,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ai1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,neguse 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,casar1 ,mr4 ,stanton1 ,mr4 ,amo1 ,ms4  
,hoyle of ,oregon1 and ,mr4 ,moskowitz7 
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 reinstate all employees  
and programs at the ,national ,oceanic  
and ,atmospheric ,administration that   
help communities prepare for and        
mitigate damage from extreme weather    
events4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,protect ,americans    
from ,climate ,disasters ,act4  #b4     
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,the ,fifth ,united ,states      

,national ,climate ,assessment reported 
that human-caused climate variability   
such as extended droughts1 longer       
wildfire seasons1 heavy rainfall1 and   
sea level rise affects the frequency and
 intensity of extreme weather events4   
7#b7 ,according to the ,national        
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration 7,,noaa71 the number and
 cost of extreme weather and climate    
disasters have increased over time and  
will continue to increase in the ,united
 ,states due to climate change1         
increased urbanization1 and development 
in weather prone areas4  7#c7 ,according
 to the ,national ,centers for          
,environmental ,information1 from #bjbj 
to #bjbd alone1 weather and climate     
disasters cost the ,united ,states over 
#gdf1gjj1jjj1jjj and led to #b1ebj      
deaths4  7#d7 ,americans rely on weather
 information provided by ,,noaa every   
day for emergency disaster alerts1      
forecasting1 data collection1 and more4 
7#e7 ,staffing reductions at the        

,national ,weather ,service and ,,noaa  
have resulted in decreased capacity to  
forecast extreme weather events1 the    
elimination of some products and        
services1 and the deterioration of      
environmental scientific research1 which
 poses a threat to public safety4  7#f7 
,the #e former living ,national ,weather
 ,service leaders wrote an open letter  
expressing their deep concern that the  
staff and program cuts at ,,noaa may    
result in the loss of life4  7#g7       
,,noaa's ,billion-,dollar ,weather and  
,climate ,disasters product has been    
eliminated1 reducing publicly available 
data that tracked the economic impact of
 ,united ,states weather and climate    
trends since #aihj4  #c4 ,definition ,in
 this ,act1 the term ,,noaa means the   
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration4  #d4 ,,noaa staffing   
and personnel ,not later than #cj days  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 using funds previously            
appropriated for such purposes1 the     

,secretary of ,commerce shall-- 7#a7    
take such actions as are necessary to   
ensure that ,,noaa1 including the       
,national ,weather ,service1 is fully   
staffed to ensure timely and accurate   
data1 forecasts1 weather alerts1 and    
resiliency resources are available to   
prepare for extreme weather events2 and 
7#b7 reinstate any individuals who--    
7,a7 were involuntarily removed or      
otherwise terminated from employment    
with ,,noaa during the period beginning 
on ,january #bj1 #bjbe1 and ending on   
the date of the enactment of this ,act2 
and  7,b7 elect to be reinstated4  #e4  
,continuation of authorized ,,noaa      
programs  7a7 ,requirements ,the        
,secretary of ,commerce--  7#a7 shall   
continue to carry out any programs for  
which funds have been appropriated that 
support ,state and local efforts to     
prepare for and respond to extreme      
weather events2 and  7#b7 may not make  
any changes to existing congressionally 
mandated programs that will reduce      

access to extreme weather resources4    
7b7 ,actions required ,in carrying out  
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 the ,secretary of 
,commerce shall immediately reinstate   
the ,billion-,dollar ,weather and       
,climate ,disasters product and carry   
out any project for which funds have    
been made available under such program2 
7#b7 the ,secretary of ,commerce shall  
immediately reinstate the ,,noaa ,marine
 ,environmental ,buoy ,database and     
carry out any project for which funds   
have been made available under such     
program2 and  7#c7 the ,secretary of    
,commerce shall immediately reinstate   
the ,,noaa ,global ,ocean ,currents     
,database and carry out any project for 
which funds have been made available    
under such program4  #f4 ,national      
,oceanic ,and ,atmospheric              
,administration funding ,there is       
appropriated to the ,department of      
,commerce1 out of any money in the      
,treasury not otherwise appropriated1   
for the fiscal year ending on ,september

 #cj1 #bjbf1 #f1gef1cjj1jjj for the     
necessary expenses of ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration4