Requires NOAA to expand and modernize its NOAA Weather Radio network so it keeps broadcasting during power and cellular outages, and authorizes $20 million a year for operations plus $100 million for fiscal year 2026 upgrades.

• Requires NOAA to keep the weather radio network running 24 hours a day and to maintain existing systems before adopting new technology.
• Directs NOAA to add transmitters where needed, including high-risk weather areas, communities without broadband or emergency warning systems, and federal lands.
• Authorizes $20 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to operate the network, and $100 million for fiscal year 2026 for upgrades and expansion.
• Requires NOAA to produce a five-year staffing plan for the National Weather Service within 180 days and lets the Weather Service hire certain public safety positions directly.

• Science, Space, and Technology Committee (House)

Science, Technology, Communications