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the National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Development or its successor. Any increased centralization of Federal agencies concerned with the ocean can be expected to simplify interagency coordination. Mechanisms for coordination of Federal activities with those of state or private organizations are less well developed. To meet this need, it w i l l be necessary to create some new composite body with special responsibilities for coordination of the national (m contrast to the Federal) Decade program. Such a body should be established early in the planning period. REVIEW: A mechanism is required for review and updating of scien- t i f ic and engineering programs from outside as well as from within government. External review might be accomplished by the joint NAS-NAE committee pro- posed above, which could undertake the responsibility for the long-term task of augmenting, updating and evaluating the scientific and engineering aspects of Decade programs. The existence of such a committee could en- sure the continual and active interest and participation of ocean scientists and engineers. A continuing function of monitoring and appraising the utilization achievements of the Decade must be recognized. Throughout the Decade there should be a continuing economic study to monitor the progress of activit ies. In a sense, this could be regarded as on-going benefit cost analysis. The study could evaluate questions such as the following: 1. The amount and the specific form (time pattern) of the invest- ments made in the different projects. 2. The success of each program in its own terms, i . e . , the adequacy of the scientific results obtained relative to the original definition - 156 -
