3.0.0 2995 2023-01-13T04:47:54Z 2023-01-13T04:47:54Z House H HR 2005-06-20 109 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy19 Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-27T20:52:12Z Referred to 2005-06-20T16:31:15Z Weather Modification Research and Development Policy Authorization Act of 2005 109 517 S 2005-12-08 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319. Related bill CRS 2005-06-27 hssy19 Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards. Committee 2005-06-20 Referred to the House Committee on Science. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2005-06-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1295-1296) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress U000038 Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] MARK UDALL D CO 2 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Computer software Computers Decision making Department of Commerce Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government trust funds Governmental investigations Meteorological research Rain and rainfall Remote sensing Research and development Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Weather control Weather forecasting Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2005-06-20 Introduced in House 2005-08-24T20:53:14Z Weather Modification Research and Technology Transfer Authorization Act of 2005 - Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board to promote and fund research and development (R&D), studies, and investigations with respect to: (1) improved forecast and decisionmaking technologies for weather modification operations, including tailored computer workstations and software and new observation systems with remote sensors; and (2) assessments and evaluations of the efficacy of weather modification, both purposeful (including cloud-seeding operations) and inadvertent (including downwind effects and anthropogenic effects).

Establishes within the U.S. Treasury the Weather Modification Research and Development Fund. Directs the Board, unless the use of the money is restricted or subject to any limitations provided by law, to use amounts in the Fund to: (1) pay its expenses in the administration of this Act; and (2) provide for R&D with respect to weather modifications by grants to, or contracts or cooperative arrangements with, public or private agencies.

]]> Weather Modification Research and Technology Transfer Authorization Act of 2005 Display Title Weather Modification Research and Technology Transfer Authorization Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To establish the Weather Modification Operations and Research Board, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Weather Modification Research and Technology Transfer Authorization Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2995ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2995ih.xml 2005-06-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.