Title 51 — National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-73
§60504 Tornadoes and other severe storms
Title 51 › Subtitle Subtitle VI— - Earth Observations › Chapter CHAPTER 605— - EARTH SCIENCE › § 60504
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The Administrator must prioritize the agency’s joint work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on studying tornadoes, tornado‑force winds, and related factors to improve prediction, and review if more joint research is needed.
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Title 51, §60504
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The Administrator shall ensure that the Administration gives high priority to those parts of its existing cooperative activities with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that are related to the study of tornadoes and other severe storms, tornado-force winds, and other factors determined to influence the development of tornadoes and other severe storms, with the goal of improving the Nation’s ability to predict tornados and other severe storms. Further, the Administrator shall examine whether there are additional cooperative activities with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that should be undertaken in the area of tornado and severe storm research.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6050442 U.S.C. 17714.Pub. L. 110–422, title II, § 208, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4786.
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51 U.S.C. § 60504
Title 51 — National and Commercial Space Programs
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73