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and long-range requiremehts for ship and facility construction. It, therefore, 

 appears appropriate that the portion of section 14 relating to ship construction 

 should be worded in general terms similar to the provision calling for the con- 

 struction of new shore facilities. The Navy oceanographic shipbuilding pro- 

 gram should be developed within Navy and approved by Congress as a portion 

 of the Navy's total shipbuilding program in accordance with established pro- 

 cedures. 



It is noted that the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is not 

 included in S. 2692. This Department is contributing to oceanography with 

 studies of radioactivity in the oceans and could also participate in an educa- 

 tional program which is essential to train the manpower required for an 

 expansion of the national effort in oceanography. Further legislative authority 

 is not needed by this Department, we understand. 



Pursuant to sections 426-426h of title 33 of the United States Code, the De- 

 partment of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers and the Beach Erosion 

 Board, has a primary interest in nearshore oecanography and the interaction 

 between the oceans and the land (shore and near-shore bottom). In order 

 that this interest may be given recognition, it is recommended that the following 

 revisions be made in S. 2692 : 



In the fourth line of the title, add "and coastal" after "ocean". 



On page 3, line 17, and page 8, Line 16, after "buoys" add "instrumented 

 marine towers, wave gages,". 



On page 6, line 1, after "Standards," add "the United States Army Corps of 

 Engineers (including the Beach Erosion Board),". 



On page 7, line 13, after "Administration," add "the Beach Erosion Board of 

 the United States Army Corps of Engineers,". 



On page 28, insert the following new heading and new sections 15 and 16 and 

 renumber present general section 15 as section 17 : 



"department op the army 



"Sec. 15. The Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed, with such 

 funds as may be appropriated or otherwise made available to him, to undertake 

 a ten-year program of study and research by the United States Army Corps of 

 Engineers through the Beach Erosion Board, as part of the general program 

 for the development of the marine sciences in the United States. In further- 

 ance of the purposes of this Act, the Secretary is authorized and directed, to 

 carry out, in addition to programs now under way, the following activities re- 

 lating to physical oceanography in the near-shore areas of the Atlantic and 

 Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes, which areas include 

 the zone from the shore to the 50-fathom depth contour in the oceans and lakes, 

 and bays and tidewaters connected therewith : 



"a. Request and obtain cooperation from other Government agencies having 

 an interest in the marine sciences and ocean surveys, and cooperate with edu- 

 cational institutions and laboratories devoted to the marine sciences and ocean- 

 ography, and with other public and private organizations and persons who may 

 be of assistance. 



"b. Contract with qualified scientists, research laboratories, research organi- 

 zations, or educational institutions to undertake basic and applied research 

 studies and experiments in the laboratories and in coastal waters, in further- 

 ance of the purposes of this Section. 



"c. Undertake in coastal waters studies of the action of waves, wave currents, 

 tides, tidal courrents, and large-scale ocean and littoral currents. 



"d. Study and evaluate the interaction of the atmosphere, the sea, and the 

 land as they affect the waves, currents, tides, surges, hydrographic contours, and 

 hydrographic changes in the coastal zone. 



"e. Establish observation stations in coastal waters to determine the short- 

 term, seasonal, and yearly changes in waves, currents, and hydrography in the 

 area surrounding the station. 



"f. Develop, construct, or acquire instruments and equipment for the further- 

 ance of the program of studies authorized in this section. 



"g. Determine the sources of the bottom materials in the coastal area, the 

 rates and methods of movement of these materials, and the effects on the coastal 

 hydrography of changes in the rate at which these materials reach the coastal 

 «one. 



