OS: 
Can you give us some idea as to when this appropriate time is likely 
to be? 
Dr. DuBrinen. These priority areas were only finally identified 
within the last 2 or 3 weeks within the administration and the legisla- 
tive proposals are now being worked on. I hope they can be submitted 
promptly, but I am afraid I can’t give a specific date on that. Sorry. 
Mr. Mosuer. Within the next month or so ? 
Dr. DuBrince. I would hope so, yes. 
Mr. Mosuer. Before the end of this session we will probably know 
what your recommendations are ? 
Dr. DuBriner. We will want to get those as promptly as we can, 
yes. 
May I say in connection with these points that. we must not forget 
that the U.S. Government is investing a half billion dollars a year 
in marine activities of one sort or another right now. All of these pro- 
grams are going forward and are budgeted and presumably will be in 
the President's budget, and there may be in many areas increased 
funding which will be requested in 1971 for existing activities of 
various existing Government agencies. 
I do not know just how the fiscal 1971 budget will treat these areas, 
but certainly most existing activities will continue. These five things 
are over and above the great mass of existing activities and programs 
now within the various agencies of the Federal Government, and are 
designed to take initiative in getting new starts this year on these 
programs. 
All of them of course are continuing programs that will go on for 
many years. 
Mr. Mosuer. I think it was clearly shown in the Stratton Commis- 
sion report that if this Nation is to do the job that it needs to do and 
live up to the opportunities that exist in the oceans, we are going to 
have to contemplate substantial increases in funding. 
Dr. DuBridge, on page 2 2 you use the phrase “the more important 
substantive programs.’ 
You are referring there to the more important programs among 
the 100 or so recommended by the Commission ? 
Dr. DuBrincz. Yes. 
Mr. Mosner. You are not saying that the substantive programs are 
more important than the organizational question ? 
Dr. DuBriwer. No. Just as I was reading that I realized that that 
was an unfortunate wording. I think in my actual statement I changed 
it shghtly, “I will return to some of the more important substantive 
programs later.” 
Not that the substantive programs are more important than the 
organizational ones. 
Mr. Mosuer. In terms of the immediate interest and immediate re- 
sponsibility of this committee, certainly the organizational question 
remains extremely important despite our admiration for the new 
initiatives that the administration has taken. 
Now, going to that organizational question, I judge from the gen- 
eral tone of your statement today that you don’t close the door at 
all to reorganization legislation. 
Dr. DuBrice. No, certainly, not. 
Mr. Mosuerr. And by initiatives of the Congress, 
