107-1 Hearings: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, The Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2002, Part 5, May 3, 2001, * |
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It is very important that we make sure that we are enforcing the laws of the United States . I know that the budget in 2001 allowed for 62 new employees to be added to the compliance area . So I am pleased that we are in that process ...
It is very important that we make sure that we are enforcing the laws of the United States . I know that the budget in 2001 allowed for 62 new employees to be added to the compliance area . So I am pleased that we are in that process ...
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NIST is responsible for conducting some research and develop- ment programs , as well as grant programs , and has a special forces team that goes around various government agencies to make sure that their infrastructures are protected .
NIST is responsible for conducting some research and develop- ment programs , as well as grant programs , and has a special forces team that goes around various government agencies to make sure that their infrastructures are protected .
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I think it is important , again , that we have the resources there that will make sure that we are providing the necessary equip- ment , tools and technology that these scientists will need inside this building to continue to lead the ...
I think it is important , again , that we have the resources there that will make sure that we are providing the necessary equip- ment , tools and technology that these scientists will need inside this building to continue to lead the ...
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I was worried they were going to get caught up in that delay of making sure they did a full count . But luckily this Congress gave all the resources they needed . You can say a higher percentage went to NOAA and all , but a lot of it is ...
I was worried they were going to get caught up in that delay of making sure they did a full count . But luckily this Congress gave all the resources they needed . You can say a higher percentage went to NOAA and all , but a lot of it is ...
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So I am not sure what we can do , because we do it on the Appropriations Committees here in the House and the Senate but I have a concern about the imbalance for the southeast . We made some strides this past year to help cor- rect that ...
So I am not sure what we can do , because we do it on the Appropriations Committees here in the House and the Senate but I have a concern about the imbalance for the southeast . We made some strides this past year to help cor- rect that ...
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Page 231 - Lawrence; comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part and East Florida on the other shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic ocean, excepting such islands as now are or heretofore have been within the limits of...
Page 292 - Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, and the Bureau of Land Management, usually, we are told, without Federal charge and subject to State policy and hunting licenses.
Page 202 - NOAA maintains a balanced program of focused research, large-scale observational programs, modeling on seasonal-centennial time scales, and data management. In addition to its responsibilities in weather prediction, NOAA has pioneered in the research and operational prediction of climate variability associated with the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). With agency and international partners, NOAA has been a leader in the assessments of climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, and the global...
Page 175 - Administration (NOAA) is to describe and predict changes in the Earth's environment, and conserve and manage the Nation's coastal and marine resources to ensure sustainable economic opportunities.
Page 174 - FY 2001 Enacted levels. Within this funding level, NOAA proposes essential realignments that allow for a total of $270.0 million in program increases in critical areas such as infrastructure, severe weather prediction, coastal conservation, living marine resources, and climate. The funding requested in the...
Page 215 - ... fish takes by fishermen, thus giving the fish stocks time to recover. Funding will also be used, in part, to implement new and innovative cooperative research efforts in the Region. The total request of $15.6 million for Regional Councils represents an increase of $2.5 million above the FY 2001 Enacted level. This continued investment will support all eight Regional Councils...
Page 96 - Our commitment to open trade must be matched by a strong commitment to protecting our environment and improving labor standards.
Page 88 - Our inaction hurts American businesses, workers, and farmers, as they find themselves shut out of the many preferential trade and investment agreements negotiated by our trading partners.
Page 176 - US the most advanced weather and climate prediction systems in the world. NOAA conducts research to improve operations, develop new technologies, and supply the scientific basis for managing natural resources and solving environmental problems. NOAA's comprehensive system for acquiring observations -- from satellites to ships to radars - - provides the quality data and information critical to the safe conduct Of daily life and basic functioning of a modern economy.
Page 178 - NOAA's facilities and information technology infrastructure directly and immediately impacts the ability of NOAA's program offices to satisfy mission demands. The condition, readiness and vulnerabilities of this infrastructure have direct consequences on human welfare, economic well being, and the advancement of the state of the sciences. To ensure mission capacity, NOAA requests infrastructure funding of $73.3 million in the following key categories: critical systems, construction, maintenance and...