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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 · Sec. 12512

Sec. 12512. IMPROVEMENTS TO UNITED STATES DROUGHT MONITOR

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## SEC. 12512 IMPROVEMENTS TO UNITED STATES DROUGHT MONITOR **[**[7 U.S.C. 5856](/us/usc/t7/s5856)**]** ###
(a)In General The Secretary shall coordinate with the Director of the National Drought Mitigation Center and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to enhance the collection of data to improve the accuracy of the United States Drought Monitor. ###
(b)Utilization To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall utilize a consistent source or sources of data for programs that are based on drought or precipitation indices, such as the livestock forage disaster program established under section 1501(c) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 9081(c)) or policies or plans of insurance established under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). ###
(c)Review Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a review of— ####
(1)the types of data currently utilized by the United States Drought Monitor; ####
(2)the geographic coverage and density of existing data collection sites; and ####
(3)other meteorological or climatological data that is being collected by other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and non-Federal entities that could be utilized by the United States Drought Monitor. ###
(d)Improvements ####
(1)In general Upon the completion of the review prescribed in subsection (c), the Secretary shall— #####
(A)seek to expand the collection of relevant data in States or geographic areas where coverage is currently lacking as compared to other States or geographic areas; and #####
(B)to the maximum extent practicable, develop standards to allow the integration of meteorological or climatological data into the United States Drought Monitor derived from— ######
(i)in-situ soil moisture profile measuring devices; ######
(ii)citizen science (as defined in the Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act (15 U.S.C. 3724)), including data from the Cooperative Observer Program of the National Weather Service; and ######
(iii)other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and non-Federal entities. ####
(2)Authorization of appropriations There is to be authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.
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Sec. 12512
IMPROVEMENTS TO UNITED STATES DROUGHT MONITOR
U.S.C.§ 5856
U.S.C.§ 9081
U.S.C.§ 1501
U.S.C.§ 3724
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