,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 ,november #ag1 #bjbb4 ,amendment3 ,that the bill from the ,house of ,representatives 7,h4,r4 #adcg7 entitled ,an ,act to amend the ,weather ,research and ,forecasting ,innovation ,act of #bjag to direct the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration to provide comprehensive and regularly updated ,federal precipitation information1 and for other purposes41 do pass with the following ,strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following3 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,providing ,research and ,estimates of ,changes ,in ,precipitation ,act or the ,,precip ,act4 #b4 ,amendment to the ,weather ,research and ,forecasting ,innovation ,act of #bjag relating to improving ,federal precipitation information 7a7 ,in general ,the ,weather ,research and ,forecasting ,innovation ,act of #bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #heja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,,vi ,improving ,federal ,precipitation ,information #fja4 ,study on precipitation estimation 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of the ,,precip ,act1 the ,administrator1 in consultation with other ,federal agencies as appropriate1 shall seek to enter an agreement with the ,national ,academies-- 7#a7 to conduct a study on the state of practice and research needs for precipitation estimation1 including probable maximum precipitation estimation2 and 7#b7 to submit1 not later than #bd months after the date on which such agreement is finalized1 to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate1 and make publicly available on a website1 a report on the results of the study under paragraph 7#a74 7b7 ,study ,the report under subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7#a7 ,an examination of the current state of practice for precipitation estimation at scales appropriate for decisionmaker needs1 and rationale for further evolution of this field4 7#b7 ,an evaluation of best practices for precipitation estimation that are based on the best-available science1 include considerations of non-stationarity1 and can be utilized by the user community4 7#c7 ,a framework for-- 7,a7 the development of a ,national ,guidance ,document for estimating extreme precipitation in future conditions2 and 7,b7 evaluation of the strengths and challenges of the full spectrum of approaches1 including for probable maximum precipitation studies4 7#d7 ,a description of existing research needs in the field of precipitation estimation in order to modernize current methodologies and consider non-stationarity4 7#e7 ,a description of in-situ1 airborne1 and space-based observation requirements1 that could enhance precipitation estimation and development of models1 including an examination of the use of geographic information systems and geospatial technology for integration1 analysis1 and visualization of precipitation data4 7#f7 ,a recommended plan for a ,federal research and development program1 including specifications for costs1 timeframes1 and responsible agencies for addressing identified research needs4 7#g7 ,an analysis of the respective roles in precipitation estimation of various ,federal agencies1 academia1 ,state1 tribal1 territorial1 and local governments1 and other public and private stakeholders4 7#h7 ,recommendations for data management to promote long-term needs such as enabling retrospective analyses and data discoverability1 interoperability1 and reuse4 7#i7 ,recommendations for how data and services from the entire enterprise can be best leveraged by the ,federal ,government4 7#aj7 ,a description of non-,federal precipitation data1 its accessibility by the ,federal ,government1 and ways for ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration to improve or expand such datasets4 7c7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized #a1ejj1jjj to the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration to carry out this study4 #fjb4 ,improving probable maximum precipitation estimates 7a7 ,in ,general ,not later than #ij days after the date on which the ,national ,academies makes public the report under section #fja1 the ,administrator1 in consideration of the report recommendations1 shall consult with relevant partners1 including users of the data1 on the development of a plan to-- 7#a7 not later than #f years after the completion of such report and not less than every #aj years thereafter1 update probable maximum precipitation estimates for the ,united ,states1 such that each update considers non-stationarity2 7#b7 coordinate with partners to conduct research in the field of extreme precipitation estimation1 in accordance with the research needs identified in such report2 7#c7 make publicly available1 in a searchable1 interoperable format1 all probable maximum precipitation studies developed by the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration that the ,administrator has the legal right to redistribute and deemed to be at an appropriate state of development on an internet website of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration2 and 7#d7 ensure all probable maximum precipitation estimate data1 products1 and supporting documentation and metadata developed by the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration are preserved1 curated1 and served by the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration1 as appropriate4 7b7 ,national ,guidance ,document for the ,development of ,probable ,maximum ,precipitation ,estimates ,the ,administrator1 in collaboration with ,federal agencies1 ,state1 territorial1 ,tribal and local governments1 academia1 and other partners the ,administrator deems appropriate1 shall develop a ,national ,guidance ,document that-- 7#a7 provides best practices that can be followed by ,federal and ,state regulatory agencies1 private meteorological consultants1 and other users that perform probable maximum precipitation studies2 7#b7 considers the recommendations provided in the ,national ,academies study under section #fja2 7#c7 facilitates review of probable maximum precipitation studies by regulatory agencies2 and 7#d7 provides confidence in regional and site-specific probable maximum precipitation estimates4 7c7 ,publication ,not later than #b years after the date on which the ,national ,academies makes public the report under section #fja1 the ,administrator shall make publicly available the ,national ,guidance ,document under subsection 7b7 on an internet website of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration4 7d7 ,updates ,the ,administrator shall update the ,national ,guidance ,document not less than once every #aj years after the publication of the ,national ,guidance ,document under subsection 7c7 and publish such updates in accordance with such subsection4 7e7 ,funding ,amounts available to carry out this section may only come from within amounts authorized to be appropriated to the ,administrator4 #fjc4 ,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,oceans and ,atmosphere and ,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration4 7#b7 ,national ,academies ,the term ,national ,academies means the ,national ,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine4 7#c7 ,united ,states ,the term ,united ,states means1 collectively1 each ,state of the ,united ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 ,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 the ,virgin ,islands of the ,united ,states1 and any other territory or possession of the ,united ,states4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #a7;b7 of the ,weather ,research and ,forecasting ,innovation ,act of #bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #heja note7 is amended in the table of contents by adding at the end the following3 ,title ,,vi--,improving ,federal ,precipitation ,information ,sec4 #fja4 ,study on precipitation estimation4 ,sec4 #fjb4 ,improving probable maximum precipitation estimates4 ,sec4 #fjc4 ,definitions4 4 ,secretary