Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2000: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 - United States |
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... oceans and coastal areas . And it invests in expanding opportunities for trade and technology growth to create jobs and strengthen our economy . For FY 2000 , the Administration's five highest priorities for the Department of Commerce ...
... oceans and coastal areas . And it invests in expanding opportunities for trade and technology growth to create jobs and strengthen our economy . For FY 2000 , the Administration's five highest priorities for the Department of Commerce ...
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... Oceans and Atmosphere The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) is leading the way in the stewardship of our natural resources and in improving the detection of oncoming natural events with greater precision to save ...
... Oceans and Atmosphere The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) is leading the way in the stewardship of our natural resources and in improving the detection of oncoming natural events with greater precision to save ...
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... Ocean request of $ 78.1 million , and the Resource Protection request of $ 131.3 million . Program increases supporting the Climate in the 21st Century program total $ 19.1 million . Under Ocean 2000 , NOAA will expand programs that are ...
... Ocean request of $ 78.1 million , and the Resource Protection request of $ 131.3 million . Program increases supporting the Climate in the 21st Century program total $ 19.1 million . Under Ocean 2000 , NOAA will expand programs that are ...
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... oceans and atmospheric re- search , trade agencies , the Patent and Trademark Office , and the Census Bureau , Commerce provides vital information on the Nation's weather , fish and marine life and natural disas- ters ; economic ...
... oceans and atmospheric re- search , trade agencies , the Patent and Trademark Office , and the Census Bureau , Commerce provides vital information on the Nation's weather , fish and marine life and natural disas- ters ; economic ...
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... oceans as a driver of global climate , making marine transportation safer and more efficient , and building awareness of the importance of the oceans in our lives . Our FY 2000 efforts will build on this foundation . THE FY 2000 BUDGET ...
... oceans as a driver of global climate , making marine transportation safer and more efficient , and building awareness of the importance of the oceans in our lives . Our FY 2000 efforts will build on this foundation . THE FY 2000 BUDGET ...
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Page 363 - Co-Chair of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council and as an ex-officio member of the President's Council on Sustainable Development.
Page 114 - An agency of the US Commerce Department's Technology Administration, NIST promotes US economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements. and standards.
Page 363 - Africa Binational Commission. He served as Chair of Coastal America from 1992 to early 1995 and as Acting Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality from November 1993 to February 1994. He previously served as President of Joint Oceanographic Institutions Incorporated; as Dean of the College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences at the University of Washington; as a Group Leader for Deep-Sea Physics at NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory; as an Associate Professor at Harvard University; and...
Page 7 - This mission is accomplished through four major programs: • Measurements and Standards Laboratories focused on "infrastructural technologies," such as measurements, standards, evaluated data and test methods; and • a competitive Advanced Technology Program that provides cost-shared awards to industry for development of high-risk...
Page 114 - National Institute of Standards and Technology The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) assists industry in developing technology to improve product quality, modernize manufacturing processes, ensure product reliability, and facilitate rapid commercialization of products based on new scientific discoveries.
Page 207 - Japan since 1993; we will monitor their implementation closely and enforce them vigorously. We will also address sectoral issues including rice, steel, insurance, glass, film and other topics. And as I noted earlier, we are pursuing an ambitious set of goals under the Enhanced Initiative on Deregulation and Competition Policy, both in individual sectors and in broader structural issues.
Page 351 - Report Team recommendations on the adequacy of NEXRAD coverage and Degradation of Weather Services under— National Weather Service Modernization for: Caribou, Maine and Key West, Florida; and continue current operations at Erie, Pennsylvania; and Williston, North Dakota. An additional...
Page 140 - Trust funds are not available for the general purposes of the Government. Trust fund receipts that are not anticipated to be used in the immediate future are generally invested in interestbearing Government securities and earn interest for the trust fund.
Page 331 - Boulder, Colorado, while acquiring a massively parallel, scaleable computer to be located at OAR's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab (GFDL) , in Princeton, New Jersey. provides recurring lease and/or operations costs at a number of NOAA facilities coming on-line in FY 1999 and FY 2000, including the David Skaggs Research Center in Boulder, Colorado. At the same time funds are requested to complete the planning and design of a new state-of-the-art NMFS research facility near Juneau, Alaska. provides...
Page 5 - ... healthy coastlines; to make America more competitive through safe navigation; to examine changes in the oceans; and to inspire and create approaches that will protect and keep our precious natural resources alive for the generations to come.