The appropriations for the support of the National Weather Service shall be made with those of the other bureaus of the Department of Commerce, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of Commerce to prepare future estimates for the National Weather Service which shall be specially developed and extended in the interests of agriculture.
Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1266, § 926 Stat. 65354 Stat. 123679 Stat. 131884 Stat. 2090(, ; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. IV, § 8, eff. , 5 F.R. 2421, ; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. , 30 F.R. 8819, ; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. , 35 F.R. 15627, .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104168A Stat. 648Section is based on section 9 (less 1st 35 words) of act Oct. 1890. Remainder of such section 9 was classified to section 215 of former title 10, and was repealed by , .
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
79 Stat. 1318section 311 of this titlesection 311 of this titleWeather Bureau consolidated with Coast and Geodetic Survey to form new agency in Department of Commerce known as Environmental Science Services Administration by Reorg. Plan No. 2, of 1965, eff. , 30 F.R. 8819, , set out as a note under . Functions of Bureau and Chief of Bureau transferred to Secretary of Commerce by Reorg. Plan. Subsequently, Environmental Science Services Administration abolished and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration established. By Department Organization Order 25–5A, Secretary delegated to NOAA his functions under this chapter of the Code. By order of Acting Associate Administrator of NOAA, organizational name of Weather Bureau changed to National Weather Service. For further details, see Codification note set out under .
Reorg. Plan No. IV of 1940 transferred Weather Bureau from Department of Agriculture to Department of Commerce.