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,te*nology  ,may #e1 #bjbc;,additional  
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,jackson ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1
 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,t5ney1 
,mr4 ,williams ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4       
,c>aveo1 & ,mrs4 ,f\%ee  ,may #e1       
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,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill 
,to direct ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy & !     
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration to conduct collaborative  
rese>* 9 ord] to advance num]ical wea!r 
& climate pr$iction 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,advanc$ ,wea!r    
,model ,comput+ ,developm5t ,act4  #b4  
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,dep>tm5t 

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7#d7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator   
means ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national      
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4   
#c4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy & ,national      
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration    
rese>* & developm5t coord9ation  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,secret>y & ,adm9i/rator %all  
c>ry out collaborative rese>* &         
developm5t activities 9 artificial      
intellig5ce & high p]=mance comput+     
focus$ on ! advancem5t ( climate models 
& op]ational num]ical wea!r pr$iction   
relevant to ag5cy missions4  7b7        
,memor&um ( und]/&+ ,! ,secret>y &      
,adm9i/rator %all c>ry out ! activities 
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int]ag5cy agreem5t4 ,su* memor&um or    

agreem5t1 z ! case may be1 %all require 
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entities4  7c7 ,activities ,9 c>ry+ out 
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,secret>y & ,adm9i/rator may-- 7#a7     
conduct collaborative rese>* to develop 
new me?ods & optimization ( model+ &    
simulation1 ma*9e le>n+1 data           
assimilation1 l>ge scale data analytics1
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explore options = p]=mance portability (
 ! optimiz$ wea!r model codes betwe5 !  
op]ational comput+ sy/ems ( ! ,national 
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7#c7 develop me?ods to accommodate l>ge 
data sets ( wea!r & climate in=mation2  
7#d7 to ! maximum ext5t practicable1 & 9
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policies1 promote collaboration1 op5    
community-bas$ developm5t1 & data %>+   

betwe5 ,f$]al ag5cies1 ,national        
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education1 nonpr(it in/itutions1 & o!r  
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capabilities2 &  7#e7 support ma9t5ance 
( & improvem5ts to sci5tific comput+    
infra/ructure t ! ,secret>y &           
,adm9i/rator det]m9e appropriate4  7d7  
,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+ out ! activities  
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,adm9i/rator are au?oriz$ to-- 7#a7 c>ry
 out reimbursable agreem5ts betwe5 !    
,dep>tm5t1 ! ,national ,oceanic &       
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 & o!r        
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appropriate4  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an   
two ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
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submit to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee on      
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation & !

 ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural        
,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate1 a report detail+ !
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betwe5 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy involv$ 9 !     
rese>* & developm5t activities c>ri$ out
 "u ?is section4  7#b7 ,pot5tial        
opportunities to exp& ! te*nical        
capabilities ( ! ,dep>tm5t & ! ,national
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7#c7 ,collaborative rese>* a*ievem5ts4  
7#d7 ,areas ( future mutually b5eficial 
ga9s z a result ( ! activities describ$ 
9 subsection 7c74  7#e7 ,cont9uation (  
coord9ation betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5t & !      
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
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subsection 7c74  #d4 ,climate & wea!r   
pr$iction on high p]=mance comput]s     
initiative  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!             
,adm9i/rator1 9 collaboration ) !       
,secret>y1 %all c>ry out an initiative1 
:i* may lev]age ,dep>tm5t high p]=mance 
comput]s or exp]tise1 to run advanc$    
models 9 ord] to conduct pro( ( concept 
sc5>ios 9 comp>ison ) curr5t issu$      

=eca/s & models4 ,! ,secret>y &         
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process1 & consid] applications f ,f$]al
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in/itutions ( high] education1 nonpr(it 
in/itutions1 & o!r appropriate entities4
  7b7 ,compon5ts ,9 c>ry+ out !         
initiative "u subsection 7a71 !         
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coord9ate rese>* ef=ts 9 artificial     
intellig5ce1 high p]=mance comput+1     
model+ & simulation1 ma*9e le>n+1 data  
assimilation1 l>ge scale data analytics1
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wea!r =eca/ sc5>ios to conduct          
comp>ative rese>* betwe5 ,national      
,wea!r ,s]vice issu$ =eca/s to =eca/s   
develop$ ?r\gh ! use ( op]ational models
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%>e relevant model+ sy/em & applications
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initiative1 includ+ ,unifi$ ,=eca/      
,sy/em-bas$ applications1 ?r\gh         

community-bas$ activities2 &  7#c7      
lev]age relat$ wea!r & climate ef=ts &  
data f ! ,national ,sci5ce & ,te*nology 
,c\ncil1 ! ,int]ag5cy ,c\ncil = ,advanc+
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relevant int]ag5cy entities4  7c7       
,report ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator
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 ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural        
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initiative "u subsection 7a71 includ+   
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model+ improvem5ts a*iev$4  7#b7        
,pot5tial opportunities to exp& ! high  
p]=mance comput+ capabilities ( !       
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activities au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act %all be 
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( title ,,vi ( ! ,rese>* & ,developm5t1 
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7,public ,law #aag-afg2 #db ,u4,s4,c4   
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