S 3036
117th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
FIRE Act
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Became law
Oct 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Fire Information and Reaction Enhancement Act or the FIRE Act
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in collaboration with the U.S. weather industry and such academic entities as NOAA considers appropriate, to establish a program within NOAA to improve wildfire forecasting and detection.
The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research of NOAA shall establish a program to create one or more weather research testbeds, in partnership with industry and academic partners, to develop improved detection of and forecast capabilities for wildfire events and the effects of those events.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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