Eva Lipiec wrote this CRS InFocus two-pager (24 April 2020): 'National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): FY2021 Budget Request and Appropriations'.
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Overview
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) mission is to understand and predict changes inweather, climate, oceans, and coasts; to share that information with others; and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources. NOAA’swork is divided among six line offices: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS); National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); National Ocean Service (NOS); National Weather Service (NWS); Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR); and Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO). NOAA also has an overall Mission Support (MS) office, which provides planning, administrative, financial, information technology, and other services to NOAA’s lineoffices.
Congress generally funds NOAA, an agency of the Department of Commerce (DOC), in the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations law. Congress provides NOAA with discretionary and mandatory appropriations. Discretionary appropriations support two broad accounts—operations, research, and facilities (ORF) and procurement, acquisition, and construction (PAC)—as well as several relatively small accounts. Mandatory appropriations generally provide a small percentage of total NOAA appropriations and are disbursed to a variety of funds that support programs in NOS, NMFS, and OMAO. This CRS product examines discretionary funding for FY2021 and potential issues for Congress, such as NOAA’s proposed changes to certaingrant programs, the Promote and Develop American Fishery Products & Research Pertaining to AmericanFisheries Fund, satellite programs, and the agency’s role inspace commerce.
Issues for Congress
According to NOAA’s FY2021 budget summary, the requested budget supports priorities to (1) reduce the impacts of extreme weather and water events, (2) expand the “American Blue Economy,” and (3) advance space innovation.
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