,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ae1 #bjbb,mr4  
,fe5/ra introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d title ,,iv ( ! ,wea!r ,rese>* &    
,=eca/+ ,innovation ,act ( #bjag to     
rese>* ! impact ( ob/ructions on rad>   
detection & pr$iction capabilities1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,wea!r ,innovation = ! 
,next ,g5]ation ,act ( #bjbb or ! ,,w+  
,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,rad> ob/ruction     
,rese>*1 ,developm5t1 ,te/1 &           
,evaluation ,program  7a7 ,rad>         
ob/ruction rese>* ,title ,,iv ( ! ,wea!r
 ,rese>* & ,=eca/+ ,innovation ,act (   
#bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #head et seq47 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
section3  #dae4 ,rad> ob/ruction        
,rese>*1 ,developm5t1 ,te/1 &           
,evaluation ,program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!
 ,director ( ! ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice1
 9 coord9ation ) ! ,assi/ant            

,adm9i/rator = ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic   
,rese>*1 %all e/abli% a ,rese>*1        
,developm5t1 ,te/1 & ,evaluation        
,program 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !   
,program7 to ensure ! cont9u$ p]=mance (
 wea!r rad> detection & pr$iction       
capabilities ) physical ob/ructions 9 ! 
l9e ( sight ( su* rad>4  7b7            
,requirem5ts ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,program1 ! 
,director1 9 consultation ) ! ,int]ag5cy
 ,c\ncil = ,advanc+ ,meteorological     
,s]vices1 %all-- 7#a7 p>tn] ) indu/ry1  
academia1 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local        
gov]nm5t entities1 & any o!r entity t ! 
,director consid]s appropriate2  7#b7   
id5tify & te/ exi/+ or ne>-comm]cial    
te*nologies & solutions t mitigate !    
pot5tial impact ( ob/ructions on a wea!r
 rad>2  7#c7 rese>* additional solutions
 t c\ld mitigate ! effects ( an         
ob/ruction on wea!r rad>1 includ+-- 7,a7
 signal process+ algori?ms2  7,b7       
%ort-t]m =eca/+ algori?ms to replace    
contam9at$ data2 &  7,c7 ! use ( dual   
pol>ization *>act]i/ics 9 mitigat+ !    

effects ( w9d turb9es on wea!r rad>2 &  
7#d7 develop comm]cially viable te*nical
 mitigation solutions = ob/ructions to  
wea!r rad> capabilities4  7c7 ,priority 
,9 c>ry+ out ! requirem5ts describ$ 9   
subsection 7b71 ! ,director %all        
prioritize consid]ation (-- 7#a7        
multifunction phas$ array rad>2  7#b7 ! 
replacem5t ( contam9at$ data ) comm]cial
 rad> data2  7#c7 ! utilization ( data f
 private-sector-associat$ meteorological
 t[]s2  7#d7 provid+ w9d f>m b\nd>ies & 
consolidat$ w9d f>m areas to display on 
local =eca/+ equipm5t2  7#e7 in/all+ &  
provid+ access to ra9 gauges2 &  7#f7   
any o!r te*nology-bas$ mitigation       
solution t ! ,director det]m9es c\ld    
ov]come beam blockage or gho/ e*oes4    
7d7 ,t]m9ation ,! au?ority ( ! ,director
 to c>ry out ! ,program %all t]m9ate on 
! e>li] (-- 7#a7 ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbg2  
or  7#b7 #a ye> aft] date on :i* ! f9al 
recomm5dation requir$ by subsection     
7e77#b7 is submitt$ by ! ,director4  7e7
 ,report2 recomm5dation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  

,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is section & annually       
!reaft] until ! ,program t]m9ates       
pursuant to subsection 7d71 ! ,director 
%all submit to ,congress a report on !  
implem5tation ( ! ,program1 includ+ an  
evaluation ( ea* te*nology-bas$         
mitigation solution id5tifi$ = priority 
consid]ation 9 subsection 7c71 & a      
recomm5dation reg>d+ additional         
id5tification & te/+ ( new te*nologies  
bas$ on su* consid]ation4  7#b7 ,f9al   
recomm5dation ,n lat] ?an five ye>s aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 !     
,director %all provide to ,congress a   
recomm5dation on :e!r additional rese>*1
 te/+1 & developm5t ?r\gh ! ,program    
e/abli%$ by subsection 7a7 is ne$$1 & a 
det]m9ation ( :e!r a cessation ( field  
rese>*1 developm5t1 te/+1 & evaluation  
is appropriate4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,beam blockage ,! t]m beam
 blockage means a signal t is p>tially  
or fully block$ due to an ob/ruction4   
7#b7 ,director ,! t]m ,director means ! 

,director ( ! ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice4 
7#c7 ,gho/ e*o ,! t]m gho/ e*o means    
rad> signal reflectivity or velocity    
return errors 9 rad> data due to ! close
 proximity ( an ob/ruction4  7#d7       
,ob/ruction ,! t]m ob/ruction includes--
 7,a7 a w9d turb9e t c\ld limit !       
effectiv5ess ( a wea!r rad> sy/em2 &    
7,b7 any build+ t disrupts or limits !  
effectiv5ess ( a wea!r rad> sy/em4  4   
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 = ! ,wea!r ,rese>* & ,=eca/+           
,innovation ,act ( #bjag is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#dad ! foll[+ new item3  #dae4 ,rad>    
ob/ruction ,rese>*1 ,developm5t1 ,te/1 &
 ,evaluation ,program4  4