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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5260 

To improve understanding and forecasting of space weather, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 22, 2019 

Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, and Ms. JOHNSON

of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Natural Resources, for a period to be 

subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 

of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To improve understanding and forecasting of space weather, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Research 

5 and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Fore6 casting of Tomorrow Act’’ or the ‘‘PROSWIFT Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SPACE WEATHER. 

2 (a) POLICY.—It shall be the policy of the United 

3 States to prepare and protect against the social and eco4 nomic impacts of space weather phenomena by supporting 

5 actions to improve space weather forecasts and predictions 

6 including: sustaining and enhancing critical observations, 

7 identifying research needs and promoting opportunities for 

8 research to operations and operations to research collabo9 rations both within and outside of the Federal Govern10 ment, advancing space weather models, engaging with all 

11 sectors of the space weather community including aca12 demia and the commercial sector, and understanding the 

13 needs of space weather end users. 

14 (b) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 51, UNITED STATES

15 CODE.—Subtitle VI of title 51, United States Code, is 

16 amended by adding after chapter 605 the following: 

17 ‘‘CHAPTER 606—SPACE WEATHER 

‘‘60601. Space weather. 

‘‘60602. Integrated strategy. 

‘‘60603. Sustaining and advancing critical space weather observations. 

‘‘60604. Research activities. 

‘‘60605. Space weather data. 

‘‘60606. Space weather knowledge transfer and information exchange. 

‘‘60607. Space weather benchmarks. 

18 ‘‘§ 60601. Space weather 

19 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.— 

20 ‘‘(1) SPACE WEATHER.—Congress makes the 

21 following findings with respect to space weather: 


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1 ‘‘(A) Space weather phenomena pose a sig2 nificant threat to ground-based and space-based 

3 critical infrastructure, modern technological 

4 systems, and humans working in space. 

5 ‘‘(B) The effects of severe space weather 

6 on the electric power grid, satellites and sat7 ellite communications and information, aviation 

8 operations, astronauts living and working in 

9 space, and space-based position, navigation, and 

10 timing systems could have significant societal, 

11 economic, national security, and health impacts. 

12 ‘‘(C) Space-based and ground-based obser13 vations provide crucial data necessary to under14 stand, forecast, and prepare for space weather 

15 events. 

16 ‘‘(D) Clear roles and accountability of Fed17 eral departments and agencies are critical for 

18 efficient and effective response to threats posed 

19 by space weather. 

20 ‘‘(E) Space weather observation and fore21 casting are essential for the success of human 

22 and robotic space exploration. 

23 ‘‘(F) In October 2015, the National 

24 Science and Technology Council published a 

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1 tional Space Weather Action Plan seeking to in2 tegrate national space weather efforts and add 

3 new capabilities to meet increasing demand for 

4 space weather information. 

5 ‘‘(G) In March 2019, the National Science 

6 and Technology Council published an updated 

7 National Space Weather Strategy and Action 

8 Plan to enhance the preparedness and resilience 

9 of the United States to space weather. 

10 ‘‘(2) ROLE OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Congress 

11 makes the following findings with respect to the role 

12 of Federal agencies on space weather: 

13 ‘‘(A) The National Oceanic and Atmos14 pheric Administration provides operational 

15 space weather monitoring and forecasting for 

16 civil applications, maintains ground-based and 

17 space-based assets to provide observations need18 ed for space weather forecasting, prediction, 

19 and warnings, provides research to support 

20 operational responsibilities, and develops re21 quirements for space weather forecasting tech22 nologies and science. 

23 ‘‘(B) The Department of Defense provides 

24 operational space weather research, monitoring, 


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1 and forecasting for the department’s unique 

2 missions and applications. 

3 ‘‘(C) The National Aeronautics and Space 

4 Administration provides increased under5 standing of the fundamental physics of the 

6 Sun-Earth system through basic research, 

7 space-based observations and modeling, devel8 oping new space-based technologies and mis9 sions, and monitoring of space weather for the 

10 National Aeronautics and Space Administra11 tion’s space missions. 

12 ‘‘(D) The National Science Foundation 

13 provides increased understanding of the Sun14 Earth system through ground-based measure15 ments, technologies, and modeling. 

16 ‘‘(E) The Department of the Interior col17 lects, distributes, and archives operational 

18 ground-based magnetometer data in the United 

19 States and its territories, works with the inter20 national community to improve global geo21 physical monitoring, and develops crustal con22 ductivity models to assess and mitigate risks 

23 from space weather induced electric ground cur24 rents. 


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1 ‘‘(F) The Federal Aviation Administration 

2 provides operational requirements for space 

3 weather services in support of aviation and for 

4 coordination of these requirements with the 

5 International Civil Aviation Organization, and 

6 integrates space weather data and products into 

7 the Next Generation Air Transportation Sys8 tem. 

9 ‘‘(b) SPACE WEATHER DISTURBANCE DEFINED.—In 

10 this chapter, the term ‘space weather disturbance’ includes 

11 geo-electric fields, ionizing radiation, ionospheric disturb12 ances, solar radio bursts, and upper atmosphere expan13 sion. 

14 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION BY OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND

15 TECHNOLOGY POLICY.—The Director of the Office of 

16 Science and Technology Policy shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) coordinate the development and implemen18 tation of Federal Government activities conducted 

19 with respect to space weather to improve the ability 

20 of the United States to prepare for, avoid, mitigate, 

21 respond to, and recover from potentially devastating 

22 impacts of space weather; and 

23 ‘‘(2) coordinate the activities of the interagency 

24 working group on space weather established under 

25 subsection (d). 


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1 ‘‘(d) SPACE WEATHER INTERAGENCY WORKING

2 GROUP.—The National Science and Technology Council 

3 shall establish an interagency working group on space 

4 weather (referred to in this section as the ‘interagency 

5 working group’) to lead executive branch actions that im6 prove the understanding of and preparation for space 

7 weather phenomena, and coordination of Federal space 

8 weather activities. 

9 ‘‘(1) MEMBERSHIP.—The following entities 

10 shall be members of the interagency working group: 

11 ‘‘(A) The National Oceanic and Atmos12 pheric Administration. 

13 ‘‘(B) The National Aeronautics and Space 

14 Administration. 

15 ‘‘(C) The National Science Foundation. 

16 ‘‘(D) The Department of Defense. 

17 ‘‘(E) The Department of the Interior. 

18 ‘‘(F) Such other Federal Agencies as the 

19 Director of the Office of Science and Tech20 nology Policy deems appropriate. 

21 ‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS.—The mem22 bers of the interagency working group may enter 

23 into one or more interagency agreements providing 

24 for cooperation and collaboration in the development 

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1 nologies, and research to operations and operations 

2 to research in accordance with this chapter. 

3 ‘‘(3) INTERNATIONAL, ACADEMIC COMMUNITY, 

4 AND COMMERCIAL SECTOR COLLABORATION.—Each 

5 Federal agency participating in the space weather 

6 interagency working group established under this 

7 subsection shall, to the extent practicable, increase 

8 engagement and cooperation with the international 

9 community, academic community, and commercial 

10 space weather sector on the observational infrastruc11 ture, data, and scientific research necessary to ad12 vance the monitoring, forecasting and prediction of 

13 and preparation and protection from space weather 

14 phenomena. 

15 ‘‘(e) SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY GROUP.— 

16 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 

17 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

18 the Administrator of the National Oceanic and At19 mospheric Administration, in consultation with other 

20 relevant Federal agencies, shall establish a space 

21 weather advisory group (in this chapter referred to 

22 as the ‘advisory group’) for the purposes of receiving 

23 advice from the academic community, the commer24 cial space weather sector, and space weather end 


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1 users that informs the interests and work of the 

2 interagency working group. 

3 ‘‘(A) COMPOSITION.—The advisory group 

4 shall be composed of not more than 15 mem5 bers appointed by the interagency working 

6 group, of whom— 

7 ‘‘(i) 5 members shall be representa8 tives of the academic community; 

9 ‘‘(ii) 5 members shall be representa10 tives of the commercial space weather sec11 tor; and 

12 ‘‘(iii) 5 members shall be nongovern13 mental representatives of the space weath14 er end user community. 

15 ‘‘(B) CHAIR.—Not later than 30 days after 

16 the date on which the last member of the advi17 sory group is appointed under paragraph (2), 

18 the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 

19 Atmospheric Administration shall appoint 1 

20 member as the Chair of the advisory group. 

21 ‘‘(C) TERMS.—The length of the term of 

22 each member of the advisory group shall be 3 

23 years beginning on the date on which the mem24 ber is appointed. 

25 ‘‘(D) TERM LIMITS.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—A member of the 

2 advisory group may not serve on the advi3 sory group for more than 2 consecutive 

4 terms. 

5 ‘‘(ii) CHAIR.—A member of the advi6 sory group may not serve as the Chair of 

7 the advisory group for more than 2 terms, 

8 regardless of whether the terms are con9 secutive. 

10 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The advisory group shall advise 

11 the interagency working group on the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) Facilitating advances in the space 

13 weather enterprise of the United States. 

14 ‘‘(B) Improving the ability of the United 

15 States to prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and 

16 recover from space weather events. 

17 ‘‘(C) Enabling the coordination and facili18 tation of research-to-operations and operations19 to-research, as described in section 60604(d). 

20 ‘‘(D) Developing and implementing the in21 tegrated strategy under section 60602 including 

22 subsequent updates and reevaluations. 

23 ‘‘(3) USER SURVEY.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 

25 months after the establishment of the advisory 


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1 group, the advisory group shall conduct a com2 prehensive survey of the needs of users of space 

3 weather products to identify the space weather 

4 research, observations, forecasting, prediction, 

5 and modeling advances required to improve 

6 space weather products. 

7 ‘‘(B) SURVEY CONSIDERATIONS.—The sur8 vey conducted under subparagraph (A) shall— 

9 ‘‘(i) assess the adequacy of current 

10 Federal Government goals for lead time, 

11 accuracy, coverage, timeliness, data rate, 

12 and data quality for space weather obser13 vations and forecasting; 

14 ‘‘(ii) identify options and methods to, 

15 in consultation with the academic commu16 nity and the commercial space weather sec17 tor, improve upon the advancement of the 

18 goals described in clause (i); 

19 ‘‘(iii) identify opportunities for collec20 tion of new data to address the needs of 

21 the space weather user community; 

22 ‘‘(iv) identify methods to increase co23 ordination of space weather research-to-op24 erations and operations-to-research; 


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1 ‘‘(v) identify opportunities for new 

2 technologies, research, and instrumentation 

3 to aid in research, understanding, moni4 toring, modeling, prediction, forecasting, 

5 and warning of space weather; and 

6 ‘‘(vi) identify methods and tech7 nologies to improve preparedness for po8 tential space weather phenomena. 

9 ‘‘(C) COORDINATION WITH AGENCIES.—In 

10 carrying out the requirements of this sub11 section, the advisory group shall communicate 

12 and coordinate with the interagency working 

13 group to ensure the needs of the governmental 

14 space weather user community are adequately 

15 and appropriately identified by the survey under 

16 subparagraph (A). 

17 ‘‘(D) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

18 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

19 Act, the advisory group shall provide to the 

20 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

21 of the House of Representatives and the Com22 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor23 tation of the Senate a briefing on the survey re24 sults. 


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1 ‘‘(E) PUBLICATION.—Within 30 days of 

2 the briefing to Congress, the advisory group 

3 shall make the results of the comprehensive 

4 survey conducted under subparagraph (A) pub5 licly available. 

6 ‘‘(F) REEVALUATION.—The advisory group 

7 shall review and assess the comprehensive sur8 vey not less than every 3 years and update, re9 submit, and republish the survey in accordance 

10 with the requirements of subparagraph (D) and 

11 (E). 

12 ‘‘(4) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.— 

13 Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

14 (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory 

15 group. 

16 ‘‘§ 60602. Integrated strategy 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 

18 Science and Technology Policy, in collaboration with the 

19 interagency working group and upon the advice of the ad20 visory group, shall develop a strategy for coordinated ob21 servation of space weather among members of the inter22 agency working group (in this chapter, referred to as the 

23 ‘integrated strategy’). The integrated strategy shall iden24 tify— 


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1 ‘‘(1) observations and measurements that must 

2 be sustained beyond the lifetime of current ground3 based and space-based assets, as described in section 

4 60603 of this Act that are essential for space weath5 er research, models, forecasting, and prediction; 

6 ‘‘(2) new observations and measurements that 

7 may significantly improve space weather forecasting 

8 and prediction; and 

9 ‘‘(3) plans for follow-on space-based observa10 tions under section 60603(g). 

11 ‘‘(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the integrated 

12 strategy in subsection (a), the Director of the Office of 

13 Science and Technology Policy shall consider, as appro14 priate the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) Potential contributions of commercial solu16 tions, prize authority, academic and international 

17 partnerships, microsatellites, small satellite options, 

18 ground-based instruments, and hosted payloads for 

19 observations identified in section 60602(a)(2). 

20 ‘‘(2) Work conducted before the date of the en21 actment of this Act by the National Science and 

22 Technology Council with respect to space weather. 

23 ‘‘(3) The user survey from section 60601(e). 


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1 ‘‘(4) Any relevant recommendations from the 

2 most recent National Research Council’s Decadal 

3 Strategy for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics). 

4 ‘‘(c) REVIEW OF INTEGRATED STRATEGY.— 

5 ‘‘(1) REVIEW.—The Administrator of the Na6 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration and 

7 the Administrator of the National Oceanic and At8 mospheric Administration, in consultation with Fed9 eral agencies participating in the interagency work10 ing group, shall enter into an agreement with the 

11 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 

12 Medicine to review the integrated strategy developed 

13 in this section. 

14 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The review from para15 graph (1) shall also consider the current state, capa16 bility, and feasibility of the commercial space weath17 er sector to provide new and supplemental observa18 tions and measurements that may significantly im19 prove space weather forecasting and prediction. 

20 ‘‘(3) TRANSMITTAL.—The Director of the Of21 fice of Science and Technology Policy and the Ad22 ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 

23 Administration and the Administrator of the Na24 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall 

25 transmit the Integrated Strategy and the results of 


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1 the review required under paragraph (1) to the Com2 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology in the 

3 House of Representatives and the Committee on 

4 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen5 ate not later than 18 months from the enactment of 

6 this Act. The Integrated Strategy and its review 

7 shall be made publicly available within 30 days of 

8 submittal to Congress. 

9 ‘‘(d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 6 

10 months after delivery of the review of the Integrated 

11 Strategy in subsection (c), the interagency working group 

12 shall develop a plan to implement the Integrated Strategy, 

13 including an estimate of the cost and schedule required 

14 for implementation. 

15 ‘‘(e) REEVALUATION.—The Director, in collaboration 

16 with the interagency working group, shall update the inte17 grated strategy not later than six months after the re18 evaluation of the user survey from section 60601(e)(2)(E) 

19 in accordance with the requirements of subsections (a) 

20 through (d). 

21 ‘‘§ 60603. Sustaining and advancing critical space 

22 weather observations 

23 ‘‘(a) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States 

24 to— 


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1 ‘‘(1) establish and sustain a baseline capability 

2 for space weather observations and to make such ob3 servations and data publicly available; and 

4 ‘‘(2) obtain enhanced space weather observa5 tions, as practicable, to advance forecasting and pre6 diction capability, as informed by the Integrated 

7 Strategy in section 60602. 

8 ‘‘(b) SUSTAINING BASELINE SPACE-BASED OBSER9 VATIONAL CAPABILITIES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) The Administrator of the National Aero11 nautics and Space Administration shall, in coopera12 tion with the European Space Agency and other 

13 international and interagency partners, maintain op14 erations of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory/ 

15 Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (re16 ferred to in this section as ‘SOHO/LASCO’) for as 

17 long as the satellite continues to deliver quality ob18 servations. 

19 ‘‘(2) The Administrator of the National Aero20 nautics and Space Administration shall prioritize the 

21 reception of SOHO/LASCO data. 

22 ‘‘(3) The Administrator of the National Oceanic 

23 and Atmospheric Administration shall maintain cur24 rent space-based observational assets including but 

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1 ronmental Satellites (referred to in this section as 

2 ‘GOES’) system, and the Deep Space Climate Ob3 servatory (referred to in this section as ‘DSCOVR’). 

4 ‘‘(c) BACK-UP SPACE-BASED OBSERVATIONAL CAPA5 BILITY.—The Administrators of the National Oceanic and 

6 Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics 

7 and Space Administration, in coordination with the Sec8 retary of Defense, shall work with Federal and inter9 national partners in order to secure reliable backup capa10 bility for near real-time coronal mass ejection imagery, 

11 solar wind, solar imaging, coronal imagery, and other rel12 evant observations required to provide space weather fore13 casts. 

14 ‘‘(d) SUSTAINING GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONAL

15 CAPABILITY.—The Director of the National Science 

16 Foundation, the Director of the United States Geological 

17 Survey, the Secretary of the Air Force, and, where prac18 ticable in support of the Air Force, the Secretary of the 

19 Navy shall each— 

20 ‘‘(1) maintain and improve ground-based obser21 vations of the Sun to help meet the needs identified 

22 in the User Survey from section 60601(e)(3); and 

23 ‘‘(2) continue to provide space weather data 

24 through ground-based facilities, including radars, 

25 lidars, magnetometers, radio receivers, aurora and 


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1 airglow imagers, spectrometers, interferometers, and 

2 solar observatories. 

3 ‘‘(e) CONSIDERATIONS.—In implementing sub4 sections (b), (c), and (d), the Administrators of the Na5 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Na6 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Di7 rectors of the National Science Foundation and United 

8 States Geological Survey, and the Secretaries of the Air 

9 Force and the Navy shall prioritize cost-effective and reli10 able solutions. 

11 ‘‘(f) GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONAL DATA.—The 

12 Director of the National Science Foundation shall— 

13 ‘‘(1) make available to the public key data 

14 streams from the platforms facilities described in 

15 subsection (e) for research and to the support of 

16 space weather model development; 

17 ‘‘(2) develop experimental models for scientific 

18 purposes; and 

19 ‘‘(3) support the transition of the experimental 

20 models to operations where appropriate. 

21 ‘‘(g) ENHANCED SPACE-BASED OBSERVATIONS.— 

22 The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos23 pheric Administration, in coordination with the Secretary 

24 of Defense, should develop options to build and deploy 

25 space-based observational capabilities that may improve 


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1 space weather measurements and observations. These sup2 plemental observational capabilities could include commer3 cial solutions, prize authority, academic partnerships, 

4 microsatellites, ground-based instruments, and opportuni5 ties to deploy the instrument or instruments as a sec6 ondary payload on an upcoming planned launch. 

7 ‘‘§ 60604. Research activities 

8 ‘‘(a) BASIC RESEARCH.—The Director of the Na9 tional Science Foundation, the Administrator of the Na10 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Sec11 retary of Defense, shall— 

12 ‘‘(1) continue to carry out basic research on 

13 heliophysics, geospace science, and space weather; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(2) support competitive, peer-reviewed pro16 posals for conducting research, advancing modeling, 

17 and monitoring of space weather and its impacts, in18 cluding the science goals outlined in decadal surveys 

19 in solar and space physics conducted by the National 

20 Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 

21 ‘‘(b) MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH.— 

22 ‘‘(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the multi23 disciplinary nature of solar and space physics creates 

24 funding challenges that require coordination across 

25 scientific disciplines and Federal agencies. 


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1 ‘‘(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 

2 Congress that science centers could coordinate mul3 tidisciplinary solar and space physics research. The 

4 Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 

5 Space Administration and Director of the National 

6 Science Foundation should support competitively 

7 awarded grants for multidisciplinary science centers 

8 that advance solar and space physics research in9 cluding research to operations and operations to re10 search processes. 

11 ‘‘(3) MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH.—The Di12 rector of the National Science Foundation, the Ad13 ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos14 pheric Administration, and the Administrator of the 

15 National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

16 shall each pursue multidisciplinary research in sub17 jects that further the understanding of solar physics, 

18 space physics, and space weather. 

19 ‘‘(c) SCIENCE MISSIONS.—The Administrator of the 

20 National Aeronautics and Space Administration should 

21 implement missions that meet the science objectives identi22 fied in solar and space physics decadal surveys conducted 

23 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 

24 Medicine. 


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1 ‘‘(d) RESEARCH TO-OPERATIONS; OPERATIONS TO2 RESEARCH.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The interagency working 

4 group shall, upon consideration of the advice of the 

5 advisory group, develop formal mechanisms to— 

6 ‘‘(A) transition National Aeronautics and 

7 Space Administration, National Science Foun8 dation, United States Geological Survey, and 

9 other relevant Federal agencies space weather 

10 research findings, models, and capabilities, as 

11 appropriate, to the National Oceanic and At12 mospheric Administration and the Department 

13 of Defense; 

14 ‘‘(B) enhance coordination between re15 search modeling centers and forecasting cen16 ters; and 

17 ‘‘(C) communicate National Oceanic and 

18 Atmospheric Administration and Department of 

19 Defense operational needs of space weather 

20 forecasters, as appropriate, to the National Aer21 onautics and Space Administration, the Na22 tional Science Foundation and United States 

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1 ‘‘§ 60605. Space weather data 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Na3 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Di4 rector of the National Science Foundation shall continue 

5 to— 

6 ‘‘(1) make space weather related data obtained 

7 for scientific research purposes available to space 

8 weather forecasters and operations centers; and 

9 ‘‘(2) support model development and model ap10 plications to space weather forecasting. 

11 ‘‘(b) RESEARCH.—The Administrator of the National 

12 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall make space 

13 weather related data obtained from operational forecasting 

14 available for research. 

15 ‘‘§ 60606. Space weather knowledge transfer and in16 formation exchange 

17 ‘‘The Administrator of the National Oceanic and At18 mospheric Administration, in collaboration with the Ad19 ministrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Admin20 istration and the Director of the National Science Founda21 tion, shall enter into an arrangement with the National 

22 Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to es23 tablish a Space Weather Government-Academic-Commer24 cial Roundtable to facilitate communication and knowl25 edge transfer among Government participants in the space 

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1 tion 60601(d), the academic community, and the commer2 cial space weather sector to— 

3 ‘‘(1) facilitate advances in space weather pre4 diction and forecasting; 

5 ‘‘(2) increase coordination of space weather re6 search-to-operations and operations-to-research; and 

7 ‘‘(3) improve preparedness for potential space 

8 weather events. 

9 ‘‘§ 60607. Space weather benchmarks 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The space weather interagency 

11 working group established under section 60601(d) shall 

12 periodically review and update the benchmarks described 

13 in the report of the National Science and Technology 

14 Council entitled, ‘Space Weather Phase 1 Benchmarks’ 

15 and dated June 2018, as necessary, based on— 

16 ‘‘(1) any significant new data or advances in 

17 scientific understanding that become available; or 

18 ‘‘(2) the evolving needs of entities impacted by 

19 space weather disturbances. 

20 ‘‘(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

21 Section 809 of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad22 ministration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18388) 

23 and the item relating to that section in the table of con24 tents under section 1(b) of that Act (124 Stat. 2806) are 

25 repealed.’’. 


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1 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

2 The table of chapters of title 51, United States Code, is 

3 amended by adding after the item relating to chapter 605 

4 the following: 

‘‘606. Space Weather’’. 

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