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 106 STAT. 4272 PUBLIC LAW 102-567—OCT. 29, 1992 research activities under law, $100,718,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $103,877,000 for fiscal year 1993. Moneys appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall be used to fund those activities relating to climate and air quality research specified by the Act of 1890, the Act of 1947, and any other law involving such activities. - Such activities include interannual and seasonal climate research, long-term climate and air quality research, and the National Climate Program. (b) CLIMATE AND GLOBAL CHANGE. —Of the sums authorized under subsection (a), $67,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1992 and 1993 are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose 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 atmospheric processes, and climate prediction and diagnostics. SEC. 104. ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out its atmospheric research activities under law, $43,935,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $44,781,000 for fiscal year 1993. Moneys appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall be used to fund tnose activities relating to atmospheric research specified by the Act of 1890 and by any other law involving such activities. Such activities include research for developing improved observation and prediction capabilities for atmospheric processes, as well as solar-terrestrial services and research. SEC. lOS. SATELLITE OBSERVING SYSTEMS. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce, to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out its satellite observing systems activities under law, $305,744,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $336,000,000 for fiscal year 1993. Moneys appropriated pursuant to this authorization shall be used to fund those activities relating to data and information services specified by the Act of 1890 and by any other law involving such activities. Such activities include spacecraft procurement, launch, and associated ground station momfications for polar orbiting and geostationary environmental satellite systems, as well as the operation of such satelUtes and land remote-sensing satellites. (2) Of the sums authorized under paragraph (1), $2,300,000 in fiscal year 1993 are authorized for the administration by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the ground stations for the Search and Rescue SatelUte Aided Tracking system. Such administration shall be carried out in consultation with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Defense. (b) EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY FUND.—T here are authorized to be appropriated to liie Secretary of Commerce, $110,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, to be deposited in an Emergency Weather Satellite Contingency Fund. Such Fund shall be available subject to the restrictions of appropriations Acts, without fiscal year limitation, to the Secretary only for the purpose of enabling the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to maintain geostationary environmental satellite coverage for monitoring and prediction of

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