II 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3533 

To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to improve the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 20, 2022 

Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. MURKOWSKI) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to improve the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Volcanic Ash and 

5 Fumes Act of 2022’’. 


pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
2 

•S 3533 IS

1 SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO NATIONAL VOLCANO EARLY 

2 WARNING AND MONITORING SYSTEM. 

3 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Subsection (a) of section 5001 of 

4 the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and 

5 Recreation Act (43 U.S.C. 31k) is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para7 graph (3); 

8 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(2) SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.—The term 

11 ‘Secretary of Commerce’ means the Secretary of 

12 Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of 

13 Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.’’; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(4) VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY CENTER.—The 

16 term ‘Volcanic Ash Advisory Center’ means an enti17 ty designated by the International Civil Aviation Or18 ganization that is responsible for informing aviation 

19 interests about the presence of volcanic ash in the 

20 airspace.’’. 

21 (b) PURPOSES.—Subsection (b)(1)(B) of such section 

22 is amended— 

23 (1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

24 (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 

25 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

26 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
3 

•S 3533 IS

1 ‘‘(iii) to strengthen the warning and 

2 monitoring systems of volcano observ3 atories in the United States by integrating 

4 relevant capacities of the National Oceanic 

5 and Atmospheric Administration, including 

6 with the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers lo7 cated in Anchorage, Alaska, and Wash8 ington, DC, to observe and model emis9 sions of gases, aerosols, and ash, atmos10 pheric dynamics and chemistry, and ocean 

11 chemistry resulting from volcanic erup12 tions.’’. 

13 (c) SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—Subsection (b)(2) of 

14 such section is amended— 

15 (1) in subparagraph (B)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘spectrom17 etry’’; and 

18 (B) by inserting ‘‘, and unoccupied aerial 

19 vehicles’’ after ‘‘emissions’’; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(C) MEMORANDUM OF UNDER22 STANDING.—The Secretary and the Secretary 

23 of Commerce shall develop and execute a memo24 randum of understanding to establish coopera25 tive support for the activities of the System 


pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
4 

•S 3533 IS

1 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

2 Administration, including environmental obser3 vations, modeling, and temporary duty assign4 ments of personnel to support emergency activi5 ties, as necessary or appropriate.’’. 

6 (d) MANAGEMENT.—Subsection (b)(3) of such sec7 tion is amended— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(iii) UPDATE.— 

11 ‘‘(I) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND AT12 MOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION COST

13 ESTIMATES.—The Secretary of Com14 merce shall submit to the Secretary 

15 annual cost estimates for moderniza16 tion activities and support of the Sys17 tem for the National Oceanic and At18 mospheric Administration. 

19 ‘‘(II) UPDATE OF MANAGEMENT

20 PLAN.—The Secretary shall update 

21 the management plan submitted 

22 under clause (i) to include the cost es23 timates submitted under subclause 

24 (I).’’; and 

25 (2) by adding at the end the following: 


pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
5 

•S 3533 IS

1 ‘‘(E) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary of 

2 Commerce shall collaborate with the Secretary 

3 to implement activities carried out under this 

4 section related to the expertise of the National 

5 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in6 cluding observations and modeling of emissions 

7 of gases, aerosols, and ash, atmospheric dynam8 ics and chemistry, and ocean chemistry result9 ing from volcanic eruptions.’’. 

10 (e) FUNDING.—Subsection (c) of such section is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 

14 ‘‘, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY’’ after 

15 ‘‘APPROPRIATIONS’’; and 

16 (B) by inserting ‘‘to the United States Ge17 ological Survey’’ after ‘‘appropriated’’; 

18 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para19 graph (3); 

20 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NA23 TIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRA24 TION.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the 

25 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 


pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
6 

•S 3533 IS

1 to carry out this section such sums as may be nec2 essary for the period of fiscal years 2022 through 

3 2023.’’; and 

4 (4) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by para5 graph (2)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘United States Geological 

7 Survey’’; and 

8 (B) by inserting ‘‘of the United States Ge9 ological Survey and the National Oceanic and 

10 Atmospheric Administration’’ after ‘‘programs’’. 

Æ 


pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS