October 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



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OCEANOGRAPHY 



Rep. Rogers spoke in House ( Congression - 

 al Record, Aug. 18, 1966, p. 19040) on re- 

 marks of Vice President Humphrey, Aug. 

 17, as Chairman of the National Council on 

 Marine Resources and Engineering De- 

 velopment. The Vice President stated he 

 plans to visit all of the Nation's oceano- 

 graphic centers. 



Sen. Jackson inserted in Congressional Rec - 

 ord, Aug. 25, 1966 (pp. 19705-19706), article 

 from July 30, 1966, issue of the Marin magazine 

 describing progress by Geological Survey and 

 Bureau of Mines in establishing the foundation 

 for future marine mining industry. 



Rep. Sickles spoke in the House ( Congres - 

 sional Record. Aug. 30, 1966, pp. 20430- 

 20431), concerning oceanography. Said that 

 since 1959, with release of the National Acad- 

 emy of Science's key report, "Oceanography 

 1960 to 1970," Congress has been keenly in- 

 terested. He hopes there will soon be new 

 and amazing breakthroughs in this science. 



OIL POLLUTION OF THE SEA 



Senate Aug. 17, 1966, reported (S. Rept. 

 1479) on H. R. 8760, to implement provisions 

 of International Convention for the Preven- 

 tion of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil. 



Senate Aug. 19, 1966, passed without 

 amendment and cleared for President H. R. 

 8760. 



RESEARCH CONTRACTS 



The Senate Committee on Interior and In- 

 sular Affairs in executive session Aug. 23, 

 1966, ordered favorably reported with amend- 

 ment S. 3460, a bill to authorize Secretary of 

 the Interior to enter into contracts for scien- 

 tific and technological research. 



Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 

 Aug. 25, 1966, reported (S. Rept. 1523), with 

 amendments, on S. 3460. 



Senate Aug. 29, 1966, passed with amend- 

 ment, S. 3460. The text printed in Congres- 

 sional Record, Aug. 29, 1966 (pp. 20160- 

 20161), with excerpt from committee report 

 (No. 1523) explaining purposes. 



SEA GRANT COLLEGES 



Hearing before subcommittee on Oceanog- 

 raphy of House Committee on Merchant Ma- 

 rine and Fisheries, June 13, 1966, on H. R. 

 15192, H. R. 15471, and H. R. 15569. These 



are bills to amend title II of Merchant Ma- 

 rine Act, 1936, to authorize establishment 

 and operation of Sea Grant Colleges and cer- 

 tain education, training, and research pro- 

 grams. 



House Committee on Rules, Aug. 23, grant- 

 ed an open rule with 1 hour of debate on H. R. 

 16559. 



House Aug. 24, 1966, reported (H. Rept. 

 1881), H. Res. 982, a resolution providingfor 

 consideration of H.R. 16559. 



Extending his remarks. Rep. Wydler in- 

 serted in Congressional Record, Sept. 8, 

 1966 (p. A4713), editorial of WHLI (a radio 

 station on Long Island) on Sea Grant College 

 bill (H. R, 16559). 



WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT 



Introduced in House H. R. 17067 (O'Neill 

 of Mass.) Aug. 15, 1966, H. R. 17082 (Cahill) 

 Aug 16, and H. R. 17369 (Horton) Aug. 26, to 

 amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 

 Act in order to improve and make more ef- 

 fective certain programs pursuant to such 

 act; to Committee on Public Works. 



House Committee on Public Works met in 

 executive session Aug. 18, 1966, and ordered 

 reported favorably to the House H, R. 16070 

 (amended). 



WATER RESOURCE PROPOSALS- - 

 FEASIBILITY INVESTIGATIONS 



Conferees met in executive session Aug. 

 15, 1966, to resolve differences between the 

 Senate- and House -passed versions of S. 3034. 

 This authorizes feasibility studies of certain 

 water resource development proposals. No 

 final agreement. To meet again Aug. 16. 



Committee on Conference, Aug. 23, 1966, 

 filed a conference report (H. Rept. 1865) on 

 S. 3034, printed in Congressional Record, 

 Aug. 23, 1966 (pp. 19473-19476), with House 

 managers' explanation of significant differ- 

 ences between the two Houses. 



House, Aug. 24, 1966, adopted the confer- 

 ence report on S. 3034. 



Sept. 7, 1966, the President signed into 

 law S. 3034 (P. L. 89-561). 



WORLD HUNGER 



Senate Committee on Agriculture and For- 

 estry in executive session Aug. 24, 1966, 6f~- 



