116th Congress
Learning Excellence and Good Examples from New Developers Act of 2019
Purpose
To require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make certain operational models available to the public, and for other purposes.
Summary of Selected Provisions
- Directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make all of its “current and future operational models” available to the public, including the computer code and associated data
- The requirement applies to numerical models of “the Earth’s system or its components produced by scientists employed by NOAA” that are used for “operational or public service functions”
- Requires NOAA to “periodically review” model improvements proposed by external researchers for potential adoption
- Permits NOAA to withhold data or models used in operational weather forecasting if it is deemed necessary to protect national security interests
Primary Sponsors
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REPRESENTATIVE D-TX
Co-sponsors by Party
R
1
D
0
I
0
Actions
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12/23/2019Introduced in House