mediately before the date of enactment of this Act 
to construct, alter, repair, or acquire by any means 
a public building (as defined in section 3301 of title 
40, United States Code) or to diminish any author-
ity the Administrator has immediately before the 
date of enactment of this Act to lease general pur-
pose office or storage space in any building (regard-
less of whether those authorities are derived from 
laws, executive orders, rules, regulations, or delega-
tions of authority from the Secretary of Commerce). 
SEC. 204. REORGANIZATION PLAN. 
(a) SCHEDULE.— 
(1) INITIAL PLAN.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall develop a reorganization plan for the Ad-
ministration in accordance with this section and 
shall publish the plan in the Federal Register. The 
Federal Register notice shall solicit comments for a 
period of at least 60 days. 
(2) REVISED PLAN.—Not later than 180 days 
after the expiration date of the comment period de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall 
transmit to Congress a revised version of the plan 
that takes into account the comments received. The 
Administrator shall also publish the revised plan in 
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the Federal Register. The Administrator shall trans-
mit and publish, along with the plan, an explanation 
of how the Administrator dealt with significant 
issues raised by the comments received. 
(3) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—The 
Administrator 
shall implement the plan not later than 180 days 
after the plan has been transmitted to the Congress. 
(b) CONTENT.—The plan, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, shall— 
(1) consistent with the other provisions of this 
Act, maximize the efficiency with which the Adminis-
tration carries out the core functions of— 
(A) science and research; 
(B) operations; 
(C) predictions and forecasts; 
(D) products and services; 
(E) education and outreach; 
(F) earth observations and space weather 
observations; 
(G) resource management; and 
(H) enforcement; 
(2) improve the sharing of research and other 
information that is of use across programmatic 
themes; and 
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(3) minimize duplication of effort or overlap-
ping efforts and promote coordination among offices. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the plan, the Ad-
ministrator shall consult with interested parties, including 
other Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial govern-
mental entities, Indigenous peoples, and other appropriate 
domestic and foreign governmental and non-governmental 
entities, academia, industry, and Administration employ-
ees, contractors, and grantees. 
SEC. 205. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall maintain 
within the Administration the National Weather Service. 
(b) MISSION.—The mission of the National Weather 
Service is to provide weather, water, climate, tsunami, and 
space weather forecasts and warnings for the United 
States, its territories, adjacent waters, and ocean areas for 
the protection of life and property and the enhancement 
of the national economy. In carrying out the mission of 
the National Weather Service, the Administrator shall en-
sure that the National Weather Service— 
(1) provides timely and accurate weather, 
water, climate, tsunami, and space weather fore-
casts; and 
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(2) provides timely and accurate warnings of 
natural hazards related to weather, water, climate, 
and tsunamis, and of space weather hazards. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the National 
Weather Service shall include— 
(1) maintaining a network of local weather fore-
cast offices, river forecast centers, and center weath-
er service units; 
(2) maintaining a network of observation sys-
tems to collect weather and climate data; 
(3) operating national centers to deliver guid-
ance, forecasts, warnings, and analysis about weath-
er, water, climate, tsunami, and space weather phe-
nomena for the Administration and the public; 
(4) providing information to Federal agencies 
and other organizations responsible for emergency 
preparedness and response as required by law; 
(5) conducting and supporting applied research 
to facilitate the rapid incorporation of weather and 
climate science advances into operational tools; and 
(6) other functions the Administrator deter-
mines to be necessary to serve the mission of the 
National Weather Service described in subsection 
(b). 
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SEC. 206. OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE. 
Subsection (b) of section 50702 of title 51, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Office shall be headed’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Office shall be head-
ed’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) DIRECT REPORT.—The Director shall re-
port directly to the Secretary of Commerce.’’. 
SEC. 207. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall contract 
with the National Academy of Public Administration to 
conduct a study examining the feasibility and merits of 
transferring parts or all of the Endangered Species Act 
(ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) man-
agement functions into a single agency or department. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 208. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The provisions of this Act shall take effect on the 
date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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