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S 98 102th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Executive reorganization Federal installations Meteorological research Office automation Relocation of federal installations Weather Weather forecasting

A bill to amend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989.

Introduced: January 14, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Jan 14, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Jan 14, 1991
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989, with regard to closing, consolidating, automating, or relocating any Weather Service Office or Weather Service Forecast Office, to: (1) prohibit such action until one year after certification, required by current law, to specified congressional committees that the action will not degrade weather services; (2) require the certification to be based on an independent review by the National Academy of Sciences; and (3) modify the matters included in the certification.

What's happening now January 14, 1991

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jun 18, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 98: A bill to amend the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-98/
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