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1 management of the environment and the rational 
2 use of our natural resources. 
3 (3) A simplified, streamlined, and consolidated au- 
4 thorization of appropriations and oversight process will 
5 greatly assist the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
6 Administration in attaining its goals. 
U Sec. 102. The purposes of the Congress in this Act 
8 are— 
9 (1) to ensure that the National Oceanic and At- 
10 mospheric Administration, the lead agency for civil 
11 oceanic and atmospheric activities and programs, oper- 
12 ates under a clear statutory charter; and 
ats (2) to simplify, streamline, and consolidate the au- 
14 thorization of appropriations for the National Oceanic 
15 and Atmospheric Administration, within the Depart- 
16 ment of Commerce, such that the National Oceanic 
ile and Atmospheric Administration’s programs can be 
18 viewed in a coherent fashion, and such that the author- 
19 ization process, previously fragmented and unduly time 
20 consuming, will be significantly reduced. 
21 TITLE U—GENERAL PROGRAM AUTHORIZA- 
22 TIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
23 Src. 201. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
24 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the 
