,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjbc,mr4   
,baird 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mill] ( ,ohio7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &   
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to accel]ate    
subseasonal to seasonal pr$iction skills
 relat$ to precipitation =eca/s =       
agriculture 9 ! c5tral ,unit$ ,/ates1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,precipitation     
,=eca/+ = ,agriculture ,act4  #b4       
,c5tral ,unit$ ,/ates precipitation     
pilot project ,subsection 7h7 ( section 
#agfb ( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #heba7 is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s3  7h7 ,subseasonal to seasonal  
=eca/+ pilot projects  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t 
,! ,"u ,secret>y %all e/abli% at lea/ "o
 pilot project )9 ! ,u4,s4 ,wea!r       
,rese>* ,program ( ! ,oceanic &         
,atmosph]ic ,rese>* (fice ( ! ,national 
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration to 
support improv$ subseasonal to seasonal 

precipitation =eca/s = agriculture 9 !  
c5tral ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,objectives 
,9 c>ry+ out ?is subsection1 ! ,"u      
,secret>y %all ensure t a pilot project 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 addresses key sci5ce   
*all5ges to improv+ =eca/s & develop+   
relat$ products describ$ 9 subsection   
7c7 = agriculture 9 ! c5tral ,unit$     
,/ates1 includ+ ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,improv+ 
obs]vations & accurate model+ ( ! l&    
surface & hydrologic cycle1 su* z soil  
moi/ure & fla% dr\ght processes4  7,b7  
,improv+ fidelity 9 model+ ( w>m season 
precipitation processes4  7,c7 ,und]/&+ 
& pr$ict+ l>ge-scale upp]-level         
dynamical fl[ anomalies t occur 9 spr+ &
 summ]4  7#c7 ,activities ,a pilot      
project "u ?is subsection %all include  
activities t c>ry out ! foll[+3 7,a7    
,be/ implem5t recomm5dations ( !        
,national ,wea!r ,s]vice's #bjai        
,report1 entitl$ ,subseasonal &         
,seasonal ,=eca/+ ,innovation3 ,plans = 
! ,tw5ty-,fir/ ,c5tury4  7,b7 ,a*ieve   
measurable objectives = op]ational =eca/

 improvem5t4  7,c7 ,engage )1 & lev]age 
! res\rces (1 entities )9 ! ,national   
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration 9  
exi/5ce z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
subsection1 includ+ ! ,midwe/]n         
,regional ,climate ,c5t] & ! ,national  
,c5t]s = ,environm5tal ,in=mation4  7,d7
 ,are c>ri$ out 9 coord9ation ) !       
,assi/ant ,adm9i/rator = ! ,(fice (     
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,rese>* & !      
,director ( ! ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice4 
7#d7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,f  
am\nts made available to ,op]ations1    
,rese>*1 & ,facilities at ! ,national   
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1   
!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$       
#ae1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd   
?r\gh #bjbh to c>ry out ?is subsection4 
7#e7 ,sunset ,! au?ority "u ?is         
subsection %all t]m9ate on ! date t is  
five ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 subsection4  4