September 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



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The Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 

 Aug. 1, 1966, reported (H. Kept . 1795 ) H. R . 16559 ; 

 referred to Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

 the Union. 



H. Rept . 1795 , Authorizing The Establishment and 

 Operation of Sea Grant Colleges and Programs (Aug. 

 1, 1966, report from the Committee on Merchant Ma- 

 rine and Fisheries, House of Representatives, 89th 

 Congress, 2nd session, to accompany H. R_. 16559 ). 18 

 pp., printed. Committee reported bill favorably with- 

 out amendment. Discusses purpose, need for the leg- 

 islation, section-by-section analysis, cost, depart- 

 mental reports, and changes in existing law. 



OC EANOGRA PHY : Sen. Bartlett inserted in Con- 

 gressional Record , July 15, 1966, (pp. 15131-15132^, 

 the text of the address of President Johnson on July 

 13 at the commissioning ceremionies of the U. S. Coast 

 and Geodetic Survey ship Oceanographer . 



Rep. Byrne of Pennsylvania (at the request of Mr. 

 Waldie) in extension of remarks ( Congressional Record . 

 July 27, 1966, pp. 16453-16454), regarding President 

 Johnson's bid to the Soviet Union to join us and other 

 maritime nations in exploring the ocean depths. He 

 inserted in the Record , "Legacy of All Humanity," an 

 editorial from the Philadelphia Inquirer , July 17, 1966. 



Sen. Bartlett spoke in the Senate ( Congressional Re- 

 cord, Aug. 1, 1966, pp. 16927-16929) concerning the 

 U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey vessel Oceanogra - 

 pher , commissioned on July 13. He spoke of the his- 

 tory of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, empha- 

 sizing the role that agency has played for 159 years in 

 providing this Nation, and the world, with basic knowl- 

 edge of the seas essential for commerce and essential 

 as the scientific foundation on which much of the pres- 

 ent surge of oceanographic research will be based. 



Sen. Pell inserted in Congressional Record , July 

 29, 1966 (pp. 16835-16836), an article on oceanography 

 which was published in the July 17, 1966, edition of the 

 New York Times titled "Oceanography: The Profit 

 Potential Is As Big As the Sea--Search Yields Chem- 

 icals, OU--and even Diamonds;" by William D. Smith. 



Rep. Case inserted in Congressional Record , Aug. 

 10, 1966 (pp. A4244-A4245), an article published in 

 the June 1966 issue of Oceanography , titled "United 

 States Oceanographic Efforts Are Expanding and Be- 

 coming More Pragmatic--Prospects Are Encouraging 

 For Legislation That Will Give The Field New Empha- 

 si ," by Robert B. Abel, executive secretary, Inter- 

 : -'ncy Committee on Oceanology. The article men- 

 tioned Congressional interest and activity in oceanog- 

 raphy and bills introduced and considered; that they 

 declare national policy in the oceans and outline na- 

 tional objectives for investigation and exploitation of 

 the oceans. 



OIL POLUTION OF THE SEA : Senate Committee 

 on Commerce, July 26, 1966, ordered favorably re- 

 ported H. R. 87 60 to implement the provisions of the 

 international Convention for the Prevention of the 

 Pollution of the Sea by Oil. 



•PESTICIDES REPORT: 



No. 1379) Senator 

 Interagency En- 



Ribicoff submitted a report entitled 

 vironmiental Hazards Coordination--Pesticides and 

 Public Policy," which was agreed to July 19, 1966, by 

 the full Committee on Government Operations. The 

 report is based on findings and conclusions of the 



Committee after 2 years of hearings on the use of pes- 

 ticides held by its Subcommittee on Executive Reorgan- 

 ization. The report is an effort to summarize the state 

 of knowledge, analyze the public policy issues, and pre- 

 sent a course of further study and action relating to 

 pesticides. 



SOVIETS AND THE SEAS : Committee on Merchant 

 Marine and Fisheries Aug. 4, 1966, reported (H. Rept . 

 1809) on the Soviets and the Seas. The report concerned 

 a trip to the U.S.S.R. by Representatives Keith and Rog- 

 ers. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 

 the State of the Union. 



WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT : S. Rept . 1367, 

 Federal Water Pollution Control Act ArnenJments and 

 Clean Rivers Restoration~Acr or IMG: (July 11, 19"5g7 

 report from the Committee on Public Works, U. S. Sen- 

 ate, 89th Congress, 2nd session, to accompany S_. 2947 ). 

 49 pp., printed. Committee reported bUl favorably with 

 amendment. Discusses purpose, major provisions of 

 the bill, and changes in existing law. 



WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT AMENDMENT- - 

 VESSEL POLLUTION CONTROL: IL~R . 16938 (Kupfer- 

 man) introduced in House Aug. 9, 1966, to provide that 

 plans and regulations established pursuant to section 

 10 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for the 

 control of water pollution shall apply to vessels (in- 

 cluding boats) and marinas; to Committee on Public 

 Works. Rep. Kupferman stated that this bill is similar 

 to_S. 3225, which Sen. Tydings introduced in AprU 1966. 

 He stated that we must not allow boat owners and users 

 and related industries to impede the substantial prog- 

 ress being made in the general area of water pollution 

 control. He stated that this bill will go a long way to 

 reduce the problem of water pollution from these 

 sources. 



WATER RESOURCE PROPOSALS - - FEASIBILITY 

 INVESTIGATIONS : House July 18, 1966, passed H. R . 

 13419 , to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to en- 

 gage in feasibility investigations of certain water re- 

 source development proposals. This passage was sub- 

 sequently vacated and S. 3034, a similar bill, was passed 

 in lieu after amending the bill to contain the provisions 

 of H. R . 13419. 



House Aug. 1, 1966, insisted on its amendments to 

 S. 3034, agreed to a conference with the Senate; and 

 appointed conferees. 



WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH PROGRAM: Sen. 

 Jackson inserted in Congressional Record , Aug. 8, 1966 

 (p. 17753), a letter from the Office of Science and Tech- 

 nology, transmitting a report entitled "Federal Water 

 Resources Research Program for FY 1967." Earlier 

 this year. President Johnson transmitted a long-range 

 study of the Committee on Water Resources Research 

 entitled "A Ten- Year Program of Federal Water Re- 

 sources Research." The FY 1967 program reflects 

 the recommendations of that long-range study. 



WORLD HUNGER : Senate Committee on Agricul- 

 ture and Forestry July 15, 1966, continued its execu- 

 tive consideration of H. R. 14929 , proposed Food for 

 Freedom Act, but did not conclude action thereon, and 

 will meet again for its further consideration July 20, 1966. 



Sen. Dodd spoke in the Senate ( Congressional Record , 

 Aug. 8, 1966, pp. 17766-17767), concerning the food for 

 peace program. He stated that the food-for-peace pro- 

 gram can be made to work if our Government makes it 



