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 106 STAT. 4270 PUBLIC LAW 102-567—OCT. 29, 1992 Public Law 102-567 102d Congress Oct. 29, 1992 [H.R. 2130] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992. 15 USC 325 note. An Act To authorize appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992". SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Act, the term— (1) Act of 1890" means the Act entitled "An Act to increase the efficiency and reduce the expenses of the Signal Corps of the Army, and to transfer the Weather Bureau to the Department of Agriculture", approved October 1, 1890 (26 Stat. 653); and (2) "Act of 1947" means the Act entitled "An Act to define the functions and duties of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and for other purposes", approved August 6, 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.). TITLE I—NCAA ATMOSPHERIC AND SATELLITE PROGRAMS SEC. 101. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH. (a) IN GENERAL. — There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out the operations and research activities of the National Weather Service under law, $311,532,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $395,822,000 for fiscal year 1993. Moneys appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall be used to fund those activities relating to National Weather Service operations and research specified by the Act of 1890, the Act of 1947, and any other law involving such activities. Such activities include meteorological, hydrological, aviation, and oceanographic public warnings and forecasts, as well as applied research in support of such warnings and forecasts. (b) PACIFIC WEATHER BUOYS.— Of the simis authorized under subsection (a), $840,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $1,135,000 for fiscal year 1993 are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of operating and maintaining weather buoys off the coast of California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii. (c) COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER PROGRAM.— The Secretary of Commerce may use funds otherwise available for conducting weather observations to strengthen the Cooperative Weather Observer Program and encourage public participation in the program. The Secretary may—

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