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House-passed appropriation for NOAA (H.R. 4754) of $3.2 billion. In addition, the
Senate committee noted that it disapproved $700 million in program terminations for
NOAA, as was proposed by the President for FY2005, and a portion of which was
targeted for cuts by the House (H.Rept. 108-576, p. 71).
The Senate Appropriations Committee recommended that NOAA implement
some actions recommended in the U.S. Ocean Policy Commission's final report that
was presented to Congress and the Administration in September 2004. Accordingly,
S. 2809 would have earmarked and allocated $4.5 million to specific programs and
projects throughout the agency. Budgets for some extant programs (e.g., the Ocean
Exploration and Ocean Health Initiatives), would have increased. Excluding funding
for the committee's Ocean Commission Initiative, appropriations recommended for
NOAA would have been $3.69 billion, nearly the same as appropriated for FY2004.
House Appropriations. On July 8, 2004, the House passed H.R. 4754, its
version of CJS Appropriations for FY2005, and approved $3.16 billion for NOAA
(H.Rept. 108-576, June 14, 2004). Of that total, $2.25 billion was appropriated for
ORF, $840 million for PAC, and $80 million for the PCSRF. (See Table 1.) House
appropriations were $210 million, or 6.6%, less than the President's request of $3.37
billion, and $540 million, or 17.1%, less than the $3.70 billion appropriated for
NOAA in FY2004.
The House Appropriations Committee reported that funding for a number of
non-recurring programs, many of which the President also planned to cut, would
terminate in FY2005 (H.Rept. 108-576, p. 71), and cuts below FY2004 program
levels would be sustained across the agency. The NOAA line offices which stood to
be affected the greatest were the National Ocean Service (NOS) cut by 42%; NOAA
Fisheries (NMFS) by 29%; NOAA Research (OAR) by 23%; and, Program Support
by 14%. ORF line offices least affected would include the National Weather Service
(NWS) and NOAA Satellite Programs (NESDIS), both funded at the requested
levels. Excluding satellite systems acquisitions funding, the PAC account would
have been cut 14.3% below the FY2004 appropriation, and many of NOS
construction projects targeted for termination. The House provided additional budget
authority of $79 million derived by transfer from the NOAA Promote and Develop
American Fisheries (PDAF) Fund, $13 million from FY2004 deobligations (budget
savings) for ORF, and $3 million from FY2004 deobligations in the PAC account.The House appropriated $840 million for the NOAA PAC account, which was
$59 million less than the President's request, and nearly $140 million less than
FY2004 appropriations. For NOAA's Other Accounts, the House appropriated $80
million for the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCRF), which was $20
million less than the FY2005 request. It did not approve transferring $3 million to
ORF from fees collected in the Coastal Zone Management Fund (CZMF), and
zeroed-out funding of $8.1 million requested for fisheries financing programs, noting
that current account balances were sufficient for FY2005 obligations.
The President's FY2005 Budget Request. In February 2004, President
Bush submitted his FY2005 budget to Congress, requesting a total of $3.38 billion
for NOAA. Congress enacted the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (P.L.108-
199), in January 2004. Division B, Title II of that act, CJS Appropriations, 2004,
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