3.0.0 570 2023-01-11T13:36:18Z 2023-01-11T13:36:18Z Senate S 2017-03-08 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-08T16:02:47Z Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 115 353 HR 2017-04-18 Signed by President. Identical bill CRS 2017-03-08 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-03-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-03-08 True Science, Technology, Communications Advisory bodies Atmospheric science and weather Computers and information technology Emergency communications systems Executive Office of the President Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Natural disasters Public contracts and procurement Research administration and funding Research and development Spacecraft and satellites Student aid and college costs Technology transfer and commercialization Science, Technology, Communications 00 2017-03-08 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-05T13:27:33Z Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017

This bill authorizes a number of programs to enhance weather forecasting and alerts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research must conduct a program to improve forecasting of weather events and their effects, with a special focus on high impact weather events.

The National Weather Service must collect and utilize information to make reliable and timely foundational forecasts of subseasonal and seasonal temperature and precipitation. Subseasonal forecasting is forecasting weather between two weeks and three months and seasonal forecasting is between three months and two years.

The bill provides for technology transfers between the National Weather Service and private sector weather companies and universities to improve forecasting.

NOAA must complete and operationalize the Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (a weather satellite program which develops observational techniques using global navigation systems).

Additionally, NOAA may contract with the private sector to obtain data for weather forecasting.

NOAA must continue its Environmental Information Services Working Group, which advises NOAA on weather research and opportunities to improve communications between weather stakeholders.

]]> Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 Display Title Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's weather research through a focused program of investment on affordable and attainable advances in observational, computing, and modeling capabilities to support substantial improvement in weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events, to expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s570is/xml/BILLS-115s570is.xml 2017-03-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.