,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ciai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,budd introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,weather ,research and  
,forecasting ,innovation ,act of #bjag  
with respect to the hurricane forecast  
improvement program1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,hurricane ,forecast
 ,improvement ,program ,enhancement     
,act4  #b4 ,hurricane forecast          
improvement program ,section #ajd of the
 ,weather ,research and ,forecasting    
,innovation ,act of #bjag 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #head7 is amended to read as follows3  
#ajd4 ,hurricane forecast improvement   
program  7a7 ,in general ,the ,under    
,secretary1 in collaboration with the   
,united ,states weather industry and    
academic partners1 shall maintain a     
program to improve hurricane            

forecasting1 predictions1 and warnings4 
7b7 ,goal ,the goal of the program under
 subsection 7a7 shall be to develop and 
extend accurate hurricane forecasts1    
predictions1 and warnings in order to   
reduce the loss of life or property     
related to hurricanes1 with a focus on  
the following3 7#a7 ,improving the      
understanding1 prediction1 and          
communication of rapid intensity change 
and projected path of hurricanes1       
including probabilistic methods for     
hurricane hazard mapping4  7#b7         
,improving the forecast and impact-based
 communication of inland flooding1      
compound flooding1 and storm surges from
 hurricanes4  7#c7 ,incorporating       
social1 behavioral1 risk1 communication1
 and economic sciences to clearly inform
 response to prevent the loss of life or
 property4  7#d7 ,evaluating and        
incorporating1 as appropriate1          
innovative observations1 including      
acoustic or infrasonic measurements1    
novel sensor technologies1 observation  

tools or networks1 crewed or uncrewed   
systems1 and hosted instruments on      
commercial aircrafts1 vessels1 and      
satellites4  7c7 ,activities ,in        
carrying out subsection 7a71 the ,under 
,secretary shall award grants for       
research1 including relating to the     
following3 7#a7 ,implementing key       
strategies and following priorities and 
objectives outlined by the #bjai report 
of the ,national ,oceanic and           
,atmospheric ,administration entitled1  
,hurricane ,forecast ,improvement       
,program4  7#b7 ,in coordination with   
the ,social and ,behavioral ,sciences   
,subcommittee of the ,national ,science 
and ,technology ,council and other      
relevant interagency committees1        
improving the social1 behavioral1 and   
economic sciences related to risk       
communication1 and delivery of          
information critical for reducing the   
loss of life or property related to     
hurricanes4  7#c7 ,improving the        
physical sciences1 operational modeling1

 and tools related to hurricane         
formation1 the impacts of wind and      
water-based hurricane hazards on the    
built and natural environment1 and the  
interaction of hurricanes and tornadoes4
  7d7 ,warnings ,in carrying out        
subsection 7a71 the ,under ,secretary   
shall-- 7#a7 conduct and transition to  
operations the research necessary to    
develop and deploy probabilistic weather
 forecast guidance technology relating  
to hurricanes and related weather       
phenomena2  7#b7 incorporate into       
hurricane modeling and forecasting1 as  
appropriate1 social1 behavioral1 and    
economic sciences research2 and  7#c7   
expand computational resources1         
including cloud computing1 to support   
and improve higher resolution           
operational modeling of hurricanes and  
related weather phenomena4  7e7 ,annual 
report ,not later than ,june #a of each 
year until #bjbi1 the ,under ,secretary1
 in consultation with the ,secretary of 
,defense1 shall submit to the ,committee

 on ,commerce1 ,science1 and            
,transportation of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology of the ,house of            
,representatives a report that includes 
the following3 7#a7 ,the number and     
causes of missed mission requirements   
for the ,national ,hurricane ,operations
 ,plan and the ,national ,winter ,season
 ,operations ,plan1 including those     
related to equipment malfunction1       
aircraft availability1 aircraft         
maintenance1 flight hour limits1 and    
availability of pilots or other air and 
maintenance crew members4  7#b7         
,requirements related to the plans      
described in paragraph 7#a7 that were   
requested by forecasters but not tasked1
 and the reasons why those were not     
tasked4  7#c7 ,a workforce management   
plan addressing any shortfalls in human 
capital resources that are necessary for
 hurricane observational data collection
 aboard aircraft or uncrewed systems4   
7#d7 ,a summary of-- 7,a7 hurricane     

technology that is under research and   
development to improve confidence in    
hurricane track and intensity           
predictions2  7,b7 hurricane technology 
that is at the prototype demonstration  
stage or beyond2 and  7,c7 plans for    
transitioning the hurricane technology  
described in subparagraph 7,b7 into     
operations4  4