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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 306 (Reported in Senate) — To establish and maintain a coordinated program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that impro... · Sec. 6

Sec. 6. Surveys and assessments

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During the second winter following the date of the enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Under Secretary shall conduct a post-fire-weather-season survey and assessment. After conducting a post-fire-weather-season survey and assessment under subparagraph (A), the Under Secretary shall— investigate any gaps in weather data collected during the assessment; identify and implement strategies and procedures to improve program services and information dissemination; update systems, processes, strategies, and procedures to enhance the efficiency and reliability of weather data obtained from the assessment; evaluate the accuracy and efficacy of physical fire weather forecasting information for each incident included in the survey and assessment; and assess and refine performance measures, as needed.
The Under Secretary may conduct surveys and assessments following individual wildfire events as the Under Secretary determines necessary. In carrying out activities under this subsection, the Under Secretary shall seek to increase the number of post-wildfire community impact studies, including by surveying individual and collective responses and incorporating other applicable topics of social science research. Not less frequently than once each year, the Under Secretary shall join other relevant agencies to provide a briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress that provides— an overview of the fire season; an outlook for the fire season; and fire weather forecasts.
In conducting any survey or assessment under this subsection, the Under Secretary shall coordinate with Federal, State, and local partners, Indian tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations, private entities, and such institutions of higher education as the Under Secretary considers relevant in order to— improve operations and collaboration; and optimize data collection, sharing, integration, assimilation, and dissemination. The Under Secretary shall make the data and findings obtained from each assessment conducted under this subsection available to the public in an accessible digital format as soon as practicable after conducting the assessment.
The Under Secretary shall make best efforts to incorporate the results and recommendations of each assessment conducted under this subsection into the research and development plan and operations of the Administration. The Under Secretary, in collaboration with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Secretary of Defense, shall— conduct an assessment of resources, personnel, procedures, and activities necessary to maximize the functionality and utility of the automated surface observing system of the United States that identifies— key system upgrades needed to improve observation quality and utility for weather forecasting, aviation safety, and other users; improvements needed in observations within the planetary boundary layer, including mixing height; improvements needed in public accessibility of observational data; improvements needed to reduce latency in reporting of observational data; relevant data to be collected for the production of forecasts or forecast guidance relating to atmospheric composition, including particulate and air quality data related to wildfires, and aviation safety; areas of concern regarding operational continuity and reliability of the system, which may include needs for on-night staff, particularly in remote and rural areas and areas where system failure would have the greatest negative impact to the community; stewardship, data handling, data distribution, and product generation needs arising from upgrading and changing the automated surface observation systems; possible solutions for areas of concern identified under clause (vi), including with respect to the potential use of backup systems, power and communication system reliability, staffing needs and personnel location, and the acquisition of critical component backups and proper storage location to ensure rapid system repair necessary to ensure system operational continuity; and research, development, and transition to operations needed to develop advanced data collection, quality control, and distribution so that the data are provided to models, users, and decision support systems in a timely manner; and develop and implement a plan that addresses the findings of the assessment conducted under subparagraph (A), including by seeking and allocating resources necessary to ensure that system upgrades are standardized across the Administration, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Department of Defense to the extent practicable.
Any system standardization implemented under paragraph (1)(B) shall not impede activities to upgrade or improve individual units of the system. The Under Secretary, in collaboration with relevant Federal agencies and the National Interagency Coordination Center, shall assess and develop cooperative agreements to improve coordination, interoperability standards, operations, and placement of remote automatic weather stations for the purpose of improving utility and coverage of remote automatic weather stations, automated surface observation systems, wildfire smoke monitoring platforms, and other similar stations and systems for weather and climate operations.
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, in collaboration with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that— details the findings of the assessment required by subparagraph
(A)of paragraph (1); and the plan required by subparagraph
(B)of such paragraph. The report required by subparagraph
(A)shall include a detailed assessment of appropriations required— to address the findings of the assessment required by subparagraph
(A)of paragraph (1); and to implement the plan required by subparagraph
(B)of such paragraph.
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