,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bida  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bc1 #bjah ,mr4   
,?une introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to improve ! ,coop]ative      
,obs]v] ,program ( ! ,national ,wea!r   
,s]vice1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,/r5g!n+ ! ,coop]ative ,obs]v] ,program 
,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,improvem5ts to      
,coop]ative ,obs]v] ,program ( ,national
 ,wea!r ,s]vice  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,"u    
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,oceans &        
,atmosph]e1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,national      
,wea!r ,s]vice1 %all improve !          
,coop]ative ,obs]v] ,program by--  7#a7 
provid+ support to-- 7,a7               
,/ate-coord9at$ programs relat+ to !    
,program2 &  7,b7 ,/ates & regions :]e  
obs]vations provid$ ?r\gh ! ,program are
 sc>ce2  7#b7 work+ ) ,/ate wea!r s]vice
 headqu>t]s to increase p>ticipation 9 !
 ,program & to add /ations 9 ,/ates &   

regions describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,b72  
7#c7 :]e feasible1 ensur+ t data /reams 
f /ations t h be5 contribut+ data to !  
,program = m ?an #ej ye>s are ma9ta9$ & 
cont9ually /aff$ by volunte]s2  7#d7    
prioritiz+ ! recruitm5t ( new volunte]s 
= ! ,program2  7#e7 ensur+ t            
opportunities exi/ = automat$ report+ to
 less5 ! burd5 on volunte]s to collect &
 report data by h&2 &  7#f7 ensur+ t    
integrat$ report+ is available =        
qualitative obs]vations t _c be         
automat$1 su* z sn[ obs]vations &       
haz>d\s wea!r ev5ts1 to ensure t        
volunte]s 9 ! ,program c report & upload
 obs]vations quickly & easily4  7b7     
,coord9ation ) ,/ates & regions ,n less 
frequ5tly ?an e #ahj days1 ! ,national  
,wea!r ,s]vice %all coord9ate ) ,/ate & 
regional (fices ) respect to ! /atus (  
,coop]ative ,obs]v] ,program /ations4   
7c7 ,coord9ation ) ,f$]al ag5cies ,!    
,national ,wea!r ,s]vice %all coord9ate 
) o!r ,f$]al ag5cies1 includ+ ! ,=e/    
,s]vice1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 & !

 ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey1 to  
lev]age opportunities to gr[ !          
,coop]ative ,obs]v] ,program network &  
to m effectively use exi/+              
infra/ructure1 wea!r /ations1 & /aff ( !
 ,program4