DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities For an additional amount for “Operations, Research, and Facilities”, $290,000,000 (reduced by $150,000,000) to remain available until September 30, 2014, as follows:(1) $50,000,000 for mapping, charting, geodesy services and marine debris surveys for coastal States impacted by Hurricane Sandy;(2) $7,000,000 to repair and replace ocean observing and coastal monitoring assets damaged by Hurricane Sandy;(3) $3,000,000 to provide technical assistance to support State assessments of coastal impacts of Hurricane Sandy;(4) $25,000,000 to improve weather forecasting and hurricane intensity forecasting capabilities, to include data assimilation from ocean observing platforms and satellites;(5) $50,000,000 for laboratories and cooperative institutes research activities associated with sustained observations weather research programs, and ocean and coastal research; and(6) $5,000,000 for necessary expenses related to fishery disasters during calendar year 2012 that were declared by the Secretary of Commerce as a direct result of impacts from Hurricane Sandy:Provided, That the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this division: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. procurement, acquisition and construction For an additional amount for “Procurement, Acquisition and Construction”, $186,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015, as follows:(1) $9,000,000 to repair National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) facilities damaged by Hurricane Sandy;(2) $44,500,000 for repairs and upgrades to NOAA hurricane reconnaissance aircraft;(3) $8,500,000 for improvements to weather forecasting equipment and supercomputer infrastructure;(4) $13,000,000 to accelerate the National Weather Service ground readiness project; and(5) $111,000,000 for a weather satellite data mitigation gap reserve fund:Provided, That NOAA shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this division: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 127 STAT. 20 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.