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Senate Bill 141
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Space Weather Coordination Act
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Passed Senate on May 2, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 12, 2017
Latest Action
Jan 3, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
141
Congress
115
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Gary Peters
Michigan
Republican
Cory Gardner
Colorado
Democrat
Bill Nelson
Florida
Democrat
Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota
Republican
Roger Wicker
Mississippi
Democrat
Cory Booker
New Jersey
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on May 2, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2672-2674; text: S2672-2674)
Summary

Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act

This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to:

  • coordinate the development and implementation of federal government activities to improve the nation's ability to prepare, avoid, mitigate, respond to, and recover from potentially devastating impacts of space weather events; and
  • coordinate the activities of the National Space Weather Program members.

The National Science and Technology Council shall establish an interagency working group on space weather.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shall secure reliable secondary capability for near real-time coronal mass ejection imagery.

The National Science Foundation (NSF), the Air Force, and the Navy, where practicable in support of the Air Force, shall each:

  • maintain and improve ground-based observations of the Sun; and
  • provide space weather data by means of ground-based facilities, including solar observatories.

NOAA, the Air Force, and the Navy, where practicable in support of the Air Force, shall conduct a survey to prioritize the needs of space weather forecast users.

The NSF, NOAA, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall pursue multidisciplinary research in subjects that further our understanding of solar physics, space physics, and space weather.

NASA shall seek to implement missions meeting science objectives identified in National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Solar and Space Physics Decadal surveys.

NASA, the NSF, NOAA, the Air Force, and the Navy, where practicable in support of the Air Force, shall:

  • develop a mechanism to transition NASA, NSF, Air Force, and Navy research findings, models, and capabilities to NOAA and the Department of Defense (DOD) space weather operational forecasting centers; and
  • enhance coordination between research modeling centers and forecasting centers.

NASA and the NSF shall:

  • make space weather related data obtained for scientific research available to space weather forecasters and operations centers, and
  • support model development and applications to space weather forecasting.

The Space Weather Interagency Working Group shall develop benchmarks for measuring solar disturbances.

NOAA shall inform the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about space weather hazards to protect national critical infrastructure from space weather events.

The National Security Council shall develop mechanisms to protect national security assets from space weather threats.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shall:

  • assess the safety implications and vulnerability of the nation's airspace system by space weather events, and
  • develop methods to increase the interaction between the aviation community and the space weather research and service provider community.
Text (5)
Reported in House
January 3, 2019
Referred in House
May 3, 2017
Engrossed in Senate
May 2, 2017
Reported to Senate
March 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
January 12, 2017
Related Bills (1)
Jun 27, 2017
Introduced in House
8
Sponsorship
House Bill 3086
Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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Actions (19)
01/03/2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 896.
01/03/2019
Committee on Intelligence (Permanent) discharged.
01/03/2019
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
01/03/2019
Committee on Transportation discharged.
01/03/2019
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
01/03/2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-1129, Part I.
07/24/2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
07/24/2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
05/23/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
05/03/2017
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
05/03/2017
Received in the House.
05/03/2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
05/02/2017
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2672-2674; text: S2672-2674)
05/02/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2672-2674; text: S2672-2674)
03/30/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 29.
03/30/2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-21.
01/24/2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
01/12/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
01/12/2017
Introduced in Senate
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