(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 Services.
(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, 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 activities 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, except as specifically authorized by this Act. Any
exclusion from consideration pursuant to this section shall
be effective for a period of 5 years after the person re-
ceives 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))).
SEC. 8. INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.
The Administrator shall make available through the
Internet home page of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration the abstracts relating to all research
grants and awards made with funds authorized by this
Act. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require
or permit the release of any information prohibited by law
or regulation from being released to the public.
SEC. 9. COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.
No funds authorized pursuant to this Act may be ex-
pended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in ex-
pending the assistance the entity will comply with sections
2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–
10c, popularly known as the ‘‘Buy American Act’’).
SEC. 10. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT RE-
GARDING NOTICE.
(a) PURCHASE
OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—In the case of any equipment or prod-
ucts that may be authorized to be purchased with financial
assistance provided under this Act, it is the sense of the
Congress that entities receiving such assistance should, in
expending the assistance, purchase only American-made
equipment and products.
(b) NOTICE
TO RECIPIENTS
OF ASSISTANCE.—In
providing financial assistance under this Act, the Sec-
retary of Commerce shall provide to each recipient of the
assistance a notice describing the statement made in sub-
section (a) by the Congress.
SEC. 11. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS.
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal
agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bear-
ing a ‘‘Made in America’’ inscription, or any inscription
with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped
to the United States that is not made in the United
States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any con-
tract or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant
to this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and
ineligibility procedures described in section 9.400 through
9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.