Pub. L. 100-685, tit. IV, sec. 403

Sec. 403. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce to enable the National Oceanic and At-102 STAT. 4098mospheric Administration to carry out its climate and air quality research duties under law, $51,000,000 for fiscal year 1989. Moneys appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall be used to fund those duties relating to climate and air quality research specified by the Act of 1890, the Act of 1947, and any other law involving such duties. Such duties include the interannual and seasonal climate research long-term climate and air quality research, and the National Climate Program. (b) Of the sums authorized under subsection (a) of this section $3,238,000 for fiscal year 1989 are authorized to be appropriated for the activities under the National Climate Program Act (15 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.). (c) Of the sums authorized under subsection (a) of this section, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1989 are authorized to be appropriated to establish a program for the purposes of studying climate and global change. Such program shall augment and integrate existing programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and shall include global observations, monitoring, and data and information management relating to the study of changes in the Earth’s climatic system, fundamental research on critical oceanic and atmosphere processes, and climate prediction and diagnostics.