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15 U.S.C. § 313 — Duties of Secretary of Commerce
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The Secretary of Commerce shall have charge of the forecasting of weather, the issue of storm warnings, the display of weather and flood signals for the benefit of agriculture, commerce, and navigation, the gauging and reporting of rivers, the maintenance and operation of seacoast telegraph lines and the collection and transmission of marine intelligence for the benefit of commerce and navigation, the reporting of temperature and rain-fall conditions for the cotton interests, the display of frost and cold-wave signals, the distribution of meteorological information in the interests of agriculture and commerce, and the taking of such meteorological observations as may be necessary to establish and record the climatic conditions of the United States, or as are essential for the proper execution of the foregoing duties.
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The Secretary of Commerce shall have charge of the forecasting of weather, the issue of storm warnings, the display of weather and flood signals for the benefit of agriculture, commerce, and navigation, the gauging and reporting of rivers, the maintenance and operation of seacoast telegraph lines and the collection and transmission of marine intelligence for the benefit of commerce and navigation, the reporting of temperature and rain-fall conditions for the cotton interests, the display of frost and cold-wave signals, the distribution of meteorological information in the interests of agriculture and commerce, and the taking of such meteorological observations as may be necessary to establish and record the climatic conditions of the United States, or as are essential for the proper execution of the foregoing duties.
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**(a) In general** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research to carry out this subchapter—
(1) $136,516,000 for fiscal year 2019, of which—
(A) $85,758,000 is authorized for weather laboratories and cooperative institutes;
(B) $30,758,000 is authorized for weather and air chemistry research programs; and
(C) $20,000,000 is authorized for the joint technology transfer initiative described in [section 8512(b)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section8512/b/4&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) $148,154,000 for fiscal year 2020, of which—
(A) $87,258,000 is authorized for weather laboratories and cooperative institutes;
(B) $40,896,000 is authorized for weather and air chemistry research programs; and
(C) $20,000,000 is authorized for the joint technology transfer initiative described in [section 8512(b)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section8512/b/4&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) $150,154,000 for fiscal year 2021, of which—
(A) $88,758,000 is authorized for weather laboratories and cooperative institutes;
(B) $41,396,000 is authorized for weather and air chemistry research programs; and
(C) $20,000,000 is authorized for the joint technology transfer initiative described in [section 8512(b)(4) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section8512/b/4&num=0&edition=prelim);
(4) $152,154,000 for fiscal year 2022, of which—
(A) $90,258,000 is authorized for weather laboratories and cooperative institutes;
(B) $41,896,000 is authorized for weather and air chemistry research programs; and
(C) $20,000,000 is authorized for the joint technology transfer init
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology through the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences, shall establish a United States Weather Research Program to—
(1) increase benefits to the Nation from the substantial investment in modernizing the public weather warning and forecast system in the United States;
(2) improve local and regional weather forecasts and warnings;
(3) address critical weather-related scientific issues;
(4) coordinate governmental, university, and private-sector efforts;
(5) submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, not less frequently than once each year, a report, including—
(A) a list of ongoing research projects;
(B) project goals and a point of contact for each project;
(C) the five projects related to weather observations, short-term weather, or subseasonal forecasts within Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research that are closest to operationalization;
(D) for each project referred to in subparagraph (C)—
(i) the potential benefit;
(ii) any barrier to operationalization; and
(iii) the plan for operationalization, including which line office will financially support the project and how much the line office intends to spend;
(6) establish teams with staff from the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and the National Weather Service to oversee the operationalization of research products developed by the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research;
(7) develop mechanisms for research priorities of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research to be informed by the relevant line of
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**(a)** This section applies to—
(1) positions that are classified above GS–15 pursuant to section 5108; and
(2) scientific or professional positions established under section 3104;
but does not apply to—
(A) any Senior Executive Service position under section 3132; or
(B) any position in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service under section 3151.
**(b)**
(1) Subject to such regulations as the Office of Personnel Management prescribes, the head of the agency concerned shall fix the rate of basic pay for any position within such agency to which this section applies. A rate fixed under this section shall be—
(A) not less than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule; and
(B) subject to paragraph (3), not greater than the rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule.
The payment of a rate of basic pay under this section shall not be subject to the pay limitation of section 5306(e) or 5373.
(2) Subject to paragraph (1), effective at the beginning of the first applicable pay period commencing on or after the first day of the month in which an adjustment takes effect under section 5303 in the rates of pay under the General Schedule, each rate of pay established under this section for positions within an agency shall be adjusted by such amount as the head of such agency considers appropriate.
(3) In the case of an agency which has a performance appraisal system which, as designed and applied, is certified under section 5307(d) as making meaningful distinctions based on relative performance, paragraph (1)(B) shall apply as if the reference to “level III” were a reference to “level II”.
(4) No employee may suffer a reduction in pay by reaso
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**(a) Definitions.—** In this section—
(1) **Appropriation.—** — The term “appropriation” includes amounts made available by legislation under [section 9104 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section9104&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Federal government.—** — The term “Federal Government” includes the government of the District of Columbia.
**(b) Purchases.—**
(1) **In general.—** — Unless otherwise provided in the appropriation concerned or other law, purchases and contracts for supplies or services for the Federal Government may be made or entered into only after advertising for proposals for a sufficient time.
(2) **Limitations on applicability.—** — Paragraph (1) does not apply when—
(A) the amount involved in any one case does not exceed $25,000;
(B) public exigencies require the immediate delivery of articles or performance of services;
(C) only one source of supply is available and the Federal Government purchasing or contracting officer so certifies; or
(D) services are required to be performed by a contractor in person and are—
(i) of a technical and professional nature; or
(ii) under Federal Government supervision and paid for on a time basis.
**(c) Sales.—** Except when otherwise authorized by law or when the reasonable value involved in any one case does not exceed $500, sales and contracts of sale by the Federal Government are governed by the requirements of this section for advertising.
**(d) Application to Wholly Owned Government Corporations.—** For wholly owned Government corporations, this section applies only to administrative transactions.
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An employee serving intermittently in the Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily when-actually-employed basis, or serving without pay or at $1 a year, may be allowed travel or transportation expenses, under this subchapter, while away from his home or regular place of business and at the place of employment or service.
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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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**(a)**
(1) The General Schedule, the symbol for which is “GS”, is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule.
(2) The General Schedule is a schedule of annual rates of basic pay, consisting of 15 grades, designated “GS–1” through “GS–15”, consecutively, with 10 rates of pay for each such grade. The rates of pay of the General Schedule are adjusted in accordance with section 5303.
**(b)** When payment is made on the basis of an hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate, the rate is computed from the appropriate annual rate of basic pay named by subsection (a) of this section in accordance with the rules prescribed by [section 5504(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5504/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Findings** Congress finds that—
(1) agricultural and silvicultural operations are vulnerable to damage from atmospheric conditions that accurate and timely reporting of weather information can help prevent;
(2) the maintenance of current weather and climate analysis and information dissemination systems, and Federal, State, and private efforts to improve these systems, is essential if agriculture and silviculture are to mitigate damage from atmospheric conditions;
(3) agricultural and silvicultural weather services at the Federal level should be maintained with joint planning between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Agriculture; and
(4) efforts should be made, involving user groups, weather and climate information providers, and Federal and State governments, to expand the use of weather and climate information in agriculture and silviculture.
**(b) Policy** It, therefore, is declared to be the policy of Congress that it is in the public interest to maintain an active Federal involvement in providing agricultural and silvicultural weather and climate information and that efforts should be made, among users of this information and among private providers of this information, to improve use of this information.
**(c) Functions** The Under Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Weather Service and the heads of such other programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as the Under Secretary considers appropriate, shall—
(1) collect and utilize information in order to make usable, reliable, and timely foundational forecasts of subseasonal and seasonal temperature and precipitation;
(2) leverage existing research and models from the weather enterprise to improve the forecasts under paragra
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**(a)**
(1) When requested by a committee of Congress having jurisdiction over receipts or appropriations, the President shall provide the committee with assistance and information.
(2) When requested by a committee of Congress, additional information related to the amount of an appropriation originally requested by an Office of Inspector General shall be submitted to the committee.
**(b)** When requested by a committee of Congress, by the Comptroller General, or by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the head of each executive agency shall—
(1) provide information on the location and kind of available fiscal, budget, and program information;
(2) to the extent practicable, prepare summary tables of that fiscal, budget, and program information and related information the committee, the Comptroller General, or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office considers necessary; and
(3) provide a program evaluation carried out or commissioned by an executive agency.
**(c)** In cooperation with the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, the Secretary, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Comptroller General shall—
(1) establish and maintain a current directory of sources of, and information systems for, fiscal, budget, and program information and a brief description of the contents of each source and system;
(2) when requested, provide assistance to committees of Congress and members of Congress in obtaining information from the sources in the directory; and
(3) when requested, provide assistance to committees and, to the extent practicable, to members of Congress in evaluating the information obtained from the sources in the directory
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Page 714
TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 312
I recommend that the Congress allow the accom-
panying reorganization plan to become effective.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON.
THE WHITE HOUSE, May 13, 1965.
§ 312. Employees
The National Weather Service shall consist of
such civilian employees as Congress may annu-
ally provide for and as may be necessary to
properly perform the duties devolving on said
Service by law.
(Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1266, § 4, 26 Stat. 653; July 8, 1898,
No. 57, 30 Stat. 752; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff.
July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318; 1970
Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627,
84 Stat. 2090.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
REPEALS
Joint Res. July 8, 1898, provided: ‘‘That the laws au-
thorizing the detail and assignment of the officers of
the Army to duty in the Weather Bureau be, and are
hereby, repealed.’’
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Office of Chief of Weather Bureau abolished and
Weather Bureau consolidated with Coast and Geodetic
Survey to form new agency in Department of Com-
merce known as Environmental Science Services Ad-
ministration by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13,
1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note under
section 311 of this title. The Reorg. Plan also trans-
ferred to Secretary of Commerce functions of Bureau
and Chief of Bureau. Subsequently, Environmental
Science Services Administration abolished and Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estab-
lished. By Department Organization Order 25–5A, Sec-
retary delegated to NOAA his functions under this
chapter of the Code. By order of Acting Associate Ad-
ministrator of NOAA, organizational name of Weather
Bureau changed to National Weather Service. For fur-
ther details, see Codification note s
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