,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bdca  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ai1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,hall 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,smith of     
,texas1 and ,mr4 ,ben ,ray ,lujn of ,new
 ,mexico7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a  
,,bill  ,to reauthorize the ,national   
,integrated ,drought ,information       
,system4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,national           
,integrated ,drought ,information       
,system ,reauthorization ,act of #bjac4 
#b4 ,,nidis program amendments ,section 
#c of the ,national ,integrated ,drought
 ,information ,system ,act of #bjjf 7#ae
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cac;d7 is amended--  7#a7 in
 subsection 7a71 by inserting before the
 period at the end the following3 to    
better inform and provide for more      
timely decisionmaking to reduce drought 
related impacts and costs2  7#b7 by     
striking subsection 7b7 and inserting   
the following3  7b7 ,system functions   

,the ,national ,integrated ,drought     
,information ,system shall--  7#a7      
provide an effective drought early      
warning system that--  7,a7 collects and
 integrates information on the key      
indicators of drought and drought       
impacts in order to make usable1        
reliable1 and timely forecasts of       
drought1 including assessments of the   
severity of drought conditions and      
impacts2 and  7,b7 provides such        
information1 forecasts1 and assessments 
on both national and regional levels2   
7#b7 communicate drought forecasts1     
drought conditions1 and drought impacts 
on an ongoing basis to public and       
private entities engaged in drought     
planning and preparedness1 including--  
7,a7 decisionmakers at the ,federal1    
regional1 ,state1 tribal1 and local     
levels of government2  7,b7 the private 
sector2 and  7,c7 the public2  7#c7     
provide timely data1 information1 and   
products that reflect local1 regional1  
and ,state differences in drought       

conditions2  7#d7 coordinate1 and       
integrate as practicable1 ,federal      
research and monitoring in support of a 
drought early warning system2  7#e7     
build upon existing forecasting and     
assessment programs and partnerships1   
including through the designation of one
 or more cooperative institutes to      
assist with ,national ,integrated       
,drought ,information ,system functions2
 and  7#f7 continue ongoing research and
 monitoring activities related to       
drought4  2 and  7#c7 by adding at the  
end the following3  7e7 ,report  7#a7   
,in general ,not later than #ah months  
after the date of enactment of the      
,national ,integrated ,drought          
,information ,system ,reauthorization   
,act of #bjac1 the ,under ,secretary    
shall transmit to the ,committee on     
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
that contains--  7,a7 an analysis of the

 implementation of the ,national        
,integrated ,drought ,information       
,system program1 including how the      
information1 forecasts1 and assessments 
are utilized in drought policy planning 
and response activities2  7,b7 specific 
plans for continued development of such 
program1 including future milestones2   
and  7,c7 an identification of research1
 monitoring1 and forecasting needs to   
enhance the predictive capability of    
drought early warnings that include--   
7i7 the length and severity of droughts2
  7ii7 the contribution of weather      
events to reducing the severity or      
ending drought conditions2 and  7iii7   
regionally specific drought impacts4    
7#b7 ,consultation ,in developing the   
report under paragraph 7#a71 the ,under 
,secretary shall consult with relevant  
,federal1 regional1 ,state1 tribal1 and 
local government agencies1 research     
institutions1 and the private sector4  4
  #c4 ,authorization of appropriations  
,section #d of such ,act is amended to  

read as follows3  #d4 ,authorization of 
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this ,act  
#ac1ejj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjad through #bjah4  4