PUBLIC LAW 102-567—OCT. 29, 1992 106 STAT. 4303 (7) Any indirect support directly related, in law or in fact, to shipbuilding and repair at national yards, including any public assistance favoring shipowners with an indirect effect on shipbuilding or repair activities, and any assistance provided to suppliers of significant inputs to shipbuilding, which results in benefits to domestic shipbuilders. (8) Any export subsidy identified in the Illustrative List of Export Subsidies in the Annex to the Agreement on Interpretation and Application of Articles VI, XVI, and XXIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade or any other export subsidy that may be prohibited as a result of the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations. SEC. 608. USE OF VESSELS. 33 USC 891f. (a) VESSEL AGREEMENTS. — In implementing the NOAA fleet replacement and modernization program, the Secretary shall use excess capacity of UNOLS vessels where appropriate and may enter into memoranda of agreement with the operators of these vessels to carry out this requirement. (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS. — Within one year afler the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide a report to Congress, in consultation with the Secretary, comparing the cost-efficiency, accounting, and operating practices of the vessels of NOAA, UNOLS, other Federal agencies, and the United States private sector in meeting the missions ofNOAA. SEC. 609. INTEROPERABILnY. 33 USC 891g. The Secretary shall consult with the Oceanographer of the Navy regarding appropriate measures that should be taken, on a reimbursable basis, to ensure that NOAA vessels are interoperable with vessels of the Department of the Navy, including with respect to operation, maintenance, and repair of those vessels. SEC. 610. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 33 USC 891h. (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this title— (1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1993; (2) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1994; and (3) such sums as are necessary for each of the fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997. (b) LIMITATION ON FLEET MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES. —A ll National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fleet modernization shipbuilding, and conversion shall be conducted in accordance with this title. TITLE VII—WEATHER SERVICE MODERNIZATION Weather Service Modernization SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. Act. This title may be cited as the "Weather Service Modernization Act". SEC. 702. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this title, the term— (1) "automate" means to replace employees with automated weather service equipment; (2) "change operations at a field office" means transfer service responsibility, commission weather observation systems. 15 USC 313 note.
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