. It is not clear whether the 
eight ships required to be constructed by section 8(a) of the bill are the same as 
or in addition to the eight ships included in the Coast and Geodetic Survey’s 
proposed oceanographic program. 
Section 8(b) does not place any limitation on the cost of operating new 
Coast and Geodetie Survey ships, while a 10-year limitation is imposed on the 
National Science Foundation by section 4(b) and annual limitations are im- 
posed on the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries by section 6(b) and on the Navy 
by section 14. We recommend clarification on this point. 
Section 8(i) imposes a qualification that any person receiving training or 
education at the expense of the Department of Commerce must agree to continue 
employment in the Department for a period not less than 3 years for each year 
of training received. However, the bill does not contain a similar qualification 
for training and educational programs of other agencies. In view thereof, and 
since we are unable to ascertain whether such a limitation was intended for 
other agencies, we recommend that this phase of the matter be clarified. 
By making oceanographic research one of the primary duties of the Coast 
Guard, under this bill, it appears that under the authority of 14 U.S.C. 92(d) 
the Secretary of the Treasury could then construct vessels for the exclusive 
purpose of oceanographie research. It is not clear, however, whether the Coast 
Guard was intended to have this additional ship construction authority since 
the bill would place a monetary limitation on the amount of scientific equipment 
that may be installed on each Coast Guard vessel assigned oceanographic re- 
search duties. Accordingly, we recommend that the bill clearly indicate whether 
this additional ship construction authority is intended to be granted to the 
Coast Guard. 
Since section 10(d) does not appear to be related to the appropriations re- 
ferred to in the preceding paragraphs of this section, we suggest that section 
10(d) be redesignated as section 9(e). 
On page 34, line 4, the bill reads “‘(a) Provide funds, by contract or other- 
wise * * *.” We believe the word “grant’’ should be substituted for “otherwise” 
because this would make the provision more specific and would conform with 
the wording on line 23 of page 34 and in the general provisions on line 9 of 
page 54. 
We suggest that the term ‘operating costs” on page 39, line 17, be clarified to 
indicate the actual costs intended to be included. We have been advised in- 
formally by the Department of the Navy that they overlooked this provision in 
their review of the prior bill and that careful consideration would be given 
thereto in their study of the present bill. We observe that operating costs of 
ships are also referred to in various other sections of the bill without indication 
of the costs intended to be included, e.g., line 23, page 8; lines 15 and 17, page 15; 
and line 10, page 24. 
The general provisions on page 54 provide in section 21(c) that all agreements 
for grants in excess of $50,000 shall contain a provision that the General Account- 
ing Office shall have the right to examine the pertinent records of the grantee 
relating to the grant. While this provision is in accord with our recommendation 
of November 17, 1959, to your committee concerning S. 2692, 86th Congress, we 
now believe that it would be more desirable not to place a monetary limit upon 
