15 U.S.C. § 1538: Notice of reprogramming

Summary

The Secretary of Commerce must tell specific Congressional committees at least 15 days before moving money for any NOAA program, project, or activity if the amount is more than the smaller of $250,000 or 5% of that program’s funding and the move either adds to an existing program, cuts funding or staff by 5% or more, or comes from staff cuts that change a program. The Secretary must also notify the same House and Senate committees at least 15 days before any major reorganization of a NOAA program, project, or activity.

Title 15, §1538

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(a)In general

The Secretary of Commerce shall provide notice to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, not less than 15 days before reprogramming funds available for a program, project, or activity of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in an amount greater than the lesser of $250,000 or 5 percent of the total funding of such program, project, or activity if the reprogramming—

(1)augments an existing program, project, or activity;

(2)reduces by 5 percent or more (A) the funding for an existing program, project, or activity or (B) the numbers of personnel therefor as approved by Congress; or

(3)results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in an existing program, project, or activity.

(b)Notice of reorganization

The Secretary of Commerce shall provide notice to the Committees on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Science, Space, and Technology, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Appropriations of the Senate not later than 15 days before any major reorganization of any program, project, or activity of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Abolition of House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of House of Representatives abolished and its jurisdiction transferred by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Jan. 4, 1995. For treatment of references to Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, see section 1(b)(3) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.

§1538 Notice of Reprogramming

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Title 15, §1538

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