NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH.

SEC. 101. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH. (a) * * * * * * * * * * (c) [15 U.S.C. 325 note] Cooperative Weather Observer Program.—The Secretary of Commerce may use funds otherwise available for conducting weather observations to strengthen the Cooperative Weather Observer Program and encourage public participation in the program. The Secretary may— (1) provide distinctive insignia or paraphernalia to Cooperative Weather Observers; and (2) make awards of nominal value to recognize continued participation in the program by observers or to recognize outstanding achievements by such observers or groups of observers without regard to any law restricting expenditures for such purposes to Federal employees. * * * * * * *