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discussed so many times in consideration of including it in that legis- 

 lation. It also provided for the Commission, and the Congress at- 

 tempted to mandate the Commission to recommend a Government 

 structure if in the judgment of the Commission a Government struc- 

 ture was the best possible approach. 



So I believe that actually the Stratton report, in a very strong way, 

 picks up the two reports that you referred to in your statement, and 

 follows through on them. 



Now, I think we can all agree, and we have been an agreement over 

 the years, with what you say on page 8, beginning on line 2, or more 

 particularly on page 8, beginning at line 9, and I quote : 



"A program of this magnitude and importance should not be man- 

 aged in the executive branch or reviewed m the legislative branch in a 

 fragmented manner." 



Then you go on to say in that same paragraph : 



I also suggest, and later on in your colloquy with two of the members you said 

 you urged that the Congress take the necessary organizational steps to provide 

 for the integrated legislative and appropriational review of the program. 



And the gentleman from Washington commented on how easy it 

 appears to so many people on the outside, but yet we recognize the 

 turbulence that is created even in this committee by the agencies as 

 suggested by NOAA. 



You take the Coast Guard, This full committee has jurisdiction of 

 the Coast Guard, but yet it is under another subcommittee. It brings 

 in certain aspects of the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of 

 Commercial Fisheries, Yet the legislative jurisdiction is under this 

 full conunittee, but it is under another subcommittee chaired by 

 another gentleman, 



I would like to ask, were you furnished yet with a copy of Capt. 

 Paul Bauer's statement before the committee of a few days ago ? 



Dr, Wakelin, Yes, sir. 



Mr, Lennon, Have you had an opportunity to study it, and review 

 it at all ? 



Dr. Wakelin. I have, 



Mr. Lennox. I would appreciate it, sir, if you would furnish for 

 the record your comments, either in concurrence or in opposition, or 

 any position you would like to take about it. I would like to have your 

 professional opinion, and when you read your biography you can 

 understand how we value your opinion, on Captain Bauer's state- 

 ment. 



Captain Bauer served this committee for many years. We value his 

 opinion. 



Would you object to doing that ? 



Dr. Wakelin. No, sir. 



Mr, Lennon, We would appreciate it very much. 



(The statement follows:) 



Dr. Wakelin's Comments Regaeding Captain Bauer's Testimony 



Captain Paul Bauer, in his testimony before this Committee, has proposed a 

 Department of Environmental Sciences rather than the organizational structure 

 of an independent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, recom- 

 mended by the Commission on Marine Science, Engineering and Resources. This 

 is an interesting and far-reaching proposal beyond that which the Commission 

 was directed to consider in Public Law 89-454, in particular Section 5(b) which 



