,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dejj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aa1 #bjbd,mrs4  
,britt 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,wel*7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1     
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a ,,bill   
,to modify op]ations ( ! ,national ,wat]
 ,c5t] ( ! ,national ,oceanic &         
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,wat] ,rese>* ,optimization
 ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,modification (     
op]ations ( ,national ,wat] ,c5t]       
,section #cja ( ! ,coord9at$ ,ocean     
,obs]vations & ,rese>* ,act ( #bjbj 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcga7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9    
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph        
7#a77;,a7-- 7i7 9 ! matt] prec$+ clause 
7i71 by ins]t+ 1 )9 ! ,(fice ( ,wat]    
,pr$iction ( ! ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice1
 aft] %all e/abli%2  7ii7 9 clause 7i71 
by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7iii7 9   
clause 7ii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2
 &2 &  7iv7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+   

new clause3  7iii7 to lead ! transition 
( wat] rese>* by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1    
includ+ model developm5t1 into op]ations
 ( ! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic   
,adm9i/ration & ! ,national ,wea!r      
,s]vice4  2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,f7 ,s]v+ z ! 
prim>y c5t] )9 ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration = rese>*1     
developm5t1 collaboration1 & coord9ation
 ( ! wat] rese>* & op]ational activities
 ( ! ,adm9i/ration & o!r c5t]s &        
networks ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 includ+  
^? ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 ! ,army
 ,corps ( ,eng9e]s1 ! ,bureau (         
,reclamation1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates           
,geological ,survey1 & ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy
 ,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7,g7 ,integrat+ &  
promot+ consi/5cy among national &      
regional hydrological op]ations4  2 &   
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7   
,incorporation into unifi$ =eca/ sy/em  
,! ,"u ,secret>y %all use ! ,wea!r &    
,climate ,op]ational ,sup]comput+       
,sy/em1 or any successor sy/em1 to      

support ! developm5t & implem5tation (  
advanc$ wat] res\rces model+            
capabilities "u p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 &    
%all incorporate ^? model+ capabilities 
into ! unifi$ =eca/ sy/em4  2  7#b7 by  
/rik+ subsection 7b72  7#c7 by          
r$esignat+ subsections 7c71 7d71 & 7e7 z
 subsections 7b71 7e71 & 7f71           
respectively2  7#d7 by ins]t+ aft]      
subsection 7b71 z r$esignat$ by p>agraph
 7#c71 ! foll[+3  7c7 ,organization )   
riv] =eca/ c5t]s ,! ,"u ,secret>y1 act+ 
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,wat]    
,pr$iction ( ! ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice1
 %all sup]vise & ov]see ! adm9i/ration1 
managem5t1 & op]ations ( ea* ,riv]      
,=eca/ ,c5t] ( ! ,national ,wea!r       
,s]vice & coord9ate ^? op]ations ) !    
,national ,wat] ,c5t]4  7d7             
,adm9i/ration & managem5t ( ,coop]ative 
,in/itute = ,rese>* to ,op]ations 9     
,hydrology ,! ,"u ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh 
! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,wat]          
,pr$iction ( ! ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice1
 %all adm9i/] ! duties & activities ( ! 

,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration relat$ to ! ,coop]ative   
,in/itute = ,rese>* to ,op]ations 9     
,hydrology1 or any successor entity1 &  
coord9ate ! activities ( ! ,in/itute ) !
 ,national ,wat] ,c5t]4  2 &  7#e7 9    
subsection 7e77#d71 z r$esignat$ by     
p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ fiscal ye> #bjbd
 & ins]t+ ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh 
#bjbh4