,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ciab  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #be1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,%eehy introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to reau?orize ! ,national     
,integrat$ ,dr\ght ,in=mation ,sy/em    
,act ( #bjjf1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,nidis ,reau?orization ,act ( #bjbf4   
#b4 ,national ,integrat$ ,dr\ght        
,in=mation ,sy/em  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section
 #c ( ! ,national ,integrat$ ,dr\ght    
,in=mation ,sy/em ,act ( #bjjf 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #cac;d7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9     
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ 1 ?r\gh !      
,national ,wea!r ,s]vice & o!r          
appropriate wea!r & climate programs 9 !
 ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic       
,adm9i/ration12  7#b7 9 subsection 7b7--
 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 9           
subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ & aft] !     
semicolon2  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 by 
ins]t+ & aft] ! semicolon2 &  7iii7 by  

add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7           
incorporates fla% dr\ght rese>* & tools 
to enhance timely response2  2  7,b7 9  
p>agraph 7#e71 by /rik+ improvem5ts 9   
seasonal precipitation & temp]ature1    
subseasonal precipitation & temp]ature1 
& l[ fl[ wat] pr$iction2 & & ins]t+     
support improvem5ts 9 subseasonal to    
seasonal precipitation & temp]ature1 &  
l[ fl[ wat] pr$iction22 &  7,c7 by /rik+
 p>agraph 7#f7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#f7 
cont9ue ongo+ rese>* & monitor+         
activities relat$ to dr\ght1 includ+    
rese>* activities relat+ to ! pr$iction1
 l5g?1 sev]ity1 & impacts ( dr\ght & !  
role ( wea!r ev5ts & subseasonal to     
seasonal v>iability 9 dr\ght2  7#g7     
advance & deploy next-g5]ation          
te*nologies relat$ to dr\ght1 su* z     
monitor+1 prep>$ness1 & =eca/+          
capabilities utiliz+ artificial         
intellig5ce1 ma*9e le>n+1 & cl\d        
te*nologies2  7#h7 use obs]vational     
networks1 includ+ ! ,national ,wea!r    
,s]vice coop]ative obs]v] program &     

,/ate or regional hydrological monitor+ 
projects2  7#i7 ref9e dr\ght indicators 
across multiple spatial & temporal      
scales2  7#aj7 improve decision support 
products2  7#aa7 optimize data &        
res\rces f across ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2   
7#ab7 inve/igate & address data gaps1   
includ+ sn[pack monitor+1 space-bas$ or 
9-situ soil moi/ure monitor+1 gr\ndwat] 
data1 & data relat$ to rapid            
int5sification ev5ts2 &  7#ac7 engage )1
 & lev]age ! res\rces (1 entities )9 !  
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration 9 exi/5ce z ( ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ! ,,nidis ,reau?orization    
,act ( #bjbf to improve coord9ation (   
wat] monitor+1 =eca/+1 & managem5t4  2  
7#c7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#b71 by /rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7,b7
 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod &    
ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#d7 9 p>tn]%ip ) ! ,national  
,mesonet ,program1 e/abli% memor&a (    
und]/&+ to provide coord9at$1           
high-quality data4  2 &  7#d7 by add+ at

 ! end ! foll[+3  7g7 ,model+ update ,n 
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ! ,,nidis ,reau?orization ,act (     
#bjbf1 ! ,"u ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !    
,national ,integrat$ ,dr\ght ,in=mation 
,sy/em & ! ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice1    
%all develop a plan to incorporate exi/+
 dr\ght products ( ! ,national ,oceanic 
& ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration & improv$   
dynamical & /ati/ical =eca/ model+ tools
 into probabili/ic =eca/s4  4  7b7      
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#d ( ! ,national ,integrat$ ,dr\ght     
,in=mation ,sy/em ,act ( #bjjf 7,public 
,law #aji-dcj2 #ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cac;d     
note7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #d4   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act-- 7#a7 #ae1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>
 #bjbf4  7#b7 #ae1ejj1jjj = fiscal ye>  
#bjbg4  7#c7 #af1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>   
#bjbh4  7#d7 #af1ejj1jjj = fiscal ye>   
#bjbi4  7#e7 #ag1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>   
#bjcj4  4