,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ac1    
#bjbe,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,collins1 and ,mr4 ,king7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture to expand the snow survey 
and water supply forecasting program to 
serve the ,northeastern ,united ,states4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,snow ,survey ,northeast   
,expansion ,act of #bjbe4  #b4          
,expansion of ,,nrcs snow survey and    
water supply forecasting  7a7           
,definition of ,northeastern ,united    
,states ,in this section1 the term      
,northeastern ,united ,states means the 
,states of ,maine1 ,new ,hampshire1     
,vermont1 ,new ,york1 and any other     
,states determined by the ,secretary of 
,agriculture4  7b7 ,expansion ,the      
,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting      

through the ,chief of the ,natural      
,resources ,conservation ,service1 shall
 expand the snow survey and water supply
 forecasting program carried out by the 
,natural ,resources ,conservation       
,service to serve the ,northeastern     
,united ,states4