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b}^ page number or chapter in the report where there is a more kicid 

 or definitive explanation as to the movement of the Coast Guard 

 from the Department of Transportation to this agency. 



I see the gentleman, Dr. Sam Lawrence. Are you about to do that 

 now? 



Dr. Lawkence. Yes, sir. Page 236 of "Our Nation and The Sea" in- 

 troduces a 3 or 4 page discussion. 



Mr. Lennon. Check that, you gentlemen of the Commission, and 

 we will put in the record at this point without objection the explana- 

 tion and if you gentlemen would want to add to it we would be de- 

 lighted to have you file that for the record, too. 



Without objection, we will let go in the record at this point the 

 explanation that is found on page 236 of the Commission's report, 

 and then you gentlemen add to it if you will. 



Dr. Steatton. We will review this and if there are points to be 

 made there we shall add them. 



(The information referred to follows :) 



OONSIDEEATIONS RELEVANT TO THE RECOMMENDED AGENCY TEANSFEES 



A proposal to reorganize the Federal Government should not be made lightly. 

 Inevitably for a time, it will upset existing programs anid personnel. And it is 

 difficult to be certain that any particular proposal will provide the best way 

 to accomplish desired ends. Proponents of such proposals, therefore, should carry 

 a burden of justification. The Commission sets forth below certain considerations 

 which led to its principal conclusions. 



COAST gxjard 



The most difficult question faced by the Commission in design of a plan of 

 organization was whether to recommend the transfer of the Coast Guard from 

 the newly formed Department of Transportation to NOAA. 



The Coast Guard today ■ 



The Coast Guard now lias the duty : 



To enforce or assist in the enforcement of all applicable Federal laws 

 upon the high seas and waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United 

 States 



To administer all Federal laws regarding safety of life and property 

 on the high seas and on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United 

 States, except those laws specifically entrusted to some other Federal agency 

 To develop, establish, maintain, operate, and conduct, with due regard 

 for the requirements of national defense, aids to maritime navigation, ocean 

 stations, icebreaking facilities, oceanographic research, and rescue facilities 

 for the promotion of safety on and over the high seas and waters subject 

 to the jurisdiction of the United States 



To maintain a state of readiness to function as a specialized service in 

 the Navy in time of war. 

 An analysis of Coast Guard activity prepared for the Commission indicates 

 that of its program funding 70 per cent is related to multipurpose search and 

 rescue, navigational, port security, and enforcement activities ; 13 per cent to 

 oceanography, meteorology, icebreaking, and other marine sciences ; 13 per- 

 cent to military preparedness activities ; and 4 per cent to merchant marine 

 inspection and safety. Thus, although most Coast Guard activities relate to 

 transportation, they are similarly related to other uses of the seas. Search and 

 rescue functions, which require 35 per cent of total Coast Guard funding, are 

 required most commonly in support of recreational boating. Provision of aids to 

 navigation, which requires 28 per cent of the agency's budget, is critical to the 

 whole span of marine activities. The law enforcement activities, 7 per cent of the 

 budget, include enforcement of fisheries and recreational boating laws as well 

 as port security. Only in merchant marine safety and inspection are tasks solely 

 related to transportation. 



