MEMORANDUM OF EXPLANATION 



U.S. Senate, 

 Senate Committee on Commerce, 



Washington, D.C., April 8, 1975. 



Dear Colleague : On February 19, 1974, the United States Senate 

 adopted Senate Resolution 222, authorizing a National Ocean Policy 

 Study. The Committee on Commerce, was directed to conduct the 

 Study because of its long-standing jurisdictional interest over national 

 and international issues involving the oceans and coastal zones. 



This is a planning document for the use of the National Ocean Policy 

 Study of the Committee on Commerce and its staff. Its purpose is to 

 provide guidelines and work schedule goals for the Study activities 

 during the 94th Congress, particularly the first session. 



The Committee may wish to modify the guidelines and schedule to 

 reflect general Senate concerns not evaluated or considered at this time 

 but which may become greater priorities during the future. 



This schedule of Ocean Policy Study activities for the 94th Con- 

 gress reflects an extensive legislative program, involving not only the 

 Committee on Commerce, but other Committees as well. The Ocean 

 Policy Study will be assisted in this program by the Congressional 

 Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress, the Office of 

 Technology Assessment (OTA) and the General Accounting Office 

 (GAO) by support of hearings, conduct of in-depth research, analyses 

 and studies in specified areas. 



The following sections of this document contain the planning guide- 

 lines and work schedule goals for the NOPS effort. Section I dis- 

 cusses activities related to coastal zone management and outer con- 

 tinental shelf affairs. Section II discusses activities related to fisheries. 

 Two aspects of the reorganization of Federal ocean-related activities 

 are discussed in Section III. Special studies are discussed in Section 

 IV. 



The enclosed planning guidelines and work schedule was submitted 

 to all members and ex officios of NOPS. It reflects their comments and 

 suggestions, as well as their approval, for the proposed work of the 

 NOPS and its staff for the 94th Congress. 



Warren G. Magnuson, 

 Chairman, Committee on Commerce. 

 Ernest F. Hollings, 

 Chairman, National Ocean Policy Study. 



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