16 NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM LEGISLATION 



Spy. 5. The President shall report aiinnally during the month of February to 

 the Congress. Such report shall contain the following : 



(1) the general status of oceanography; 



(2) the status of research, development, studies, and surveys conducted 

 (directly or indirectly) by the United States in furtherance of oceanography, 

 together with application of such research, development, studies, and surveys ; 



(3) a financial analysis on a horizontal basis showing the totality of the 

 amounts proiiosed for appropriation by Congress for marine sciences, by 

 functions ; 



(4) a detailed analysis of the amounts proposed for appropriation by 

 Congress for the ensuing fiscal year for each of the departments, agencies, 

 and instrmuentalities of the Government to carry out the purposes of this 

 Act: 



(5) current and future plans and policies of the T'nited States with respect 

 to oceanography ; and 



(6) requests for such legislation as may be necessary to cany out as 

 rapidly as possible the purposes of this Act. 



Sec. 6. As used in this Act the term "oceanography" includes, but is not limited 

 to, the acquisition, assembling, processing, and dissemination of all scientific and 

 technological oceanographic and related environniental data, including, but not 

 limited to, physical, geological, biological, fisheries, hydrographic and coastal 

 survey, meteorological, climatologieal, and geophysical data. 



U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 



Washington, D.C., March 4, 1965. 

 Hon. Herbert C. Bonner, 



Chairman, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 

 House of Representatives. 



Dear Mr. Bonner: The Atomic Energy Commission is pleased 

 to comment on H.R. 2218, a bill "[t]o provide for a comprehensive, 

 long-range, and coordinated national program in oceanography, and 

 for other purposes." 



As you are aware, the AEC was one of the four Federal agencies 

 that first suggested and participated in efforts to coordinate an 

 effective national program in oceanography. 



We believe that H.R. 2218, which directs the President to establish 

 a comprehensive Federal program in oceanography and to fix respon- 

 sibility for its conduct, could effectively achieve this important 

 objective. Accordingly, the Commission recommends the enactment 

 of H.R. 2218. 



The Bureau of the Budget has advised that there is no objection 

 to the presentation of this report from the standpoint of the adminis- 

 tration's program. 



Sincerely yours, 



John V. Vinciguerra, 



General Manager. 



Executive Office of the President, 



Bureau of the Budget, 

 Washington, B.C., March 11, 1965. 

 Hon. Herbert C. Bonner, 



Chairman, Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 

 House oj Representatives, Washington, D.C. 



Dear Mr. Chairman: This will acknowledge your letter of Jan- 

 nary 26, 1965, inviting the Bureau of the Budget to comment on 

 H.R. 2218, a bill to provide for a comprehensive, long-range, and 

 coordinated national program in oceanography, and for other purposes. 



