,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dada ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #be1 #bjbe,mr4 ,miller of ,ohio 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,foushee7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,department of ,energy and the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration to conduct collaborative research in order to advance numerical weather and climate prediction 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 ,computing research initiative 7a7 ,in general ,section #ajh of the ,weather ,research and ,forecasting ,innovation ,act of #bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #heah7 is amended by striking subsection 7a77#c77;,c7 and all that follows through subsection 7b77#g7 and inserting the following3 7b7 ,artificial intelligence investments ,the ,under ,secretary shall leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to facilitate1 optimize1 and further leverage advanced computing to accomplish critical missions of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration4 7c7 ,centers of excellence ,the ,under ,secretary may expand1 and where applicable establish1 centers of excellence to aid the adoption of next-generation artificial intelligence and machine learning enabled advanced computing capabilities4 ,each such center 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 modern artificial intelligence1 deep machine-learning1 and advanced data analysis technologies to address current and future mission challenges4 7#d7 ,to the maximum extent practicable1 exploring quantum computing and related application partnerships with public1 private1 and academic entities to improve the accuracy and resolution of weather predictions4 7d7 ,multi-,year contracts ,the ,under ,secretary may enter into multi-year contracts in accordance with section #cijc of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 and shall ensure compliance with all contract clauses provided in such section to support operations1 research1 and development related to high performance and cloud computing infrastructure or systems with an unfunded contingent liability in the event of cancellation4 7e7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this subsection1 the ,under ,secretary1 in collaboration with the ,secretary of ,energy shall submit to the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation and the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate a report evaluating the following3 7,a7 ,a best estimate of the overall value of high-resolution probabilistic forecast guidance for hazardous weather or water events using a next-generation weather forecast and warning framework4 7,b7 ,the needs for cloud computing1 quantum computing1 or high-performance computing1 visualization1 and dissemination collaboration between the ,department of ,energy and the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration4 7,c7 ,a timeline and guidance for implementation of the following3 7i7 ,high-resolution numerical weather prediction models4 7ii7 ,methods for meeting the cloud computing1 quantum computing1 or high-performance computing1 visualization1 and dissemination needs identified under subparagraph 7b74 7#b7 ,hazardous weather or water events defined ,in this subsection1 the term hazardous weather or water events means weather or water events that have a high risk of loss of life or property1 including the following3 7,a7 ,severe storms1 such as hurricanes and short-fused1 small-scale hazardous weather or hydrologic events produced by thunderstorms1 including large hail1 damaging winds1 tornadoes1 and flash floods4 7,b7 ,winter storms1 such as freezing or frozen precipitation 7including freezing rain1 sleet1 and snow71 or combined effects of freezing or frozen precipitation and strong winds4 7,c7 ,other weather hazards1 such as extreme heat or cold1 wildfire1 drought1 dense fog1 high winds1 and river1 coastal1 or lakeshore flooding4 4 7b7 ,strategic plan on high-,performance computing and data management needs 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,under ,secretary shall make publicly available not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and update every five years thereafter until #bjce1 a #aj-year strategic plan that outlines the high-performance computing and data management requirements and needs of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration and actions and strategies to address such requirements and needs4 7#b7 ,plan elements ,at a minimum1 the strategic plan required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,a #aj-year prospective outlook of computing resources and upgrades needed to meet the mission needs of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration for fisheries management1 oceanographic forecasting1 and ecological forecasting missions4 7,b7 ,a discussion of the following3 7i7 ,computing and processing resources of the ,administration and a #aj-year projected need for such resources1 disaggregated by line office of the ,administration4 7ii7 ,facilities1 commercial contracts1 and partnerships 7with other ,federal agencies or other institutions or entities7 of the ,administration that are providing computing and data management support or capacity as of such date4 7iii7 ,the use by the ,administration of cloud computing and other emerging technologies1 such as artificial intelligence and machine learning4 7iv7 ,additional technologies that have the potential to increase effectiveness and efficiency for data storage and processing power1 including challenges to access and use of such technologies4 7v7 ,the distribution of computing resources among the operations and research functions of the ,administration4 7vi7 ,products and services of the ,administration that have not become available to the public because of a lack of computing resources4 7vii7 ,current and future workforce development needs1 such as information technology and software engineering1 of the ,administration4 7viii7 ,the high-performance computing requirements of the ,administration1 with a special focus on requirements that are common across line offices of the ,administration4 7,c7 ,timelines1 and performance measures for assessing progress toward attaining goals for the following3 7i7 ,computing infrastructure and architecture of the ,administration 7including facilities1 hardware1 and software74 7ii7 ,use by the ,administration of technologies that will increase effectiveness and efficiency for data storage and processing power1 including challenges to access and use of such technologies4 7,d7 ,a #aj-year life cycle analysis of the management of facilities1 hardware1 and engineering involved in the strategic plan that includes the following3 7i7 ,program formulation for project conception1 implementation1 and closure4 7ii7 ,technical infrastructure1 products1 processes1 data1 and personnel resources required to achieve defined cost1 schedule1 and performance objectives4 7,e7 ,if appropriate1 a description of actions taken to implement the previous plan4 7#c7 ,public involvement ,in developing the strategic plan required by paragraph 7#a71 the ,under ,secretary shall invite comments and other feedback from the public to inform the strategic plan4 7#d7 ,annual briefings 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act and annually thereafter until #bjcj1 the ,under ,secretary shall brief ,congress on the progress made toward the objectives of the strategic plan required by paragraph 7#a74 7,b7 ,elements ,each briefing required by subparagraph 7,a7 shall include the following3 7i7 ,an evaluation of the progress made in implementing the strategic plan4 7ii7 ,such updates to the strategic plan as the ,under ,secretary considers appropriate4