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a facility of the Administration with an annual oper-
ating budget of $5,000,000 or greater, or a National 
Weather Service field office, unless and until— 
(A) the Administrator has published in the 
Federal Register the proposed action and a de-
scription of the offices, personnel, and activities 
of the Administration that would be affected by 
the proposed change, and has provided for a 
minimum of 60 days for public comment; 
(B) if the proposed change involves a 
science facility of the Administration, the 
Science Advisory Board has reviewed the pro-
posed change and provided to the Administrator 
written findings regarding the proposed change; 
(C) if the proposed change involves a Na-
tional Weather Service field office, the Adminis-
trator has prepared a report including— 
(i) a description of local weather char-
acteristics and weather-related concerns 
which affect the weather services provided 
within the service area; 
(ii) a detailed comparison of the serv-
ices provided within the service area and 
the services to be provided after the pro-
posed change; 
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(iii) a description of any recent or ex-
pected modernization of National Weather 
Service operations which will enhance serv-
ices in the service area; 
(iv) an identification of any area 
within any State which would not receive 
coverage (at an elevation of 10,000 feet) due 
to the proposed change; and 
(v) evidence, based on operational dem-
onstration of National Weather Service op-
erations, which was considered in reaching 
the conclusion that no degradation in serv-
ice will result from the proposed change; 
(D) the Administrator has prepared an 
analysis of the anticipated costs and savings as-
sociated with the proposed facility change, in-
cluding both costs and savings in the first fiscal 
year following the change, and changes in oper-
ations and maintenance costs and savings over a 
ten-year period; and 
(E) the Administrator has prepared an 
analysis of the effects of the facility change on 
operations and research of the Administration, 
and the potential impacts on cooperative insti-
tutes, other external Administration partner-
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ships, partnerships with other Federal agencies, 
and any State and local partnerships. 
(3) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—(A) The Adminis-
trator shall provide to Congress, at least 90 days be-
fore any closure, consolidation, relocation, subdivi-
sion, or establishment of a facility of the Administra-
tion with an annual budget of $5,000,000 or greater, 
or any National Weather Service field office, a sum-
mary of the public comments received pursuant to 
paragraph (2)(A), any written findings prepared 
under paragraph (2)(B), any report prepared under 
paragraph (2)(C), and the analyses prepared under 
paragraph (2)(D) and (E). 
(B) The Administrator shall provide to Congress, 
at least 90 days before any closure, consolidation, re-
location, subdivision, or establishment of a facility of 
the Administration not described in subparagraph 
(A), written notification of the planned closure, con-
solidation, relocation, subdivision, or establishment. 
(b) WEATHER SERVICE MODERNIZATION.—Nothing in 
this Act shall be construed to alter the Weather Service Mod-
ernization Act (15 U.S.C. 313 note). 
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section— 
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(1) the term ‘‘facility’’ means a laboratory, oper-
ations office, administrative service center, or other 
establishment of the Administration; and 
(2) the term ‘‘field office’’ has the same meaning 
given that term in section 702 of the Weather Service 
Modernization Act. 
SEC. 15. BUDGET REPROGRAMMING. 
Whenever the Administrator transmits a budget re-
programming request to the Appropriations Committees of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Adminis-
trator shall simultaneously submit a copy of the request to 
the Committee on Science and the Committee on Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
SEC. 16. BASELINES AND COST CONTROLS. 
(a) CONDITIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall not 
enter into a contract for the development of a major 
program unless the Administrator determines that— 
(A) the technical, cost, and schedule risks of 
the program are clearly identified and the pro-
gram has developed a plan to manage those 
risks; 
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(B) the technologies required for the pro-
gram have been demonstrated in a relevant lab-
oratory or test environment; and 
(C) the program complies with all relevant 
policies, regulations, and directives of the Ad-
ministration. 
(2) REPORT.—The Administrator shall transmit 
a report describing the basis for the determination re-
quired under paragraph (1) to the Committee on 
Science of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate at least 30 days before entering into a con-
tract for development under a major program. 
(3) NONDELEGATION.—The Administrator may 
not delegate the determination requirement under this 
subsection, except in cases in which the Administrator 
has a conflict of interest. 
(b) MAJOR PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Annually, at the same time 
as the President’s annual budget submission to the 
Congress, the Administrator shall transmit to the 
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report that includes the in-
formation required by this section for each major pro-
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gram for which the Administration proposes to ex-
pend funds in the subsequent fiscal year. Reports 
under this paragraph shall be known as Major Pro-
gram Annual Reports. 
(2) BASELINE REPORT.—The first Major Pro-
gram Annual Report for each major program shall 
include a Baseline Report that shall, at a minimum, 
include— 
(A) the purposes of the program and key 
technical characteristics necessary to fulfill those 
purposes; 
(B) an estimate of the life-cycle cost for the 
program, with a detailed breakout of the develop-
ment cost, program reserves, and an estimate of 
the annual costs until development is completed; 
(C) the schedule for development, including 
key program milestones; 
(D) the plan for mitigating technical, cost, 
and schedule risks identified in accordance with 
subsection (a)(1)(A); and 
(E) the name of the person responsible for 
making notifications under subsection (c), who 
shall be an individual whose primary responsi-
bility is overseeing the program. 
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