,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #c1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and ,mr4   
,padilla7 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
 conduct a project to improve forecasts 
of coastal marine fog1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,fog ,observations  
and ,geographic ,forecasting ,act4  #b4 
,project to improve forecasts of coastal
 marine fog  7a7 ,in general ,the ,under
 ,secretary of ,commerce for ,oceans and
 ,atmosphere shall conduct a project to 
improve forecasts of coastal marine fog4
  7b7 ,goal ,the goal of the project    
required under subsection 7a7 is to     
enhance vessel safety and reduce the    
economic impact of coastal marine fog   
events1 with a focus on-- 7#a7          

increasing the number of marine-based   
observations through additional ,federal
 platforms and commercially acquired    
observations in locations where impacts 
from marine fog and reduced visibility  
have major safety and economic impacts1 
including through the use of-- 7,a7     
buoys2  7,b7 meteorological stations    
measuring visibility1 temperature1      
dewpoint1 and wind speed and direction  
as a stand-alone or co-located with     
water level sensors1 such as those that 
are part of the physical oceanographic  
observation system program of the       
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration2  7,c7 stationary       
platforms or drifting instruments2  7,d7
 vessels2  7,e7 unmanned systems2  7,f7 
remote sensing technologies1 including  
rapid refresh hyperspectral satellite   
imagery2 and  7,g7 advanced algorithms  
that extract actionable information from
 observational data1 including early    
detection and regular monitoring of     
marine fog2  7#b7 advancing geographic  

coverage1 resolution1 skill1 and        
accuracy of marine fog modeling1        
including1 when feasible1 additional    
locations and advancements in marine    
channel forecast capability2  7#c7      
improving communication of marine fog   
advisories by the ,national ,oceanic and
 ,atmospheric ,administration2  7#d7    
communicating risks posed by hazardous  
marine fog events in a way that         
maximizes informed decision making by   
the public2 and  7#e7 providing decision
 support services based on environmental
 information that is actionable to the  
recipient of a marine fog advisory4  7c7
 ,stakeholder engagement ,in            
implementing the project required under 
subsection 7a71 the ,under ,secretary   
shall meet with public and private      
stakeholders regarding the planning1    
development1 and implementation of the  
project4  7d7 ,tribal engagement ,the   
,under ,secretary shall meet with       
,indian tribes 7as defined in section #d
 of the ,indian ,self-,determination and

 ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be       
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd77 regarding the         
planning1 development1 and              
implementation of the project required  
under subsection 7a74  7e7 ,project plan
 ,not later than one year after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,under ,secretary shall develop a plan  
for the project required under          
subsection 7a7 that details the specific
 research1 development1 and technology  
transfer activities1 as well as         
corresponding resources and timelines1  
necessary to achieve the goal set forth 
under subsection 7b74