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handle is hein.crs/govdabj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: -c r s c n ...........~ April 24, 2020 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): FY2021 Budget Request and Appropriations The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) mission is to understand and predict changes in weather, climate, oceans, and coasts; to share that information with others; and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources. NOAA's work is divided among six line offices: National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS); National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); National Ocean Service (NOS); National Weather Service (NWS); Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR); and Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO). NOAA also has an overall Mission Support (MS) office, which provides planning, administrative, financial, information technology, and other services to NOAA's line offices. Congress generally funds NOAA, an agency of the Department of Commerce (DOC), in the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations law. Congress provides NOAA with discretionary and mandatory appropriations. Discretionary appropriations support two broad accounts-operations, research, and facilities (ORF) and procurement, acquisition, and construction (PAC)-as well as several relatively small accounts. Mandatory appropriations generally provide a small percentage of total NOAA appropriations and are disbursed to a variety of funds that support programs in NOS, NMFS, and OMAO. This CRS product examines discretionary funding for FY2021 and potential issues for Congress, such as NOAA's proposed changes to certain grant programs, the Promote and Develop American Fishery Products & Research Pertaining to American Fisheries Fund, satellite programs, and the agency's role in space commerce. The Administration requested a total of $4.86 billion in discretionary direct obligations for ORF, PAC, and other small accounts for FY2021, including $4.63 billion in appropriations, according to the agency's FY2021 budget summary. Direct obligations include appropriations, transfers from NOAA funds, and recoveries of canceled prior-year obligations. The FY2021 direct obligations request is $193.0 million (4.1%) higher than the Administration's FY2020 request, and $643.0 million (11.7%) less than the enacted FY2020 level noted in the explanatory statement accompanying P.L. 116-93. Enacted discretionary direct obligations for NOAA over the last 10 years peaked in FY2018 (Figure 1). Since FY2012, the enacted PAC account has ranged from about 28 % to 41% of the total enacted direct obligations. Figure I. NOAA Requested and Enacted Discretionary Direct Obligations, FY2012-FY202 I ($ in billions, nominal) Source: Congressional Research Service, from NOAA budget justifications and congressional explanatory statements. Notes: Direct obligations include appropriations, transfers from NOAA funds, and recoveries of canceled prior-year obligations. Amounts do not include supplemental appropriations, rescissions, or sequestration. Shsun lkk-rv Con~gress According to NOAA's FY2021 budget summary, the requested budget supports priorities to (1) reduce the impacts of extreme weather and water events, (2) expand the American Blue Economy, and (3) advance space innovation. P>rosposed~ P~rogran Funug For FY2021, NOAA proposed funding increases to 20 activities under ORF and PAC, totaling over $159.6 million, primarily for goods and services from federal and nonfederal entities (Table 1). NOAA also requested a reduction or elimination of 105 activities totaling $976.4 million. Grants, subsidies, and contributions (GSC) make up a majority ($573.2 million, 58.7%) of the $976.4 million. GSC includes grants awarded to nonfederal entities, such as states, universities, and corporations. GSC proposed to be eliminated represents between 0.3% (NESDIS) and 34.5% (OAR) of the line offices' FY2021 base amounts. The remaining proposed eliminations are to services, such as aircraft repair, from nonfederal entities, advisory services, contracts with federal entities, personnel compensation and benefits, travel, and other program adjustments. The Administration proposed similar changes in the previous three fiscal years. For FY2020, Congress stated that it retains many of these grant programs which allow States and communities to steer financial priorities N 1 10 LI

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