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read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
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,comm]ce = ,oceans & ,atmosph]e to      
id5tify a consi/5t1 ,f$]al set ( be/    
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in=mation & to require ! ,director ( !  
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
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assi/ance1 to /&>ds-develop+            
organizations1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,built to ,la/ ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4       
,id5tification & dissem9ation (         
consi/5t1 ,f$]al set ( be/ available    
=w>d-look+ meteorological in=mation  7a7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7       
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,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute (     

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extreme wea!r includes obs]v$ or        
anticipat$ sev]e & unseasonable         
atmosph]ic conditions1 includ+ dr\ght1  
heavy precipitation1 hurricanes1        
tornadoes & o!r w9d/orms 7includ+       
d]e*os71 extreme heat1 extreme cold1    
flood+1 su/a9$ temp]atures or           
precipitation t deviate sub/antially f  
hi/orical av]ages1 & any o!r wea!r ev5t 
t ! ,"u ,secret>y det]m9es qualifies z  
extreme wea!r4  7#d7 ,o!r environm5tal  
tr5ds ,! t]m o!r environm5tal tr5ds     
means wildfires1 coa/al flood+1 inl&    
flood+1 l& subsid5ce1 ris+ sea levels1 &
 any o!r *all5ges relat+ to *anges 9    
environm5tal sy/ems ov] "t t ! ,"u      
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wea!r4  7#e7 ,mitigation ,framework     
,lead]%ip ,gr\p ,! t]m ,mitigation      
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,/ates ,global ,*ange ,rese>* ,program  
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up-to-date obs]vations2 &  7,b7 is      

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te*nical assi/ance1 & dissem9ation  7#a7
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consultation ) ! ,"u ,secret>y-- 7,a7   
make available to ! public in=mation    
id5tifi$ "u subsection 7b72  7,b7       
id5tify ,f$]al & non-,f$]al ef=ts to    
develop & adopt /&>ds1 build+ codes1 &  
volunt>y c]tifications2 &  7,c7 us+ !   
be/ available1 consi/5t1 ,f$]al set (   
=w>d-look+ long-t]m meteorological      
in=mation id5tifi$ "u subsection 7b7--  
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c]tifications2 &  7ii7 take appropriate 
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subsection 7b7 available to ! entities  
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/&>ds1 model build+ codes1 & volunt>y   
c]tifications4  7#b7 ,requirem5t ,!     
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7,c7 ,su* o!r /atutory au?orities z !   
,director consid]s appropriate4  7d7    
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subsection 7b71 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (
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coord9ation ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,global   
,*ange ,rese>* ,program & ! ,mitigation 
,framework ,lead]%ip ,gr\p1 %all        

designate a work+ gr\p consi/+ (        
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