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Ensuring the Reliability of Our Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Act

H.R. 1008 · 115th Congress · Feb 13, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To ensure reliable observation of hurricanes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Ensuring the Reliability of Our Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Act”.

Sec. 2 Hurricane Hunter aircraft

The Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the Department of Commerce shall secure and maintain secondary backup capability for each class of hurricane reconnaissance, research, surveillance, and response aircraft sufficient to prevent a single point of failure.

Sec. 3 Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.