,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #c1 #bjbc,ms4     
,cantwell 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,cruz7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to improve ! in/ant messag+   
s]vice us$ by ! ,national ,wea!r        
,s]vice1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,national ,wea!r ,s]vice ,communications
 ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,national ,wea!r
 ,s]vice communications  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,title ,,iv ( ! ,wea!r ,rese>* & ,=eca/+
 ,innovation ,act ( #bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #heda et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  #dae4 ,national ,wea!r   
,s]vice communications  7a7 ,improvem5t 
( in/ant messag+ s]vice  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,director ( ! ,national ,wea!r       
,s]vice %all improve ! in/ant messag+   
s]vice us$ by p]sonnel ( ! ,national    
,wea!r ,s]vice by implem5t+ by ,octob]  
#a1 #bjbg1 a comm]cial (f-!-%elf        

communications solution t replaces !    
in/ant messag+ s]vice commonly ref]r$ to
 z ,n,w,s,chat4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,!   
communications solution implem5t$ "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 be ho/$ on !  
public cl\d2 &  7,b7 satisfy requirem5ts
 set =? by ! ,director to ensure t !    
solution-- 7i7 be/ accommodates future  
gr[?2  7ii7 p]=ms successfully )        
increas$ numb]s ( us]s2  7iii7 is easy  
to use = ! majority ( us]s2 &  7iv7 is  
simil> to sy/ems already 9 comm]cial    
use4  7#c7 ,def9ition ( public cl\d ,9  
?is subsection1 ! t]m public cl\d means 
an in=mation te*nology model 9 :i*      
s]vice provid]s make comput+ s]vices1   
includ+ compute & /orage &              
develop-&-deploy environm5ts &          
applications1 available on-dem& to      
organizations & individuals ov] ! public
 int]net4  7b7 ,no additional funds     
au?oriz$ ,funds to c>ry out ?is section 
may only come f am\nts au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration be=e ! date ( 

! enactm5t ( ! ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice 
,communications ,improvem5t ,act4  4    
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 
9 section #a7;b7 ( ! ,wea!r ,rese>* &   
,=eca/+ ,innovation ,act ( #bjag is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #dad ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #dae4     
,national ,wea!r ,s]vice communications4
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