,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cecc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bj1  
#bjbb,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself and ,ms4 
,murkowski7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,john ,d4 ,dingell1 ,jr4
 ,conservation1 ,management1 and        
,recreation ,act to improve the         
,national ,volcano ,early ,warning and  
,monitoring ,system1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,volcanic ,ash and  
,fumes ,act of #bjbb4  #b4              
,modifications to ,national ,volcano    
,early ,warning and ,monitoring ,system 
7a7 ,definitions ,subsection 7a7 of     
section #ejja of the ,john ,d4 ,dingell1
 ,jr4 ,conservation1 ,management1 and   
,recreation ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cak7 is
 amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraph 7#b7 as paragraph 7#c72  7#b7 
by inserting after paragraph 7#a7 the   

following3  7#b7 ,secretary of ,commerce
 ,the term ,secretary of ,commerce means
 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 acting    
through the ,under ,secretary of        
,commerce for ,oceans and ,atmosphere4  
2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the    
following3  7#d7 ,volcanic ,ash         
,advisory ,center ,the term ,volcanic   
,ash ,advisory ,center means an entity  
designated by the ,international ,civil 
,aviation ,organization that is         
responsible for informing aviation      
interests about the presence of volcanic
 ash in the airspace4  4  7b7 ,purposes 
,subsection 7b77#a77;,b7 of such section
 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i71 by    
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in clause
 7ii71 by striking the period at the end
 and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7iii7 
to strengthen the warning and monitoring
 systems of volcano observatories in the
 ,united ,states by integrating relevant
 capacities of the ,national ,oceanic   
and ,atmospheric ,administration1       

including with the ,volcanic ,ash       
,advisory ,centers located in           
,anchorage1 ,alaska1 and ,washington1   
,,dc1 to observe and model emissions of 
gases1 aerosols1 and ash1 atmospheric   
dynamics and chemistry1 and ocean       
chemistry resulting from volcanic       
eruptions4  4  7c7 ,system components   
,subsection 7b77#b7 of such section is  
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b7--   
7,a7 by striking and before             
spectrometry2 and  7,b7 by inserting 1  
and unoccupied aerial vehicles after    
emissions2 and  7#b7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7,c7 ,memorandum of 
understanding ,the ,secretary and the   
,secretary of ,commerce shall develop   
and execute a memorandum of             
understanding to establish cooperative  
support for the activities of the       
,system from the ,national ,oceanic and 
,atmospheric ,administration1 including 
environmental observations1 modeling1   
and temporary duty assignments of       
personnel to support emergency          

activities1 as necessary or appropriate4
  4  7d7 ,management ,subsection 7b77#c7
 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subparagraph 7,a71 by adding at the end 
the following3  7iii7 ,update  7,i7     
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration cost estimates ,the     
,secretary of ,commerce shall submit to 
the ,secretary annual cost estimates for
 modernization activities and support of
 the ,system for the ,national ,oceanic 
and ,atmospheric ,administration4       
7,,ii7 ,update of management plan ,the  
,secretary shall update the management  
plan submitted under clause 7i7 to      
include the cost estimates submitted    
under subclause 7,i74  2 and  7#b7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7,e7  
,collaboration ,the ,secretary of       
,commerce shall collaborate with the    
,secretary to implement activities      
carried out under this section related  
to the expertise of the ,national       
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration1 including observations 

and modeling of emissions of gases1     
aerosols1 and ash1 atmospheric dynamics 
and chemistry1 and ocean chemistry      
resulting from volcanic eruptions4  4   
7e7 ,funding ,subsection 7c7 of such    
section is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph  
7#a7-- 7,a7 in the paragraph heading1 by
 inserting 1 ,united ,states ,geological
 ,survey after appropriations2 and  7,b7
 by inserting to the ,united ,states    
,geological ,survey after appropriated2 
7#b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as 
paragraph 7#c72  7#c7 by inserting after
 paragraph 7#a7 the following3  7#b7    
,authorization of appropriations1       
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration ,there is authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,national        
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration to carry out this       
section such sums as may be necessary   
for the period of fiscal years #bjbb    
through #bjbc4  2 and  7#d7 in paragraph
 7#c71 as redesignated by paragraph     
7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking ,united ,states 

,geological ,survey2 and  7,b7 by       
inserting of the ,united ,states        
,geological ,survey and the ,national   
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration after programs4