Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program Enhancement Act

This bill rewrites the federal law on the hurricane forecast improvement program run by the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (the Under Secretary). The program would work with the weather industry and universities to improve hurricane forecasts, predictions, and warnings, with a focus on storm intensity and path, inland and coastal flooding, storm surge, public communication, and new observation tools. The Under Secretary would award research grants, develop probability-based forecast technology, and expand computing resources, including cloud computing, for hurricane modeling. Each year until 2029, the Under Secretary would report to Congress on missed hurricane reconnaissance missions, staffing shortfalls, and hurricane technology under development.

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Sponsors

• Ted Budd Republican sponsor
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