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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Budget Summary accompanies the President's
Annual Budget Request to Congress. It is designed to be a user
friendly source of information on NOAA's budget for members of
Congress, congressional staff, the
media, NOAA constituents and anyone with an interest in NOAA
programs.
The summary provides an overview of NOAA, including:
- agency-wide information;
- a detailed description of the President's FY 1999 Budget
Submission to the Congress; and
- a discussion of the NOAA Strategic Plan.
Agency-wide information can be found in the Executive
Summary, as well as in the Appendix.
This document is a summary of the NOAA portion of the full
President's Congressional Budget Submission for the Department
of Commerce. Selected program changes also are discussed
in the text of the Budget Request section. The Strategic Plan
section describes the goals and objectives NOAA has established
to advance its vision for the year 2005, and provides the framework
within which NOAA's programs and budget request have been developed.
The information in this section is provided in two formats.
The traditional activity-based format is titled "Traditional
Structure," and is followed by the goal-based format
of the strategic plan titled the "Strategic
Plan." The first format allows NOAA to present its budget
request in the traditional appropriations structure. The Strategic
Plan format shows how NOAA is addressing the Government Performance
and Results Act. Resource charts and tables provide a convenient
cross-walk between the two.
Most of the changes in the budget summary are characterized
as the difference between the FY 1999 base and the FY 1999 request.
The FY 1999 base is the amount included in the FY 1998 appropriation
plus any FY 1998 rescissions or corrections for FY 1998 reprogrammings
or realignments. The difference between the FY 1999 base and
the FY 1999 request is a more accurate representation of what
program changes are included in the FY 1999 request.
(NOTE: Questions regarding this document can be directed to
Andrew Moxam at 202-482-2378 or via e-mail.) |