FEDERAL LEGISLATION FOR OCEANOGRAPHl", 1956-6 5 7 



January 11, 1965. H.R. 2218, identical to H.R. 6997 of 88th Congress, 

 introduced by Congressman Alton Lennon, to provide for a com- 

 prehensive, long-range and coordinated national program in 

 oceanography. (H.R. 3310, introduced by Congressman Thomas 

 M. Felly on January 21, and H.R. 3352, introduced by Congress- 

 man Herbert C. Bonner on January 24, are identical.) 



January 19, 1965. S. 627, introduced by Senator Warren G. Mag- 

 nuson, to exempt oceanographic research vessels from the appli- 

 cation of certain vessel-inspection laws, and for other purposes. 

 (Identical to S. 2552, 88th Congress.) 



January 22, 1965. Hearings convened by Subcommittee on Ocean- 

 ography, House ( ommittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 

 (''Oceanography — Ships of Opportunity," Serial No. 89-1). 



January 24, 1965. President's budget submitted, requesting $141.6 

 million for oceanography. 



January 25, 1965. H.R. 3419, introduced by Congressman Richard 

 Hanna, to exempt oceanographic research vessels from the 

 application of certain vessel inspection laws. 



February 1. 1965. S. 909, introduced by Senator Warren G. Magnuson, 

 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to initiate a program for 

 the conservation, development, and enhancement of the Nation's 

 anadromous fish in cooperation with the several States. 



February 1, 1965. S. 944, introduced by Senator Warren G. Magnuson, 

 to provide for expanded research in the oceans and Great Lakes, 

 to establish a National Oceanographic Council, and for other 

 purposes. (Similar to S. 2990 of 88th Congress, but with ex- 

 panded scope.) 



February 1, 1965. H.R. 3954, introduced by Congressman Thomas M, 

 PeUy, to prohibit fishing in the territorial waters of the United 

 States by vessels other than vessels of the United States in order 

 to expand the definition of the term "fisheries." 



February 10, 1965. S. 1091, introduced by Senator E. L. Bartlett, to 

 provide a program of marine exploration and development of the 

 resources of the Continental Shelf to be planned and conducted 

 by a new operating commission-type agency (Note 19). 



February 18, 1965. H.R. 5175, introduced by Congressman Alton 

 Lennon, authorizes the Coast Guard to conduct a study of the 

 legal problems of management, use, and control of the natural 

 resources of the oceans and ocean beds. 



February 19, 1965. Hearings on S. 944 convened by Senate Commerce 

 Committee. 



March 2, 1965. "National Oceanographic Program, fiscal year 1966," 

 transmitted to Congress by President Lyndon B. Johnson. 



March 2, 1965. H.R. 5654, introduced by Congressman Dante B. 

 Fascell, to provide for expanded research in the oceans and the 

 Great Lakes, to establish a National Oceanographic Council, 

 and for other purposes. (Identical to S. 944, 89th Congress.) 



March 5, 1965. H.R. 5884, introduced by Congressman Ralph Rivers, 

 to provide a program of marine exploration and development of 

 the resources of the Continental Shelf. (Identical to S. 1091, 

 89th Congress.) 



March 9, 1965. H.R. 6009, introduced by Congressman Hastings 

 Keith, to provide a program of marine exploration and develop- 

 ment of the resources of the Continental Shelf. (Similar to S. 

 1091, 89th Congress.) 



