More Appropriations Action on FY2014 NASA, NOAA Bill Next Week
The FY2014 appropriations bill that funds NASA and NOAA will get more action next week in both the House and the Senate.
On Tuesday morning, the Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee will mark up its version of the bill. The next day, the full House Appropriations Committee will vote on the recommendations that were made by its CJS subcommittee on Wednesday.
The Senate CJS subcommittee markup is at 10:00 am ET on Tuesday, July 16, in 192 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Expectations are that it will be more generous than its House counterpart since the Senate Budget Resolution — which sets the total amount of money the appropriations committee is allowed to spend — took a very different approach to deficit reduction than the House.
The House CJS subcommittee recommended a deep cut to NASA’s budget and a more modest cut to NOAA. NASA’s FY2014 budget request is $17.7 billion. The House CJS subcommittee approved $16.6 billion instead. NOAA’s FY2014 budget request is $5.5 billion. The House CJS subcommittee approved $4.9 billion, but fully funded the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R programs, NOAA’s two major satellite programs. The full committee will meet on Wednesday, July 17, at 10:00 am ET in 2359 Rayburn to debate and vote on the subcommittee’s recommendations.
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