Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110

§8542 Interagency Weather Research and Forecast Innovation Coordination

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates an Interagency Committee for Advancing Weather Services to improve coordination of weather research and forecast innovation across the federal government. It must include NASA, the FAA, NOAA and its parts, the NSF, and any other agencies the President picks. The committee must identify and rank the most important forecast needs, link those needs to budget requests and programs, and share operational needs and forecast improvements across agencies. The Federal Coordinator for Meteorology must serve as a co‑chair. The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy must also coordinate federal work with the U.S. weather industry, state governments, emergency managers, and academic researchers.

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Title 15, §8542

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(a)Establishment

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)Co-chair

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

(c)Further coordination

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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110