PILOT PROGRAM ON COMMERCIAL WEATHER DATA.

SEC. 1613. PILOT PROGRAM ON COMMERCIAL WEATHER DATA. (a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a pilot program to assess the viability of commercial satellite weather data to support requirements of the Department of Defense. (b) Duration.—The Secretary may carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) for a period not exceeding two years. (c) Briefings.— (1) Interim briefing.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees (and to any other congressional defense committee upon request) demonstrating how the Secretary plans to implement the pilot program under subsection (a). (2) Final briefing.—Not later than 90 days after the pilot program under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary shall provide a briefing to the appropriate congressional committees (and to any other congressional defense committee upon request) on the utility, cost, and other considerations regarding the purchase of commercial satellite weather data to support the requirements of the Department of Defense. (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.—In this subsection, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means— (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives; and (B) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.