Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60

§330b Duties of Secretary

Title 15 › Chapter 9A— WEATHER MODIFICATION ACTIVITIES OR ATTEMPTS; REPORTING REQUIREMENT › § 330b

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must keep records of weather modification activities, including attempts, that happen in the United States and must publish summaries of those records from time to time. Most reports and information received under this law should be made public as much as possible, but the Secretary cannot release material protected by 18 U.S.C. 1905 unless it is shared with other federal agencies for official use, turned over under a court order that keeps it confidential, or disclosed to protect people’s health or safety.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §330b

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(a)The Secretary shall maintain a record of weather modification activities, including attempts, which take place in the United States and shall publish summaries thereof from time to time as he determines.

(b)All reports, documents, and other information received by the Secretary under the provisions of this chapter shall be made available to the public to the fullest practicable extent.

(c)In carrying out the provisions of this section, the Secretary shall not disclose any information referred to in section 1905 of title 18 and is otherwise unavailable to the public, except that such information shall be disclosed—

(1)to other Federal Government departments, agencies, and officials for official use upon request;

(2)in any judicial proceeding under court order formulated to preserve the confidentiality of such information without impairing the proceeding; and

(3)to the public if necessary to protect their health and safety.

Reference

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 330b

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60