Sec. 4. Earth Prediction Innovation Center
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Section 102(b) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 ( 15 U.S.C. 8512(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Advancing weather modeling skill, reclaiming and maintaining international leadership in the area of numerical weather prediction, and improving the transition of research into operations by— leveraging the weather enterprise to provide expertise on removing barriers to improving numerical weather prediction; enabling scientists and engineers to effectively collaborate in areas important for improving operational global numerical weather prediction skill, including model development, data assimilation techniques, systems architecture integration, and computational efficiencies; strengthening the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ability to undertake research projects in pursuit of substantial advancements in weather forecast skill; utilizing and leverage existing resources across the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration enterprise; and creating a community global weather research modeling system that— is accessible by the public; meets basic end-user requirements for running on public computers and networks located outside of secure National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration information and technology systems; and utilizes, whenever appropriate and cost-effective, innovative strategies and methods, including cloud-based computing capabilities, for hosting and management of part or all of the system described in this subsection. .
Section 108(a) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 ( 15 U.S.C. 8520(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (10), by striking ; and and inserting a semi-colon; in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: carry out the activities of the Earth Prediction Innovation Center as described in section 102(b)(2) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 ( 15 U.S.C. 8512(b)(2) ). .
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