NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM LEGISLATION 



THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1965 



House of Representatives, 

 Subcommittee on Oceanography of the 

 Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 



Washington^ D,0. 



The subcommittee met at 10:05 a.m., pursuant to recess, in the 

 caucus room. Cannon House Office Building, Hon. Alton Lennon 

 (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. 



Mr. Lennon. The subcommittee will come to order and will resume 

 its hearings on sundry bills with respect to the many facets of 

 oceanography. 



This morning, we are delighted to welcome from the "Today" show 

 Dr. J. Herbert Hollomon. Some of you may have in your possession 

 a biographical data on Dr. Hollomon. It is impressive to me, but I 

 was even more impressed. Doctor, with your splendid presentation in 

 your interview with the charming reporter from NBC on the "Today" 

 show this morning. Let me congratulate you. I agree with what you 

 had to say ; that is the reason I congratulate you. 



We are delighted to have you here. Assistant Secretary of Commerce 

 for Science and Technology. All of the Federal agencies have at least 

 a division in them of science and technology, and the Department of 

 Commerce is certainly one of the best. 



Dr. Hollomon, we would be delighted to hear from you at this 

 time, sir. 



STATEMEFT Or DR. J. HERBERT HOLLOMON, ASSISTAITT SECRE- 

 TARY OF COMMERCE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; ACCOM- 

 PANIED BY GORDON A. CHRISTENSON, ASSISTANT GENERAL 

 COUNSEL, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE; AND VICE ADM. H. 

 ARNOLD KARO, DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR, ENVIRONMENTAL 

 SCIENCE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 



Dr. Hollomon. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



I have with me this morning, on my right, Arnold Karo, who is the 

 recently appointed and confirmed new Deputy Administrator for the 

 new organization known as Environmental Science Services Admin- 

 istration, or ESSA; and, on my left, Mr. Christenson, who is Assis- 

 tant General Counsel for the Department of Commerce, and he works 

 mostly in the areas that have to do with science and technology and 

 problems of this sort. 



Mr. Chairman, members of the committee : I am pleased to be here 

 today to discuss with you the various bills on oceanography that are 

 pending before this committee. I shall not take them up bill by bill, 



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