Tornado Research Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a tornado research program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to be carried out in coordination with the National Weather Service, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and any other appropriate Federal agencies.
Requires that the program: (1) include research aimed at understanding and predicting the natural processes that lead to the formation of tornadoes; (2) identify an array of factors that indicate tornado formation; (3) promote the incorporation of the results of such research into the methods used by meteorologists to predict the time and location of tornado formation; (4) provide resources and promote attention to tornado research areas with the greatest potential for improving the understanding of their formation; (5) maximize the effectiveness of the program by encouraging collaborative efforts by operational and research communities in academia and the Government; and (6) provide for the awarding of competitive research grants to, and the entering into of cooperative agreements with, institutions of higher education and other research institutions to conduct peer-reviewed research that may improve the forecast and identification of tornadoes.
[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4146 Introduced in House (IH)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4146
To establish a comprehensive research program aimed at understanding
and predicting the natural processes that lead to the formation of
tornadoes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 2, 2004
Mr. Cramer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Science
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A BILL
To establish a comprehensive research program aimed at understanding
and predicting the natural processes that lead to the formation of
tornadoes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Tornado Research Act of 2004''.
SEC. 2. TORNADO RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Commerce shall
establish a tornado research program within the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, to be carried out in coordination with the
National Weather Service, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the National Science Foundation, and any other
appropriate Federal agencies.
(b) Program Duties.--The tornado research program established
pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
(1) include research aimed at understanding and predicting
the natural processes that lead to the formation of tornadoes;
(2) identify an array of factors that indicate the
formation of tornadoes;
(3) promote the incorporation of the results of the
research conducted under the program into the methods used by
meteorologists to predict the time and location of the
formation of tornadoes;
(4) provide resources and promote attention to tornado
research areas with the greatest potential for improving the
understanding of the formation of tornadoes;
(5) maximize the effectiveness of the program by
encouraging collaborative efforts by operational and research
communities in academia and the Federal Government; and
(6) provide for the awarding of competitive research grants
to, and the entering into of cooperative agreements with,
institutions of higher education and other research
institutions to conduct peer-reviewed research that may improve
the forecast and identification of tornadoes.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION.
For purposes of this Act, the term ``institution of higher
education'' has the meaning given to that term in section 101 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Commerce for the purpose of carrying out this Act--
(1) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
(2) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, of which at least 50
percent shall be for the competitive research grants and
cooperative agreements described in section 2(b)(6); and
(3) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008, of
which at least 50 percent each fiscal year shall be for the
competitive research grants and cooperative agreements
described in section 2(b)(6).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
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