,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #egb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #h1 #bjag,mr4     
,burr 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 & ,mr4
 ,tillis7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (      
,comm]ce to /udy ! cov]age gaps ( !     
,next ,g5]ation ,wea!r ,rad> ( !        
,national ,wea!r ,s]vice & to develop a 
plan = improv+ rad> cov]age & haz>d\s   
wea!r detection & =eca/+1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,/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 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is section z ,,nexrad74  7#b7 ,elem5ts 
,9 conduct+ ! /udy requir$ "u p>agraph  
7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 id5tify   

areas 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) limit$ or no  
,,nexrad cov]age bel[ #f1jjj feet above 
gr\nd level ( ! surr\nd+ t]ra92  7,b7 = 
! areas id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7--  
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> 7commonly kn[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 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$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1
 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate1 
! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !     
,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1
 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee on      
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives a report on ! f9d+s ( ! 
,secret>y ) respect to ! /udy4  7b7     
,plan ,to improve rad> cov]age  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date  
on :i* ! ,secret>y completes ! plan     
requir$ by subsection 7a77#a71 !        
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all submit to !   
congressional committees ref]r$ to 9    
subsection 7a77#c7 a plan = improv+ rad>
 cov]age 9 ! areas id5tifi$ "u          
subsection 7a77#b77;,a7 by integrat+ &  

upgrad+1 to ! ext5t practicable1        
additional obs]vation solutions to      
improve haz>d\s wea!r detection &       
=eca/+4  7#b7 ,requirem5t = ?ird-p>ty   
reviews ,! ,secret>y %all seek ?ird-p>ty
 reviews on sci5tific me?odology relat+ 
to1 & ! feasibility & advisability (1   
implem5t+ ! plan submitt$ "u p>agraph   
7#a71 includ+ ! ext5t to :i* w>n+ &     
=eca/ s]vices ( ! ,national ,wea!r      
,s]vice w\ld be improv$ by additional   
,,nexrad cov]age4