On the recordDecember 18, 2023
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 1416) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read the third time, and passed as follows: S. 1416 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act of 2023'' or the ``NWR Modernization Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. (a) NOAA Weather Radio.--The term ``NOAA Weather Radio'' means the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio All Hazards network. (b) Under Secretary.--The term ``Under Secretary'' means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. SEC. 3. UPGRADING EXISTING SYSTEMS. (a) In General.--The Under Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, upgrade systems of NOAA Weather Radio in use as of the date of the enactment of this Act in order to expand coverage and ensure the reliability of NOAA Weather Radio.…





