NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Energy and NOAA: conduct collaborative research in order to advance numerical weather and climate prediction in U.S. (see H.R. 1715), H1326 [22MR]

Federal firefighters: establish special limitation on pay for wildland fire responders (see S. 3221), S5338 [2NO] (see H.R. 6195), H5362 [2NO]

National Mesonet Program: authorize (see H.R. 2995), H2116 [28AP]

NOAA: carry out research and development to improve understanding of how public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings (see H.R. 6080), H5173 [26OC]

——— establish program to improve precipitation forecasts (see H.R. 4913), H4029 [26JY]

——— establish within statute as independent scientific research and development agency (see H.R. 3980), H2787 [9JN]

——— improve weather research, support improvements in weather forcasting and prediction, and expand commercial opportunities relating to weather data (see H.R. 6093), H5173 [26OC]

——— increase observations, understanding, and forecasting of coastal flooding and storm surge events and address weather observation gaps in highly vulnerable areas (see H.R. 4069), H2883 [13JN]

——— provide guidance for, and investment in, upgrade and modernization of Weather Radio All Hazards network (see S. 1416), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 1482), H1247 [9MR]

Technology: improve forecasting of turbulence and acquisition of aviation weather data (see H.R. 3915), H2778 [7JN]

——— require evaluation of certain criteria relating to locations for deployment of successor radar systems (see H.R. 4912), H4028 [26JY]

——— upgrade internal instant messaging service (see S. 1414), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 1496), H1247 [9MR]

Weather: require study of rural weather monitoring systems (see H.R. 4654), H3612 [14JY]

——— research impact of obstructions on radar detection and prediction capabilities (see H.R. 3764), H2707 [31MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Energy and NOAA: conduct collaborative research in order to advance numerical weather and climate prediction in U.S. (H.R. 1715), H2147–H2149 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

Federal firefighters: establish special limitation on pay for wildland fire responders (S. 3221), S5341 [2NO]

NOAA: provide guidance for, and investment in, upgrade and modernization of Weather Radio All Hazards network (S. 1416), S6027 [18DE]

Technology: upgrade internal instant messaging service (S. 1414), S6028 [18DE]

Reports filed

Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1715) (H. Rept. 118–49), H2133 [5MY]

Aviation Weather Improvement Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 3915) (H. Rept. 118–211), H4454 [21SE]

Improve Weather Research, Support Improvements in Weather Forcasting and Prediction, and Expand Commercial Opportunities Relating to Weather Data: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 6093) (H. Rept. 118–306), H6813 [11DE]

National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1414), S5712 [4DE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1414) (S. Rept. 118–140), S6057 [19DE]

——— Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1496) (H. Rept. 118–61), H2375 [16MY]

NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) Modernization Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1416), S5712 [4DE]

——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1416) (S. Rept. 118–141), S6057 [19DE]

——— Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1482) (H. Rept. 118–60), H2375 [16MY]

Texts of

H.R. 1715, Advanced Weather Model Computing Development Act, H2147 [9MY]

S. 1414, National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act, S6028 [18DE]

S. 1416, NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) Modernization Act, S6028 [18DE]