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[Discussion Draft]
[Discussion Draft]
December 13, 2022
117th CONGRESS 2d Session
Rules Committee Print 117–72
Text of the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1437
Offered by M_. ______
[Showing the text of Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023.]
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate, insert the following:
1.This Act may be cited as the Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
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2.The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short Title.
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress.
Division A—Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023
Division B—Other Matters
Title I—Extensions
Title II—Budgetary Effects
Division C—Health and Human Services
Title I—Medicare and Medicaid
Title II—Human Services
Title III—Extension of FDA Authorizations
Title IV—Indian Health
Division D—PRECIP Act
3.Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act
contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.
4.Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of CongressThere is hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for payment to Colette Wallace McEachin, beneficiary of Aston Donald McEachin, late a Representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia, $174,000.
AFurther Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023
101.The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 (division A of Public Law 117–180) is amended—
(1)by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting December 23, 2022
;
(2)by adding after section 157 the following new section:
158.During the period covered by this Act, section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1525) shall not apply..
This division may be cited as the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023
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B
<enum>I</enum><header>Extensions</header>
<section id="HB9894A038C9948DA9E305FFAE93DFF04"><enum>101.</enum><header>Extension of FCC Auction Authority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking <quote>December 16, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 23, 2022</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HB26AECB9B6074FA9AD3D610E61227A05"><enum>102.</enum><header>Extension of Authorization for Special Assessment for Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>December 16, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 23, 2022</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H306896FA3BE64A188DD4DC56AD244978"><enum>103.</enum><header>United States Parole Commission Extension</header>
<subsection id="H5DFD7F5978F9428B94EDF6DDA5A54AF2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Short Title</header><text>This section may be cited as the <quote>United States Parole Commission Further Extension Act of 2022</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBF855BA2ECE44AB484EC4E65D2D58AD7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendment of Sentencing Reform Act of 1984</header><text>For purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public Law 98–473; 98 Stat. 2032), as such section relates to chapter 311 of title 18, United States Code, and the United States Parole Commission, each reference in such section to <quote>35 years</quote> or <quote>35-year period</quote> shall be deemed a reference to <quote>35 years and 53 days</quote> or <quote>35-year and 53-day period</quote>, respectively.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HE729537254CC44DDAB46747B8F2020DB"><enum>104.</enum><header>Extension of Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund Expenses Account</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1(b) of Public Law 117–25 (135 Stat. 297), as amended by section 104 of division C of the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 is amended by striking <quote>December 16, 2022</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>December 23, 2022</quote>.</text></section>
<enum>II</enum><header>Budgetary Effects</header>
<section id="HAD288A9918C24F679FC810FF25AE93D7"><enum>201.</enum><header>Budgetary Effects</header>
<subsection id="HAA0AC3B9EB454A59ABF0125D2E097D80"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statutory PAYGO Scorecards</header><text>The budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF49AC8AB80DD44C3A029C3DC4EFF9E04"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Senate PAYGO Scorecards</header><text>The budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCE247E2E132A4BD9A16B781A402A193F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Classification of Budgetary Effects</header><text>Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this division and each succeeding division shall not be estimated—</text>
<paragraph id="H24DC569D1DCF49F3958457ED52F843A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for purposes of section 251 of such Act;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H20F7F973ED7642A481243A1AEB5F5B04"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F4F76755B4D40FD8EF418B1AA6F2BE8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.<pagebreak/></text></paragraph></subsection></section>
CHealth and Human Services
<enum>I</enum><header>Medicare and Medicaid</header>
<section id="H83E256F792524956B642A16F7F1DEC4E"><enum>101.</enum><header>Extension of increased inpatient hospital payment adjustment for certain low-volume hospitals</header>
<subsection id="H89F346C4A563435A9FDF6340800FB148"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEF8B4FEE9045492AA3910C529CE81E55"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>December 17, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 24, 2022</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3559A8D12CC745CDB46731346C440CB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(i)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H78B2BF114FEC418189044B0C473563DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>December 16, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 23, 2022</quote>; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD1EEA7A46E66431CB29C53A6FE8689FA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (III), by striking <quote>December 16, 2022</quote>' and inserting <quote>December 23, 2022</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9E9FE3AE4A3A42CFAB8D5AC525E531F3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subclause (IV), by striking <quote>December 17, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 24, 2022</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H116AB83267774997B2804D323009D536"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H047203D1077B4613AF28F8D3A60A454A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>December 16, 2022</quote>' and inserting <quote>December 23, 2022</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB7AC8AD3CCA4E93BD26ED20DC328958"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii), by striking <quote>December 16, 2022</quote>' and inserting <quote>December 23, 2022</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H855066423DB945CA984B413398644B69" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this section by program instruction or otherwise.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H83B45C64BEF340A4B0FBBB18CC5884A6"><enum>102.</enum><header>Extension of the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program</header>
<subsection id="HD52743D37BB94C5A9DB86B97E6BCD042"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD1E25EC51202409AB1DB2C891A1A9628"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (i), by striking <quote>December 17, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 24, 2022</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE9F3C6633E404F55AFC69B97941D50FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (ii)(II), by striking <quote>December 17, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 24, 2022</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H449962485E354A38BA5EA2C76EF7CFD7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header>
<paragraph id="H497849BAC0AA44B6AC7F273D1ADE639F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Extension of target amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H287A52C27E134112A81C2C3F69889215"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>December 17, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 24, 2022</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAA676BE27B3C42E4A2577B1C77A69056"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (iv), by striking <quote>December 16, 2022,</quote> and inserting <quote>December 23, 2022</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6EB927E7A854FA092DCD06074FE4CDC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended by striking <quote>December 16, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 23, 2022</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H52E945872A474D4891425DF59C4DA8C8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Extension of increased FMAPs under Medicaid for the territories</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1905(ff) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(ff)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H436C79DC89564ACAB96594F8D0391317"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>December 16, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 23, 2022</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H756424844CCC48058759BAE11B6877A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>December 16, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 23, 2022</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HA15931A0516F4549BC813D375A811A05"><enum>104.</enum><header>Medicare Improvement Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>$7,308,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$7,278,000,000</quote>.</text></section>
<enum>II</enum><header>Human Services</header>
<section id="HD18F1AB480274EDE8C695024183B1519" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header>Extension of maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Activities authorized by section 511 of the Social Security Act shall continue through December 23, 2022, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated for such purpose an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount appropriated for such activities for fiscal year 2022.</text></section>
<section id="HE298CBCA38AF4D4A97B1410D5AB087FE"><enum>202.</enum><header>Extension of child and family services programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Activities authorized by part B of title IV of the Social Security Act shall continue through December 23, 2022, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2022, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose.</text></section>
<enum>III</enum><header>Extension of FDA Authorizations</header>
<section id="H02BB4C3032954F8A9DA99430B0882775"><enum>301.</enum><header>Reauthorization of the critical path public-private partnership</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 566(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–5(f)) is amended by striking <quote>$1,265,753 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 16, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,380,822 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 2022</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HE2D91D94E2934BD1877F213D12EF4DE3"><enum>302.</enum><header>Reauthorization of the best pharmaceuticals for children program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 409I(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 284m(d)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>$5,273,973 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 16, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,753,425 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 2022</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H8CB5EC6F7A1140439DDBC515C4B7D38B"><enum>303.</enum><header>Reauthorization of the humanitarian device exemption incentive</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 520(m)(6)(A)(iv) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360j(m)(6)(A)(iv)) is amended by striking <quote>December 17, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 24, 2022</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H6E4455C702ED414EA5B39F13D72C6387"><enum>304.</enum><header>Reauthorization of the pediatric device consortia program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 305(e) of the Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–85; 42 U.S.C. 282 note) is amended by striking <quote>$1,107,534 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>$1,610,959 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 2022</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H202F69FC98C84236B84D5D242D914D99"><enum>305.</enum><header>Reauthorization of provision pertaining to drugs containing single enantiomers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 505(u)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(u)(4)) is amended by striking <quote>December 17, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 24, 2022</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H9AA116C6BDB84886A951A2E9F0FFE3EA"><enum>306.</enum><header>Reauthorization of certain device inspections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 704(g)(11) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 374(g)(11)) is amended by striking <quote>December 17, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 24, 2022</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H0BEBEF15371444AA8E74CEE5D711CD15"><enum>307.</enum><header>Reauthorization of orphan drug grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5(c) of the Orphan Drug Act (21 U.S.C. 360ee(c)) is amended by striking <quote>$6,328,767 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>$6,904,110 for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 2022</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HD156AF2432A843C687C4E9C519C309F4"><enum>308.</enum><header>Reauthorization of reporting requirements related to pending generic drug applications and priority review applications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 807 of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–52) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>December 16, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 23, 2022</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H285CF6966CD744948EB0938841004D58"><enum>309.</enum><header>Reauthorization of third-party review program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 523(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360m(c)) is amended by striking <quote>December 17, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 24, 2022</quote>.</text></section>
<enum>IV</enum><header>Indian Health</header>
<section id="H78136A57F2CF4932898AA27B915A8CF7" commented="no"><enum>401.</enum><header>Extension of Moratorium</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 424(a) of title IV of division G of Public Law 113–76 is amended by striking <quote>December 16, 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>December 24, 2022</quote>.<pagebreak/></text></section>
D
1.This Act may be cited as the Providing Research and Estimates of Changes In Precipitation Act
or the PRECIP Act
.
2.Amendment to the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 relating to improving Federal precipitation information
(a)The Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
<enum>VI</enum><header>Improving Federal Precipitation Information</header>
<section id="HBEA4A4619041474B9A5004DF4DEFD95C"><enum>601.</enum><header>Study on precipitation estimation</header>
<subsection id="H59B5F44F1AF14B70A52B3B111F283342"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the PRECIP Act, the Administrator, in consultation with other Federal agencies as appropriate, shall seek to enter an agreement with the National Academies—</text>
<paragraph id="H7E5171451030415A89719E5525798519"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to conduct a study on the state of practice and research needs for precipitation estimation, including probable maximum precipitation estimation; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD286FAA9F05E47A0B2806875DE2D797B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to submit, not later than 24 months after the date on which such agreement is finalized, to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available on a website, a report on the results of the study under paragraph (1). </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H598458AFABBD4140AD75F70BC0373059"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: </text>
<paragraph id="H31A115DEA90C4A8495B53B3670B9EAE5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An examination of the current state of practice for precipitation estimation at scales appropriate for decisionmaker needs, and rationale for further evolution of this field.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4CAA02176F0149E6B70FE83AACE3B5EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An evaluation of best practices for precipitation estimation that are based on the best-available science, include considerations of non-stationarity, and can be utilized by the user community.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97FC1A6130364802BA4C4FF0B22A54BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A framework for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H519FEE61D9994B6DBE8A07234D49EC06" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the development of a National Guidance Document for estimating extreme precipitation in future conditions; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE52071516C64BB59E22BE2E86DABA76"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluation of the strengths and challenges of the full spectrum of approaches, including for probable maximum precipitation studies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4AA682136B041C88238C441232DFD96"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of existing research needs in the field of precipitation estimation in order to modernize current methodologies and consider non-stationarity.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6553D5234F8E4966800A995B94AAFC67"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of in-situ, airborne, and space-based observation requirements, that could enhance precipitation estimation and development of models, including an examination of the use of geographic information systems and geospatial technology for integration, analysis, and visualization of precipitation data.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E0A344F70F94543A283AA5E1F088598"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A recommended plan for a Federal research and development program, including specifications for costs, timeframes, and responsible agencies for addressing identified research needs.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HECB02673F10E41B1B080AE987AC1FB8F"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An analysis of the respective roles in precipitation estimation of various Federal agencies, academia, State, tribal, territorial, and local governments, and other public and private stakeholders.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E91BCADDC0D40F1AD3943D85340315E"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations for data management to promote long-term needs such as enabling retrospective analyses and data discoverability, interoperability, and reuse.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D142610E49E4A8BA81C40C71DA4E057"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Recommendations for how data and services from the entire enterprise can be best leveraged by the Federal Government.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC9017B2601E340D1ADA6E1220524C323"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of non-Federal precipitation data, its accessibility by the Federal Government, and ways for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to improve or expand such datasets.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5C1EE73B5C694803A03EACC73CC6D582"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized $1,500,000 to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out this study.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HA7251FC80F63417DA70F5669B300500B"><enum>602.</enum><header>Improving probable maximum precipitation estimates</header>
<subsection id="HDD6EC32A2668434B893CCA65D9D9583A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date on which the National Academies makes public the report under section 601, the Administrator, in consideration of the report recommendations, shall consult with relevant partners, including users of the data, on the development of a plan to—</text>
<paragraph id="H47FFA4915FD7432299EEB0B66F13898E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 6 years after the completion of such report and not less than every 10 years thereafter, update probable maximum precipitation estimates for the United States, such that each update considers non-stationarity;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50D2BEEDC3CE4D3CBEBE38BA6CB356D5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate with partners to conduct research in the field of extreme precipitation estimation, in accordance with the research needs identified in such report;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41BD514580E54DB4A0ED28CFB04D1B6D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">make publicly available, in a searchable, interoperable format, all probable maximum precipitation studies developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that the Administrator has the legal right to redistribute and deemed to be at an appropriate state of development on an internet website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA15BF0A6E863476DBCACE57BA063D89A"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure all probable maximum precipitation estimate data, products, and supporting documentation and metadata developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are preserved, curated, and served by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAEB852BEA562438499CAB104921A6E5A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National Guidance Document for the Development of Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, in collaboration with Federal agencies, State, territorial, Tribal and local governments, academia, and other partners the Administrator deems appropriate, shall develop a National Guidance Document that—</text>
<paragraph id="HF927895B732B47C3808482BDEEF49E93"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provides best practices that can be followed by Federal and State regulatory agencies, private meteorological consultants, and other users that perform probable maximum precipitation studies;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D5A28DA80BE48419CE6952211293D3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>considers the recommendations provided in the National Academies study under section 601;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H03ADA9FE71B3408C978714945BC18201"><enum>(3)</enum><text>facilitates review of probable maximum precipitation studies by regulatory agencies; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H911C968C78D5410CAB7EB3817A1F725A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provides confidence in regional and site-specific probable maximum precipitation estimates.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA4C83B6F9308401CB1BC927879712903" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Publication</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the National Academies makes public the report under section 601, the Administrator shall make publicly available the National Guidance Document under subsection (b) on an internet website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7B217A2A51FE4B42B88F055C90E526B3" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Updates</header><text>The Administrator shall update the National Guidance Document not less than once every 10 years after the publication of the National Guidance Document under subsection (c) and publish such updates in accordance with such subsection. </text></subsection></section>
<section id="HFBDF1B4534B14E40855BC5403CD0D19A" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>603.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="HBB16FFE707E046A2A23962C4FAF4C404"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC50C4BD06834DC08232DFAFECE5F48C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National Academies</header><text>The term <term>National Academies</term> means the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85D4F798744A451D9558E27A0F003730"><enum>(3)</enum><header>United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>United States</term> means, collectively, each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other territory or possession of the United States.</text></paragraph></section>.
(b)Section 1(b) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8501 note) is amended in the table of contents by adding at the end the following:
Title VI—Improving Federal Precipitation Information
Sec. 601. Study on precipitation estimation.
Sec. 602. Improving probable maximum precipitation estimates.
Sec. 603. Definitions..