The President's FY2013 Budget Proposals for the Coast Guard and NOAA

USCG Port SecurityWASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and the Coast Guard announces an upcoming hearing on the president's fiscal year 2013 budget proposal for the Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Witnesses will adddress the administration's FY 2013 budget request for NOAA and the Coast Guard as well as outline the agency budget and programmatic priorities for the upcoming year.

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Majority Statement

  • Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV

    U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Testimony

  • The Honorable Jane Lubchenco

    Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
    Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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  • Admiral Robert J. Papp

    Commandant
    United States Coast Guard
    Download Testimony (382.98 KB)