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This field has not progressed at what T believe is a satisfactory rate, 

 primarily because it has been scattered as the other marine activities 

 have been scattered, and secondly there isn't enough of it being done 

 to form a critical mass. 



With regard to O^ngressman Karth's references to the National 

 Institutes of Health, there we study the lung in the Heart Institute and 

 in the Cancer- Institute, and we study emphysema in the Arthritic 

 Institute. In all of these they may look at the transportation of gases 

 across the Uiiig but are trying to build on a basic set of knowledge that 

 doesn't exist. 



They are trying to build on what I call diving medicine. Naturally 

 these institutes have their own resource programs which are formed 

 specifically for their own purposes, but the diving medicine program 

 has not developed. As of today there are only two universities in the 

 United States which have diving medicine programs : Duke Univer- 

 sity, which went on line almost a year ago, and the University of 

 Pennsylvania, which perhaps this October will come on line. 



I have discussed the biomedical program at length with Dr. Robert 

 Frosch, the Assistant Secretary for R. & D., and he has highlighted 

 two problem areas in the Navy program: One, they do not have a 

 source of trained personnel in diving medicine, and two, they do not 

 have adequate facilities. 



A full discussion of the inadequacies of our facilities and our educa- 

 tional capabilities relating to diving medicine is contained in the re- 

 port of the Marine Science Council's Committee on Marine Research, 

 Education and Facilities. 



This committee was chaired by Dr. John Craven, whom I believe is 

 well known to this committee. 



This leads me to the conclusion that in order to foster marine bio- 

 medicine and to evaluate the biological active substance in the sea that 

 we need some central focus. Initially, I would think that the focus 

 would belong in the National Institutes of Health. 



However, I believe that this central focus must be supported by 

 NOAA at least for supporting the facilities in a similar manner that 

 we support oceanographic ships. It is not difficult to select areas in 

 the country where such facilities might well belong. I have Miami 

 written here. I don't have Palm Beach. 



Mr. Rogers. That is too bad but that is pretty close. 



Dr. -SuLLiVAisr. Also areas like Galveston where the University of 

 Texas Medical School is located, the University of California at San 

 Diego where Scripps has a program outlined but is totally lacking 

 funds because it doesn't have a champion to support this program, 

 and, similarly, in the Northwest in Seattle is another area where the 

 medical schools and the ocean program should be tied together. 



Mr. Chairman, those are just my brief remarks. 



Mr. Rogers. Thank yorr. 



That is most helpful to irs. 



Mr. Karth? 



Mr. Karth. I have no questions. 



Mr. Rogers. Mr. Pelly ? 



Mr. Pelly. I have no questions. 



Mr. Rogers. Thank you very much. Dr. Sullivan. 



The committee will stand adjourned until the call of the Chair. 



