Sec. 109. UNITED STATES WEATHER RESEARCH PROGRAM
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## SEC. 109 UNITED STATES WEATHER RESEARCH PROGRAM Section 108 of the Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-567; 15 U.S.C. 313 note) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)in paragraph (3), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon; #####
(B)in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and #####
(C)by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following: > > #### “(5) > > submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, not less frequently than once each year, a report, including— > > > ##### “(A) > > a list of ongoing research projects; > > > ##### “(B) > > project goals and a point of contact for each project; > > > ##### “(C) > > the five projects related to weather observations, short-term weather, or subseasonal forecasts within Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research that are closest to operationalization; > > > ##### “(D) > > for each project referred to in subparagraph (C)— > > > ###### “(i) > > the potential benefit; > > > ###### “(ii) > > any barrier to operationalization; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > the plan for operationalization, including which line office will financially support the project and how much the line office intends to spend; > > > #### “(6) > > establish teams with staff from the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and the National Weather Service to oversee the operationalization of research products developed by the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research; > > > #### “(7) > > develop mechanisms for research priorities of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research to be informed by the relevant line offices within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the relevant user community, and the weather enterprise; > > > #### “(8) > > develop an internal mechanism to track the progress of each research project within the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and mechanisms to terminate a project that is not adequately progressing; > > > #### “(9) > > develop and implement a system to track whether extramural research grant goals were accomplished; > > > #### “(10) > > provide facilities for products developed by the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research to be tested in operational simulations, such as test beds; and > > > #### “(11) > > encourage academic collaboration with the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and the National Weather Service by facilitating visiting scholars.” > ; ####
(2)in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the” and inserting “The”; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(c) Subseasonal Defined > > In this section, the term ‘**subseasonal**’ means the time range between 2 weeks and 3 months.” > .
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