,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ag1 #bjag 
,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4       
,nelson7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve 
hurricane forecasting and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,hurricane ,forecast
 ,improvement ,act of #bjag4  #b4       
,hurricane forecast improvement program 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,under ,secretary  
of ,commerce for ,oceans and            
,atmosphere1 in collaboration with the  
,united ,states weather industry and    
such academic entities as the           
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration       
considers appropriate1 shall maintain a 
project to improve hurricane            
forecasting4  7b7 ,goal ,the goal of the
 project maintained under subsection 7a7
 shall be to develop and extend accurate

 hurricane forecasts and warnings in    
order to reduce loss of life1 injury1   
and damage to the economy1 with a focus 
on--  7#a7 improving the prediction of  
rapid intensification and track of      
hurricanes2  7#b7 improving the forecast
 and communication of storm surges from 
hurricanes2 and  7#c7 incorporating risk
 communication research to create more  
effective watch and warning products4   
7c7 ,project plan ,not later than #a    
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,under ,secretary of     
,commerce for ,oceans and ,atmosphere1  
acting through the ,assistant           
,administrator for ,oceanic and         
,atmospheric ,research and in           
consultation with the ,director of the  
,national ,weather ,service1 shall      
develop a plan for the project          
maintained under subsection 7a7 that    
details the specific research1          
development1 and technology transfer    
activities1 as well as corresponding    
resources and timelines1 necessary to   

achieve the goal set forth in subsection
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