1. FY03 Appropriations Status Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere November 6, 2002 Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere November 6, 2002

2. Status Bill has been passed in Senate Full Committee but has not yet been to the floor Bill has not been passed in the House yet, not even at the Sub- Committee level Bill has been passed in Senate Full Committee but has not yet been to the floor Bill has not been passed in the House yet, not even at the Sub- Committee level

3. Status We are in a Continuing Resolution until Nov. 22 Congress returns Nov. 12 and will focus on appropriations There has been some discussion of an Omnibus and other discussion of a year long Continuing Resolution Bottom line – there is much uncertainty We are in a Continuing Resolution until Nov. 22 Congress returns Nov. 12 and will focus on appropriations There has been some discussion of an Omnibus and other discussion of a year long Continuing Resolution Bottom line – there is much uncertainty

4. Status

5. Funding Levels, Increases and Decreases $1.6M increase for Under Secretary and associated offices $9.0M for CCRI ($18.0M request) $23.2M for Homeland Security $20.0M for Ocean Exploration $10.0M for Ocean Health $1.6M increase for Under Secretary and associated offices $9.0M for CCRI ($18.0M request) $23.2M for Homeland Security $20.0M for Ocean Exploration $10.0M for Ocean Health

6. Funding Levels, Increases and Decreases $6.0M for Air Quality research in NE (nothing for SE) $7.2M for NWS Supercomputer and $2.8M for NESDIS CIP in Senate mark and Supplemental $5.0M to establish NEPA office in NMFS $20.3M for Steller Sea Lion efforts ($22.2M request) Sea Grant remained in NOAA at $62.0M $6.0M for Air Quality research in NE (nothing for SE) $7.2M for NWS Supercomputer and $2.8M for NESDIS CIP in Senate mark and Supplemental $5.0M to establish NEPA office in NMFS $20.3M for Steller Sea Lion efforts ($22.2M request) Sea Grant remained in NOAA at $62.0M

7. Concerns Funding for pay raise is nearly $22M below needed 4.1% increase IT Security request was unfunded ($4.0M request) Fisheries Finance Program account requested $24.0M in loan authority and got $5.0M Bill establishes base funding amounts with reprogramming restrictions for OAR and NMFS Funding for pay raise is nearly $22M below needed 4.1% increase IT Security request was unfunded ($4.0M request) Fisheries Finance Program account requested $24.0M in loan authority and got $5.0M Bill establishes base funding amounts with reprogramming restrictions for OAR and NMFS

8. Concerns $2.5M reduction in NWS Aviation Weather Denied ATBs ($22.0M in NWS alone) $1.6M reduction in AHPS $2.4M reduction in WFO maintenance $0.5M PAC reduction in radiosonde replacement $1.2M reduction in weather and climate supercomputer $2.5M reduction in NWS Aviation Weather Denied ATBs ($22.0M in NWS alone) $1.6M reduction in AHPS $2.4M reduction in WFO maintenance $0.5M PAC reduction in radiosonde replacement $1.2M reduction in weather and climate supercomputer