Weather Alerts for a Ready Nation Act of 2015

Summary

National Weather Service Improvement Act This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the Department of Commerce, through the National Weather Service, to develop a plan to establish six regional weather forecast offices. Commerce shall contract with the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences to review the scientific and technical soundness of the plan. NOAA shall implement the plan, taking NRC recommendations into consideration. The first regional weather forecast office shall be established within three years, and each of the other regional weather forecast offices within five years, of the enactment of this Act. The National Weather Service shall hire or retain at least one warning coordination meteorologist at each regional weather forecast office.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 19 October 2015

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 June 2015

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