Watkins Commission

Watkins Commission

* The term Watkins Commission may refer to the President's Commission on the HIV Epidemic, formed in 1987 by United States President Ronald Reagan in response to the growing AIDS epidemic.

* The term Watkins Commission is used, more recently, to refer to the United States Commission on Ocean Policy formed by act of Congress in 2000.


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