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Introduced on March 24, 2025 by Randy Feenstra
This bill tells the National Weather Service to replace its current internal chat system (often called NWSChat) with a ready‑made, commercial messaging tool. The new system must run on the public cloud, be easy to use, handle more users as the agency grows, and be similar to widely used commercial apps. The deadline to switch is October 1, 2027.
To pay for the change, the Weather Service can use up to $3 million a year from its existing budget for 2026 through 2029. No new money is created; it must come from funds already given to the agency.