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15 U.S.C. § 313a — Establishment of meteorological observation stations in the Arctic region
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In order to improve the weather forecasting service of the United States and to promote safety and efficiency in civil air navigation to the highest possible degree, the Secretary of Commerce shall, in addition to his other functions and duties, take such action as may be necessary in the development of an international basic meteorological reporting network in the Arctic region of the Western Hemisphere, including the establishment, operation, and maintenance of such reporting stations in cooperation with the State Department and other United States governmental departments and agencies, with the meteorological services of foreign countries and with persons engaged in air commerce.
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In order to improve the weather forecasting service of the United States and to promote safety and efficiency in civil air navigation to the highest possible degree, the Secretary of Commerce shall, in addition to his other functions and duties, take such action as may be necessary in the development of an international basic meteorological reporting network in the Arctic region of the Western Hemisphere, including the establishment, operation, and maintenance of such reporting stations in cooperation with the State Department and other United States governmental departments and agencies, with the meteorological services of foreign countries and with persons engaged in air commerce.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, act Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1266, § 1, 26 Stat. 653, as amended, relating to the establishment of a Weather Bureau in the Department of Commerce, was omitted because the Weather Bureau was consolidated with the Coast and Geodetic Survey to form a new agency in the Department to be known as the Environmental Science Services Administration, and the office of Chief of the Weather Bureau was abolished, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note below. The Reorg. Plan also transferred to the Secretary of Commerce all functions of the Bureau and the Chief of the Bureau.
Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out as a note under [section 1511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1511&num=0&edition=prelim), abolished the Environmental Science Services Administration, including the offices of Administrator and Deputy Administrator, and established the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of Commerce. By Department Organization Order 25–5A, republished 39 F.R. 27486, July 29, 1974, the Secretary of Commerce delegated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a number of functions vested in him, including his functions under this chapter of the Code. By order of the Acting Associate Administrator, 35 F.R. 19249, Dec. 19, 1970, the following organizational names appearing in chapter IX of subtitle B of Title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to the Administration, were changed: Environmental Science Services Administration to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (ESSA to NOAA); Coast and Geodetic Survey to National Ocean Survey,
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 313c
1 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.
vided: ‘‘That the Chief of the Weather Bureau is au-
thorized and directed to study fully and thoroughly the
internal structure of thunderstorms, hurricanes, cy-
clones, and other severe atmospheric disturbances, par-
ticularly the degree of turbulence within such storms
and the development, maintenance, and magnitude of
updrafts and downdrafts with a view to establishing
methods by which the characteristics of particular
thunderstorms may be forecast and methods by which
the characteristics of such storms may be determined
on visual observation from outside of the immediate
thunderstorm area. Such study shall be concluded at
the earliest practicable date and a final report sub-
mitted to Congress.
‘‘SEC. 2. The Chief of the Weather Bureau is empow-
ered to make such expenditures at the seat of govern-
ment and elsewhere as may be necessary to carry out
the purposes of this Act and as from time to time may
be appropriated for by Congress, including expenditures
for the development and purchase of special meteoro-
logical instruments and other equipment (including
motor vehicles and aircraft), without regard to the pro-
visions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes [now 41
U.S.C. 6101]. There is hereby authorized to be appro-
priated such sums as are necessary for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this Act.
‘‘SEC. 3. Any executive department or independent es-
tablishment is hereby authorized to cooperate with the
Chief of the Weather Bureau in carrying out the pur-
poses of this Act, and for such purposes may lend or
transfer to the Chief of the Weather Bureau any officer
or employee of such department or establishment and
any proper
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