Sec. 901. Meteorological observations in the Arctic region
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The Under Secretary may take such action as may be necessary in the development of an international basic meteorological observation network in the Arctic region of the Western Hemisphere, including the establishment, operation, and maintenance of observation stations in cooperation with the following: The Department of State and other Federal agencies. The meteorological services and space-based assets of the United States and foreign countries. The commercial sector. Local communities and Indian Tribes in the Arctic region.
Persons engaged in air and marine commerce. The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary, may carry out the following: Appoint employees for the conduct of meteorological investigations in the Arctic region without regard to the civil service laws and fix their compensation without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, and sections 5542, 5543, 5545, and 5546 of such title, at base rates not to exceed the maximum scheduled rate for GS–12 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title.
Grant extra compensation to employees of other Federal agencies for taking and transmitting meteorological observations without regard to section 5533 of title 5, United States Code. Subject to approval of the President, and without charge to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force, and the Secretary of the Navy may transfer to the National Weather Service equipment and supplies that are surplus to the needs of their respective Departments and necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of Arctic observation stations in the United States.
It is the sense of Congress that observations in polar regions and remote areas are important for weather and environmental monitoring. Section 1 of the Act of February 12, 1946 (60 Stat. 4, chapter 4; 15 U.S.C. 313a ), is hereby repealed.
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