#aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#beig  ,,an ,,act  ,to require !        
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration to make c]ta9 op]ational  
models available to ! public1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,le>n+ ,excell5ce & ,good  
,examples f ,new ,develop]s ,act ( #bjbj
 or ! ,,leg5d ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,adm9i/ration ,! t]m ,adm9i/ration means
 ! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic     
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m
 ,adm9i/rator means ! ,"u ,secret>y (   
,comm]ce = ,oceans & ,atmosph]e &       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4  7#c7 ,e>?   
,pr$iction ,innovation ,c5t] ,! t]m ,e>?
 ,pr$iction ,innovation ,c5t] means !   
community global wea!r rese>* model+    
sy/em describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#e77;,e7 (   
section #ajb7;b7 ( ! ,wea!r ,rese>*     
,=eca/+ & ,innovation ,act ( #bjag 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #heab7;b771 z r$esignat$ by   
section #d7;g74  7#d7 ,model ,! t]m     

model means any vett$ num]ical model &  
associat$ data assimilation ( ! ,e>?'s  
sy/em or its compon5ts-- 7,a7 develop$1 
9 :ole or 9 "p1 by sci5ti/s & eng9e]s   
employ$ by ! ,adm9i/ration2 or  7,b7    
o!rwise develop$ us+ ,f$]al funds4  7#e7
 ,op]ational model ,! t]m op]ational    
model means any model t has an output   
us$ by ! ,adm9i/ration = op]ational     
functions4  7#f7 ,suitable model ,! t]m 
suitable model means a model t meets !  
requirem5ts describ$ 9 p>agraph         
7#e77;,e77ii7 ( section #ajb7;b7 ( !    
,wea!r ,rese>* ,=eca/+ & ,innovation    
,act ( #bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #heab7;b771 
z r$esignat$ by section #d7;g71 z       
det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator4  #c4         
,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act are--  
7#a7 to support innovation 9 model+ by  
all[+ int]e/$ /akehold]s to h easy &    
complete access to ! models us$ by !    
,adm9i/ration1 z ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es
 appropriate2 &  7#b7 to use vett$      
innovations aris+ f access describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#a7 to improve model+ by !    

,adm9i/ration4  #d4 ,plan &             
implem5tation ( plan to make c]ta9      
models & data available to ! public  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator %all develop &
 implem5t a plan to make available to ! 
public ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,op]ational models
 develop$ by ! ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7     
,models t are n op]ational models1      
includ+ exp]im5tal & developm5tal       
models1 z ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es       
appropriate4  7#c7 ,applicable in=mation
 & docum5tation = models describ$ 9     
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b74  7#d7 ,subject to
 section #g1 all data own$ by ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t & data t ! ,adm9i/rator has ! 
legal "r to r$i/ribute t are associat$ )
 models made available to ! public      
pursuant to ! plan & us$ 9 op]ational   
=eca/+ by ! ,adm9i/ration1 includ+--    
7,a7 relevant metadata2  7,b7 data us$ =
 op]ational models us$ by !             
,adm9i/ration z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act2 &  7,c7 a description ( int5d$
 model outputs4  7b7 ,accommodations ,9 
develop+ & implem5t+ ! plan "u          

subsection 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator may make 
su* accommodations z ! ,adm9i/rator     
consid]s appropriate to ensure t !      
public release ( any model1 in=mation1  
docum5tation1 or data pursuant to ! plan
 does n jeop>dize-- 7#a7 national       
security2  7#b7 intellectual prop]ty or 
r$i/ribution rights1 includ+ "u titles  
#ag & #ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#c7   
any trade secret or comm]cial or        
f9ancial in=mation subject to section   
#eeb7;b77#d7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code2  7#d7 any models or data t are   
o!rwise re/rict$ by contract or o!r     
writt5 agreem5t2 or  7#e7 ! mission ( ! 
,adm9i/ration to protect lives &        
prop]ty4  7c7 ,priority ,9 develop+ &   
implem5t+ ! plan "u subsection 7a71 !   
,adm9i/rator %all prioritize mak+       
available to ! public ! models describ$ 
9 subsection 7a77#a74  7d7 ,exclusion ( 
c]ta9 models ,9 develop+ & implem5t+ !  
plan "u subsection 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator  
may exclude models t ! ,adm9i/rator     
det]m9es w be retir$ or sup]s$$ 9 few]  

?an #e ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act4  7e7 ,plat=ms ,9 c>ry+ out    
subsections 7a7 & 7b71 ! ,adm9i/rator   
may use gov]nm5t s]v]s1 contracts or    
agreem5ts ) a private v5dor1 or any o!r 
plat=m consi/5t ) ! purpose ( ?is ,act4 
7f7 ,support program ,! ,adm9i/rator    
%all plan = & e/abli% a program to      
support infra/ructure1 includ+          
telecommunications & te*nology          
infra/ructure ( ! ,adm9i/ration & !     
plat=ms describ$ 9 subsection 7e71      
relevant to mak+ op]ational models &    
data available to ! public pursuant to !
 plan "u subsection 7a74  7g7 ,te*nical 
correction ,section #ajb7;b7 ( ! ,wea!r 
,rese>* ,=eca/+ & ,innovation ,act (    
#bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #heab7;b77 is am5d$
 by r$esignat+ ! second p>agraph 7#d7 7z
 add$ by section #d7;a7 ( ! ,national   
,integrat$ ,dr\ght ,in=mation ,sy/em    
,reau?orization ,act ( #bjah 7,public   
,law #aae-dbc2 #acb ,/at4 #edef77 z     
p>agraph 7#e74  #e4 ,requirem5t to      
review models & lev]age innovations ,!  

,adm9i/rator %all-- 7#a7 consi/5t ) !   
mission ( ! ,e>? ,pr$iction ,innovation 
,c5t]1 p]iodically review innovations & 
improvem5ts made by p]sons outside !    
,adm9i/ration to ! op]ational models    
made available to ! public pursuant to !
 plan "u section #d7;a7 9 ord] to       
improve ! accuracy & timel9ess ( =eca/s 
( ! ,adm9i/ration2 &  7#b7 if !         
,adm9i/rator id5tifies an innovation = a
 suitable model1 develop & implem5t a   
plan to use ! innovation to improve !   
model4  #f4 ,report on implem5tation    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,adm9i/rator %all submit to !           
appropriate congressional committees a  
report on ! implem5tation ( ?is ,act t  
includes a description (-- 7#a7 !       
implem5tation ( ! plan requir$ by       
section #d2  7#b7 ! process ( !         
,adm9i/ration "u section #e-- 7,a7 =    
engag+ ) int]e/$ /akehold]s to le>n :at 
innovations ^? /akehold]s h f\nd2  7,b7 
= review+ ^? innovations2 &  7,c7 =     

op]ationaliz+ innovations to improve    
suitable models4  7b7 ,appropriate      
congressional committees def9$ ,9 ?is   
section1 ! t]m appropriate congressional
 committees means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on
 ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation & 
! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !     
,s5ate2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1
 ,space1 & ,te*nology & ! ,committee on 
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  #g4 ,protection (     
national security int]e/s  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,adm9i/rator1 9 consultation ) !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 z appropriate1 may 
)hold any model or data if !            
,adm9i/rator det]m9es do+ s to be       
necess>y to protect ! national security 
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,rule ( 
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be    
con/ru$ to sup]s$e any o!r provision (  
law gov]n+ ! protection ( ! national    
security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,decemb] #ad1           
#bjbj4,secret>y