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Budget and Plan
update Mechanisms
Many aspects of this implementation strategy will be useful for other sectors as they seek
to implement the ocean research priorities. This section focuses specifically on federal
budgetary aspects and federal actions to update the ocean research priorities.
Budget
Federal efforts to address the ocean research priorities should be considered during
the development of the President’s budget, as these interagency efforts will greatly
increase the effectiveness of federal activities when carried out in a coordinated and
integrated fashion.
In consultation with the SIMOR and their partners and upon approval by the ICOS-
RMI, the JSOST shall produce a memorandum articulating the interagency priorities
for the fiscal year (FY) under consideration to inform the annual federal budget process.
The memorandum shall reference the specific interagency approaches to address the
priorities, the nature of the programs to address each priority, and the partners to participate
in efforts to address the priority. Cost estimates and funding options for the federal
component of each effort will be determined separately for internal consideration. The
memorandum shall be developed and forwarded to relevant federal departments and
agencies approximately 22 months before the beginning of the fiscal year (e.g., the guidance
memorandum for FY10 will be released in January of 2008). The JSOST will work
to incorporate their key recommendations in the joint Office of Science and Technology
Policy (OSTP)-Office of Management and Budget (OMB) annual research and development
memorandum. As the JSOST works to incorporate their key recommendations into
the OSTP/OMB annual memorandum, the JSOST will also develop and implement a
collaborative outreach effort to Congress, states, and stakeholders to advance the national
ocean research priorities.
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