H. Rpt. 107-159: FY 2002 House VA/HUD Appropriations Committee Report: NASA
DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2002
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
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Fiscal year 2002 recommendation $14,951,400,000
Fiscal year 2001 appropriation $14,285,300,000
Fiscal year 2002 budget request 14,511,400,000
Comparison with fiscal year 2001 appropriation +666,100,000
Comparison with fiscal year 2002 request +440,000,000
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was created by the National Space Act of 1958. NASA conducts space and aeronautics research, development, and flight activity designed to ensure and maintain U.S. preeminence in space and aeronautical endeavors.
The Committee has recommended a total program level of $14,951,400,000 in fiscal year 2002, which is a increase of $440,000,000 from the budget request and an increase of $666,100,000 compared to the fiscal year 2001 enacted appropriation.
The Committee notes the oversight of routine infrastructure revitalization for the Marshall Space Flight Center in the budget request. Therefore, to correct this oversight, the Committee directs NASA to accomplish the Fire Alarm System and Sprinkler Repairs in building 4711 at the Marshall Space Flight Center, and the Utility Control System Upgrade Phase 2 at the Marshall Space Flight Center.
HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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Fiscal year 2002 recommendation $7,322,400,000
Fiscal year 2001 appropriation 1 $7,184,652,000
Fiscal year 2002 budget request 7,296,000,000
Comparison with fiscal year 2001 appropriation +137,748,000
Comparison with fiscal year 2002 request +26,400,000
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This appropriation provides for human space flight activities, including development of the international space station and operation of the space shuttle. This account also includes support of planned cooperative activities with Russia, upgrades to the performance and safety of the space shuttle, and required construction projects in direct support of the space station and space shuttle programs. Starting with the fiscal year 2002 appropriation, this account also includes funding for activities previously carried in the Mission Support appropriations account.
The Committee recommends a total of $7,322,400,000 for the human space flight account in fiscal year 2002. The recommendation includes a decrease of $283,600,000 for station research which has been moved to the Science, Aeronautics and Technology account per the request of the administration, an increase of $275,000,000 for development of a crew return vehicle, and an increase of $35,000,000 for rehabilitation of the VAB at the Kennedy Space Center.
SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM
The Committee recommends an increase of $35,000,000 to the budget request for the Space Shuttle. The increase is to be combined with $30,000,000 funding from the cancellation of the Electric Auxiliary Power Unit (EAPU) upgrade program and shall be used for refurbishment of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. The remaining $20,000,000 in the EAPU program is to be used to continue development of critical technologies needed for an EAPU through a focused technology risk reduction program. The Committee is concerned that NASA has not been able to adequately address urgent infrastructure needs and directs NASA to identify the most urgent upgrades necessary to provide for the continued safe operation of the shuttle program.
The Committee included language in the fiscal year 2000 conference report asking for a comprehensive plan for shuttle safety upgrades, taking into consideration the time that the shuttle would continue as the only vehicle for human space flight. NASA responded in March of 2000 with such a plan, which had a total projected cost of $1,900,000,000 and was to be accomplished over a five year period. The Committee responded favorably to the plan and endorsed the budget request for fiscal year 2001 which represented the first significant funding increment. Now, little more than one year later, the Committee has been informed that one of the major upgrades included in the plan, the Electric Auxiliary Power Unit (EAPU), has been deleted from the plan because of development and cost problems. The Committee was of the understanding that NASA would be able to execute the upgrade plan that was provided to the Congress within the cost constraints of the budget. The cancellation of the EAPU raises the concern that other upgrades in the plan may fall into the same category and calls into question the validity of the plan provided to the Congress. The Committee looks forward to receiving assurances from NASA that its upgrade plan is based upon technology which is or will be available in time to accomplish the upgrades within the cost constraints of the budget.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
The Committee recommendation includes $1,831,300,000 for the International Space Station. The amount provided is the budget request, reduced as proposed by the Office of Management and Budget and NASA by shifting funds for the research component of the station program from the Human Space Flight account to the Science, Aeronautics and Technology account. In addition, the Committee recommendation includes an increase of $275,000,000 for development of the Crew Return Vehicle.
The Committee shares the concerns expressed in the budget request with regard to the cost increases in the International Space Station program. The cost increases which have come to light in the past few months are disturbing and suggest an underlying problem with the management and execution of the program. Many questions have been answered as NASA and the administration have investigated the problems associated with this program, but many more answers are not yet known. The Committee is trying to find the answers to many basic questions, such as the exact size of the cost increase, what caused the increases, what lapses in oversight occurred and what actions are necessary to ensure they will not recur, and to what extent previously noted concerns were not addressed. In an attempt to fully understand the nature of the problem, the Committee has initiated an investigation which will serve to answer many of these questions and provide the Committee and the Congress with the information it needs to make the best possible decisions regarding the future of the program. The Committee has taken this approach because changes to the ISS program proposed as part of the budget request, if endorsed without question, would lead the program down a path which would significantly alter the goals and accomplishments of the ISS.
The Committee believes that the key problem with the proposed budget is that it deletes the capability of the ISS to support a permanent crew of six or seven persons and causes a scaled-down research program. This result comes from the recommendation in the budget request to delete development of the seven-person crew return vehicle which would replace the three-person Soyuz capsule, and the deletion of the habitation module. In addition, the budget proposal included a significant reduction of funding for the research segment of the ISS program which would further undermine the basic reason for building the station, the achievement of world-class science. The Committee is not able or prepared to reverse all the actions proposed in the budget request, nor is the Committee prepared to endorse the actions proposed in the budget at this time. Instead, the Committee has included in its recommendations a series of actions which will elicit more complete information and retain options which will allow the Congress to make an informed decision as part of the fiscal year 2003 authorization and appropriations process.
Crew Return Vehicle– The Committee recommendation includes $275,000,000 for the development of a crew return vehicle, with capacity for no less than 6 persons, for use with the international space station. In providing these funds, the Committee is concerned about the possibility that any future federal funds needed to complete the development not come at the expense of other elements of the International Space Station and encourages the Administration to work with the other partners in the space station program to minimize the cost to NASA. Specifically, the Committee does not anticipate providing additional funds for this purpose unless it is made clear that the Administration and the international partners are committed to the International Space Station as a research facility. For this reason, the language included in the bill would rescind the $275,000,000 unless the Administration requests at least $200,000,000 for the crew return vehicle in the fiscal year 2003 NASA budget request. In addition, the recommendation fences the availability of the $275,000,000 provided until August 1, 2002. By March 1, 2002, the President shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and Senate a comprehensive plan that meets the following terms and conditions:
First, a clear and unambiguous statement on the role of research in the International Space Station program.
Second, a detailed outline of the efforts being pursued to provide habitation facilities for a full-time crew of no less than six persons, including a clear accounting of the full costs, both direct and indirect, to the U.S. taxpayer of any barter arrangements with international partners.
Third, the anticipated costs of the crew return vehicle program by fiscal year, including the expected U.S. and international partners’ shares of this cost.
Fourth, the relative priority of the crew return vehicle development program in the context of the International Space Station.
The Committee does not intend to provide any additional funds or approve the release of any of the $275,000,000 provided in this bill, until all conditions are fully satisfied.
Research– The Congress has always supported the International Space Station because of the promised world-class research the station was expected to generate. The Committee is concerned that the proposed answer for the cost increases in the station would place that research goal in jeopardy by undermining the development of a cadre of ground-based research efforts leading to eventual flight and by scaling back the facilities on-board the station. The Committee recommendation includes moving the research program out of the Human Space Flight account in order to insulate it more effectively from the ramifications of future cost growth in the hardware segments of the station. The amount of funding moved is $283,600,000 which is the amount remaining after the reductions mandated by the most recent cost increase in the station program. The Committee is concerned that this amount may not be adequate and as a short-term measure has added $35,000,000 which is to be used to augment the Fluids and Combustion Facility Integrated Rack. The Committee directs NASA to withhold any final determination of the research program which will be achieved on the ISS until the Congress has made a final determination on the permanent crew size of the station. Until that time, NASA is directed to develop an interim research plan which protects the option to return to the research program envisioned as part of the ISS prior to the latest cost increases.
SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS AND TECHNOLOGY
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
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Fiscal year 2002 recommendation $7,605,300,000
Fiscal year 2001 appropriation 1 7,077,648,000
Fiscal year 2002 budget request 7,191,700,000
Comparison with fiscal year 2001 appropriation +527,652,000
Comparison with fiscal year 2002 request +413,600,000
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This appropriation provides for the research and development activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. These activities include: space science, life and microgravity science, earth sciences, aero-space technology, advanced concepts and technology, space operations, and academic programs. Funds are also included for the construction, maintenance, and operation of programmatic facilities. Starting in fiscal year 2002, this account also includes funding for activities previously carried in the Mission Support appropriations account.
The Committee recommends $7,605,300,000 for Science, Aeronautics and Technology in fiscal year 2002. The amount recommended is an increase of $413,600,000 to the budget request.
The Committee remains deeply troubled by NASA’s unwillingness to significantly reverse the downward spiral of investment in aeronautics research and technology. Earlier this year, senior NASA officials admitted that the program’s aeronautics efforts have declined from approximately $1,000,000,000 annually in 1994 to just under $400,000,000 today. This decline has occurred as foreign competition has reached virtual parity with the U.S. aeronautics industry in annual commercial sales and the Europeans in particular have established a formal `2020 Vision’ with a goal to dominate global aeronautics and aviation services. In addition, by merging the budgets for aeronautics and space technology into a single `aerospace technology’ program element several years ago, NASA has made it virtually impossible to account for the current investment in aeronautics. While the Agency has announced that they are preparing an `aeronautics blueprint strategy’ for release later this year, the Committee is concerned that there is little meaningful formal input from industry or affiliated aeronautics organizations to shape the content of that document. For this reason, the Committee directs NASA to reestablish a consolidated aeronautics line in the fiscal year 2002 operating plan that comprehensively covers all research base, focused and advanced technology programs, and related test facilities and civil service costs. In addition, the Agency shall notify the Committee within 30 days on how it intends to obtain formal aeronautics industry and related organization’s input into the proposed aeronautics blueprint.
The Committee understands that NASA is planning to centralize management of all Centers for Commercial Development of Space within a single office at NASA headquarters. The Committee supports this change, but feels it is essential that the funding for these Centers not be diminished or eliminated through this consolidation process. Therefore, the Committee directs that not less than $4,000,000 be transferred from Code R to Code U for the administration of the four infrastructure centers associated with this management change.
As mentioned in the conference report accompanying in the fiscal year 2001 appropriations bill, Public Law 105-261 transferred responsibility for satellite technology export licensing from the Department of Commerce to the Department of State to be regulated under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). While scientific satellites are still covered by the fundamental research exclusion provided by National Security Directive 189, the unfortunate and unintended consequence of the jurisdictional move has been that university-based fundamental science and engineering research, widely disseminated and unclassified, has become subject to overly restrictive and inconsistent ITAR direction.
The conferees last year directed Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to work jointly with the National Security Council, in consultation with the NASA Administrator and the Secretary of State, to expeditiously issue clarification of ITAR that ensures that university collaborations and personnel exchanges, which are vital to continued success of federally-funded research, are allowed to continue as they had under the long-standing fundamental research exception in the Export Administration Regulations.
The Committee understands that, while OSTP and NASA have proposed language to the State Department, no clarification has yet been issued. In the meantime, vital research has been delayed, and in some instances, universities have had to turn down contract due to the potential for substantial penalties for violation and uncertainty in the application of ITAR. The Committee, therefore, requests an immediate report that clarifies ITAR in a way that allows the highly productive scientific collaborations to continue under guidelines in place prior to 1999. Upon the issuance of guidance, NASA shall ensure that university principal investigators are fully aware of their responsibilities.
The Committee continues to closely follow NASA’s efforts with regard to the Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility. NASA has developed a plan to integrate the use of software assurance and IV&V throughout the agency, and the Committee expects NASA to continue to implement that plan. Further, NASA should ensure that all projects undertake an assessment of whether IV&V is appropriate based on the project cost, size, complexity, life span, risk and consequences of failure. The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel noted two IV&V concerns in its Annual Report for 2000, and made corresponding recommendations. First, the Panel noted that IV&V technology is not well understood by the project managers and recommended that NASA develop an appropriate user-centered course and require software assurance training for all levels of management. Second, the Panel recommended that NASA ensure a strong, focused effort on researching and developing new methods to perform IV&V for emerging technologies. The Committee urges NASA to assimilate the recommendations of the Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel into the functions of the IV&V Facility.
SPACE SCIENCE
Within the Space Science portion of this account, the Committee recommends $2,759,363,000, a net reduction of $27,000,000 from the budget request. The Committee recommends the following adjustments to the budget request:
1. An increase of $1,500,000 for the Center for Space Sciences at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
2. An increase of $8,000,000 for space solar power.
3. An increase of $1,500,000 for the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Morehead Planetarium and Science Discovery Outreach Center.
4. An increase of $2,000,000 for the Mid-American Geospatial Information Center based at the University of Texas at Austin, Center for Space Research.
5. The Committee directs $13,000,000 be used to continue the construction of the Propulsion Research Laboratory at the Marshall Space Flight Center, to be financed using $13,000,000 from the Office of Space Science in-space propulsion augmentation.
6. A reduction of $20,000,000 from the budget request for the Next Generation Space Telescope. The remaining funding of $72,100,000 represents an increase of 60 percent when compared to the fiscal year 2001 appropriation.
7. A reduction of $10,000,000 from the New Millennium program.
8. A reduction of $10,000,000 from the STEREO program.
BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL RESEARCH
Within the Biological and Physical Research portion of this account, the Committee recommends $710,920,000, a net increase of $350,000,000 to the budget request. The Committee is aware of efforts being undertaken at Florida Atlantic University and Virginia Commonwealth University in the area of telemedicine and distance enabling technologies and encourages NASA to work with those institutions to develop innovative programs for NASA’s use. The Committee recommends the following adjustments to the budget request:
1. An increase of $343,600,000 for space station research consisting of a transfer of $283,600,000 from Human Space Flight, and an increase of $60,000,000 for the Fluids and Combustion Facility and other priority space station research.
2. An increase of $3,000,000 for the Space Radiation program at Loma Linda University Hospital.
3. An increase of $2,000,000 for Earth University to research Chagas disease.
4. An increase of $1,000,000 for the development of machine/bio-interface devices to provide advanced diagnosis and countermeasures.
5. An increase of $400,000 for the Center for Research and Training in gravitational biology at North Carolina State.
EARTH SCIENCES
Within the Earth Sciences portion of this account, the Committee recommends $1,516,728,000, a net increase of $1,750,000 to the budget request. The Committee recommends the following adjustments to the budget request:
1. An increase of $1,000,000 for the New Jersey NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training. The Committee commends the work of this organization and its application not only to long-duration space missions but its impact on the agricultural and environmental business sectors. The Committee encourages NASA to continue funding these vital efforts and recommends the agency create a technology development and demonstration center in New Jersey focusing on life support issues in closed environments.
2. An increase of $2,000,000 for the Advanced Tropical Remote Sensing Center of the National Center for Tropical Remote Sensing Applications and resources at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
3. An increase of $450,000 for continuation of emerging research that applies remote sensing technologies to forest management practices at the State University of New York, College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry.
4. An increase of $1,500,000 for NASA’s Regional Application Center for the Northeast.
5. An increase of $855,000 for operations of the applications center for remote sensing at Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Johnston, New York.
6. An increase of $15,000,000 for the Institute of Software Research for development and construction of research facilities.
7. An increase of $750,000 for on-going activities at the Goddard Institute for Systems, Software, and Technology Research, including UAV and remote sensing technology research.
8. An increase of $750,000 for the Clustering and Advanced Visual Environments initiative.
9. An increase of $5,000,000 for data storage back-up and recovery managed services that supports the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) programs, providing heterogeneous support to existing information systems and scalability to serve future requirements.
10. An increase of $1,000,000 for the Triana Science Team to continue its work in preparation for future launch. The Committee encourages the earliest possible launch of Triana.
11. An increase of $750,000 for next generation sensing equipment, at Ben Gurion University to be used to correlate measurements taken by aircraft and satellites.
12. An increase of $3,000,000 to be transferred to the Air Force Research Laboratory (PE 602204F Aerospace Sensors) to develop dual-use lightweight space radar technology.
13. An increase of $1,500,000 for the United States portion of a joint U.S./Italian satellite development program to remotely observe forest fires.
14. A decrease of $30,000,000 for the budget request for the EOS follow-on program. After this reduction the program is funded at $99,622,000, an increase of $44,600,000 compared to the fiscal year 2001 appropriation.
15. A decrease of $1,805,000 from the budget request for information systems for the Earth Science Program Sciences.
AERO-SPACE TECHNOLOGY
Within the Aero-Space Technology portion of this account, the Committee recommends $2,430,789,000, a net increase of $60,045,000 to the budget request. Recognizing the importance to NASA and our Nation of dramatically improving the affordability and reliability of access to space, the Committee has recommended the full budget request for the Space Launch Initiative. The Committee is encouraged by the testing of peroxygen-based fuels, including hydrogen peroxide, as a fuel source in the SLI and notes the fuel’s potential energy density, storability and environmental benefits. Therefore, the Committee urges the continued testing of hydrogen peroxide as a fuel source and expects NASA to secure hydrogen peroxide from domestic suppliers consistent with the Buy America provisions of this Act. The Committee recommends that NASA take all necessary steps to keep hardware related to the X-34 program until the end of June, 2002 or such time as the Air Force makes a determination to either proceed or not proceed with the X-34 program. The Committee recommends the following adjustments to the budget request:
1. An increase of $7,500,000 for the Ultra Efficient Engine Technology for a total budget of $47,500,000 in fiscal year 2002.
2. An increase of $3,000,000 for the Earth Alert project at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
3. An increase of $2,500,000 for the NASA-Illinois Technology Commercialization Center at DuPage County Research Park.
4. An increase of $200,000 for the Rural Technology Transfer and Commercialization Center of Durant, Oklahoma.
5. An increase of $2,000,000 for the University of New Orleans Composites Research Center for Excellence at Michoud, Louisiana.
6. An increase of $550,000 for the aircraft fractional ownership test program.
7. An increase of $1,500,000 for the Glennan Microsystem Initiative.
8. An increase of $3,000,000 for the Polymer Energy Rechargeable System.
9. An increase of $500,000 for continued development of nickel metal hydride battery technology.
10. An increase of $2,000,000 for Wayne State University for the Smart Sensor Initiative.
11. An increase of $1,000,000 for the University of Alabama, Huntsville, Aviation Safety Laboratory.
12. An increase of $1,000,000 to be used for continued development of an electric/diesel hybrid engine at Bowling Green University.
13. The following programs are to be funded within the Aviation System Capacity program; $4,200,000 for the HITS multilateration sensor and surveillance server for Airport Surface Detection and Management System, $1,200,000 for the development of the Dynamic Runway Occupancy Measurement System, $1,400,000 for development of a Runway Taxi Route Detection and Conformance Monitoring System, and $5,000,000 for Project SOCRATES.
14. An increase of $3,000,000 to expand the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program, including NASA business incubators, in Florida and New York.
15. An increase of $1,000,000 for the Advanced Interactive Discovery Environment engineering research program at Syracuse University.
16. An increase of $8,000,000 for the National Center of Excellence in Photonics and Microsystems in New York.
17. An increase of $2,500,000 for the Virtual Collaboration Center at the North Carolina GigaPop.
18. An increase of $2,000,000 for the Garrett Morgan Commercialization Initiative in Ohio.
19. An increase of $3,500,000 is provided to the Institute for Software Research for the following activities; $750,000 for on-going research at Marshall Space Flight Center in the areas of advanced and breakthrough solutions for interstellar propulsion, $1,750,000 for on-going activities in support of Dryden Flight Research Center’s Intelligent Flight Control System research project, and $1,000,000 for the development of advanced composite materials for a super lightweight prototype structure and a generic carrier for the space shuttle orbiter.
20. An increase of $9,000,000 for hydrogen research being conducted by the Florida State University System.
21. An increase of $5,000,000 for space biotechnology research and commercial applications to be conducted at the University of Florida.
22. An increase of $2,000,000 to be transferred to the Air Force Research Laboratory (PE 602204F Aerospace Sensors) to install a baseline Silent Sentry System at Kennedy Space Center and for AFRL to conduct an evaluation of the ability for Silent Sentry to replace current range safety infrastructure.
23. A reduction of $6,200,000 to the budget request for the Aviation Systems Capacity program, leaving a funding level of $94,400,000 and an increase of $24,951,000 compared to the fiscal year 2001 appropriation.
24. The Committee directs NASA to fund the National Technology Transfer Center at no less than $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2002.
25. An increase of $500,000 for aerospace projects being accomplished by the Montana Aerospace Development Authority.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Within the Academic Programs portion of this account, the Committee recommends $188,500,000, a net increase of $34,800,000 to the budget request. The Committee urges the full inclusion and participation of Lincoln and Cheney Universities in Pennsylvania in NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Program. The Committee believes that it is important for NASA to provide long-term support for the NASA-sponsored Center for Excellence in Immersive and High Definition Science Education Technologies and expects to receive such a request as an integral component of the fiscal year 2003 budget submission. The Committee recommends the following adjustments to the budget request:
1. An increase of $500,000 for the Richland School District One Aeronautics Education Laboratory, located in Columbia, South Carolina.
2. An increase of $500,000 for the NASA Educator Resource Center at South East Missouri State University.
3. An increase of $1,000,000 for the Carl Sagan Discovery Science Center at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center to implement the educational programming for this science learning project.
4. An increase of $2,500,000 for the JASON Foundation.
5. An increase of $4,000,000 for continuation of programs at the American Museum of Natural History.
6. An increase of $1,000,000 for the Sci-Port Discovery Center at Shreveport, Louisiana.
7. An increase of $2,000,000 for the NASA Glenn `Gateway to the Future: Ohio Pilot’ project.
8. An increase of $500,000 for the Challenger Learning Center of Kansas.
9. An increase of $500,000 for Challenger Learning Centers in Illinois.
10. An increase of $500,000 for the Challenger Learning Center at Wheeling Jesuit University.
11. An increase of $2,000,000 for the Alan B. Shepard Discovery Center in New Hampshire.
12. An increase of $2,000,000 to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center for an Educational Training Center.
13. An increase of $600,000 for academic and infrastructure needs at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida.
14. An increase of $1,000,000 for the Ohio View Consortium.
15. An increase of $2,000,000 for the Von Braun Scholarship program.
16. An increase of $3,000,000 for the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology initiative.
17. An increase of $1,500,000 for the Sci-Quest Hands-on Science Center.
18. An increase of $2,000,000 for the Alabama Supercomputer Educational
Outreach program.
19. An increase of $2,000,000 to the Educational Advancement Alliance to support the Alliance’s math, science, and technology enrichment program.
20. An increase of $5,000,000 for the National Space Grant College and Fellowship program.
21. An increase of $500,000 for Science, Engineering, Math and Aerospace Academy programs at Central Arizona College.
22. An increase of $200,000 to enhance K-12 science education through a program of the Middle Tennessee State University.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
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Fiscal year 2002 recommendation $23,700,000
Fiscal year 2001 appropriation 23,000,000
Fiscal year 2002 budget request 23,700,000
Comparison with fiscal year 2001 appropriation +700,000
Comparison with fiscal year 2002 request 0
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The Office of the Inspector General was established by the Inspector General Act of 1978 and is responsible for audit and investigation of all agency programs.
The Committee recommends $23,700,000 for the Office of the Inspector General in fiscal year 2002, an increase of $700,000 to the amount provided in fiscal year 2001 and the same as the budget for fiscal year 2001.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The bill includes four administrative provisions as carried in prior appropriations acts, three of which were proposed in the budget.
