,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjbc,mr4  
,coll9s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,baird1 & ,mr4 
,mill] ( ,ohio7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill
  ,to reau?orize ! ,national ,integrat$ 
,dr\ght ,in=mation ,sy/em1 ma9ta9 a     
,national ,coord9at$ ,soil ,moi/ure     
,monitor+ ,network1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,wea!r ,in=mation = ,agriculture ,act4
  #b4 ,national ,integrat$ ,dr\ght      
,in=mation ,sy/em  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #c ( ! ,national ,integrat$ ,dr\ght    
,in=mation ,sy/em ,act ( #bjjf 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #cac;d7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9     
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#e71  
by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7,b7 9    
p>agraph 7#f71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+
 a semicolon2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+ new p>agraphs3  7#g7 advance &  
deploy next g5]ation te*nologies relat$ 
to dr\ght & relat$ publicly available   

data1 su* z =eca/+ capabilities utiliz+ 
artificial intellig5ce1 ma*9e le>n+1 &  
cl\d te*nologies2 &  7#h7 /r5g!n        
obs]vational networks & dr\ght          
indicators across a v>iety ( spatial &  
temporal scales by optimiz+ data &      
res\rces f across ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1   
includ+ inve/igat+ & address+ gaps 9    
sn[pack monitor+1 9-situ soil moi/ure   
monitor+1 gr\ndwat] data1 & rapid       
int5sification ev5ts4  2  7#b7 9        
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71  
by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7,b7 9    
p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new p>agraph3  7#d7 9 p>tn]%ip ) !      
,national ,mesonet ,program1 e/abli%    
memor&a ( und]/&+ to provide coord9at$1 
high-quality1 nationwide dr\ght         
in=mation = ! public good4  2 &  7#c7 by
 am5d+ subsection 7f7 to read z foll[s3 
7f7 ,model+ update ,! ,"u ,secret>y1 9  
p>tn]%ip ) ! ,climate ,pr$iction ,c5t] (
 ! ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice1 %all       
und]take an ef=t to migrate exi/+       

products to probabili/ic =eca/s &       
incorporate new & improv$ dynamical &   
/ati/ical =eca/ model+ tools4  4  7b7   
,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,section #d ( ! ,national         
,integrat$ ,dr\ght ,in=mation ,sy/em    
,act ( #bjjf 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cac;d note7
 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7d7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,f am\nts
 made available to ,op]ations1 ,rese>*1 
& ,facilities ( ! ,national ,oceanic &  
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 !re are      
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section ! foll[+3 7#a7 #ae1jjj1jjj =
 fiscal ye> #bjbd4  7#b7 #ae1ejj1jjj =  
fiscal ye> #bjbe4  7#c7 #af1jjj1jjj =   
fiscal ye> #bjbf4  7#d7 #af1ejj1jjj =   
fiscal ye> #bjbg4  7#e7 #ag1jjj1jjj =   
fiscal ye> #bjbh4  4  7#b7 ,effective   
date ,! am5dm5t made by p>agraph 7#a7   
%all take effect & apply beg9n+ on      
,octob] #a1 #bjbc4  #c4 ,national       
coord9at$ soil moi/ure monitor+ network 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,"u ,secret>y %all      
support ! developm5t1 deploym5t1 &      

ma9t5ance ( soil moi/ure monitor+       
networks by manag+ ! ,national          
,coord9at$ ,soil ,moi/ure ,monitor+     
,network ( ! ,national ,integrat$       
,dr\ght ,in=mation ,sy/em "u section #c 
( ! ,national ,integrat$ ,dr\ght        
,in=mation ,sy/em ,act ( #bjjf 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #cac;d7 79 ?is section ref]r$ 
to z ! network74  7b7 ,activities ,! ,"u
 ,secret>y %all ensure ! network        
includes activities t c>ry out ! foll[+3
 7#a7 ,e/abli%+ a visible1 us]-fri5dly  
website4  7#b7 ,develop+ a set ( crit]ia
 = high-quality data s\rces4  7#c7      
,support+ rese>* necess>y to develop or 
improve soil moi/ure monitor+ products  
at ! ,national scale4  7#d7 ,increas+ ! 
numb] ( long-t]m1 high-quality1 9 situ  
soil moi/ure monitor+ /ations across !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#e7 ,%>+ me?odologies &
 validation protocols ) ! private       
sector4  7#f7 ,engag+ ) ! citiz5 sci5ce 
community4  7#g7 ,develop+1 releas+1 &  
promot+ new1 nationwide po9t-bas$ &     
gridd$ soil moi/ure data products t meet

 ! ne$s ( div]se end-us] gr\ps4  7c7    
,p>tn]%ips ,9 p>tn]%ip ) ! ,national    
,integrat$ ,dr\ght ,in=mation ,sy/em "u 
section #c ( ! ,national ,integrat$     
,dr\ght ,in=mation ,sy/em ,act ( #bjjf  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cac;d7 & ! ,national    
,mesonet ,program1 ! network may e/abli%
 memor&a ( und]/&+ to acquire & provide 
coord9at$1 high-quality1 nationwide soil
 moi/ure in=mation = ! public good4  7d7
 ,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m ,"u   
,secret>y has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9    
section #b ( ! ,wea!r ,rese>* & ,=eca/+ 
,innovation ,act ( #bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#heja74