Sec. 112. Interagency Council for Advancing Meteorological Services
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Section 402 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 ( 15 U.S.C. 8542 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking Interagency Committee for Advancing Weather Services and inserting Interagency Council for Advancing Meteorological Services (in this section referred to as the ; and Interagency Council ) by striking Committee each place it appears and inserting Council ; by amending subsections
(b)and
(c)to read as follows: The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Under Secretary shall serve as co-chairs of the Interagency Council. The Under Secretary shall serve as the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology. The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall take such steps as are necessary to coordinate the activities of the Federal Government with stakeholders in the United States weather industry, academic partners, State governments, and emergency managers. ; and by adding at the end the following: The Interagency Council shall be the formal mechanism by which all relevant Federal agencies coordinate implementation of policy and practices to ensure United States global leadership in meteorological services. In doing so, the Interagency Council shall review programs and support relevant weather research and forecast innovation activities, and other related implementation activities, related to Federal meteorological services, including by carrying out the following: Identifying and helping prioritize meteorological research and service delivery needs, including relating to observations, operational systems, communications, and infrastructure. Providing recommendations to streamline or consolidate activities and develop greater efficiencies in cross-agency activities. Leveraging Earth system science research outcomes of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and other relevant Federal agencies, including research outcomes related to the relevant recommended key science and applications questions and priorities in the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s 2018 report Thriving on Our Changing Planet: A Decadal Strategy for Earth Observation from Space , to understand and predict high-impact weather phenomena. Facilitating the expansion and strengthening of partnerships with private sector entities to advance meteorological research, communications, and computing. Sharing information regarding meteorological research improvement needs and science opportunities across relevant Federal agencies. Providing advice to all relevant Federal agencies regarding potential collaborations and expected levels of resources needed to maintain and operate the Interagency Council. Enhancing communication and coordination and promoting sharing within relevant Federal agencies and across the Interagency Council. Developing, recruiting, and sustaining a professional workforce for meteorological research and services. The Interagency Council, in coordination with, and avoiding duplication with the efforts of, the United States Group on Earth Observations, shall promote data and metadata access and archive activities to increase accessibility, interoperability, and reusability by maintaining a data inventory of meteorological observations. Not less frequently than once every 2 years for a period of 10 years beginning on the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Interagency Council shall solicit updated information from private sector entities identifying current and near future sources of such data. Such data shall be made available to participating agencies of the Interagency Council specified under subsection (a). The Interagency Meteorological Coordination Office shall provide to the Interagency Council such administrative and logistical support as the Interagency Council may require, as determined by the co-chairs. Participating agencies of the Interagency Council specified under subsection
(a)may provide reimbursable financial support to the Interagency Meteorological Coordinating Office to enhance cost sharing and collaboration related to weather research and forecast innovation activities. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter until 2030, the Interagency Council shall publish a report that identifies among participating agencies of the Interagency Council specified under subsection
(a)the following: Federal programs that use meteorological observations, data sources, and capabilities. Federal programs that acquire such observations, data, and capabilities from private sector entities. Advancements in meteorological data collection, assimilation, and forecasting that could improve Federal programmatic operational capabilities. Barriers to acquiring meteorological observations, data sources, and capabilities that could be used to better meet Federal programmatic needs. . Any reference to the Interagency Committee for Advancing Weather Services in any law, rule, regulation, paper, document, map, or other record of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the Interagency Council for Advancing Meteorological Services.
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