Sec. 344. Interagency coordination
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Section 60505 of title 51, United States Code, is amended— in the section heading, by inserting after and other Federal agencies ; Atmospheric Administration in subsection (a)— by striking and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and inserting , the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies ; and by striking the two agencies and inserting each of those agencies ; in subsection (b)— by striking and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and inserting , the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies ; by striking Committee on Science and Technology and inserting Committee on Science, Space, and Technology ; and by striking and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and inserting , the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other relevant Federal agencies ; and in subsection (d), by striking Administration Earth science mission and all that follows through the period and inserting Earth science mission or Earth observing system to or from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, any other Federal agency, or the Administration, or to or from other stakeholders, until the plans required under subsection
(c)have been approved by the Administrator, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, and until financial resources have been identified to support the transition or transfer in the President’s annual budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Administration, or other relevant agencies. Operational responsibility for Earth science programs may not be transferred from any other Federal agency to the Administration, except as specifically authorized by law. . The item relating to section 60505 in the table of sections for chapter 605 of title 51, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 60505. Coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other Federal agencies. .