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51 U.S.C. 60504: Tornadoes and other severe stormsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 51-NATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRAMSCHAPTER 605-EARTH SCIENCE

§60504. Tornadoes and other severe storms

The Administrator shall ensure that the Administration gives high priority to those parts of its existing cooperative activities with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that are related to the study of tornadoes and other severe storms, tornado-force winds, and other factors determined to influence the development of tornadoes and other severe storms, with the goal of improving the Nation’s ability to predict tornados and other severe storms. Further, the Administrator shall examine whether there are additional cooperative activities with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that should be undertaken in the area of tornado and severe storm research.

( Pub. L. 111–314, § 3 , Dec. 18, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3425 .)

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60504

42 U.S.C. 17714.

Pub. L. 110–422, title II, § 208, Oct. 15, 2008, 122 Stat. 4786.