Sec. 7. VORTEX-USA program
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Section 103 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 ( 15 U.S.C. 8513 ) is amended— in the section heading, by striking and inserting Tornado warning improvement and extension ; VORTEX-USA in subsection (a), by striking establish a tornado warning improvement and extension program and inserting maintain a program for rapidly improving tornado forecast and warnings ; by striking subsections
(c)and (d); and by adding at the end the following: The Under Secretary shall ensure that the program required by subsection
(a)periodically examines the value of incorporating innovative observations with respect to the improvement of tornado forecasts, predictions, and warnings, such as acoustic or infrasonic measurements, observations from phased array radars, and observations from mesonets. The program required by subsection
(a)shall— continue the research necessary to develop and deploy probabilistic weather forecast guidance technology for tornados; and incorporate, as appropriate, hazard communication research. The Under Secretary shall, through the program required by subsection (a), award grants for research that focuses on improving— the social, behavioral, risk, communication, and economic sciences related to vulnerabilities, risk communication, and delivery of information critical for saving lives and property related to tornadoes; and the physical sciences, engineering, and technology related to tornado formation, the interactions of tornadoes with the built and natural environment, and the interaction of tornadoes and hurricanes. In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall prioritize awarding grants to historically Black colleges and universities. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary to carry out this section $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2030, of which not less than $2,000,000 each fiscal year shall be used for grants awarded under subsection (e). . The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 ( Public Law 115–25 ; 131 Stat. 91) is amended by striking the item relating to section 103 and inserting the following: Sec. 103. VORTEX-USA program. .
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