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15 U.S.C. § 8550 — Hurricane hunter aircraft

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15 U.S.C. § 8550 — Hurricane hunter aircraft

**(a) Backup capability** The Under Secretary shall acquire backup for the capabilities of the WP–3D Orion and G–IV hurricane aircraft of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is sufficient to prevent a single point of failure. **(b) Authority to enter agreements** In order to carry out subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall negotiate and enter into 1 or more agreements or contracts, to the extent practicable and necessary, with governmental and non-governmental entities. **(c) Future technology** The Under Secretary shall continue the development of Airborne Phased Array Radar under the United States Weather Research Program. **(d) Authorization of appropriations** For each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020, support for implementing subsections (a) and (b) is authorized out of funds appropriated to the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations.

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15 U.S.C. § 8511 — Definitions

In this chapter: (1) **Seasonal** — The term “seasonal” means the time range between 3 months and 2 years. (2) **State** — The term “State” means a State, a territory, or possession of the United States, including a Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. (3) **Subseasonal** — The term “subseasonal” means the time range between 2 weeks and 3 months. (4) **Under Secretary** — The term “Under Secretary” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. (5) **Weather industry and weather enterprise** — The terms “weather industry” and “weather enterprise” are interchangeable in this chapter, and include individuals and organizations from public, private, and academic sectors that contribute to the research, development, and production of weather forecast products, and primary consumers of these weather forecast products.

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15 U.S.C. § 8550 — Improvements to Cooperative Observer

Page 2442 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 8549 (b) Outreach community In conducting outreach under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall contact leading ex- perts and innovators from relevant stake- holders, including the representatives from the following: (1) State or local emergency management agencies. (2) State agriculture agencies. (3) Indian tribes (as defined in section 5304 of title 25) and Native Hawaiians (as defined in section 7517 of title 20). (4) The private aerospace industry. (5) The private earth observing industry. (6) The operational forecasting community. (7) The academic community. (8) Professional societies that focus on mete- orology. (9) Such other stakeholder groups as the Under Secretary considers appropriate. (Pub. L. 115–25, title IV, § 412, Apr. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 113.) § 8549. Hurricane hunter aircraft (a) Backup capability The Under Secretary shall acquire backup for the capabilities of the WP–3D Orion and G–IV hurricane aircraft of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is sufficient to prevent a single point of failure. (b) Authority to enter agreements In order to carry out subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall negotiate and enter into 1 or more agreements or contracts, to the extent practicable and necessary, with governmental and non-governmental entities. (c) Future technology The Under Secretary shall continue the devel- opment of Airborne Phased Array Radar under the United States Weather Research Program. (d) Authorization of appropriations For each of fiscal years 2017 through 2020, sup- port for implementing subsections (a) and (b) is authorized out of funds appropriated to the Of- fice of Marine and Aviation Operations. (Pub. L. 115–25, title IV, § 413, Apr. 18, 20

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