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This Act may be cited as the or the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2025 . Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Title I—Reauthorization of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 Sec. 101. Public safety priority. Sec. 102. United States weather research and forecasting. Sec. 103. Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX).

Sec. 104. Hurricane forecast improvement program. Sec. 105. Tsunami Warning and Education Act reauthorization. Sec. 106. Observing system planning. Sec. 107. Observing system simulation experiments. Sec. 108. Computing resources prioritization. Sec. 109. Earth prediction innovation center. Sec. 110. Satellite architecture planning. Sec. 111. Improving uncrewed activities. Sec. 112. Interagency Council for Advancing Meteorological Services. Sec. 113. Ocean observations. Sec. 114.

Consolidation of reports. Sec. 115. Certain definitions under Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act. Sec. 116. Reauthorization of National Landslide Preparedness Act. Sec. 117. Amendments to Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998. Title II—Enhancing Federal Weather Forecasting and Innovation Sec. 201. Weather innovation for the next generation. Sec. 202. Next generation radar. Sec. 203. Data voids in highly vulnerable areas of the United States.

Sec. 204. Atmospheric rivers forecast improvement program. Sec. 205. Coastal flooding and storm surge forecast improvement program. Sec. 206. Aviation weather and data innovation. Sec. 207. NESDIS joint venture partnership transition program. Sec. 208. Advanced weather interactive processing system. Sec. 209. Reanalysis and reforecasting. Sec. 210. National Weather Service workforce. Title III—Commercial Weather and Environmental Observations Sec. 301. Commercial Data Program.

Sec. 302. Commercial Data Pilot Program. Sec. 303. Contracting authority and avoidance of duplication. Sec. 304. Data assimilation, management, and sharing practices. Sec. 305. Clerical amendment. Title IV—Communicating Weather to the Public Sec. 401. Definitions. Sec. 402. Hazardous weather or water event risk communication. Sec. 403. Hazard communication research and engagement. Sec. 404. National Weather Service communications improvement. Sec. 405. NOAA Weather Radio modernization.

Sec. 406. Post-storm surveys and assessments. Sec. 407. Government Accountability Office report on alert dissemination for hazardous weather or water events. Sec. 408. Data collection management and protection. Title V—Improving Weather Information for Agriculture and Water Management Sec. 501. Weather and climate information in agriculture and water management. Sec. 502. National Integrated Drought Information System. Sec. 503. National Mesonet Program. Sec. 504. National Coordinated Soil Moisture Monitoring Network.

Sec. 505. National water center. Sec. 506. Satellite transfers report. Sec. 507. Precipitation forecast improvement program.