United States · Law · HR
H.R. 353 (115th)
Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017
Introduced
6 January 2017
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Status
Became Public Law No: 115-25.
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5 December 2025
Summary
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.
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17 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 18 April 2017
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 18 April 2017
Public Law
summary · EN · 18 April 2017
House agreed to Senate amendment without amendment
summary · EN · 4 April 2017
Engrossed Amendment Senate (text)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 29 March 2017
Engrossed Amendment Senate (PDF)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 29 March 2017
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 29 March 2017
Received in Senate (text)
Received in Senate · EN · 10 January 2017
Received in Senate (PDF)
Received in Senate · EN · 10 January 2017
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 9 January 2017
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 9 January 2017
Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 9 January 2017
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 January 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/353
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/353