National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration operations, research, and facilities For an additional amount for “Operations, Research, and Facilities” for necessary expenses related to the consequences of hurricanes, typhoons, flooding, and wildfires in calendar year 2022, $29,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for repair and replacement of observing assets, real property, and equipment; for marine debris assessment and removal; and for mapping, charting, and geodesy services. For an additional amount for “Operations, Research, and Facilities”, $62,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, of which $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be to carry out activities described in title II of division JJ of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to support the adoption of innovative fishing gear deployment and fishing techniques to reduce entanglement risk to North Atlantic right whales, including through cooperative agreements pursuant to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701). procurement, acquisition and construction For an additional amount for “Procurement, Acquisition and Construction” for the acquisition of hurricane hunter aircraft and related expenses as authorized under section 413(a) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–25), $327,701,000, to remain available until expended. For an additional amount for “Procurement, Acquisition and Construction”, $108,838,000, to remain available until September 30, 2025. fisheries disaster assistance For an additional amount for “Fisheries Disaster Assistance” for necessary expenses associated with the mitigation of fishery disasters, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such funds shall be used for mitigating the effects of commercial fishery failures and fishery resource disasters declared by the Secretary of Commerce.