NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM— 1969 



WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1969 



House of Eepresentatives, 



SUBOOMMITTEE OF OcExVNOGRArHY OF THE 



Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 



Washington^ D.G. 



The subcommittee met at 10 :20 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 1334, 

 Longwortli House Office Building, Hon. Alton Lennon (chairman of 

 the subcommittee) presiding. 



Mr. Lennon. The meeting now will come to order. 



Today, we resume our public hearings on the many facets of the com- 

 prehensive landmark report of the Commission on Marine Science, 

 Engineering and Resources entitled "Our Nation and the Sea," 

 which I hope all of you had an opportunity to read and study in depth. 



Response and reaction to this report have indeed been gratifying at 

 every level. 



The Chair has been pleased to note the numbers of Members of the 

 House M^ho are interested in the report and have expressed their interest 

 in various ways. 



This morning we are privileged to have as our first witness, our 

 colleague, the Honorable John B. Anderson, of Illinois. 



Congressman Anderson will be followed by a witness of very un- 

 usual talents, ability, and creative energy, who is well known to many 

 of us on the subcommittee. Let us go back in history just a little bit. 



For 6 years — ^almost from the inception of this committee's interest 

 in oceanography — we were privileged to have attached to our staff 

 Capt. Paul Sherman Bauer, USNR (retired) as a very special con- 

 sultant on oceanography. We were fortunate in having Captain Bauer 

 with us until the committee reported out the bill which became the 

 Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966. 



Indeed a very successful businessman in his native Massachusetts, 

 Captain Bauer has in recent years devoted almost full time to the cause 

 of science. Oceanography and the other earth sciences have been his 

 very g-reat specialities. 



He is an adjunct professor of earth sciences at American University 

 and a consulting engineer. 



His appearance here today is in the capacity of a good citizen, with- 

 out representing or speaking for any special interests. With his back- 

 ground, I know that he will make a substantial contribution to our 

 deliberations. 



It is ^ood, indeed, Captain Bauer, to have you with us agam and 

 our distinguished colleague and friend from Illinois, Congressman 

 John Anderson. We will be delighted to hear from you. 



Do we have copies of your statement, sir, and if so have they been 

 distributed to the members ? 



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