Sec. 4. Classification of and staffing plan for employees
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Title IV of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 ( 15 U.S.C. 8541 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 406 the following new section: Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Under Secretary shall coordinate with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to categorize each position in the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration specified in paragraph
(2)as a protective service occupation under the Standard Occupational Classification System. The positions specified in this paragraph are the following occupational positions in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as defined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management: Meteorology Series (1340). Hydrology Series (1315). General Physical Science Series (1301). Electronics Technical Series (0856). Information Technology Management Series (GS–2210). The Under Secretary may not carry out any staffing change in any of the occupational positions specified in paragraph
(2)unless— a period of 30 days has passed after the receipt by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate of a report by the Under Secretary containing a description of the staffing change proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such staffing change; or each such committee before the expiration of such period has transmitted to the Under Secretary written notice to the effect that such committee has no objection to such proposed staffing change. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Under Secretary shall submit to Congress a five-year staffing plan for— the National Weather Service; and any positions within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that support forecasts and warnings to protect human life and property, including positions that involve— collection of data for incorporation into watches and warnings; operation and maintenance of equipment for collection of data described in subparagraph (A); maintenance of information technology systems; modeling for forecasts and warnings; and research to improve forecasts, warnings, and communication of such warnings to better protect human life and property. . The table of contents for the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 406 the following new item: Sec. 407. Classification of and staffing plan for employee. .
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