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#bjag to direct ! ,national ,oceanic &  
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compreh5sive & regul>ly updat$ ,f$]al   
precipitation in=mation1 & = o!r        
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 ,9 ,precipitation ,act or ! ,,precip   
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relat+ to improv+ ,f$]al precipitation  
in=mation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,wea!r       
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am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,vi  
,improv+ ,f$]al ,precipitation          
,in=mation  #fja4 ,/udy on precipitation
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consultation ) o!r ,f$]al ag5cies z     
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agreem5t ) ! ,national ,academies-- 7#a7
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e/imation2 &  7#b7 to submit1 n lat] ?an
 #bd mon?s aft] ! date on :i* su*       
agreem5t is f9aliz$1 to ! ,committee on 
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate1 & make publicly available on a 
website1 a report on ! results ( ! /udy 
"u p>agraph 7#a74  7b7 ,/udy ,! report  
"u subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3
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practice = precipitation e/imation at   
scales appropriate = decisionmak] ne$s1 
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field4  7#b7 ,an evaluation ( be/       
practices = precipitation e/imation t   
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extreme precipitation 9 future          
conditions2 &  7,b7 evaluation ( !      
/r5g?s & *all5ges ( ! full spectrum (   
approa*es1 includ+ = probable maximum   
precipitation /udies4  7#d7 ,a          
description ( exi/+ rese>* ne$s 9 !     
field ( precipitation e/imation 9 ord]  
to mod]nize curr5t me?odologies &       
consid] non-/ation>ity4  7#e7 ,a        
description ( 9-situ1 airborne1 &       
space-bas$ obs]vation requirem5ts1 t    
c\ld enhance precipitation e/imation &  
developm5t ( models1 includ+ an         
exam9ation ( ! use ( geographic         
in=mation sy/ems & geospatial te*nology 
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 ( precipitation data4  7#f7 ,a         
recomm5d$ plan = a ,f$]al rese>* &      
developm5t program1 includ+             
specifications = co/s1 timeframes1 &    
responsible ag5cies = address+ id5tifi$ 
rese>* ne$s4  7#g7 ,an analysis ( !     

respective roles 9 precipitation        
e/imation ( v>i\s ,f$]al ag5cies1       
academia1 ,/ate1 tribal1 t]ritorial1 &  
local gov]nm5ts1 & o!r public & private 
/akehold]s4  7#h7 ,recomm5dations = data
 managem5t to promote long-t]m ne$s su* 
z enabl+ retrospective analyses & data  
discov]ability1 int]op]ability1 & reuse4
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s]vices f ! entire ent]prise c be be/   
lev]ag$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#aj7 ,a
 description ( non-,f$]al precipitation 
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,gov]nm5t1 & ways = ,national ,oceanic &
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 exp& su* datasets4  7c7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$        
#a1ejj1jjj to ! ,national ,oceanic &    
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration to c>ry out   
?is /udy4  #fjb4 ,improv+ probable      
maximum precipitation e/imates  7a7 ,9  
,g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date 
on :i* ! ,national ,academies makes     
public ! report "u section #fja1 !      
,adm9i/rator1 9 consid]ation ( ! report 

recomm5dations1 %all consult ) relevant 
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consid]s non-/ation>ity2  7#b7 coord9ate
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extreme precipitation e/imation1 9      
accordance ) ! rese>* ne$s id5tifi$ 9   
su* report2  7#c7 make publicly         
available1 9 a se>*able1 int]op]able    
=mat1 all probable maximum precipitation
 /udies develop$ by ! ,national ,oceanic
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,adm9i/rator has ! legal "r to          
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appropriate /ate ( developm5t on an     
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ensure all probable maximum             
precipitation e/imate data1 products1 & 
support+ docum5tation & metadata        
develop$ by ! ,national ,oceanic &      

,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration are pres]v$1  
curat$1 & s]v$ by ! ,national ,oceanic &
 ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 z           
appropriate4  7b7 ,national ,guidance   
,docum5t = ! ,developm5t ( ,probable    
,maximum ,precipitation ,e/imates ,!    
,adm9i/rator1 9 collaboration ) ,f$]al  
ag5cies1 ,/ate1 t]ritorial1 ,tribal &   
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! ,adm9i/rator deems appropriate1 %all  
develop a ,national ,guidance ,docum5t  
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ag5cies1 private meteorological         
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consid]s ! recomm5dations provid$ 9 !   
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#fja2  7#c7 facilitates review (        
probable maximum precipitation /udies by
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confid5ce 9 regional & site-specific    
probable maximum precipitation e/imates4
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aft] ! date on :i* ! ,national          

,academies makes public ! report "u     
section #fja1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all make  
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int]net website ( ! ,national ,oceanic &
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,updates ,! ,adm9i/rator %all update !  
,national ,guidance ,docum5t n less ?an 
once e #aj ye>s aft] ! publication ( !  
,national ,guidance ,docum5t "u         
subsection 7c7 & publi% su* updates 9   
accordance ) su* subsection4  7e7 ,fund+
 ,am\nts available to c>ry out ?is      
section may only come f )9 am\nts       
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,adm9i/rator4  #fjc4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
title3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m         
,adm9i/rator means ! ,"u ,secret>y (    
,comm]ce = ,oceans & ,atmosph]e &       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
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,national ,academies ,! t]m ,national   
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is am5d$ 9 ! table ( cont5ts by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  ,title ,,vi--,improv+  
,f$]al ,precipitation ,in=mation ,sec4  
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,sec4 #fjb4 ,improv+ probable maximum   
precipitation e/imates4 ,sec4 #fjc4     
,def9itions4  4  ,secret>y