Data voids in under observed areas of the United States

(a) In general The Under Secretary shall carry out activities to ensure comprehensive weather observation coverage, impact-based decision support services, and emergency information sharing in the United States, including the following: (1) Identifying regions in the United States and the territories of the United States that are under observed, and as a result, have data gaps or experience disproportionate impacts from hazardous weather that threatens human life, health, and property. (2) Identifying any challenges that contribute to the lack of weather observations under paragraph (1). (3) Increasing weather observations and developing new weather observational capabilities with respect to the regions identified under paragraph (1). (4) Establishing or supporting testbeds and deployments of decision support services to Federal, State, and local emergency operations centers to develop and integrate new weather, water, and climate observation or emergency information sharing tools, with respect to the regions identified under paragraph (1). (5) To the maximum extent practicable, advancing weather and water forecasting and subseasonal to seasonal modeling capabilities for the regions identified under paragraph (1). (6) Undertaking workforce development efforts for emergency management officials and meteorologists in the regions identified under paragraph (1). (7) Using observations to fill voids in data and better understand extreme rainfall in complex topography. (8) Contributing to a national integrated heat health information system. (b) Consultation; coordination The Under Secretary shall carry out activities under subsection (a)— (1) in coordination with the Director of the National Weather Service and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (2) in consultation with the United States weather industry and academic partners; and (3) in accordance with activities implemented through existing regional atmospheric, coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes observing systems. (c) Interagency partnership To support pilot projects (1) In general In carrying out this section, the Under Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Weather Service and in collaboration with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall establish an interagency partnership to support pilot projects that accelerate coordination and use of localized weather, water, and subseasonal to seasonal data and impact-based decision support services in infrastructure and emergency management decisions by Federal, State, and local officials. (2) Priority At least one pilot project under paragraph (1) shall address key science challenges to using mesonet data in local decision making and development of new tools and training for owners and operators of critical infrastructure (as defined in subsection (e) of the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c)), such as dams, energy generation and distribution facilities, nuclear power plants, and transportation networks.

(a) In general The Under Secretary shall carry out activities to ensure comprehensive weather observation coverage, impact-based decision support services, and emergency information sharing in the United States, including the following: (1) Identifying regions in the United States and the territories of the United States that are under observed, and as a result, have data gaps or experience disproportionate impacts from hazardous weather that threatens human life, health, and property. (2) Identifying any challenges that contribute to the lack of weather observations under paragraph (1). (3) Increasing weather observations and developing new weather observational capabilities with respect to the regions identified under paragraph (1). (4) Establishing or supporting testbeds and deployments of decision support services to Federal, State, and local emergency operations centers to develop and integrate new weather, water, and climate observation or emergency information sharing tools, with respect to the regions identified under paragraph (1). (5) To the maximum extent practicable, advancing weather and water forecasting and subseasonal to seasonal modeling capabilities for the regions identified under paragraph (1). (6) Undertaking workforce development efforts for emergency management officials and meteorologists in the regions identified under paragraph (1). (7) Using observations to fill voids in data and better understand extreme rainfall in complex topography. (8) Contributing to a national integrated heat health information system. (b) Consultation; coordination The Under Secretary shall carry out activities under subsection (a)— (1) in coordination with the Director of the National Weather Service and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (2) in consultation with the United States weather industry and academic partners; and (3) in accordance with activities implemented through existing regional atmospheric, coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes observing systems. (c) Interagency partnership To support pilot projects (1) In general In carrying out this section, the Under Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Weather Service and in collaboration with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall establish an interagency partnership to support pilot projects that accelerate coordination and use of localized weather, water, and subseasonal to seasonal data and impact-based decision support services in infrastructure and emergency management decisions by Federal, State, and local officials. (2) Priority At least one pilot project under paragraph (1) shall address key science challenges to using mesonet data in local decision making and development of new tools and training for owners and operators of critical infrastructure (as defined in subsection (e) of the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c)), such as dams, energy generation and distribution facilities, nuclear power plants, and transportation networks.