15 U.S.C. § 8542 — Interagency weather research and forecast innovation coordination
submitted 9 years ago by Pub. L. 115-25 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 176 words · no verdicts yet
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The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish an Interagency Committee for Advancing Weather Services to improve coordination of relevant weather research and forecast innovation activities across the Federal Government. The Interagency Committee shall—
include participation by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration*, the Federal Aviation Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its constituent elements, the National Science Foundation, and such other agencies involved in weather forecasting research as the President determines are appropriate;
identify and prioritize top forecast needs and coordinate those needs against budget requests and program initiatives across participating offices and agencies; and
share information regarding operational needs and forecasting improvements across relevant agencies.
The Federal Coordinator for Meteorology shall serve as a co-chair of this panel.
The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall take such other steps as are necessary to coordinate the activities of the Federal Government with those of the United States weather industry, State* governments, emergency managers, and academic researchers.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 115–25, title IV, § 402, Apr. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 106.)
- 2017Enacted · Pub. L. 115-25 · 131 Stat. 106
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