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According to the forwarding memorandum, "This 10-year plan 

 represents the best judgment of the Federal Council as to size and 

 priorities of programs consistent with national requirements. It also 

 takes into account the compatibility between funds, manpower, and 

 facilities. It has been carefully reviewed by a number of outside 

 consultants serving the Office of Science and Technology. But rather 

 than an unalterable blueprint, this plan is more an outline — a state- 

 ment of requirements in which context annual plans can be prepared. 

 It will be supplemented by additional reports on special topics, such 

 as manpower and instrumentation needs." 



Note 17. This bill is patterned after proposals of the National 

 Security Industrial Association that also urges a sharp increase in 

 Federal funding to approximately $900 million annually (Reference 21 ). 



Note 18. Four conventions formulated at the UN Conference 

 on the Law of the Sea: "Territorial Sea — ^Executive J," 86th Congress, 

 1st Session. A convention on the sovereignty over territorial sea and 

 contiguous zones; ratified May 26, 1960 (became effective September 

 10, 1964). 



"High Seas — Executive K," 86th Congress, 1st Session. A con- 

 vention on international use of the high seas, ship registry and control, 

 and the protection of the oceanic waters from pollution; ratified 

 May 26, 1960 (became effective September 30, 1962). 



"Fishing and Conservation — Executive L," 86th Congress, 1st 

 Session. A convention on fishing and conserving the living resources 

 of the high seas; ratified May 26, 1960. (Ratification by 22 nations 

 required before the convention becomes effective; June 1, 1964, only 

 14 deposits of ratification had been received. As of October 1964, 

 no additional ratifications had been received.) 



"Continental Shelf — Executive M/' 86th Congress, 1st Session. 

 A convention on the sovereignty over the waters adjacent to the 

 territorial sea to a depth of 200 meters or (beyond that depth to 

 wherever exploitation of natural resources is practicable) and the 

 exploring and exploiting of the Continental Shelf; ratified May 26, 

 1960 (became effective June 10, 1964). 



Note 19. This bill would establish policy to accelerate exploration 

 and development of physical, chemical, geological, and biological 

 resources of the Continental Shelf, to encourage private investment 

 in utilization of its resources, to determine benefits and to disseminate 

 information on resources and to develop an engineering capability 

 to operate on and above the Continental Shelf. 



Note 20. Amendments removed the limitation on exemptions so as 

 to treat all vessels engaged in oceanographic research on the same 

 basis (Reference 30). 



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