,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #f1 #bjbd,mr4     
,s*atz 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,ms4     
,butl]1 & ,mr4 ,wel*7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to m&ate ! 
use ( artificial intellig5ce by ,f$]al  
ag5cies to adapt to extreme wea!r1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title2 table ( 
cont5ts  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,trans=mational ,artificial 
intellig5ce to ,mod]nize ! ,economy     
aga9/ ,extreme ,wea!r ,act or ! ,,tame  
,extreme ,wea!r ,act4  7b7 ,table (     
cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts = ?is ,act is
 z foll[s3 ,sec4 #a4 ,%ort title2 table 
( cont5ts4,sec4 #b4 ,def9itions4,sec4   
#c4 ,purpose4,,title ,i--,matt]s relat+ 
to ! ,national ,oceanic ,& ,atmosph]ic  
,administration,sec4 #aja4              
,def9itions4,sec4 #ajb4 ,e>? sy/em      
reanalysis4,sec4 #ajc4 ,advanc$         
artificial intellig5ce applications =   

wea!r4,sec4 #ajd4 ,te*nical assi/ance on
 use ( artificial intellig5ce wea!r     
models4,sec4 #aje4 ,fire combu/ion      
model+ program4,sec4 #ajf4 ,emissions   
monitor+ & analysis program4,sec4 #ajg4 
,p>tn]%ips = trans=mational             
innovation4,sec4 #ajh4 ,ret5tion (      
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t exp]tise4,sec4 #aji4   
,national security4,,title ,,ii--,matt]s
 relat+ to ! ,dep>tm5t (                
,agriculture,sec4 #bja4 ,de=e/ation &   
illegal wood products4,,title           
,,iii--,matt]s relat+ to ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,energy,sec4 #cja4 ,secret>y def9$4,sec4
 #cjb4 ,grid & transmission             
optimization4,sec4 #cjc4 ,prep>ation (  
environm5tal review docum5ts4,,title    
,,iv--,au?orization (                   
appropriations,sec4 #dja4 ,au?orization 
( appropriations4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9   
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,artificial intellig5ce  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m artificial         
intellig5ce means a ma*9e-bas$ sy/em t  
c1 = a giv5 set ( human-def9$           
objectives1 make pr$ictions1            

recomm5dations1 or decisions influ5c+   
real or virtual environm5ts1 includ+ by 
us+ ma*9e-bas$ & human-bas$ inputs-- 7i7
 to ab/ract ^? p]ceptions into models   
?r\gh analysis 9 an automat$ mann]2 &   
7ii7 to use model inf]5ces to =mulate   
options = in=mation or action4  7,b7    
,inclusions ,! t]m artificial           
intellig5ce includes ma*9e le>n+1 neural
 networks1 & natural language process+4 
7#b7 ,curate ,! t]m curate means to     
collect & ma9ta9 a dataset-- 7,a7 to    
ensure its quality2  7,b7 to provide    
metadata on its prov5ance2 &  7,c7 to   
update ! dataset p]iodically1 z         
practicable4  7#c7 ,op5 lic5se ,! t]m   
op5 lic5se has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9     
section #cejb7ba7 ( title #dd1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,tra9+ dataset ,!   
t]m tra9+ dataset means a dataset us$ to
 tra9 an artificial intellig5ce4  #c4   
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to    
m&ate ! use ( artificial intellig5ce by 
,f$]al ag5cies to adapt to extreme wea!r
 by-- 7#a7 improv+ wea!r =eca/s2  7#b7  

increas+ ! resili5ce ( electrical grids 
& transmission2  7#c7 /r5g!n+ analytic  
capacity to guide :]e to deploy res\rces
 to respond to & mitigate h>m f extreme 
wea!r2 &  7#d7 /r5g!n+ public-private   
p>tn]%ips 9 highly te*nical1 high-risk1 
& high-rew>d fields4  ,i ,matt]s relat+ 
to ! ,national ,oceanic ,& ,atmosph]ic  
,adm9i/ration  #aja4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
title3 7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m         
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,artificial        
intellig5ce wea!r model ,! t]m          
artificial intellig5ce wea!r model means
 a wea!r model bas$ prim>ily on         
artificial intellig5ce te*nology to     
project future ,e>? sy/em conditions    
bas$ on ma*9e le>n+ f an ,e>? sy/em     
reanalysis dataset4  7#c7 ,e>? sy/em    
reanalysis dataset ,! t]m ,e>? sy/em    
reanalysis dataset means a dataset t    
conta9s cont9u\s global obs]vational    
data & syn!tic data = ,e>? sy/em        
v>iables relevant to wea!r =eca/+4  7#d7

 ,environm5tal ,in=mation ,s]vices      
,work+ ,gr\p ,! t]m ,environm5tal       
,in=mation ,s]vices ,work+ ,gr\p means !
 ,environm5tal ,in=mation ,s]vices      
,work+ ,gr\p e/abli%$ "u section #dja ( 
! ,wea!r ,rese>* & ,=eca/+ ,innovation  
,act ( #bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #heda71 or  
any simil> successor work+ gr\p4  7#e7  
,num]ical wea!r model ,! t]m num]ical   
wea!r model means a wea!r model bas$    
prim>ily on atmosph]ic physics & t uses 
num]ical computation to =eca/ future    
,e>? sy/em conditions4  7#f7            
,obs]vational data ,! t]m obs]vational  
data means data f actual obs]vations (  
environm5tal conditions4  7#g7 ,re=eca/ 
analysis ,! t]m re=eca/ analysis means !
 assessm5t ( a num]ical wea!r model or  
artificial intellig5ce wea!r model by   
comp>+ model output & obs]vational data 
ov] a p]iod ( "t 9 ! pa/4  7#h7 ,syn!tic
 data ,! t]m syn!tic data means data    
produc$ f a model or /ati/ical me?od 9  
ord] to fill gaps 9 obs]vational data4  
#ajb4 ,e>? sy/em reanalysis  7a7 ,9     

g5]al ,n lat] ?an two ye>s aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator  
%all1 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (    
,en]gy1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national    
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration1 !   
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation1 ! ,director ( ! ,national   
,c5t] = ,atmosph]ic ,rese>*1 !          
,environm5tal ,in=mation ,s]vices ,work+
 ,gr\p1 & su* o!r te*nical exp]ts z !   
,adm9i/rator consid]s appropriate1      
develop & curate an ,e>? sy/em          
reanalysis dataset t creates a long-t]m 
record ( pa/ wea!r 9 support (-- 7#a7   
fur!r+ ! und]/&+ ( wea!r2  7#b7 advanc+ 
! sci5ce ( wea!r =eca/+1 includ+        
seasonal & subseasonal =eca/+2 &  7#c7  
develop+ artificial intellig5ce wea!r   
=eca/+ applications4  7b7 ,use ( exi/+  
datasets ,9 ord] to spe$ ! developm5t ( 
! ,e>? sy/em reanalysis dataset requir$ 
"u subsection 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all  
assess1 & to ! greate/ ext5t practicable
 build on1 exi/+ ,e>? sy/em reanalysis  
datasets ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7c7     

,artificial intellig5ce wea!r model     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 
! ,adm9i/rator1 9 consultation ) !      
,environm5tal ,in=mation ,s]vices ,work+
 ,gr\p1 may develop & te/ a national    
wea!r model bas$ on artificial          
intellig5ce te*nologies4  7#b7 ,report  
,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & n less frequ5tly 
?an annually !reaft]1 ! ,adm9i/rator    
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1
 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate &
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a
 report on ! activities conduct$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a74  7d7 ,coop]ative         
in/itutes & contract+ au?ority ,9 c>ry+ 
out ?is section1 subject to !           
availability ( appropriations1 !        
,adm9i/rator may competitively aw>d     
contracts1 increase ! scope ( exi/+     
coop]ative in/itutes ( ! ,national      
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 or
 competitively aw>d a new coop]ative    
in/itute4  7e7 ,public access ,subject  

to section #aji1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all    
make available to ! public1 at no co/ & 
) no re/rictions on copy+1 publi%+1     
di/ribut+1 cit+1 adapt+1 or o!rwise us+ 
"u an op5 lic5se1 ! ,e>? sy/em          
reanalysis dataset develop$ "u          
subsection 7a7 & ! code = ! artificial  
intellig5ce wea!r model develop$ "u     
subsection 7c74  7f7 ,environm5tal      
impact ,! ,adm9i/rator %all develop &   
dissem9ate be/ practices to m9imize     
environm5tal impacts f ! use (          
artificial intellig5ce te*nology to c>ry
 out ?is section4  7g7 ,cont9u$ support 
= obs]vations1 basic rese>*1 & num]ical 
wea!r models ,not)/&+ ! requirem5ts (   
?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all cont9ue
 to support & advance ! activities ( !  
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration-- 7#a7 to collect &       
acquire obs]vational data relevant =    
artificial intellig5ce & num]ical wea!r 
=eca/+2  7#b7 to advance rese>* on !    
,e>? sy/em & num]ical wea!r =eca/+2     
7#c7 to develop & advance num]ical wea!r

 model+2  7#d7 to id5tify & acquire     
novel obs]vational data %[n to improve  
artificial intellig5ce & num]ical wea!r 
=eca/+2 &  7#e7 to improve data         
assimilation te*niques4  #ajc4 ,advanc$ 
artificial intellig5ce applications =   
wea!r ,! ,adm9i/rator %all explore      
advanc$ applications ( artificial       
intellig5ce to improve wea!r =eca/s1 su*
 z by-- 7#a7 improv+ data assimilation2 
7#b7 acc\nt+ = ,e>? sy/em processes t   
cause model areas1 su* z cl\d cov]1     
ocean eddies1 & photosyn!sis2 &  7#c7   
us+ artificial intellig5ce wea!r models 
to quickly emulate runn+ num]ical wea!r 
models to assess & improve ! confid5ce 9
 & reliability ( wea!r =eca/s4  #ajd4   
,te*nical assi/ance on use ( artificial 
intellig5ce wea!r models  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,adm9i/rator %all regul>ly inv5tory &
 assess major non-,f$]al ,gov]nm5t      
artificial intellig5ce wea!r models 9   
ord] to provide-- 7#a7 te*nical         
assi/ance on us+ su* models2  7#b7 be/  
practices on provid+ =eca/s bas$ on     

outputs f bo? artificial intellig5ce    
wea!r models & num]ical wea!r models2 & 
7#c7 support = em]g5cy manag]s to make  
op]ational decisions bas$ on outputs f  
bo? artificial intellig5ce wea!r models 
& num]ical wea!r models4  7b7 ,re=eca/  
analysis  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator 
%all support ! developm5t ( a common    
framework = ! assessm5t ( num]ical wea!r
 models & artificial intellig5ce wea!r  
models ?r\gh re=eca/ analysis & su* o!r 
me?odologies z ! ,adm9i/rator consid]s  
appropriate4  7#b7 ,be/ practices ,9    
c>ry+ out ?is subsection1 ! ,adm9i/rator
 may develop & dissem9ate be/ practices 
9 collaboration )-- 7,a7 ! ,national    
,in/itute = ,/&>ds & ,te*nology1 !      
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,national ,sci5ce      
,f\ndation1 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy2     
7,b7 academic & rese>* in/itutions2 &   
7,c7 ! private sector4  7#c7 ,public    
availability ( dataset  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,adm9i/rator may make available to !   
public1 z ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es       

appropriate & subject to section #aji1  
at no co/ & ) no re/rictions on copy+1  
publi%+1 di/ribut+1 cit+1 adapt+1 or    
o!rwise us+ "u an op5 lic5se1 any       
re=eca/ dataset develop$ "u ?is         
subsection4  7,b7 ,det]m9ation ,9       
det]m9+ :e!r to make a re=eca/ dataset  
public "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !           
,adm9i/rator %all consid] factors su*   
z-- 7i7 ! difficulty ( replicat+ !      
re=eca/ dataset2 &  7ii7 ! utility ( !  
re=eca/ dataset to non-,f$]al p>tn]s ( !
 ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic       
,adm9i/ration4  7#d7 ,report on use (   
analysis to improve models ,n lat] ?an  
"o ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to !   
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a
 report on ! feasibility ( us+ re=eca/  
analysis te*niques to improve seasonal &
 subseasonal models4  7c7 ,w>n+         
coord9ation meteorologi/s & regional    

=eca/ (fices ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 !
 ,adm9i/rator %all provide te*nical     
assi/ance1 be/ practices1 & support     
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 ?r\gh ! w>n+  
coord9ation meteorologi/s & wea!r =eca/ 
(fices ( ! ,national ,oceanic &         
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4  7d7         
,indep5d5t /udy on ! impacts (          
artificial intellig5ce wea!r models ,!  
,adm9i/rator may ent] into an agreem5t )
 ! ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces to     
assess ! impacts ( artificial           
intellig5ce wea!r models on ! wea!r     
ent]prise & make recomm5dations to      
improve ! integration ( su* models 9    
op]ational =eca/+4  #aje4 ,fire         
combu/ion model+ program  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator1 9  
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1
 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 !          
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,a]onautics &
 ,space ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,secret>y (    
,en]gy1 ! ,director ( ! ,national       
,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 ! ,director ( !     

,national ,c5t] = ,atmosph]ic ,rese>*1 !
 ,environm5tal ,in=mation ,s]vices      
,work+ ,gr\p1 & su* o!r te*nical exp]ts 
z ! ,adm9i/rator consid]s appropriate1  
%all develop a program to use artificial
 intellig5ce to analyze available data  
on ! built & natural environm5ts 9 ord] 
to-- 7#a7 w>n & protect at-risk         
communities1 firefight]s1 & o!r         
respond]s2  7#b7 detect wildfires z e>ly
 z possible2 &  7#c7 =eca/ wildfire     
propagation & combu/ion risks bas$ on an
 analysis ( ! availability ( combu/ible 
mat]ials 9 ! built & natural            
environm5ts4  7b7 ,tra9+ dataset ,9     
c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator   
%all ga!r obs]vational data & syn!tic   
data on ! built & natural environm5ts   
collect$ across ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to   
develop & curate a relat$ tra9+ dataset 
= purposes ( tra9+ ! artificial         
intellig5ce te*nology us$ 9 fur!rance ( 
?is section4  7c7 ,data acquisition ,9  
c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator   
may contract to acquire relevant data4  

7d7 ,wea!r integration ,9 c>ry+ out ?is 
section1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all integrate  
outputs f wea!r & o!r environm5tal      
models & data4  7e7 ,environm5tal impact
 ,! ,adm9i/rator %all develop &         
dissem9ate be/ practices to m9imize     
environm5tal impacts f ! use (          
artificial intellig5ce te*nology to c>ry
 out ?is section4  7f7 ,public access   
,subject to section #aji1 ! ,adm9i/rator
 %all make available to ! public1 at    
no-co/ & ) no re/rictions on copy+1     
publi%+1 di/ribut+1 cit+1 adapt+1 or    
o!rwise us+ "u an op5 lic5se1 ! code = !
 artificial intellig5ce us$ "u          
subsection 7a7 & ! tra9+ dataset        
develop$ "u subsection 7b74  #ajf4      
,emissions monitor+ & analysis program  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,adm9i/rator1 9 consultation ) !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 !  

,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation1 ! ,director ( ! ,national   
,c5t] = ,atmosph]ic ,rese>*1 !          
,environm5tal ,in=mation ,s]vices ,work+
 ,gr\p1 & su* o!r te*nical exp]ts z !   
,adm9i/rator consid]s appropriate1 %all 
develop a program to use artificial     
intellig5ce to analyze global atmosph]ic
 obs]vations 9 ord] to-- 7#a7 improve   
atmosph]ic disp]sion models2  7#b7      
detect leaks f fuel transmission        
infra/ructure2  7#c7 detect1 monitor1 & 
track smoke & o!r emissions f wildfires2
  7#d7 id5tify significant *anges 9     
global gre5h\se gas emissions2  7#e7    
inf] ! geographical & production s\rces 
( emissions2 &  7#f7 support ! en=cem5t 
( applicable dome/ic & int]national     
laws4  7b7 ,law en=cem5t ,! ,adm9i/rator
 %all collaborate ) ,f$]al1             
int]national1 ,/ate1 local1 & ,tribal   
law en=cem5t entities to ensure !       
program develop$ "u subsection 7a7      
deliv]s outputs t support law en=cem5t  
activities4  7c7 ,tra9+ dataset ,9 c>ry+

 out ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all   
ga!r obs]vational data & syn!tic data on
 ! atmosph]e & its *emical compon5ts    
collect$ across ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to   
develop1 curate1 & regul>ly update a    
global atmosph]ic *emi/ry tra9+ dataset 
= purposes ( tra9+ ! artificial         
intellig5ce te*nology us$ 9 fur!rance ( 
?is section4  7d7 ,data acquisition ,9  
c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator-- 
7#a7 %all seek to negotiate ) =eign     
gov]nm5ts = access to relevant data2 &  
7#b7 may contract to acquire relevant   
data4  7e7 ,environm5tal impact ,!      
,adm9i/rator %all develop & dissem9ate  
be/ practices to m9imize environm5tal   
impacts f ! use ( artificial intellig5ce
 te*nology to c>ry out ?is section4  7f7
 ,public access ,subject to section     
#aji1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all make available
 to ! public1 at no-co/ & ) no          
re/rictions on copy+1 publi%+1          
di/ribut+1 cit+1 adapt+1 or o!rwise us+ 
"u an op5 lic5se1 ! code = ! artificial 
intellig5ce us$ "u subsection 7a7 & !   

tra9+ dataset develop$ "u subsection    
7c74  #ajg4 ,p>tn]%ips = trans=mational 
innovation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator
 %all explore novel /ructures =         
p>tn]%ips ) private entities & academic 
entities = trans=mative innovation 9    
wea!r =eca/+ & o!r environm5tal =eca/s 9
 ord] to-- 7#a7 fur!r ! und]/&+ ( wea!r2
  7#b7 advance ! sci5ce ( wea!r =eca/+1 
includ+ seasonal & subseasonal =eca/+2 &
  7#c7 develop artificial intellig5ce   
wea!r =eca/+ applications4  7b7         
,co-,inve/m5t ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 
subject to applicable law1 !            
,adm9i/rator %all consid] & adopt novel 
co-inve/m5t /rategies ) ! private sector
 & academic sector1 includ+-- 7#a7      
non-,f$]al ,gov]nm5t contributions to   
res\rce & support high-risk1 high-return
 rese>* & developm5t 9 environm5tal     
=eca/+1 data sci5ce1 artificial         
intellig5ce1 & relat$ fields2  7#b7 %>$ 
rights to intellectual prop]ty f rese>* 
& developm5t activities "u ?is section2 
&  7#c7 o!r approa*es to %>+ res\rces & 

results "u ?is section4  #ajh4 ,ret5tion
 ( ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t exp]tise ,subject to
 applicable law1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all    
consid] me?ods to recruit & reta9 exp]t 
p]sonnel to support activities "u ?is   
title1 includ+ me?ods to be competitive 
) sal>ies outside ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4   
#aji4 ,national security  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is title1 
! ,adm9i/rator1 9 consultation ) !      
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 z appropriate1 may 
)hold any model1 code1 or data develop$ 
or us$ "u ?is title if ! ,adm9i/rator   
det]m9es do+ s to be necess>y to protect
 ! national security int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates4  7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9
 ?is title %all be con/ru$ to sup]s$e   
any o!r provision ( law gov]n+ !        
protection ( ! national security int]e/s
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  ,,ii ,matt]s relat+
 to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture  #bja4   
,de=e/ation & illegal wood products  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,agriculture 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z 

! ,secret>y71 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,animal & ,plant ,heal? ,inspection 
,s]vice1 %all develop a program 7ref]r$ 
to 9 ?is section z ! program7 to use    
artificial intellig5ce to analyze       
available environm5tal1 comm]cial1 law  
en=cem5t1 & relat$ data-- 7#a7 to exp& &
 improve global obs]vations ( =e/$ l&s2 
7#b7 to detect *anges 9 ! am\nt ( =e/$  
l&s globally2  7#c7 to inf] ! causes ( !
 *anges describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72  7#d7 
to analyze pa/ patt]ns 9 ! movem5t (    
illegal wood products2  7#e7 to pr$ict  
future movem5ts ( illegal wood products2
  7#f7 to support ! effici5t deploym5t (
 int]national & dome/ic law en=cem5t    
assets to prev5t ! movem5t ( illegal    
wood products2  7#g7 to analyze h[ !    
movem5t ( illegal wood products is      
affect$ by ! deploym5t ( law en=cem5t   
assets describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#f72 &  7#h7
 to accompli% o!r relat$ purposes4  7b7 
,be/ practices ,! ,secret>y %all develop
 & dissem9ate be/ practices = m9imiz+ ! 
environm5tal impacts ( ! use (          

artificial intellig5ce te*nology "u ?is 
section4  7c7 ,tra9+ dataset ,9 c>ry+   
out ! program1 ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,animal & ,plant      
,heal? ,inspection ,s]vice1 %all collect
 & curate a tra9+ dataset1 :i* %all     
s\rce f-- 7#a7 ! dome/ic & =eign        
intellig5ce communities2  7#b7 satellite
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