NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION USER FEES.

SEC. 10201. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION USER FEES. (a) Amendments.—Section 409 of the Act of November 17, 1988 (15 U.S.C. 1534) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking “archived” and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof “and information and products derived therefrom collected and/or archived by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.”; (2) in subsection (b)(D— (A) by inserting “, information, and products” immediately after “data’ the first place it appears; and (B) by striking “data is” and inserting in lieu thereof “data, information, and products are”; (3) in subsection (b)(2)— (A) by inserting “, information, or products” immediately after “data” the first place it appears; and (B) by striking “data exchange basis” and inserting in lieu thereof “basis of exchanging such data, information, and products”; (4) in subsection (b), by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: “(3) The Secretary shall waive the assessment of fees authorized by subsection (a) as necessary to continue to provide weather warnings, watches, and similar products and services essential to the mission of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.”; (5) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (d) to read as follows: “(1) The initial schedule of fees established by the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service for archived data shall remain in effect for the 3-year period beginning on the date that the fees under that schedule take effect.”; (6) in subsections (d), (e), and (f)(D, by inserting “by the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service for archived data” immediately after “under this section” each place it appears; and 104 STAT. 1388–393 (7) in subsection (g), by striking the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “, including the authority of the Secretary pursuant to section 1307 of title 44, United States Code. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to assess fees for nautical and aeronautical products of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in addition to those fees authorized under section 1307 of title 44, United States Code.”. (b) Effect of Amendments.—(1) The increase in revenues to the United States attributable to the amendments made by subsection (a) shall not exceed— (A) $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991, 1992, and 1993; and (B) $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995. (2) Increases in revenues to the United States described in paragraph (1) shall be achieved by the Secretary of Commerce through fair and equitable increases in fees for services offered by the various programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (3) The Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Congress of any changes in fee schedules under section 409 of the Act of November 17, 1988 (15 U.S.C. 1534), before such changes take effect.