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S. 944, would provide the national marine science pro- 

 gram with a legislative base, a legislative commit- 

 ment of policy and purpose, and a statutory body to 

 plan, evaluate, and coordinate such a program. 



OCEANOGRAPHY : Senate May 19, 1966, received 

 a communication from the President of the United 

 States, transmitting the National Oceanographic Pro- 

 gram for fiscal year 1967 (with accompanying report); 

 referred to Committee on Commerce. 



Resolution was received in the Senate May 19, 1966, 

 which was adopted by the 75th Continental Congress, 

 National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 

 Apr. 18-22, 1966. The resolution commended the Con- 

 gress, industry and scientific institutions for the de- 

 velopment in this field and encouraged even more con- 

 certed effort to train the scientists and technicians 

 necessary for the expansion of an educational program 

 of oceanography, marine mining, aqua culture and re- 

 lated fields; referred to Committee on Armed Services. 



Sen. Magnuson inserted in Congressional Record , 

 May 23, 1966 (pp. 10647-10648), an address given May 

 1 1 by Rear Adm. Odale D. Waters, Jr., Oceanographer 

 of the Navy, before the Third Military Oceanography 

 Symposium in San Diego, titled "Navy Oceanography-- 

 What and Why." In his address. Admiral Waters pre- 

 dicted tighter direction of spending, and greater orien- 

 tation toward the production of practical results in the 

 Government-supported oceanographic program, citing 

 the importance of fisheries and ocean mining capabili- 

 ties along with expansion of military capability. 



In extension of his remarks Rep. Rogers inserted in 

 Congressional Record , May 31, 1966 (pp. A2947-A2949), 

 a speech delivered by Sec. of the Navy Hon. Paul H. 

 Nitze, before the annual National Convention of the 

 Navy League on May 27, 1966. Sec. Nitze's remarks 

 concerned the future of oceanography. 



OYSTER PLANTERS LOAN : H. R. 15389 (McGrath) 

 introduced in House June 1, 1966, to extend the benefits 

 of the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act 

 to oyster planters; to Committee on Agriculture. 



RESEARCH CONTRACTS: Introduced in House H. R . 

 15316 (Aspinall) May 26, and in the Senate, S. 3460 (Jack- 

 son) June 6, 1966, to authorize the Secretary of the In- 

 terior to enter into contracts for scientific and techno- 

 logical research, and for other purposes; to Committee 

 on Interior and Insular Affairs. 



SEA GRANT COLLEGES: Introduced in House , H. R. 

 15192 (Rogers of Fla.) May 23, H. R . 15471 (Lennon) 

 June 6, and H. R . 15569 (Garmatz) June 8, 1966, to a- 

 mend title II of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to au- 

 thorize the establishment and operation of sea grant 

 colleges and certain education, training, and research 

 programs; to Committee on Merchant Marine and Fish- 

 eries. 



Rep. Rog-irs inserted in Congressional Record , May 

 27, 1966 (pp. A2914-A2915), an editorial which ap- 

 peared in the May 6, 1966, issue Palm Beach Post titled 

 'Sea Grant Colleges." Among other things, the editori- 

 al covered the Florida Atlantic University's unique pro- 

 gram of ocean engineering- -the first undergraduate o- 

 cean engineering program in the free world. 



Speaking in the House Rep. Garmatz pointed out in 

 Congressional Record, June 8, 1966 (pp. 12013-12014), 



that this legislation will encourage this Nation's scien- 

 tific, industrial, and educational facilities to accelerate 

 their involvement in marine technology. He stated that 

 the United States and the Soviet Union are competing 

 for mastery of the seas and that a program of sea 

 grant colleges must be initiated to correct any imbal- 

 ances in America's ranks of marine scientists and tech- 

 nicians. 



The Subcommittee on Oceanography of House Com- 

 mittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries held hearings 

 June 17, 1966, on H. R. 15192, H. R. 15471, and H. R. 

 15569 . 



SUPPLEMENTAL A PPROPRIATIONS FY 1966 (2nd): 

 H. Rept. 1476 , Second~5upplemental Appropriation Bill, 

 i9bb livlav 5, 1966, report from the Committee of Con- 

 ference. House of Representatives, 89th Congress, 2nd 

 session, to accompany H. R. 14012) , 6 pp., printed. 

 Committee reported bill favorably with amendments. 



On May 13, 1966, the President signed into law H. R . 

 14012 ( P. L . 89-426). 



TERRITORIAL SEA AND CONTIGUOUS ZONE CON- 

 VENTION: Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife 

 Conservation of House Committee on Merchant Marine 

 and Fisheries have scheduled hearings for May 24 and 

 25 on H. R . 9530, to protect fishery and other resources 

 by implementing the Convention on the Territorial Sea 

 and the Contiguous Zone. 



TERRITORIAL WATERS EXTENSION: H. R. 15278 

 (St. Germain) introduced in House May 25, 1966, to ex- 

 tend the area within which certain foreign vessels (and 

 the masters thereof) are prohibited from fishing; and 

 to make domestic conservation laws applicable to for- 

 eign vessels (and masters thereof) fishing above the 

 Continental Shelf, to the same extent that such laws are 

 applicable to U. S. vessels; to Committee on Merchant 

 Marine and Fisheries. Rep. St. Germain spoke in the 

 House ( Congressional Record, May 25, 1966, pp. 10905- 

 10906), and stated that in addition to the establishment 

 of a 9 -mile fisheries zone - extending from our 3 -mile 

 territorial sea - it is necessary that we establish a con- 

 servation zone contiguous to the 9-mile fisheries zone 

 and extending over the Continental Shelf, or to a depth 

 of 200 meters. Thus, all foreign fishermen operating 

 in our coastal waters within the 100 fathom line will be 

 subjected to the same conservation measures as are 

 our own fishermen. This legislation will enable us to: 

 first, effectively control fishing within our coastal wa- 

 ters; second, enhance rather than impair the efforts of 

 our fishermen to expand their catch; third, take proper 

 conservative action to insure that our future demands 

 for fish are met; and fourth, will ultimately allow us to 

 take our proper place in the world fish industry. 



TRADE AGREEMENT : Sen. Douglas inserted in 

 Congressional Record. June 6, 1966 (pp. 11770-11772), 

 the text of a letter he received from Christian Herter, 

 Special Representative of the President for Trade Nego- 

 tiations, expressing the views of his office on the Amer- 

 ican selling price (ASP) system as it relates to the Ken- 

 nedy Round of trade negotiations in Geneva. 



TRADE EXPANSION ACT AMENDMENT (GATT): 

 Rep. Curtis, giember of Jhe Congressional delegation, 

 inserted in Congressional Record , May 31, 1966 (pp. 

 11280-11293), a report on the sixth Kennedy Round of 

 Trade Negotiations under the General Agreement on 

 Tariffs and Trade. The report reviews some of the ma- 



