which would improve NOAA's weather research through a focused program of investment on affordable and attainable advances in observational, computing, and modeling capabilities to support substantial improvement in weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events, was passed by the Senate.

which would authorize and strengthen NOAA's tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program, was passed by the House.

which would authorize and strengthen NOAA's tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program, was passed by the House.

which would require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through NOAA, to establish a constituent-driven program to provide a digital information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision-support tools, training, and best practices and to support collection of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve local, state, regional, and federal capacities to manage the coastal region, was passed by the Senate.

which would require the Secretary of Commerce to study the coverage gaps of the Next Generation Weather Radar of the National Weather Service to develop a plan for improving radar coverage and hazardous weather condition detection and forecasting, was passed by the Senate.

which would establish the Railroad Emergency Services Preparedness, Operational Needs and Safety Evaluation (RESPONSE) Subcommittee under FEMA's Advisory Council to provide recommendations on emergency responder training and resources relating to hazardous materials incidents involving railroads, was passed by the House.

which would amend title 49, U.S. Code, to include consideration of certain impacts on commercial space launch and reentry activities in a navigable airspace analysis, was passed by the Senate.

which would require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the outdoor recreation economy of the United States, was passed by the House.

which would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish in the Federal Register a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance, was passed by the Senate.

which would designate the week of September 17-24, 2016, as National Estuaries Week, was agreed to by the Senate.