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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2295 
To research the impact of obstructions on radar detection and prediction 
capabilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2025 
Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself, Mrs. BICE, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. HARIDOPOLOS, 
Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mr. 
MOYLAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To research the impact of obstructions on radar detection 
and prediction capabilities, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Weather Innovation 
for the Next Generation Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘WING Act 
of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. RADAR OBSTRUCTION RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, 
TEST, AND EVALUATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the National 
Weather Service, in coordination with the Assistant Ad-
ministrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, shall 
establish a Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation 
Program (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’) 
to ensure the continued performance of weather radar de-
tection and prediction capabilities with physical obstruc-
tions in the line of sight of such radar. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the Program, 
the Director, in consultation with the Interagency Council 
for Advancing Meteorological Services, shall— 
(1) partner with industry, academia, Federal, 
State, and local government entities, and any other 
entity the Director considers appropriate; 
(2) identify and test existing or near-commer-
cial technologies and solutions that mitigate the po-
tential impact of obstructions on weather radar; 
(3) research additional solutions that could 
mitigate the effects of an obstruction on weather 
radar, including— 
(A) signal processing algorithms; 
(B) short-term forecasting algorithms to 
replace contaminated data; and 
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(C) the use of dual polarization character-
istics in mitigating the effects of wind turbines 
on weather radar; and 
(4) develop commercially viable technical miti-
gation solutions for obstructions to weather radar 
capabilities. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the requirements de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Director shall prioritize con-
sideration of the following technology-based mitigation so-
lutions: 
(1) Multifunction phased array radar. 
(2) The replacement of contaminated data with 
commercial radar data. 
(3) The utilization of data from private-sector- 
associated meteorological towers. 
(4) Providing wind farm boundaries and con-
solidated wind farm areas to display on local fore-
casting equipment. 
(5) Installing and providing access to rain 
gauges. 
(6) Any other technology-based mitigation solu-
tion the Director determines could overcome beam 
blockage or ghost echoes. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The authority of the Director to 
carry out the Program shall terminate on the earlier of— 
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(1) September 30, 2030; or 
(2) one year after date on which the final rec-
ommendation required by subsection (e)(2) is sub-
mitted by the Director. 
(e) REPORT; RECOMMENDATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this section and 
annually thereafter until the Program terminates 
pursuant to subsection (d), the Director shall submit 
to Congress a report on the implementation of the 
Program, including an evaluation of each tech-
nology-based mitigation solution identified for pri-
ority consideration pursuant to subsection (c), and a 
recommendation regarding additional identification 
and testing of new technologies based on such con-
sideration. 
(2) FINAL RECOMMENDATION.—Not later than 
five years after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Director shall provide to Congress a rec-
ommendation on whether additional research, test-
ing, and development through the Program estab-
lished under subsection (a) is needed, and a deter-
mination of whether a cessation of field research, de-
velopment, testing, and evaluation is appropriate. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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