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year: Provided further, That the number of authorized offi-
cers in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps shall re-
main at 321 until such time as section 6 of Public Law 
110–386 takes effect. 
In addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under 
the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection and Survivor 
Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of 
retired personnel and their dependents under the Depend-
ents Medical Care Act (10 U.S.C. 55), such sums as may 
be necessary. 
PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION 
For procurement, acquisition and construction of 
capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
$1,243,647,000, to remain available until September 30, 
2011, except funds provided for construction of facilities 
which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That of the $1,245,647,000 provided for in direct obliga-
tions under this heading $1,243,647,000 is appropriated 
from the general fund and $2,000,000 is provided from 
recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further, That 
of the amounts provided for the National Polar-orbiting 
Operational Environmental Satellite System, funds 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 re-
lated to the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environ-
mental Satellite System to officials of the Department of 
Commerce pursuant to section 2311 of title 10, United 
States Code: Provided further, That any deviation from 
the amounts designated for specific activities in the report 
accompanying this Act, or any use of deobligated balances 
of funds provided under this heading in previous years, 
shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 
of this Act: Provided further, That within the amounts ap-
propriated, $29,610,000 shall be used for the projects, and 
in the amounts, specified in the explanatory statement de-
scribed in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A 
of this consolidated Act). 
PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY 
For necessary expenses associated with the restora-
tion of Pacific salmon populations, $80,000,000, to re-
main available until September 30, 2010: Provided, That 
of the funds provided herein the Secretary of Commerce 
may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, 
Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and Federally-rec-
ognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast 
for projects necessary for restoration of salmon and 
steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or en-
dangered, or identified by a State as at-risk to be so-listed, 
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for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of tribal 
treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for 
conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habi-
tat, based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary 
of Commerce: Provided further, That funds disbursed to 
States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds 
or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent 
of the Federal funds. 
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 
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 ‘‘Operations, Research, and Facilities’’ account to off-
set the costs of implementing such Act. 
FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT 
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2009, obligations of direct 
loans may not exceed $8,000,000 for Individual Fishing 
Quota loans and not to exceed $59,000,000 for traditional 
direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act 
of 1936: Provided, 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 capac-
ity in any United States fishery. 
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