#aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4     
#adaf  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide guidance 
= & inve/m5t 9 ! upgrade & mod]nization 
( ! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic    
,adm9i/ration ,wea!r ,radio ,all ,haz>ds
 network1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,noaa  
,wea!r ,radio ,mod]nization ,act ( #bjbc
 or ! ,,nwr ,mod]nization ,act ( #bjbc4 
#b4 ,def9itions  7a7 ,,noaa ,wea!r      
,radio ,! t]m ,,noaa ,wea!r ,radio means
 ! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic     
,adm9i/ration ,wea!r ,radio ,all ,haz>ds
 network4  7b7 ,"u ,secret>y ,! t]m ,"u 
,secret>y means ! ,"u ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce = ,oceans & ,atmosph]e & !     
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4  #c4 ,upgrad+
 exi/+ sy/ems  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,"u      
,secret>y %all1 to ! maximum ext5t      
practicable1 upgrade sy/ems ( ,,noaa    
,wea!r ,radio 9 use z ( ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act 9 ord] to exp&      
cov]age & ensure ! reliability ( ,,noaa 
,wea!r ,radio4  7b7 ,requirem5ts ,9     

c>ry+ out subsection 7a71 ! ,"u         
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 ma9ta9 support =  
sy/ems describ$ 9 su* subsection t s]ve 
areas n cov]$ by or hav+ poor quality   
cellul> s]vice2  7#b7 ensure consi/5t   
ma9t5ance & op]ations monitor+1 ) timely
 repairs to equipm5t & ant5nas at       
broadca/ transmitt] sites2  7#c7 enhance
 ! ability to amplify non-wea!r em]g5cy 
messages ?r\gh ,,noaa ,wea!r ,radio z   
necess>y2 &  7#d7 acquire additional    
transmitt]s z requir$ to exp& cov]age to
 rural & und]s]v$ communities1 units ( !
 ,national ,p>k ,sy/em1 & ,national     
,recreation ,areas4  #d4 ,mod]nization  
initiative  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,"u         
,secret>y %all1 to ! maximum ext5t      
practicable1 mod]nize ,,noaa ,wea!r     
,radio to ensure ! capabilities &       
cov]age ( ,,noaa ,wea!r ,radio rema9    
valuable to ! public4  7b7 ,requirem5ts 
,9 c>ry+ out subsection 7a71 ! ,"u      
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 upgrade !         
telecommunications infra/ructure (      
,,noaa ,wea!r ,radio to accel]ate !     

transition ( broadca/s to m$ia t provide
 an increase 9 reliability &            
repairability ov] copp] m$ia2  7#b7     
accel]ate s(tw>e upgrades to ! ,advanc$ 
,wea!r ,int]active ,process+ ,sy/em ( ! 
,national ,wea!r ,s]vice1 or any        
relevant successors ( ! sy/em1 9 ord] to
 implem5t p>tial c\nty notifications &  
al]ts2  7#c7 enhance ! accessibility &  
usability ( data & fe$s ( ,,noaa ,wea!r 
,radio1 ) ! fe$back ( ! public & us]    
gr\ps2  7#d7 develop options1 includ+   
satellite backup capability & comm]cial 
provid] p>tn]%ips1 = cont9uity ( s]vice 
provid$ by ,,noaa ,wea!r ,radio 9 ! ev5t
 ( outages among ,wea!r ,=eca/ ,(fices2 
7#e7 rese>* & develop alt]native        
options1 includ+ micr[ave capabilities1 
to transmit signals f ,,noaa ,wea!r     
,radio to transmitt]s t are remote or d 
n h ,int]net ,protocol capability2 &    
7#f7 transition critical applications to
 ! ,integrat$ ,dissem9ation ,program ( !
 ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice1 or any       
relevant successors ( ! program4  7c7   

,priorities ,9 c>ry+ out subsections 7a7
 & 7b71 ! ,"u ,secret>y %all prioritize 
practices1 capabilities1 & te*nologies  
recomm5d$ 9 ! assessm5t requir$ by      
subsection 7d7 9 ord] to maximize !     
accessibility ( ,,noaa ,wea!r ,radio1   
p>ticul>ly 9 remote areas ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates & areas t are at risk = a lack ( 
access to wea!r in=mation 9 ! ev5t ( an 
em]g5cy wea!r ev5t4  7d7 ,assessm5t     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,"u     
,secret>y %all complete & submit to !   
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives  
an assessm5t ( access to ,,noaa ,wea!r  
,radio4  7#b7 ,consid]ations &          
recomm5dations ,9 conduct+ ! assessm5t  
requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,"u         
,secret>y %all take into consid]ation & 
provide recomm5dations on-- 7,a7 ! ne$ =
 cont9u\s1 adequate1 & op]ational       
real-"t broadca/s f ,,noaa ,wea!r       

,radio2  7,b7 solicit$ input on !       
compatibility ( ,,noaa ,wea!r ,radio    
data ) ?ird-p>ty plat=ms t provide onl9e
 s]vices1 su* z websites & mobile device
 applications1 or deliv] access to      
,,noaa ,wea!r ,radio2  7,c7 exi/+ or new
 managem5t sy/ems1 :i* promote consi/5t1
 effici5t1 & compatible access to ,,noaa
 ,wea!r ,radio2  7,d7 ! ability ( !     
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration to aggregate real-"t      
broadca/ fe$s at "o or m c5tral         
locations2  7,e7 effective coord9ation  
betwe5 ag5cies ) responsibilities relat+
 to em]g5cies & natural disa/]s2  7,f7 !
 pot5tial effects ( an electromagnetic  
pulse or geomagnetic di/urbance on      
,,noaa ,wea!r ,radio2 &  7,g7           
improvem5ts ( haz>d\s wea!r & wat] ev5t 
communications to m cle>ly in=m action &
 increase ! likelihood t ! public takes 
su* action to prev5t ! loss ( life or   
prop]ty4  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,decemb] #ah1 
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