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 PUBLIC LAW 95-367—SEPT. 17, 1978 ments that must be achieved to ensure that Program goals are met within the time frame established by the plan. (e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND INTERAGENCY GROUPS.—(1) The Secretary shall establish and maintain an advisoiy committee of users and producers of climate data, information and services to advise the Secretary and the Congress on the conduct of the Program. Members of such committee shall not be employed by the Federal Government and may receive compensation at the daily rate for GS-16 of the General Schedule for each day engaged in the actual performance of their duties for the committee and while so serving away from their homes or regular place of business may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence. (2) The Secretary shall establish and maintain such interagency groups as are necessary and appropriate to assist in carrying out responsibilities under this Act. (f) COOPERATION.—(1) The Program shall be conducted so as to encourage cooperation with, and participation in the Program by, other organizations or agencies involved in related activities. For this purpose the Secretary shall cooperate and participate with other Federal agencies, and foreign, international, and domestic organizations and agencies involved in international or domestic climate-related programs. (2) The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall cooperate in (A) providing representation at climate-related international meetings and conferences in which the United States participates, and (B) coordinating the activities of the Program with the climate programs of other nations and international agencies and organizations, including the World Meteorological Organization, the International Council of Scientific Unions, the United Nations Environmental Program, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, the World Health Organization, and Food and Agriculture Organization. (g) BUDGETING.— (1) Each Federal agency and department participating in the Program, shall prepare and submit to the Office of Management and Budget, on or before the date of submission of departmental requests for appropriations to the Office of Management and Budget, an annual request for appropriations for the Program for the subsequent fiscal year. The Office of Management and Budget shall review the request for appropriations as an integrated, coherent, multiagency request. (2) Section 304 of the Act of October 18, 1962 (31 U.S.C. 25) (relating to preparation of horizontal budgets for meteorology), is amended— (A) by inserting "and of the National Climate Program established under the National Climate Program Act" after "meteorology", and (B) by striking out "aspects of the program" and inserting in lieu thereof "aspects of the programs". The amendments made by the preceding sentence shall apply with respect to budgets submitted for fiscal years beginning 6 months or more after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 6. INTERGOVERNMENTAL CLIMATE PROGRAMS.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a program for Federal and State cooperative activities in climate studies and advisory services. The Secretary is authorized to make annual grants to any State or group of States, sudh grants to be made available to public or private educational institutions, to State agencies and to other persons or institutions qualified to conduct climate-related studies or provide

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Establishment.

3 CFR, 1977 Comp., p. 142. 5 USC 5332 note.

Annual appropriation request to OMB.

Horizontal budgets.

Effective date. 31 USC 25 note. 15 USC 2905. Federal and Strte cooperative activities. Grants.

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