117 STAT. 74
Government organization. Deadline.
VerDate 11-MAY-2000
13:45 Aug 26, 2004
PUBLIC LAW 108–7—FEB. 20, 2003 the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That, in addition, $65,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’: Provided further, That grants to States pursuant to sections 306 and 306A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, shall not exceed $2,000,000, unless funds provided for ‘‘Coastal Zone Management Grants’’ exceed funds provided in the previous fiscal year: Provided further, That if funds provided for ‘‘Coastal Zone Management Grants’’ exceed funds provided in the previous fiscal year, then no State shall receive more than 5 percent or less than 1 percent of the additional funds: Provided further, That, of the $2,395,519,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading (of which $2,313,519,000 is appropriated from the General Fund, $65,000,000 is provided by transfer, and $17,000,000 is derived from deobligations from prior years), $417,933,000 shall be for the National Ocean Service, $580,066,000 shall be for the National Marine Fisheries Service, $374,740,000 shall be for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, $698,767,000 shall be for the National Weather Service, $150,616,000 shall be for the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, and $173,397,000 shall be for Program Support: Provided further, That, of the amount provided under this heading, $273,022,000 shall be for the conservation activities defined in section 250(c)(4)(K) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That no general administrative charge shall be applied against an assigned activity included in this Act and, further, that any direct administrative expenses applied against an assigned activity shall be limited to 5 percent of the funds provided for that assigned activity so that total National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration administrative expenses shall not exceed $243,000,000: Provided further, That any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 605 of this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce will designate a National Marine Fisheries Service Regional Office for the Pacific Area within 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the existing National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Region and Fisheries Science Center and Northwest Region and Fisheries Science Center shall not be merged or reorganized to form the new National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Area Regional Office, that the current structure, organization, function, and funding of the Southwest and Northwest Centers will not be changed except for funds that are already dedicated to the Hawaiian Islands, and that each regional organization will have the lead responsibility for its own programs: Provided further, That the Secretary of Commerce may enter into cooperative agreements with the Joint and Cooperative Institutes as designated by the Secretary to use the personnel, services, or facilities of such organizations for research, education, training, and outreach. In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be necessary.
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