UNITED STATES WEATHER RESEARCH PROGRAM.

SEC. 108. UNITED STATES WEATHER RESEARCH PROGRAM. (a) Establishment.— The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology through the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences, shall establish a United States Weather Research Program to— (1) increase benefits to the Nation from the substantial investment in modernizing the public weather warning and forecast system in the United States; (2) improve local and regional weather forecasts and warnings; (3) address critical weather-related scientific issues; and (4) coordinate governmental, university, and private-sector efforts. (b) Implementation Plan.— Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences, shall prepare and 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 a plan for implementation of the United States Weather Research Program which shall— (1) establish, for the 10-year period beginning in the year the plan is submitted, the goals and priorities for Federal weather research which most effectively advance the scientific understanding of weather processes and provide information to improve weather warning and forecast systems in the United States; (2) describe specific activities, including research activities, data collection and data analysis requirements, predictive modeling, participation in international research efforts, demonstra-106 STAT. 4277tion of potential operational forecast applications, and education and training required to achieve such goals and priorities; and (3) set forth the role of each Federal agency and department to be involved in the United States Weather Research Program, identifying and addressing, as appropriate, relevant programs and activities of the Federal agencies and departments that would contribute to such Program.