530 NATIONAL OiCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM LEGISLATION 



Mr. Haworth. It is an interagency funding. Dr. Carlson could 

 perhaps give you a more descriptive detail than I could. 



Mr. Carlson. The Data Center is funded by, I believe, seven of the 

 agencies. Now, Dr. Bader is a member of the Board of Trustees. Is 

 that right, Dr. Bader ? 



Mr. Bader. Yes. 



Mr. Carlson. And we provide funds for their operation, which is 

 under the management of the Navy. 



Mr. Casey. Do they contribute to the funding of it, is that estab- 

 lished by the Board of Trustees, or is it established by ICO, or who 

 determines how much support you shall give to a study ? 



Mr. Carlson. I would like to ask Dr. Bader to answer that because 

 he does sit on the Board of Trustees. 



Mr. Bader. The Board of the NODC receives from the staff of 

 NODC the information concerning the requirements for the budget, 

 the priorities for the various activities that they feel should be done 

 and the actual dollars that are requested. 



The Board, in turn, evaluates this and finally decides at a specific 

 level which can be funded by the various agencies involved. 



Each of the agencies every fiscal year puts a specific sum into the 

 operation of the Oceanographic Data Center. 



Mr. Casey. Now, does that Board — is that Board just composed 

 of representatives of the various agencies ? 



Mr. Bader. They are representatives of the agencies that are fund- 

 ing the National Oceanographic Data Center, yes, sir ; and users of it. 



Mr. Casey. That Board determines the operation, the amount of 

 new equipment, the amount of personnel, and what have you. Is that 

 right ? 



Mr. Bader. The Board actually, after receiving the information 

 from the staff of NODC, evaluates this information to determine 

 whether the budget and the equipment and priorities of that which 

 they want to do can be funded, so, in this sense, yes, the Board does 

 say, "You can have a piece of equipment." 



Mr. Casey. The staff is all Navy ? 



Mr. Bader. The staff is on Navy billet ; yes, sir. 



Mr. Casey. And the staff then is on the Navy's funding and what 

 you all do is contribute whatever the staff tells you is necessary, you 

 determine how much each of you should take on. Is that right ? The 

 Board does that ? 



Mr. Bader. The Board makes the general 



Mr. Casey. How many are on the Board, Doctor? 



Mr. Bader. I think there are nine, sir. 



Mr. Casey. Nine different agencies ? 



Mr. Bader. Nine different agencies. It is the AEC, National Sci- 

 ence Foundation, the Department of Commerce, Department of In- 

 terior, the Navy, there have been a few new members to the Board re- 

 cently. I think the number is nine. I am not positive, but I could 

 get that for you. 



Mr. Casey. The Coast Guard ? 



Mr. Bader. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Casey. And Treasury ? 



Mr. Bader. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Casey. Do other agencies contribute to the data that goes into 

 this Center, or is it limited to the nine that are on the Board ? 



