support estuarine and coastal assessment activities
under the Act of 1947 and any other law involving
those activities, $1,171,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(2) 
OCEAN
ASSESSMENT.—In 
addition 
to
amounts authorized under paragraph (1), there are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, to
enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration to carry out the National Status and
Trends Program, the Strategic Environmental As-
sessment Program, and the Hazardous Materials
Response Program, $8,401,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(3) DAMAGE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.—In addi-
tion to amounts authorized under paragraph (1),
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration to carry out the Damage As-
sessment Program, $585,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(4) COASTAL OCEAN PROGRAM.—In addition to
amounts authorized under paragraph (1), there are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, to
enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration to carry out the Coastal Ocean Pro-
gram, $9,158,000 for fiscal year 1996.
SEC. 202. OCEAN AND GREAT LAKES RESEARCH.
(a) MARINE PREDICTION RESEARCH.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, to enable the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to
carry out marine prediction research activities under the
Act of 1947, the Act of 1890, and any other law involving
those activities, $13,763,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(b) NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM.—(1)
Section 212(a) of the National Sea Grant College Pro-
gram Act (33 U.S.C. 1131(a)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(a) GRANTS
AND CONTRACTS; FELLOWSHIPS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out sec-
tions 205 and 208, $34,500,000 for fiscal year 1996.’’.
(2) Section 212(b) of the National Sea Grant College
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1131(b)) is amended by striking
‘‘an amount’’ and all that follows through ‘‘not to exceed
$2,900,000’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$1,500,000 for
fiscal year 1996’’.
(3) Section 203(4) of the National Sea Grant College
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1122(4)) is amended by striking
‘‘discipline or field’’ and all that follows through ‘‘public
administration)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘field or dis-
cipline involving scientific research’’.
TITLE III—PROGRAM SUPPORT
SEC. 301. PROGRAM SUPPORT.
(a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTIVITIES.—There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration to carry out executive direction and
administrative activities under the Act of 1970 and any
other law involving those activities, $20,632,000 for fiscal
year 1996.
(b) CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, to en-
able the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion to carry out central administrative support activities
under the Act of 1970 and any other law involving those
activities, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
(c) RETIRED PAY.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary, for retired pay for retired
commissioned officers of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration under the Act of 1970, $7,706,000
for fiscal year 1996.
(d) MARINE SERVICES.—
(1) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—Notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, the Secretary is au-
thorized to enter into contracts for data or days-at-
sea to fulfill the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration missions of marine research, climate
research, fisheries research, and mapping and chart-
ing services.
(2) UNOLS VESSEL AGREEMENTS.—In fulfill-
ing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration mission requirements described in paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall use excess capacity of Uni-
versity-National Oceanographic Laboratory System
vessels where appropriate, and may enter into
memoranda of agreement with operators of those
vessels to carry out those mission requirements.
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration to carry out marine services
activities, including activities described in para-
graphs (1) and (2), $60,689,000 for fiscal year
1996.
(e) AIRCRAFT SERVICES.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary, to enable the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out aircraft
services activities (including aircraft operations, mainte-
nance, and support) under the Act of 1970 and any other
law involving those activities, $9,548,000 for fiscal year
1996.
(f) FACILITIES REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, to en-
able the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion to carry out facilities repairs and renovations,
$7,374,000 for fiscal year 1996.
TITLE IV—STREAMLINING OF
OPERATIONS
SEC. 401. PROGRAM TERMINATIONS.
(a) TERMINATIONS.—No funds may be appropriated
for the following programs and accounts:
(1) The National Undersea Research Program.
(2) The Fleet Modernization, Shipbuilding, and
Construction Account.
(3) The Charleston, South Carolina, Special
Management Plan.
(4) Chesapeake Bay Observation Buoys.
(5) 
Federal/State 
Weather 
Modernization
Grants.
(6) The Southeast Storm Research Account.
(7) The Southeast United States Caribbean
Fisheries Oceanographic Coordinated Investigations
Program.
(8) National Institute for Environmental Re-
newal.
(9) The Lake Champlain Study.
(10) The Maine Marine Research Center.
(11) The South Carolina Cooperative Geodetic
Survey Account.
(12) Pacific Island Technical Assistance.
(13) Sea Grant/Oyster Disease Account.
(14) National Coastal Research and Develop-
ment Institute Account.
(15) VENTS program.
(16) National Weather Service Agriculture and
Fruit Frost Program.
(17) National Weather Service Fire Weather
Service.
(18) National Weather Service Regional Cli-
mate Centers.
(19) National Weather Service Samoa Weather
Forecast Office Repair and Upgrade Account.
(b) 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 Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report certifying that all
the programs listed in subsection (a) will be terminated
no later than September 30, 1995.
(c) REPEAL OF SEA GRANT PROGRAMS.—
(1) REPEALS.—(A) Section 208(b) of the Na-
tional Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C.
1127(b)) is repealed.
(B) Section 3 of the Sea Grant Program Im-
provement Act of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 1124a) is re-
pealed.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
209(b)(1) of the National Sea Grant College Pro-
gram Act (33 U.S.C. 1128(b)(1)) is amended by
striking ‘‘and section 3 of the Sea Grant Improve-
ment Act of 1976’’.
(d) ADDITIONAL REPEAL.—The NOAA Fleet Mod-
ernization Act (33 U.S.C. 851 note) is repealed.
SEC. 402. LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no funds are authorized to be
appropriated for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1996 for
carrying out the programs for which funds are authorized
by this Act.
(b) 
FISCAL
YEAR
1996.—No 
more 
than
$1,692,470,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary for fiscal year 1996, by this Act or any other
Act, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration to carry out all activities associated with Op-
erations, Research, and Facilities.
(b) CIVIL PENALTIES.—The Administrator is author-
ized to assess a civil penalty against any person who vio-
lates any provision of this section in an amount of not
more than $10,000 for each violation. Each day during
which such violation continues shall be considered a new
offense. Such penalties shall be assessed after notice and
opportunity for a hearing.
(c) REWARDS.—The Administrator may offer and
pay rewards for the apprehension and conviction, or for
information helpful therein, of persons found interfering,
in violation of law, with data buoys maintained by the Na-
tional Data Buoy Center; or for information leading to
the discovery of missing National Weather Service prop-
erty or the recovery thereof.
SEC. 502. DUTIES OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To protect life and property and
enhance the national economy, the Secretary, through the
National Weather Service, except as outlined in subsection
(b), shall be responsible for—
(1) forecasts and shall serve as the sole official
source of weather warnings;
(2) the issue of storm warnings;
(3) the collection, exchange, and distribution of
meteorological, hydrological, climatic, and oceano-
graphic data and information; and
(4) the preparation of hydrometeorological guid-
ance and core forecast information.
(b) COMPETITION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR.—The
National Weather Service shall not compete, or assist
other entities to compete, with the private sector when a
service is currently provided or can be provided by com-
mercial enterprise, unless—
(1) the Secretary finds that the private sector
is unwilling or unable to provide the services; and
(2) the service provides vital weather warnings
and forecasts for the protection of lives and property
of the general public.
(c) AMENDMENTS.—The Act of 1890 is amended—
(1) by striking section 3 (15 U.S.C. 313); and
(2) in section 9 (15 U.S.C. 317), by striking all
after ‘‘Department of Commerce’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof a period.
(d) 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 Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report detailing all Na-
tional Weather Service activities which do not conform to
the requirements of this section and outlining a timetable
for their termination.
SEC. 503. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3302 (b)
and (c) of title 31, United States Code, and subject to
subsection (b) of this section, all amounts received by the
United States in settlement of, or judgment for, damage
claims arising from the October 9, 1992, allision of the
vessel ZACHERY into the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration research vessel DISCOVERER—
(1) shall be retained as an offsetting collection
in the Marine Services account of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration;
(2) shall be deposited in that account upon re-
ceipt by the United States Government; and
(3) shall be available only for obligation for Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ves-
sel repairs.
(b) LIMITATION.—Not more than $518,757.09 of the
amounts referred to in subsection (a) may be deposited
into the Marine Services account pursuant to subsection
(a).
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