Sec. 903. Miscellaneous authorities
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Subject to the availability of appropriations, and at the discretion of the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Under Secretary may provide to Pacific Island parties technical assistance and services in line with the mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. To implement this subsection, the Under Secretary shall primarily utilize existing programs, offices, and sites of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Pacific Islands region.
In order to further augment existing regional capacity in the Pacific Islands region, the Under Secretary may consider the formation of a cooperative institute to focus and advise on the unique needs of that region. In this subsection, the term Pacific Island parties means the following: The Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands. The Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, which have each entered into a Compact of Free Association with the United States.
Such other parties as the Under Secretary considers appropriate. The Under Secretary may provide technical assistance, data, and operational products or services in support of State governments, or entities and institutions partnering or collaborating with State governments, in the voluntary production of State climate or weather assessments. The Under Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Weather Service, may establish partnerships and other mutually beneficial relationships with national and regional weather services around the world to support the co-development and deployment of weather and climate observations and instrumentation.
Partnerships and other relationships established in accordance with paragraph (1), including those provided by the international desks of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, shall build upon existing agreements and partnerships with the Department of State and the World Meteorological Organization. The Under Secretary may, in alignment with the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act ( Public Law 115–336 ; 44 U.S.C. 3501 note) and the memorandum of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget dated September 22, 2023, and entitled Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience (M–23–22), implement mobile applications, modern application programming interfaces, or web-based tools to increase the utility of and access to data, services, and products of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a briefing on the number and time commitment of intra-agency and interagency meetings, councils, boards, and summits attended by each line office Assistant Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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