#aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #beig ,,an ,,act ,to require the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration to make certain operational models available to the public1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,learning ,excellence and ,good ,examples from ,new ,developers ,act of #bjbj or the ,,legend ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,administration ,the term ,administration means the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration4 7#b7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,oceans and ,atmosphere and ,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration4 7#c7 ,earth ,prediction ,innovation ,center ,the term ,earth ,prediction ,innovation ,center means the community global weather research modeling system described in paragraph 7#e77;,e7 of section #ajb7;b7 of the ,weather ,research ,forecasting and ,innovation ,act of #bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #heab7;b771 as redesignated by section #d7;g74 7#d7 ,model ,the term model means any vetted numerical model and associated data assimilation of the ,earth's system or its components-- 7,a7 developed1 in whole or in part1 by scientists and engineers employed by the ,administration2 or 7,b7 otherwise developed using ,federal funds4 7#e7 ,operational model ,the term operational model means any model that has an output used by the ,administration for operational functions4 7#f7 ,suitable model ,the term suitable model means a model that meets the requirements described in paragraph 7#e77;,e77ii7 of section #ajb7;b7 of the ,weather ,research ,forecasting and ,innovation ,act of #bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #heab7;b771 as redesignated by section #d7;g71 as determined by the ,administrator4 #c4 ,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act are-- 7#a7 to support innovation in modeling by allowing interested stakeholders to have easy and complete access to the models used by the ,administration1 as the ,administrator determines appropriate2 and 7#b7 to use vetted innovations arising from access described in paragraph 7#a7 to improve modeling by the ,administration4 #d4 ,plan and implementation of plan to make certain models and data available to the public 7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall develop and implement a plan to make available to the public the following3 7#a7 ,operational models developed by the ,administration4 7#b7 ,models that are not operational models1 including experimental and developmental models1 as the ,administrator determines appropriate4 7#c7 ,applicable information and documentation for models described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74 7#d7 ,subject to section #g1 all data owned by the ,federal ,government and data that the ,administrator has the legal right to redistribute that are associated with models made available to the public pursuant to the plan and used in operational forecasting by the ,administration1 including-- 7,a7 relevant metadata2 7,b7 data used for operational models used by the ,administration as of the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7,c7 a description of intended model outputs4 7b7 ,accommodations ,in developing and implementing the plan under subsection 7a71 the ,administrator may make such accommodations as the ,administrator considers appropriate to ensure that the public release of any model1 information1 documentation1 or data pursuant to the plan does not jeopardize-- 7#a7 national security2 7#b7 intellectual property or redistribution rights1 including under titles #ag and #ce1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#c7 any trade secret or commercial or financial information subject to section #eeb7;b77#d7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 7#d7 any models or data that are otherwise restricted by contract or other written agreement2 or 7#e7 the mission of the ,administration to protect lives and property4 7c7 ,priority ,in developing and implementing the plan under subsection 7a71 the ,administrator shall prioritize making available to the public the models described in subsection 7a77#a74 7d7 ,exclusion of certain models ,in developing and implementing the plan under subsection 7a71 the ,administrator may exclude models that the ,administrator determines will be retired or superseded in fewer than #e years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7e7 ,platforms ,in carrying out subsections 7a7 and 7b71 the ,administrator may use government servers1 contracts or agreements with a private vendor1 or any other platform consistent with the purpose of this ,act4 7f7 ,support program ,the ,administrator shall plan for and establish a program to support infrastructure1 including telecommunications and technology infrastructure of the ,administration and the platforms described in subsection 7e71 relevant to making operational models and data available to the public pursuant to the plan under subsection 7a74 7g7 ,technical correction ,section #ajb7;b7 of the ,weather ,research ,forecasting and ,innovation ,act of #bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #heab7;b77 is amended by redesignating the second paragraph 7#d7 7as added by section #d7;a7 of the ,national ,integrated ,drought ,information ,system ,reauthorization ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-dbc2 #acb ,stat4 #edef77 as paragraph 7#e74 #e4 ,requirement to review models and leverage innovations ,the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7 consistent with the mission of the ,earth ,prediction ,innovation ,center1 periodically review innovations and improvements made by persons outside the ,administration to the operational models made available to the public pursuant to the plan under section #d7;a7 in order to improve the accuracy and timeliness of forecasts of the ,administration2 and 7#b7 if the ,administrator identifies an innovation for a suitable model1 develop and implement a plan to use the innovation to improve the model4 #f4 ,report on implementation 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the implementation of this ,act that includes a description of-- 7#a7 the implementation of the plan required by section #d2 7#b7 the process of the ,administration under section #e-- 7,a7 for engaging with interested stakeholders to learn what innovations those stakeholders have found2 7,b7 for reviewing those innovations2 and 7,c7 for operationalizing innovations to improve suitable models4 7b7 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this section1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4 #g4 ,protection of national security interests 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of this ,act1 the ,administrator1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,defense1 as appropriate1 may withhold any model or data if the ,administrator determines doing so to be necessary to protect the national security interests of the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to supersede any other provision of law governing the protection of the national security interests of the ,united ,states4 ,passed the ,senate ,december #ad1 #bjbj4,secretary