For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 17, 2004

Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate

Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)

Consistent with section 4 of the Oceans Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-256; 33 U.S.C. 857-19), I transmit herewith the "U.S. Ocean Action Plan," a report and statement of proposals prepared by the Council on Environmental Quality in response to the Commission on Ocean Policy's final recommendations.

Sincerely,

GEORGE W. BUSH

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