,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ba1 #bjba,mr4 
,book] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wick]7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,wea!r ,rese>* &    
,=eca/+ ,innovation ,act ( #bjag to     
require ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national    
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration to 
develop a plan & national guidance      
docum5t to improve precipitation        
e/imates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,provid+
 ,rese>* & ,e/imates ( ,*anges ,9       
,precipitation ,act or ! ,,precip ,act4 
#b4 ,am5dm5t to ! ,wea!r ,rese>* &      
,=eca/+ ,innovation ,act ( #bjag to     
improve ,f$]al precipitation in=mation  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,wea!r ,rese>* & ,=eca/+
 ,innovation ,act ( #bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #heja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  ,,vi ,improvem5t ( ,f$]al
 precipitation in=mation  #fja4 ,/udy on

 precipitation e/imation  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( !    
enactm5t ( ! ,,precip ,act1 !           
,adm9i/rator1 9 consultation ) o!r      
,f$]al ag5cies z appropriate1 %all seek 
to ent] an agreem5t ) ! ,national       
,academies "u :i* ! ,national ,academies
 %all-- 7#a7 conduct a /udy on ! /ate ( 
practice & rese>* ne$s = precipitation  
e/imation1 includ+ probable maximum     
precipitation e/imation2 &  7#b7 n lat] 
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date on :i* su*      
agreem5t is f9aliz$-- 7,a7 submit to !  
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a
 report on ! results ( ! /udy conduct$  
"u p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 make ! report 
submitt$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 publicly   
available on a website4  7b7 ,report on 
/udy ,! report submitt$ "u subsection   
7a77#b77;,a7 %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,an exam9ation ( ! curr5t /ate (       
practice = precipitation e/imation at   

scales appropriate = ! ne$s (           
decisionmak]s1 & rationale = fur!r      
evolution ( t field4  7#b7 ,an          
evaluation ( be/ practices =            
precipitation e/imation t-- 7,a7 are    
bas$ on ! be/ available sci5ce1 includ+ 
assumptions ( non-/ationarity2 &  7,b7 c
 be utiliz$ by ! us] community4  7#c7 ,a
 framework =-- 7,a7 ! developm5t ( a    
national guidance docum5t = e/imat+     
extreme precipitation2 &  7,b7          
evaluation ( ! /r5g?s & *all5ges ( !    
full spectrum ( approa*es = su*         
e/imation1 includ+ = probable maximum   
precipitation /udies4  7#d7 ,a          
description ( exi/+ rese>* ne$s 9 !     
field ( precipitation e/imation 9 ord]  
to mod]nize curr5t me?odologies &       
incorporate ! be/ available sci5ce4     
7#e7 ,a description ( 9-situ1 airborne1 
& space-bas$ obs]vation requirem5ts t   
c\ld enhance precipitation e/imation &  
developm5t ( models1 includ+ an         
exam9ation ( ! use ( geographic         
in=mation sy/ems & geospatial te*nology 

= integration1 analysis1 & visualization
 ( 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$s su* 
z enabl+ retrospective analyses & data  
discov]ability1 int]op]ability1 & reuse4
  7#i7 ,recomm5dations = h[ data &      
s]vices f ! entire ent]prise c be be/   
lev]ag$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#aj7   
,su* o!r topics z ! ,adm9i/rator or !   
,national ,academies consid]            
appropriate4  7c7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration #a1ejj1jjj to 
c>ry out ! /udy "u ?is section4  #fjb4  

,improv+ probable maximum precipitation 
e/imates  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij  
days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,national     
,academies makes publicly available !   
report "u section #fja1 ! ,adm9i/rator1 
%all1 9 consid]ation ( ! recomm5dations 
includ$ 9 ! report & 9 consultation )   
relevant p>tn]s1 includ+ us]s ( ! data1 
develop a plan to-- 7#a7 n lat] ?an #f  
ye>s aft] ! completion ( ! report       
submitt$ "u section #fja & n less       
frequ5tly ?an once e #aj ye>s !reaft]1  
update probable maximum precipitation   
e/imates = ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 su* t ea*   
update includes e/imates t incorporate  
assumptions ( non-/ation>ity2  7#b7     
coord9ate ) p>tn]s to conduct rese>* 9 !
 field ( extreme precipitation          
e/imation1 9 accordance ) ! rese>* ne$s 
id5tifi$ 9 ! report submitt$ "u section 
#fja2  7#c7 make publicly available1 9 a
 se>*able1 int]op]able =mat1 all        
probable maximum precipitation /udies   
develop$ by ! ,national ,oceanic &      
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration t !           

,adm9i/rator has ! legal "r to          
r$i/ribute & consid]s to be at an       
appropriate /ate ( developm5t on an     
int]net website ( ! ,national ,oceanic &
 ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration2 &  7#d7     
ensure all probable maximum             
precipitation e/imate data1 products1 & 
support+ docum5tation & metadata        
develop$ 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$]al  
ag5cies1 ,/ate1 t]ritorial1 tribal &    
local gov]nm5ts1 academia1 & o!r p>tn]s 
! ,adm9i/rator consid]s appropriate1    
%all develop a national guidance docum5t
 t-- 7#a7 provides be/ practices t c be 
foll[$ by ,f$]al & ,/ate regulatory     
ag5cies1 private meteorological         
consultants1 & o!r us]s t p]=m probable 
maximum precipitation /udies2  7#b7     

consid]s ! recomm5dations includ$ 9 !   
report submitt$ "u section #fja2  7#c7  
facilitates review ( probable maximum   
precipitation /udies by regulatory      
ag5cies2  7#d7 provides confid5ce 9     
regional & site-specific probable       
maximum precipitation e/imates2 &  7#e7 
includes su* o!r topics z ! ,adm9i/rator
 consid]s appropriate4  7c7 ,publication
 ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date on :i* 
! ,national ,academies makes publicly   
available ! report "u section #fja1 !   
,adm9i/rator %all make publicly         
available ! national guidance docum5t   
develop$ "u subsection 7b7 on an int]net
 website ( ! ,national ,oceanic &       
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4  7d7 ,updates
 ,! ,adm9i/rator %all update ! national 
guidance docum5t develop$ "u subsection 
7b7 n less frequ5tly ?an once e #aj ye>s
 aft] ! publication ( ! docum5t "u      
subsection 7c7 & make su* updates       
publicly available 9 accordance ) su*   
subsection4  7e7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  

appropriat$ to ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration to c>ry out   
?is section am\nts z foll[s3 7#a7       
#ac1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbb4  7#b7   
#ad1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbc4  7#c7   
#ad1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbd4  7#d7   
#b1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbe4  7#e7    
#b1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbf4  7#f7    
#b1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbg4  #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 & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,national          
,academies ,! t]m ,national ,academies  
means ! ,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1
 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e4  7#c7 ,unit$      
,/ates ,! t]m ,unit$ ,/ates means1      
collectively1 ea* ,/ate ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !       
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 ,guam1 ! ,commonweal? ( !       
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & any o!r t]ritory or

 possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  4  7b7  
,con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 9    
section #a7;b7 ( ! ,wea!r ,rese>* &     
,=eca/+ ,innovation ,act ( #bjag        
7,public ,law #aae-be2 #aca ,/at4 #ia7  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
,title ,,vi--,improvem5t ( ,f$]al       
precipitation information,sec4 #fja4    
,/udy on precipitation e/imation4,sec4  
#fjb4 ,improv+ probable maximum         
precipitation e/imates4,sec4 #fjc4      
,def9itions4  4