,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bicf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bc1 #bjah ,mr4   
,?une introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  
,to improve soil moi/ure & precipitation
 monitor+1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,improv$ ,soil ,moi/ure & ,precipitation
 ,monitor+ ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,improv$  
soil moi/ure monitor+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture 
%all develop & implem5t a /rategy to    
improve ! accuracy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,dr\ght ,monitor ?r\gh increas$         
geographic resolution ( rural 9-situ    
soil moi/ure pr(ile obs]vation or o!r   
soil moi/ure pr(ile measur+ devices1 z !
 ,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  7b7   
,implem5tation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9        
implem5t+ ! /rategy requir$ by          
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all        
prioritize add+ soil moi/ure pr(ile     

/ations 9 ,/ates describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#b7 s t ! numb] ( dr\ght monitor+      
/ations is increas$ to an av]age ( #a   
su* /ation p] #a1bej squ>e miles 9 ea*  
su* ,/ate or by #ej /ations 9 ea* su*   
,/ate1 :i*ev] is less4  7#b7 ,/ates     
describ$ ,a ,/ate describ$ 9 ?is        
p>agraph is a ,/ate t has exp]i5c$ ,d#c 
7extreme dr\ght7 or ,d#d 7exceptional   
dr\ght7 7z def9$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,dr\ght ,monitor7 )9 any #f mon?s dur+ !
 p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a1 #bjaf1 &   
end+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 
7c7 ,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+ out ?is       
section1 ! ,secret>y may coord9ate ) o!r
 ,f$]al ag5cies1 ,/ate & local          
gov]nm5ts1 & non-,f$]al entities t      
collaborate ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dr\ght   
,monitor4  7d7 ,co/-,effectiv5ess ,9    
c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all 
consid] co/-effective solutions to      
maximize ! effici5cy & accuracy ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,dr\ght ,monitor4  7e7    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         

,secret>y #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s
 #bjai ?r\gh #bjbd to c>ry out ?is      
section4  #c4 ,/&>ds = integrat+ citiz5 
sci5ce into dr\ght models  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture %all--  7#a7 develop a set 
( /&>ds = integration ( data d]iv$ f    
citiz5 sci5ce 7z def9$ 9 ! ,cr[ds\rc+ & 
,citiz5 ,sci5ce ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#cgbd77 into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dr\ght    
,monitor models1 includ+ data relat+    
to--  7,a7 location & spac+ ( monitor+  
/ations2  7,b7 data quality /&>ds2  7,c7
 incorporation ( data f comm]cially     
available wea!r /ations2  7,d7 /&>diz$  
proc$ures = autonom\s integration (     
data2  7,e7 /reaml9+ ( data entry       
me?ods2 &  7,f7 reasonable metadata     
fields2 &  7#b7 develop a set ( consi/5t
 /&>ds = soil moi/ure data collection   
bas$ on equipm5t t is readily available1
 includ+ /&>ds relat+ to--  7,a7        
acceptable error ranges2  7,b7 s5sor    
in/allation proc$ures2  7,c7            

manufactur]s ( soil moi/ure probes2     
7,d7 calibration me?odology2  7,e7      
metadata fields2 &  7,f7 soil           
descriptions4  7b7 ,inclusion ( data f  
,coop]ative ,obs]v] ,program ,= purposes
 ( subsection 7a77#a71 data d]iv$ f     
citiz5 sci5ce includes data f !         
,coop]ative ,obs]v] ,program ( !        
,national ,wea!r ,s]vice4  #d4          
,requirem5t = elem5ts ( ,dep>tm5t (     
,agriculture to use ! same monitor+ data
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,to be consi/5t )        
assi/ance provid$ "u ! ,live/ock ,=age  
,program adm9i/]$ by ! ,f>m ,s]vice     
,ag5cy ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture & ! 
,pa/ure1 ,rangel&1 ,=age ,program       
adm9i/]$ by ! ,risk ,managem5t ,ag5cy ( 
! ,dep>tm5t1 & ! annual e/abli%m5t (    
graz+ rates1 z applicable1 on ,=e/      
,s]vice grassl&s & o!r applicable l&1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all direct ^? 
ag5cies to use ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dr\ght  
,monitor1 9-situ soil moi/ure pr(ile    
monitor+ /ations describ$ 9 section #b1 
data f ! ,coop]ative ,obs]v] ,program   

describ$ 9 section #c7;b71 & any o!r    
applicable data to det]m9e & e/abli%    
graz+ loss assi/ance & graz+ rates1 z   
applicable4  7b7 ,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+  
out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y may        
coord9ate )-- 7#a7 o!r ,f$]al ag5cies1  
,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1 & non-,f$]al   
entities t collaborate ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,dr\ght ,monitor2 &  7#b7 o!r ,f$]al & 
non-,f$]al entities involv$ 9 collect+  
data on precipitation & soil monitor+4  
7c7 ,co/-,effectiv5ess ,9 c>ry+ out ?is 
section1 ! ,secret>y %all consid]       
co/-effective solutions to maximize !   
effici5cy & accuracy ( ! data utiliz$ to
 det]m9e eligibility = assi/ance "u !   
programs specifi$ 9 subsection 7a74