,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aa1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,welch 7for himself and ,mr4  
,warnock7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,under ,secretary of        
,commerce for ,oceans and ,atmosphere to
 maintain a communications program to   
communicate with the general public     
about patterns and trends with respect  
to changing weather and climate1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,natural      
,disaster ,education and ,outreach ,act 
of #bjbd4  #b4 ,communication program   
regarding patterns and trends with      
respect to changing weather and climate 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,under ,secretary  
of ,commerce for ,oceans and ,atmosphere
 7in this section referred to as the    
,under ,secretary7 shall establish a    
communications program to communicate   

with the general public about patterns  
and trends with respect to changing     
weather and climate with the goal of--  
7#a7 providing communities and local    
governments in the ,united ,states      
operational climate products and        
services to base key decisions about    
allocating resources and preparedness   
measures before actual weather events   
occur2 and  7#b7 informing the general  
public about changing weather patterns  
caused by a changing climate4  7b7      
,communication regarding climate        
assessments ,in carrying out the        
communications program required under   
subsection 7a71 the ,under ,secretary   
shall include communication regarding   
the climate assessments conducted by the
 ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric    
,administration and may consider        
including communication regarding other 
government climate assessments required 
by the ,global ,change ,research ,act of
 #aiij 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #biba et seq471   
such as the ,national ,climate          

,assessment4  7c7 ,working group  7#a7  
,in general ,in carrying out the        
communications program required under   
subsection 7a71 the ,under ,secretary   
shall maintain a working group for the  
purpose of identifying the most         
effective ways to disseminate           
information about changing weather      
patterns and risks associated with such 
changes1 including public campaigns1    
educational resources for community and 
local leaders1 and outreach to key      
decision makers and educators in local  
government and community organizations4 
7#b7 ,makeup and organization ,the      
,under ,secretary shall determine the   
makeup and organization of the working  
group required under paragraph 7#a74    
7#c7 ,support services ,the working     
group required under paragraph 7#a7     
shall coordinate with existing programs 
engaged in weather and climate          
communication and the provision of      
operational climate services1 including 
the impact-based decision support       

services of the ,national ,weather      
,service4  7d7 ,funding ,there are      
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration #c1jjj1jjj for each of  
fiscal years #bjbe through #bjbh to     
carry out this section4