,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cfdb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bc1 #bjbd,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,energy and the ,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration to conduct collaborative research to advance weather models in the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,advanced ,weather ,model ,computing ,development ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,administration ,the term ,administration means the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration4 7#b7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration 7#c7 ,advanced computing techniques ,the term advanced computing techniques includes the hardware1 software1 and computational methods necessary to develop and deploy advanced weather models1 such as artificial intelligence1 high-performance computing1 cloud computing1 numerical methods1 machine learning1 data assimilation1 large scale data analytics1 predictive analysis techniques1 and quantum computing4 7#d7 ,advanced weather model ,the term advanced weather model means a model or suite of models used for the prediction of physical1 biological1 or chemical ,earth system processes spanning weather1 seasonal to sub-seasonal1 or climate time scales4 7#e7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation and the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#f7 ,department ,the term ,department means the ,department of ,energy4 7#g7 ,institution of higher education ,the term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74 7#h7 ,national ,laboratory ,the term ,national ,laboratory has the meaning given that term in section #b of the ,energy ,policy ,act of #bjje 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aehja74 7#i7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,energy4 #c4 ,coordination of research and development activities relating to improvement of advanced weather models 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary and the ,administrator shall carry out collaborative research and development activities using advanced computing techniques that are focused on the improvement of advanced weather models relevant to the missions of the ,department and the ,administration4 7b7 ,memorandum of understanding 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary and the ,administrator shall carry out the activities under subsection 7a7 through the establishment of a memorandum of understanding or other appropriate interagency agreement4 7#b7 ,use of process ,the memorandum or agreement1 as the case may be1 required under paragraph 7#a7 shall require the use of a competitive1 merit-reviewed process that considers applications from ,federal agencies1 ,national ,laboratories1 institutions of higher education1 nonprofit institutions1 and other appropriate entities 7or a consortia thereof74 7c7 ,activities ,in carrying out the activities under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary and the ,administrator may-- 7#a7 conduct collaborative research to develop new methods and optimization of advanced computing techniques2 7#b7 explore options for performance portability of optimized advanced weather model codes between the operational computing systems of the ,administration and the high-performance computers of the ,department2 7#c7 advance methods to accommodate1 analyze1 and extract information from large data sets of weather and climate information2 7#d7 to the maximum extent practicable1 and in compliance with national security policies1 promote collaboration1 open community-based software development1 and data sharing between ,federal agencies1 ,national ,laboratories1 institutions of higher education1 nonprofit institutions1 and other appropriate entities by providing necessary access and secure data transfer capabilities2 and 7#e7 support maintenance of and improvements to scientific computing infrastructure that the ,secretary and the ,administrator determine appropriate4 7d7 ,coordination ,in carrying out the activities under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary and the ,administrator may-- 7#a7 carry out reimbursable agreements between the ,department1 the ,administration1 and other entities to maximize the effectiveness of research and development2 and 7#b7 collaborate with other ,federal agencies as appropriate4 7e7 ,report ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary and the ,administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report detailing the following3 7#a7 ,interagency coordination between each ,federal agency involved in the activities carried out under this section1 including activities described in subsection 7c74 7#b7 ,potential opportunities to expand the technical capabilities of the ,department and the ,administration with respect to those activities4 7#c7 ,collaborative research achievements with respect to those activities4 7#d7 ,areas of future mutually beneficial gains as a result of those activities4 7#e7 ,continuation of coordination between the ,department and the ,administration on those activities4 #d4 ,initiative on development of advanced weather models using advanced computing techniques 7a7 ,computing research initiative 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator1 in collaboration with the ,secretary1 shall carry out an initiative that may leverage advanced computing techniques and the expertise of the ,department to develop and deploy advanced weather models to conduct proof of concept scenarios in comparison with current issued models 7in this section referred to as the ,initiative74 7#b7 ,process ,the ,administrator1 in collaboration with the ,secretary1 shall carry out the ,initiative through a competitive1 merit-reviewed process and consider applications from ,federal agencies1 ,national ,laboratories1 institutions of higher education1 nonprofit institutions1 and other appropriate entities 7or a consortia thereof74 7#c7 ,components ,in carrying out the ,initiative1 the ,administrator1 in collaboration with the ,secretary1 shall prevent duplication and coordinate research efforts in advanced computing techniques across the ,administration1 and may-- 7,a7 leverage related efforts and data from the ,national ,science and ,technology ,council1 the ,interagency ,council for ,advancing ,meteorological ,services1 and other relevant interagency entities2 7,b7 provide sufficient capacity for long-term archive of and access to model output to support research and long-term study2 7,c7 determine computing decisions based on an agile requirements framework2 7,d7 support the training1 recruitment1 and retention of the next generation weather1 water1 and climate computing workforce through incentives and pathways for career development and employment opportunities2 7,e7 support maintenance of and improvements to scientific computing infrastructure that the ,administrator and the ,secretary determine appropriate2 7,f7 conduct comparative research between forecasts issued by the ,national ,weather ,service and operational models of the ,national ,weather ,service as compared to predictions and models developed to run using advanced computing techniques2 and 7,g7 share relevant modeling system and application innovations developed through the ,initiative1 including applications based on the ,unified ,forecast ,system1 through community-based activities4 7b7 ,centers of excellence 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in collaboration with the ,administrator1 may establish at ,national ,laboratories not more than #c centers of excellence to support advanced weather models by researching1 developing1 and deploying advanced computing techniques in collaboration with research laboratories of the ,administration and other relevant entities4 7#b7 ,activities ,each center established under paragraph 7#a7 may carry out activities that include the following3 7,a7 ,leveraging robust public-private partnership models to provide access to training1 experience1 and long-term development of workforce and infrastructure4 7,b7 ,developing and optimizing tools1 libraries1 algorithms1 data structures1 and other supporting software necessary for specific applications on high-performance computing systems4 7,c7 ,applying advanced computing techniques to improve the accuracy and resolution of advanced weather model predictions and to address current and future mission challenges4 7c7 ,priority ,in selecting ,national ,laboratories at which to establish a center of excellence under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary1 in collaboration with the ,administrator1 shall give priority to ,laboratories that-- 7#a7 have existing partnerships or relationships with the ,administration2 7#b7 host significant artificial intelligence enabled high-performance computing systems2 7#c7 have a workforce with experience in advanced computing techniques2 7#d7 are geographically proximate to one of the research laboratories of the ,administration2 and 7#e7 have a workforce with experience in weather and climate modeling or computation4 7d7 ,multi-,year contracts ,the ,administrator and the ,secretary may enter into multi-year contracts in accordance with section #cijc of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 and shall ensure compliance with all provisions of that section1 to support operational research and development related to advanced computing techniques4 7e7 ,report ,not later than #b years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report evaluating the following3 7#a7 ,the effectiveness of the ,initiative1 including applied research discoveries and advanced modeling improvements achieved through the ,initiative4 7#b7 ,potential opportunities to expand capabilities of the ,department and the ,administration with respect to advanced computing techniques4 7#c7 ,the need for collaboration on advanced computing techniques between the ,department and the ,administration4 7f7 ,sunset ,the authority under this section shall terminate on the date that is #e years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #e4 ,research security ,the activities authorized or required to be conducted under this ,act shall be carried out in a manner consistent with subtitle ,d of title ,,vi of the ,research and ,development1 ,competition1 and ,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aibca et seq474