,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #fbi #aad? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #bjeh ,report ,no4   
#aad-cea ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ag1 #bjae,mr4 ,burr
 7= himself & ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,septemb] #ae1         
#bjaf,report$ by ,mr4 ,?une1 ) an       
amendment,strike out all aft] ! enact+  
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce to ma9ta9 & op]ate at lea/ "o  
,doppl] wea!r rad> site )9 #ee miles (  
ea* city 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates t has a      
population ( m ?an #gjj1jjj individuals1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,metropolitan     
,wea!r ,haz>ds ,protection ,act ( #bjae4
  #b4 ,requirem5t = op]ation ( ,doppl]  
wea!r rad> sites ne> l>ge cities  7a7   
,requirem5t ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #dej days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all--  7#a7 ma9ta9
 & op]ate at lea/ "o ,doppl] wea!r rad> 

site )9 #ee miles ( ea* city 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates t has a population ( m ?an       
#gjj1jjj individuals2 &  7#b7 ensure t  
ea* rad> ma9ta9$ & op]at$ ne> a city    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is available to
 ! (fice ( ! ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice t 
provides s]vices to su* city4  7b7      
,/&>ds ,! ,secret>y %all ensure t ea*   
rad> ma9ta9$ & op]at$ "u subsection 7a7 
con=ms ) ! same /&>ds t apply to rad>s  
op]at$ by ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 on ! day be=e
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 includ+
 /&>ds relat+ to ! use (                
dual-pol>ization te*nology or o!r       
te*nologies includ$ 9 ,wea!r            
,surveillance ,rad>1 #aihh1 ,doppl]     
7,,wsr-#hh;,d7 rad>s4  7c7              
,consid]ations ,:5 det]m9+ ! location = 
con/ruct+ a rad> to meet ! requirem5ts (
 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all take  
into consid]ation ne>by c\nties t h     
populations ( m ?an #acj1jjj & d n      
o!rwise h rad> beam cov]age bel[ #aj1jjj

 feet f ,wea!r ,surveillance ,rad>1     
#aihh1 ,doppl] 7,,wsr-#hh;,d7 rad>s4    
7d7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to       
,congress a report detail+ ! ,doppl]    
wea!r rad> sites t ne$ to be con/ruct$  
or acquir$ 9 ord] to meet ! requirem5t (
 subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,!      
report submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all   
include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,feasible        
locations = placem5t & con/ruction (    
rad> sites1 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to   
provide ! necess>y meteorological       
capabilities to be/ protect a city      
describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7,b7 ,a     
timel9e = :5 con/ruction or acquisition 
( ea* rad> site w be complete4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,metropolitan ,wea!r ,haz>ds ,protection
 ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,/udy on gaps 9     
,,nexrad cov]age & requirem5t = plan to 
address su* gaps  7a7 ,/udy on gaps 9   
,,nexrad cov]age  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 

?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all   
complete a /udy on gaps 9 ! cov]age ( ! 
,next ,g5]ation ,wea!r ,rad> ( !        
,national ,wea!r ,s]vice 7kn[n z        
,,nexrad74  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,"u ! /udy    
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all-- 7,a7 id5tify areas 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ) limit$ or no ,next ,g5]ation   
,wea!r ,rad> cov]age bel[ #f1jjj feet   
above gr\nd level ( ! surr\nd+ t]ra92   
7,b7 = ! areas id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph  
7,a71 ,*>lotte1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 &        
surr\nd+ c\nties1 c5tral ,wa%+ton ,/ate1
 nor?we/ ,new ,mexico1 & ,columbus1     
,ohio1 & surr\nd+ c\nties--  7i7 id5tify
 ! key wea!r effects = :i* pr$iction    
w\ld improve ) improv$ rad> detection2  
7ii7 id5tify additional s\rces (        
obs]vations = high impact wea!r t 7     
available & op]ational = su* areas on ! 
day be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 includ+ ,t]m9al ,doppl] ,wea!r ,rad>   
7kn[n z ,,tdwr71 air surveillance rad>s 
( ! ,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration1 &   
coop]ative network obs]v]s2 &  7iii7    

assess ! feasibility & advisability (   
ef=ts to integrate & upgrade ,f$]al rad>
 capabilities 9 su* areas t are n own$  
or controll$ by ( ! ,national ,oceanic &
 ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 includ+ rad>
 capabilities ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation      
,adm9i/ration & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2  
7,c7 assess ! feasibility & advisability
 ( incorporat+ ,/ate-op]at$ & o!r       
non-,f$]al rad>s into ! op]ations ( !   
,national ,wea!r ,s]vice2  7,d7 id5tify 
options to improve rad> cov]age 9 !     
areas id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,a72 &   
7,e7 e/imate ! co/ (1 & develop a       
timel9e =1 c>ry+ out ea* ( ! options    
id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,d74  7#c7     
,report ,^u ! completion ( ! /udy       
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1
 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate &
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a
 report on ! f9d+s ( ! ,secret>y )      
respect to ! /udy4  7b7 ,plan to improve
 rad> cov]age ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] 

! completion ( ! /udy requir$ by        
subsection 7a77#a71 ! ,secret>y %all    
develop & submit to ! ,committee on     
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives a plan to improve rad>  
cov]age 9 ! areas id5tifi$ "u subsection
 7a77#b77;,a7 by integrat+1 & upgrad+   
:]e practicable1 additional obs]vation  
solutions to improve haz>d\s wea!r      
detection & =eca/+4  7c7 ,requirem5t =  
?ird-p>ty reviews reg>d+ plan to improve
 rad> cov]age ,! ,secret>y %all seek    
?ird-p>ty reviews on sci5tific          
me?odology relat+ to1 & ! feasibility & 
advisability (1 implem5t+ ! plan        
develop$ & submitt$ "u subsection 7b71  
includ+ ! ext5t to :i* w>n+ & =eca/     
s]vices ( ! ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice    
w\ld be improv$ by additional ,next     
,g5]ation ,wea!r ,rad> cov]age4         
,septemb] #ae1 #bjaf,report$ ) an       
am5dm5t