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NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law 
for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and 
vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit 
organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pur-
suant to cooperative agreements; relocation of facilities, 
$3,199,983,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2007, except for funds provided for cooperative enforcement 
which shall remain available until September 30, 2008: 
Provided, That in addition, $3,000,000 shall be derived by 
transfer from the fund entitled ‘‘Coastal Zone Management’’ 
and in addition $62,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
from the fund entitled ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Prod-
ucts and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’: Pro-
vided further, That fees and donations received for the man-
agement of the national marine sanctuaries may be re-
tained and used for the salaries and expenses associated 
with those activities, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Pro-
vided 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 pro-
vided for ‘‘Coastal Zone Management Grants’’ exceed funds 
provided in the previous fiscal year: Provided further, That
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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 per-
cent of the additional funds: Provided further, That, of the 
$3,264,983,000 provided for in direct obligations under this 
heading, $610,462,000 shall be for the National Ocean Serv-
ice, $763,783,000 shall be for the National Marine Fisheries 
Service, $470,109,000 shall be for Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research, $772,762,000 shall be for the National Weather 
Service, $180,412,000 shall be for the National Environ-
mental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, and 
$402,455,000 shall be for Program Support: Provided fur-
ther, That payments of funds made available under this 
heading to the Department of Commerce Working Capital 
Fund including Department of Commerce General Counsel 
legal services shall not exceed $40,693,000: Provided further, 
That the personnel management demonstration project es-
tablished at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4703 may be expanded by 
3,500 full-time positions to include up to 6,925 full time 
positions and may be extended indefinitely: Provided fur-
ther, That none of the funds in this Act may be used for 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to 
implement the Department of Commerce’s E-Government 
initiatives: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any
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other provision of law, the authorities provided to National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration pursuant to 42 
U.S.C. 2473 shall be available to the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration in the furtherance of its oce-
anic, atmospheric and space mission and programs: Pro-
vided further, That the obligated balance of such sums shall 
remain available through September 30, 2012 for liqui-
dating obligations made in fiscal years 2004 and 2005. 
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 Med-
ical Care Act (10 U.S.C. ch. 55), such sums as may be nec-
essary. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of cap-
ital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$1,195,017,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2008, except funds provided for construction of facilities 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds provided under this heading for the National 
Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System 
shall only be made available on a dollar for dollar matching 
basis with funds provided for the same purpose by the De-
partment of Defense: Provided further, That except to the
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extent expressly prohibited by any other law, the Depart-
ment of Defense may delegate procurement functions related 
to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental 
Satellite System to officials of the Department of Commerce 
pursuant to section 2311 of title 10, United States Code: 
Provided further, That beginning in fiscal year 2006 and 
for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce 
shall include in the budget justification materials that the 
Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department 
of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the 
President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 10 United 
States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition and 
construction program having a total multiyear program 
cost of more than $5,000,000 and an estimate of the budg-
etary requirements for each such program for each of the 
five subsequent fiscal years. 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration 
of Pacific salmon populations, $90,000,000 to remain 
available under September 30, 2007. 
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND 
Of amounts collected pursuant to section 308 of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1456a), 
not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be transferred to the ‘‘Oper-
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ations, Research and Facilities’’ account to offset the costs 
of implementing such Act. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
For the costs of direct loans, $287,000, as authorized 
by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936: Provided, That such 
costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be 
as defined in the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990: Pro-
vided further, That these funds are only available to sub-
sidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct 
loans not to exceed $5,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota 
loans, and not to exceed $59,000,000 for traditional direct 
loans, of which $19,000,000 may be used for direct loans 
to the United States menhaden fishery: Provided further, 
That none of the funds made available under this heading 
may be used for direct loans for any new fishing vessel that 
will increase the harvesting capacity in any United States 
fishery. 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS, AND EXPLORATION 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in 
the conduct and support of science, aeronautics and explo-
ration research and development activities, including re-
search, development, operations, support and services; 
maintenance; construction of facilities including repair, re-
habilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities,