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[86 STAT. 1121]
PUBLIC LAW 92-000—MMMM. DD, 1972
[86 STAT. 1121]

86 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 92-544-OCT. 25, 1972

1121

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; expenses of an authorized strength of 358 commissioned officers on the active list; pay of commissioned officers retired in accordance with law and payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan; purchase of supplies for the upper-air weather meas- 7OA Stat. los; urements program for delivery through December 31 of the next fiscal H ^\^\- ^l^' year; $205,026,000, of which $6,000,000 shall be derived by transfer lo use i43i. from the appropriation for "Financial and technical assistance. Trade Adjustment Assistance", fiscal year 1972: Provided, That this appro- ^s Stat. 256. priation shall be reimbursed for at least press costs and costs of paper for navigational charts furnished for official use of other Government departments and agencies.

  • "' RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND FACILITIES

For necessary expenses of research, including development, testing, and evaluation of new operational systems and equipment; maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft; acquisition and installation of research instrumentation; and construction of facilities, including initial equipment; alteration, modernization, and relocation of facilities; and acquisition of land for facilities; $144,721,000, of which $13,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the appropriation for "Financial and technical assistance. Trade Adjustment Assistance, fiscal year 1972, to remain available until expended. SATELLITE

OPERATIONS

For expenses necessary to observe environmental conditions from space satellites, and for the reporting and processing of the data obtained for use in environmental forecasting, $36,320,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for payment to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for procurement, in accordance with the authority available to that Administration, of such equipment or facilities as may be necessary, for the purposes of this appropriation. ADMINISTRATION OF P R I B I L O F ISLANDS

For carrying out the provisions of the Act of November 2, 1966 (80 Stat. 1091-1099), $3,232,000, of which so much as may become ^^\l use iisi available during the current fiscal year shall be derived from the Pribilof Islands fund. LIMITATION

ON ADMINISTRATIVE E X P E N S E S, F I S H E R I E S LOAN

FUND

During the current fiscal year not to exceed $435,000 of the Fisheries loan fund shall be available for administrative expenses. F I S H E R M E N ' S PROTECTIVE

FUND

For payment to the Fishermen's Protective Fund, established pursuant to the Act of August 12, 1968 (82 Stat. 729), $61,000, to remain J2^ use 1971 available until expended.