,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #diac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bf1 #bjbc,mr4 
,jackson of ,north ,carolina introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1  
and ,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
establish in the ,national ,oceanic and 
,atmospheric ,administration a program  
to improve precipitation forecasts1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,establishment 
of ,,noaa precipitation forecasts       
program  7a7 ,establishment ,there is   
established in the ,national ,oceanic   
and ,atmospheric ,administration        
7,,noaa7 a program to improve           
precipitation forecasts 7in this section
 referred to as the program74  7b7 ,goal
 ,the goal of the program shall be to   
improve precipitation forecasts across  
all timescales through the research1    
development1 and operational            
implementation of fully coupled ,earth  
,system ,models4 ,the program shall     
carry out the following3  7#a7 ,improve 

the understanding and prediction of     
precipitation extremes from a wide      
variety of weather systems and climate  
patterns4  7#b7 ,improve the            
development1 production1 management1    
assimilation1 integration1 availability1
 and curation of datasets for           
precipitation prediction4  7#c7         
,identify and improve observations and  
analyses necessary for precipitation    
prediction1 including relating to water 
vapor1 oceans1 and boundary layers4     
7#d7 ,utilize high performance computing
 and other technologies1 as appropriate1
 to advance ,earth ,system ,models      
predictions skill of precipitation      
extreme phenomena1 including atmospheric
 rivers1 tropical cyclones1 and winter  
storms across weather1 subseasonal1 and 
decadal timescales4  7#e7 ,advance      
understanding and modeling of           
precipitation processes key to improving
 models and precipitation forecasts from
 weather to subseasonal-to-seasonal     
7,s#b,s7 to seasonal-to-decadal         

7,s#b;,d7 timescales4  7#f7 ,support    
research and development to improve the 
accuracy1 reliability1 and timeliness of
 precipitation prediction1 in           
collaboration with academic and private 
sector partners to test and evaluate    
emerging technologies1 including the use
 of machine learning and artificial     
intelligence4  7#g7 ,improve weather1   
subseasonal1 seasonal1 and decadal skill
 for precipitation forecasts through the
 use of emerging techniques and         
technologies4  7#h7 ,support research in
 social and behavioral sciences to      
improve precipitation forecast products 
and communication1 in collaboration with
 the ,director of the ,national ,weather
 ,service4  7#i7 ,lead the ongoing      
advancement of current and              
next-generation precipitation           
forecasting models4  7#aj7 ,identify    
observational gaps1 systematic errors1  
and model limitations in precipitation  
prediction systems4  7#aa7 ,improve1    
expand1 and sustain operational         

precipitation products and applications 
for decision support4  7#ab7 ,coordinate
 across ,,noaa line offices to address  
priorities of the program4  7#ac7       
,direct efforts to engage with ,federal1
 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and academic   
entities and stakeholders1 as           
appropriate1 when conducting program    
activities4  7#ad7 ,ensure adequate data
 management1 access1 and archive        
processes are in place to ensure data   
and metadata are findable1 accessible1  
interoperable1 and usable by the science
 community and public4  7c7 ,updates    
,the ,administrator of ,,noaa shall     
revise and update1 as necessary1 the    
goals of the program at least once every
 two years4 ,such revisions and updates 
shall be incorporated into relevant     
,,noaa strategic implementation plans as
 determined appropriate by the          
,administrator4  7d7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,national        
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               

,administration to carry out this       
section the following3  7#a7 #ae1jjj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjbd4  7#b7           
#ae1jdj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbe4  7#c7
 #ae1jhj1hjj for fiscal year #bjbf4     
7#d7 #ae1abb1daf for fiscal year #bjbg4 
7#e7 #ae1bjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbh4