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Citing a
four-page budget memo, the Post said the proposed reductions in
the budget of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) would affect research and satellite
programs and eliminate funding for some smaller programs.
The NOAA is part of the Commerce Department, whose overall
budget "would be hit by an overall 18 percent reduction from its
current funding level," it said.
The paper did not give a total figure for the proposed cuts, but
said the White House Office of Management and Budget outline for
the Commerce Department's budget for fiscal year 2018 included
sharp reductions for specific parts of the NOAA.
The agency's satellite data division would lose $513 million, or
22 percent, of its current funding under the proposal, and its
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research would lose $126
million, or 26 percent, the Post said.
The paper said a spokesperson for the Commerce Department
declined to comment, and that an unnamed White House official
said the process was "evolving" and cautioned against specific
numbers.
(Reporting by Washington Newsroom; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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