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title: "15 U.S.C. § 8548"
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description: "Weather enterprise outreach"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 15
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title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
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chapter_number: "111"
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chapter_name: "WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING INNOVATION"
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section: "8548"
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citation: "15 U.S.C. § 8548"
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---
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# 15 U.S.C. § 8548 - Weather enterprise outreach
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## Text
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(a) In general The Under Secretary may establish mechanisms for outreach to the weather enterprise—
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(1) to assess the weather forecasts and forecast products provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
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(2) to determine the highest priority weather forecast needs of the community described in subsection (b).
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(b) Outreach community In conducting outreach under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall contact leading experts and innovators from relevant stakeholders, including the representatives from the following:
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(1) State or local emergency management agencies.
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(2) State agriculture agencies.
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(3) Indian tribes (as defined in section 5304 of title 25) and Native Hawaiians (as defined in section 7517 of title 20).
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(4) The private aerospace industry.
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(5) The private earth observing industry.
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(6) The operational forecasting community.
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(7) The academic community.
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(8) Professional societies that focus on meteorology.
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(9) Such other stakeholder groups as the Under Secretary considers appropriate.
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(Pub. L. 115–25, title IV, § 412, Apr. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 113.)
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