Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§8542 Interagency weather research and forecast innovation coordination

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 111— - WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING INNOVATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - FEDERAL WEATHER COORDINATION › § 8542

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy must create an Interagency Committee for Advancing Weather Services to coordinate federal weather research and forecasting. The committee must include agencies like NASA, the FAA, NOAA, and the National Science Foundation and be co-chaired by the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology; it must set top forecast priorities, match those priorities to budgets and programs, and share operational and forecasting information across agencies, and the Director must also coordinate with the weather industry, States, emergency managers, and researchers.

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Title 15, §8542

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(a)The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish an Interagency Committee for Advancing Weather Services to improve coordination of relevant weather research and forecast innovation activities across the Federal Government. The Interagency Committee shall—

(1)include participation by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its constituent elements, the National Science Foundation, and such other agencies involved in weather forecasting research as the President determines are appropriate;

(2)identify and prioritize top forecast needs and coordinate those needs against budget requests and program initiatives across participating offices and agencies; and

(3)share information regarding operational needs and forecasting improvements across relevant agencies.

(b)The Federal Coordinator for Meteorology shall serve as a co-chair of this panel.

(c)The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall take such other steps as are necessary to coordinate the activities of the Federal Government with those of the United States weather industry, State governments, emergency managers, and academic researchers.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 8542

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73