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5/22/2006--Introduced.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act - Reestablishes in the Department of Commerce the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), headed by an Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere who shall serve as the Administrator of NOA

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5/22/2006--Introduced.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act - Reestablishes in the Department of Commerce the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), headed by an Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere who shall serve as the Administrator of NOAA.
Establishes within NOAA the positions of:
(1) Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere;
(2) Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere;
(3) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Education;
(4) up to two additional Deputy Assistant Secretaries; and
(5) General Counsel.
Maintains within NOAA:
(1) the National Weather Service;
(2) programs to support efforts, on a continuing basis, to collect data and provide information and products regarding satellites, observations, and coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes information; and
(3) programs to conduct and support research and education and the development of technologies relating to weather, climate, and the coasts, oceans, and Great Lakes. Establishes a Science Advisory Board within NOAA.
Requires the Administrator to:
(1) provide a review of NOAA environmental data and information systems, including recommendations to address any inadequacies identified by the review;
(2) develop a strategic plan that responds to such recommendations and sets forth modernization and improvement objectives for an integrated national environmental data access and archive system; and
(3) develop a strategic plan for research and development (R&D) at NOAA.
Requires the Administrator to:
(1) develop a reorganization plan for NOAA; and
(2) provide public and congressional notification, and an assessment, of any proposed closing, consolidating, relocating, subdividing, or establishing of a NOAA facility.


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