Sec. 6. Satellite architecture planning
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Section 301 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 ( 15 U.S.C. 8531 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Under Secretary shall analyze, test, and plan the procurement of future data sources and satellite architectures, including respective ground system elements, identified in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Satellite Observing System Architecture Study that— lower the cost of observations used to meet the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s mission requirements; disaggregate current satellite systems, where appropriate; include new, value-adding technological advancements; and improve weather forecasting and predictions.
In meeting the requirements described in paragraph (1), the Under Secretary— may partner with the commercial and academic sectors, non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations, and other Federal agencies; and shall, consistent with section 107 of this Act, undertake quantitative assessments for objective analyses, as the Under Secretary considers appropriate, to evaluate relative value and benefits of future data sources and satellite architectures described in paragraph (1).
Subject to paragraph (2), in order to enhance the effectiveness of data and satellite systems used by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to meet its missions, the Under Secretary may enter into and perform such transaction agreements on such terms as the Under Secretary considers appropriate to carry out basic, applied, and advanced research projects to meet the objectives described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(D)subsection (c)(1). A transaction agreement under paragraph
(1)shall be limited to research and development activities. A transaction agreement under paragraph
(1)may be used— for the construction, use, operation, or procurement of new, improved, innovative, or value-adding satellites, instrumentation, ground stations, and data; to make determinations on how to best use existing or planned data, systems, and assets of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and only when the objectives of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cannot be met using a cooperative research and development agreement, grants procurement contract, or cooperative agreement. The authority provided in this subsection terminates effective September 30, 2023. Not later than 60 days after the date that a transaction agreement is made under subsection (d), the Under Secretary shall make publicly available, in a searchable format, on the website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration all uses of the authority under subsection (d), including an estimate of committed National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration resources and the expected benefits to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration objectives for the transaction agreement, with appropriate redactions for proprietary, sensitive, or classified information. Not later than 90 days after September 30 of each fiscal year through September 30, 2023, the Under Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on the use of additional transaction authority by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration during the previous fiscal year. Each report shall include— for each transaction agreement in effect during the fiscal year covered by the report— an indication of whether the transaction agreement is a reimbursable, non-reimbursable, or funded agreement; a description of— the subject and terms; the parties; the responsible National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration line office; the value; the extent of the cost sharing among Federal Government and non-Federal sources; the duration or schedule; and all milestones; an indication of whether the transaction agreement was renewed during the previous fiscal year; the technology areas in which research projects were conducted under that agreement; the extent to which the use of that agreement— has contributed to a broadening of the technology and industrial base available for meeting National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration needs; and has fostered within the technology and industrial base new relationships and practices that support the United States; and the total value received by the Federal Government under that agreement for that fiscal year; and a list of all anticipated reimbursable, non-reimbursable, and funded transaction agreements for the upcoming fiscal year. Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the authority of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to use cooperative research and development agreements, grants, procurement contracts, or cooperative agreements. .
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