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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026Section 5 › Proposal

The National Weather Service is to maintain staffing levels

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

The National Weather Service is to maintain staffing levels

The document says “shallWho acts: National Weather ServiceHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“The National Weather Service shall maintain staffing levels in order to fulfill the mission required under 15 U.S.C. 313 to protect life and property to the maximum extent possible.”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

The whole of section 114 of the Commerce title. It directs the National Weather Service to maintain staffing levels sufficient to fulfill the mission set for it by 15 U.S.C. 313. The section names no number and no baseline, and 15 U.S.C. 313 is a separate statute that is not indexed here.

What the document actually says

“The National Weather Service shall maintain staffing levels in order to fulfill the mission required under 15 U.S.C. 313 to protect life and property to the maximum extent possible.”

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

The weather service must keep enough staff. It needs them to do the job the law gives it. That job is to protect life and property.

What this is about

The rule gives no head count. It points to an older law for the job. It does not say what number of staff would be enough.

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