Authorization of appropriations
NOAA
There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out the purposes of this chapter—
$8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
$12,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
NSF
There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation to carry out the purposes of this chapter—
$6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
$8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
$12,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.