H.R. 1496 · 118th Congress
National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Randy Feenstra
- Introduced
- 2023-03-09
- Latest action
- 2023-05-16 · Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-61.
Summary
National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act
This bill requires the National Weather Service (NWS) to replace NWSChat with a commercial, off-the-shelf communications solution that is hosted on the public cloud. (NWSChat is an instant messaging program used by NWS personnel to share, in real-time, critical warnings and other types of weather information.) The NWS shall allocate up to $3 million of its funding for FY2024-FY2027 on the replacement.