(4) $35,596,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$35,596,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Avia-
tion Forecasts;
(5) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$4,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Weather
Forecast Offices (WFO) Facilities Maintenance;
(6) $37,081,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$37,081,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Central
Forecast Guidance;
(7) $3,090,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$3,090,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Atmos-
pheric and Hydrological Research;
(8) $39,325,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$39,325,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Next
Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD);
(9) $7,573,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$7,573,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Auto-
mated Surface Observing System (ASOS); and
(10) $38,002,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$38,002,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Ad-
vanced Weather Interactive Processing System
(AWIPS).
(b) PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUC-
TION.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to carry out the Procurement, Acquisition,
and Construction activities of the National Weather Serv-
ice $69,632,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $70,120,000 for
fiscal year 2001, to remain available until expended. Of
such amounts—
(1) $9,560,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$9,060,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Next
Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD);
(2) $4,180,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$6,125,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Auto-
mated Surface Observing System (ASOS);
(3) $22,575,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$21,525,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Ad-
vanced Weather Interactive Processing System
(AWIPS);
(4) $11,100,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$12,835,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Com-
puter Facilities Upgrades;
(5) $8,350,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$8,350,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Radio-
sonde Replacement;
(6) $500,000 for fiscal year 2000 shall be for
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Operations Center Rehabilitation; and
(7) $13,367,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$12,225,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Weath-
er Forecast Office (WFO) Construction.
(c) DUTIES
OF
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERV-
ICE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—To protect life and property,
the Secretary, through the National Weather Serv-
ice, except as provided in paragraph (2), shall be re-
sponsible for—
(A) forecasts and shall serve as the sole of-
ficial source of weather warnings;
(B) the issuance of storm warnings;
(C) the collection, exchange, and distribu-
tion of meteorological, hydrological, climatic,
and oceanographic data and information; and
(D) the preparation of hydrometeorological
guidance and core forecast information.
(2) COMPETITION
WITH
PRIVATE
SECTOR.—
The National Weather Service shall not provide, or
assist other entities to provide, a service (other than
a service described in paragraph (1)(A)) if that serv-
ice is currently provided or can be provided by com-
mercial enterprise, unless—
(A) the Secretary finds that the private
sector is unwilling or unable to provide the serv-
ice; or
(B) the service provides vital weather
warnings and forecasts for the protection of
lives and property of the general public.
(3) AMENDMENTS.—The Act of October 1,
1890 (26 Stat. 653) is amended—
(A) by striking section 3 (15 U.S.C. 313);
and
(B) in section 9 (15 U.S.C. 317), by strik-
ing ‘‘, and it shall be’’ and all that follows, and
inserting a period.
(4) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committee on Science of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate a report detailing all National Weather Service
activities which do not conform to the requirements
of this subsection and outlining a timetable for their
termination.
SEC. 4. ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH.
(a) OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to enable the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry
out the Atmospheric Research Operations, Research,
and Facilities environmental research and develop-
ment activities of the Office of Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Research $173,250,000 for fiscal year 2000
and $173,250,000 for fiscal year 2001, to remain
available until expended.
(2) CLIMATE AND AIR QUALITY RESEARCH.—Of
the amounts authorized under paragraph (1),
$126,200,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2000 
and
$126,200,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Cli-
mate and Air Quality Research, of which—
(A) $16,900,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$16,900,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Interannual and Seasonal Climate Research;
(B) $34,600,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$34,600,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Long-Term Climate and Air Quality Research;
(C) $69,700,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$69,700,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Climate and Global Change; and
(D) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit
the Environment (GLOBE).
(3) ATMOSPHERIC PROGRAMS.—Of the amounts
authorized under paragraph (1), $47,050,000 for
fiscal year 2000 and $47,050,000 for fiscal year
2001 shall be for Atmospheric Programs, of which—
(A) $36,600,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$36,600,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Weather Research;
(B) $4,350,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$4,350,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Wind Profiler; and
(C) $6,100,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$6,100,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Solar-Terrestrial Services and Research.
(b) PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUC-
TION.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to carry out the Atmospheric Research
Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction environ-
mental research and development activities of the Office
of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research $10,040,000 for fis-
cal year 2000 and $14,160,000 for fiscal year 2001, to
remain available until expended. Of such amounts—
(1) $5,700,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$8,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for the Geo-
physical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Supercomputer;
and
(2) $4,340,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$6,160,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for the Ad-
vanced Composition Explorer (ACE) Follow-On Sat-
ellite/GEOSTORM.
SEC. 5. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND
INFORMATION SERVICE.
(a) OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to enable the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry
out the Operations, Research, and Facilities environ-
mental research and development and related activi-
ties of the National Environmental Satellite, Data
and Information Service $103,092,000 for fiscal
year 2000 and $103,092,000 for fiscal year 2001, to
remain available until expended.
(2) SATELLITE OBSERVING SYSTEMS.—Of the
amounts 
authorized 
under 
paragraph 
(1),
$59,236,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $59,236,000
for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Satellite Observing
Systems, of which—
(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Global Disaster Information Network (GDIN);
(B) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$4,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Ocean Remote Sensing; and
(C) $53,236,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$53,236,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Environmental Observing Systems.
(3) ENVIRONMENTAL DATA MANAGEMENT SYS-
TEMS.—Of the amounts authorized under paragraph
(1), 
$43,856,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2000 
and
$43,856,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Envi-
ronmental Data Management Systems, of which—
(A) $31,521,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$31,521,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Data and Information Services; and
(B) $12,335,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$12,335,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Environmental Data Systems Modernization.
(b) PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION, AND CONSTRUC-
TION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to enable the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry
out the Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction
environmental research and development and related
activities of the National Environmental Satellite,
Data and Information Service $413,657,000 for fis-
cal year 2000 and $476,183,000 for fiscal year
2001, to remain available until expended.
(2) SYSTEMS
ACQUISITION.—Of the amounts
authorized under paragraph (1), $410,612,000 for
fiscal year 2000 and $473,803,000 for fiscal year
2001 shall be for Systems Acquisition, of which—
(A) $140,979,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$114,594,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
the procurement and launch of, and supporting
ground systems for, Polar Orbiting Environ-
mental Satellites (POES), K, L, M, N, and N′;
(B) $80,100,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$113,600,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
the procurement and launch of, and supporting
ground systems for, the National Polar-Orbiting
Operational Environmental Satellite System
(NPOESS); and
(C) $189,533,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$245,609,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
the procurement and launch of, and supporting
ground systems for, up to three Geostationary
Operational Environmental NEXT follow-on
Satellites (GOES N–Q).
(3) CONSTRUCTION.—Of the amounts author-
ized under paragraph (1), $3,045,000 for fiscal year
2000 and $2,380,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be
for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion Operations Center Rehabilitation Construction.
SEC. 6. FACILITIES.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to carry out the Operations, Research, and
Facilities environmental research and development and re-
lated activities required to meet recurring facilities oper-
ations costs associated with the David Skaggs Research
Center in Boulder, Colorado, $3,850,000 for fiscal year
2000 and $3,850,000 for fiscal year 2001.
SEC. 7. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall exclude
from consideration for grant agreements made after fiscal
year 1999 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration, under the programs for which funds are au-
thorized under this Act, any person who received funds,
other than those described in subsection (b), appropriated
for a fiscal year after fiscal year 1999, under a grant
agreement from any Federal funding source for a project
that was not subjected to a competitive, merit-based award
process. Any exclusion from consideration pursuant to this
section shall be effective for a period of 5 years after the
person receives such Federal funds.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
the receipt of Federal funds by a person due to the mem-
bership of that person in a class specified by law for which
assistance is awarded to members of the class according
to a formula provided by law.
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘grant agreement’’ means a legal instrument whose
principal purpose is to transfer a thing of value to the
recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stim-
ulation authorized by a law of the United States, and does
not include the acquisition (by purchase, lease, or barter)
of property or services for the direct benefit or use of the
United States Government. Such term does not include
a cooperative agreement (as such term is used in section
6305 of title 31, United States Code) or a cooperative re-
search and development agreement (as such term is de-
fined in section 12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1))).
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