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 114 STAT. 1596 PUBLIC LAW 106-391—OCT. 30, 2000 (A) to provide a comprehensive view of vegetation conditions; (B) to assess and model agricultural carbon sequestration; and (C) to encourage the development of commercial products, as appropriate. (2) USE OF CENTERS. — The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall use regional earth science application centers to conduct applications research under this section. (3) RESEARCHED AREAS.— The areas that shall be the subjects of research conducted under this section include— (A) the mapping of carbon-sequestering land use and land cover; (B) the monitoring of changes in land cover and management; (C) new approaches for the remote sensing of soil carbon; and (D) region-scale carbon sequestration estimation. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 of funds authorized by section 102 for fiscal years 2001 through 2002. 7 USC 5935 note. SEC. 316. REMOTE SENSING FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. (a) INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT. — The Administrator shall— (1) consult with the Secretary of Agriculture to determine data product types that are of use to farmers which can be remotely sensed from air or space; (2) consider useful commercial data products related to agriculture as identified by the focused research program between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Stennis Space Center and the Department of Agriculture; and (3) examine other data sources, including commercial sources, LightSAR, RADARSAT I, and RADARSAT II, which can provide domestic and international agricultural information relating to crop conditions, fertilization and irrigation needs, pest infiltration, soil conditions, projected food, feed, and fiber production, and other related subjects. (b) PLAN. —After performing the activities described in subsection (a) the Administrator shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, develop a plan to inform farmers and other prospective users about the use and availability of remote sensing products that may assist with agricultural and forestry applications Deadline. identified in subsection (a). The Administrator shall transmit such plan to the Congress not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Deadline. (c) IMPLEMENTATION.— Not later than 90 days after the plan has been transmitted under subsection (b), the Administrator shall implement the plan. 42 USC 2451 SEC. 317. lOOTH ANNIVERSARY OF FLIGHT EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE. °°*®' (a) EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE.— In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the first powered flight, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, shall develop and provide for the distribution, for use in the 2001-2002 academic year and thereafter, of age-appropriate educational materials, for use at the kindergarten, elementary, and secondary levels, on the

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