Sec. 4. EARTH PREDICTION INNOVATION CENTER
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## SEC. 4 EARTH PREDICTION INNOVATION CENTER ###
(a)Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Section 102(b) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8512(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(4) > > Advancing weather modeling skill, reclaiming and maintaining international leadership in the area of numerical weather prediction, and improving the transition of research into operations by— > > > ##### “(A) > > leveraging the weather enterprise to provide expertise on removing barriers to improving numerical weather prediction; > > > ##### “(B) > > enabling scientists and engineers to effectively collaborate in areas important for improving operational global numerical weather prediction skill, including model development, data assimilation techniques, systems architecture integration, and computational efficiencies; > > > ##### “(C) > > strengthening the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ability to undertake research projects in pursuit of substantial advancements in weather forecast skill; > > > ##### “(D) > > utilizing and leverage existing resources across the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration enterprise; and > > > ##### “(E) > > creating a community global weather research modeling system that— > > > ###### “(i) > > is accessible by the public; > > > ###### “(ii) > > meets basic end-user requirements for running on public computers and networks located outside of secure National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration information and technology systems; and > > > ###### “(iii) > > utilizes, whenever appropriate and cost-effective, innovative strategies and methods, including cloud-based computing capabilities, for hosting and management of part or all of the system described in this subsection.” > . ###
(b)United States Weather Research Program Section 108(a) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 8520(a)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (10), by striking “; and” and inserting a semi-colon; ####
(2)in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(12) > > carry out the activities of the Earth Prediction Innovation Center as described in section 102(b)(2) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8512(b)(2)).” > .
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