Sen Appropriations Committee Protects NOAA and NMFS Budget From Drastic Cuts
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by John Sackton August 1, 2017
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a budget for NOAA last week that is nearly $1 billion higher than the President's Request, and keeps NOAA overall funding near fiscal year 2017 levels.
The total budget for NOAA in 2017 was 5.67 billion. The President's request was for a nearly $1 billion cut, to $4.77 billion for fy 2018. The committee approved a budget expenditure of $5.59 billion, keeping most NOAA and NMFS program ...
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