3.0.0 2597 2023-01-11T13:43:53Z 2023-01-11T13:43:53Z Senate S 2019-10-15 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2020-08-12T17:01:02Z Markup by 2019-11-13T15:00:36Z Referred to 2019-10-15T20:48:32Z S. Rept. 116-253 LEGEND Act of 2019 116 5536 HR 2019-12-23 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Identical bill CRS 2020-12-15 15:41:37 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-15 15:03:08 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-15 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2020-12-14 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7469) Floor 2020-12-14 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7469) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-14 Senate The committee amendment withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (CR S7468) Floor 2020-12-14 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7468-7469) Floor 2020-08-12 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 514. Calendars 2020-08-12 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment. With written report No. 116-253. Committee 2020-08-12 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment. With written report No. 116-253. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2019-11-13 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2019-10-15 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S5797-5798) IntroReferral 2019-10-15 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 2019-10-15 True 2020-02-25T16:00:13Z S. 2597, LEGEND Act of 2019 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56200 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 13, 2019 Science, Technology, Communications Atmospheric science and weather Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Government information and archives Research administration and funding Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-10-15 Introduced in Senate 2020-04-14T17:58:30Z Learning Excellence and Good Examples from New Developers Act of 2019 or the LEGEND Act of 2019

This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to make certain operational models available to the public and periodically review innovations and improvements made to such models in order to improve the accuracy and timeliness of NOAA forecasts.

]]> 25 2020-08-12 Reported to Senate 2020-10-09T15:50:47Z Learning Excellence and Good Examples from New Developers Act of 2019 or the LEGEND Act of 2019

This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to make certain operational models available to the public and periodically review innovations and improvements made to such models in order to improve the accuracy and timeliness of NOAA forecasts.

]]> 55 2020-12-14 Passed Senate 2021-08-26T21:21:42Z Learning Excellence and Good Examples from New Developers Act of 2020 or the LEGEND Act of 2020

This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop and implement a plan to make certain operational models available to the public and periodically review innovations and improvements made to such models in order to improve the accuracy and timeliness of NOAA forecasts.

In developing and implementing the plan, NOAA may make accommodations to ensure the public release of any model, information, documentation, or data does not jeopardize

  • national security;
  • intellectual property or redistribution rights;
  • certain trade secrets, commercial information, or financial information;
  • any models or data that are otherwise restricted by contract or other written agreement; or
  • its mission to protect lives and property.

NOAA must prioritize making available to the public operational models that it developed.

]]> LEGEND Act of 2020 Display Title LEGEND Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced LEGEND Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate LEGEND Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Learning Excellence and Good Examples from New Developers Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Introduced Learning Excellence and Good Examples from New Developers Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Passed Senate Learning Excellence and Good Examples from New Developers Act of 2020 S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Short Title(s) as Passed Senate LEGEND Act of 2020 S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make certain operational models available to the public, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Passed Senate Learning Excellence and Good Examples from New Developers Act of 2020 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate LEGEND Act of 2020 S Senate 2705 116 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2022-02-08T23:05:15Z 2020-12-14 Amendment SA 2705 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 2705 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/2705 T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Senate 116 S Senate S 2597 LEGEND Act of 2020 2023-01-11T13:43:53Z 6 2020-12-14 0 Senate Amendment SA 2705 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2020-12-14 0 Senate Amendment SA 2705 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Thune. (consideration: CR S7468-7469; text: CR S7469) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2020-12-14 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-14 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2705 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-14 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2705 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Thune. Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed in Senate 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2597es/xml/BILLS-116s2597es.xml Reported to Senate 2020-08-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2597rs/xml/BILLS-116s2597rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2597is/xml/BILLS-116s2597is.xml 2020-12-15 Held at the desk. 15:41:37 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.