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(6) OPERATIONAL MODEL.—The term ‘‘operational model’’ 
means any model that has an output used by the Administra-
tion for operational functions. 
(7) SUITABLE MODEL.—The term ‘‘suitable model’’ means 
a model that meets the requirements described in paragraph 
(5)(E)(ii) of section 102(b) of the Weather Research Forecasting 
and Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8512(b)), as redesignated 
by this title, as determined by the Administrator. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 
(1) to support innovation in modeling by allowing interested 
stakeholders to have easy and complete access to operational 
model codes and to other models, as the Administrator deter-
mines appropriate; and 
(2) to use vetted innovations arising from access described 
in paragraph (1) to improve modeling by the Administration. 
(c) PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN TO MAKE CERTAIN 
MODELS AND DATA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall develop and 
implement a plan to make available to the public, at no cost 
and with no restrictions on copying, publishing, distributing, 
citing, adapting, or otherwise using under an open license, 
the following: 
(A) Operational models developed by the Administra-
tion. 
(B) Models that are not operational models, including 
experimental and developmental models, as the Adminis-
trator determines appropriate. 
(C) Applicable information and documentation for 
models described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), including 
a description of intended model outputs. 
(D) Subject to subsection (f), all data owned by the 
Federal Government and data that the Administrator has 
the legal right to redistribute that are associated with 
models made available to the public pursuant to the plan 
and used in operational forecasting by the Administration, 
including— 
(i) relevant metadata; and 
(ii) data used for operational models used by the 
Administration as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) ACCOMMODATIONS.—In developing and implementing 
the plan under paragraph (1), the Administrator may make 
such accommodations as the Administrator considers appro-
priate to ensure that the public release of any model, informa-
tion, documentation, or data pursuant to the plan do not jeop-
ardize— 
(A) national security; 
(B) intellectual property or redistribution rights, 
including under titles 17 and 35, United States Code; 
(C) any trade secret or commercial or financial informa-
tion subject to section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States 
Code; 
(D) any models or data that are otherwise restricted 
by contract or other written agreement; or 
(E) the mission of the Administration to protect lives 
and property.
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(3) PRIORITY.—In developing and implementing the plan 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall prioritize making 
available to the public the models described in paragraph (1)(A). 
(4) PROTECTIONS FOR PRIVACY AND STATISTICAL INFORMA-
TION.—In developing and implementing the plan under sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall ensure that all requirements 
incorporated into any models described in paragraph (1)(A) 
ensure compliance with statistical laws and other relevant data 
protection requirements, including the protection of any person-
ally identifiable information. 
(5) EXCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
MODELS.—In developing and 
implementing the plan under paragraph (1), the Administrator 
may exclude models that the Administrator determines will 
be retired or superseded in fewer than 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(6) PLATFORMS.—In carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2), 
the Administrator may use government servers, contracts or 
agreements with a private vendor, or any other platform con-
sistent with the purpose of this title. 
(7) SUPPORT PROGRAM.—The Administrator shall plan for 
and establish a program to support infrastructure, including 
telecommunications and technology infrastructure of the 
Administration and the platforms described in paragraph (6), 
relevant to making operational models and data available to 
the public pursuant to the plan under subsection (a). 
(8) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 102(b) of the Weather 
Research Forecasting and Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 
8512(b)) is amended by redesignating the second paragraph 
(4) (as added by section 4(a) of the National Integrated Drought 
Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–423; 132 Stat. 5456)) as paragraph (5). 
(d) REQUIREMENT TO REVIEW MODELS AND LEVERAGE INNOVA-
TIONS.—The Administrator shall— 
(1) consistent with the mission of the Earth Prediction 
Innovation 
Center, 
periodically 
review 
innovations 
and 
improvements made by persons not employed by the Adminis-
tration as Federal employees to the operational models made 
available to the public pursuant to the plan under subsection 
(c)(1) in order to improve the accuracy and timeliness of fore-
casts of the Administration; and 
(2) if the Administrator identifies an innovation for a suit-
able model, develop and implement a plan to use the innovation 
to improve the model. 
(e) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 
implementation of this section that includes a description of— 
(A) the implementation of the plan required by sub-
section (c); 
(B) the process of the Administration under subsection 
(d)— 
(i) for engaging with interested stakeholders to 
learn what innovations those stakeholders have found; 
(ii) for reviewing those innovations; and 
(iii) for operationalizing innovations to improve 
suitable models; and
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(C) the use of any Federal financial assistance, 
including under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 3719) or the 
Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act (15 U.S.C. 3724), 
in order to facilitate and incentivize the sharing of exter-
nally developed improvements for testing, evaluation, 
validation, and application to further improve the mission 
of the Administration, and any other Administration prior-
ities. 
(2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(f) PROTECTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section, for models developed in whole or in part with 
the Department of Defense, the Administrator, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense, as appropriate, shall withhold 
any model or data if the Administrator or the Secretary of 
Defense determines doing so to be necessary to protect the 
national security interests of the United States. 
(2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to supersede any other provision of law governing 
the protection of the national security interests of the United 
States. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2023 through 2027. 
DIVISION K—DON YOUNG COAST 
GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022 
SEC. 11001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the ‘‘Don 
Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this division 
is as follows: 
Sec. 11001. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 11002. Definitions. 
Sec. 11003. Rule of construction. 
TITLE CXI—AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 11101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 11102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 
Sec. 11103. Authorization for certain programs and services. 
Sec. 11104. Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional vessels. 
Sec. 11105. Shoreside infrastructure and facilities. 
Sec. 11106. Coast Guard yard resilient infrastructure and construction improve-
ment. 
TITLE CXII—COAST GUARD 
Subtitle A—Infrastructure and Assets 
Sec. 11201. Report on shoreside infrastructure and facilities projects.
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Sec. 11202. Report and briefing on resourcing strategy for Western Pacific region. 
Sec. 11203. Study and report on national security and drug trafficking threats in 
Florida Straits, Cuba, and Caribbean region. 
Sec. 11204. Coast Guard Yard. 
Sec. 11205. Authority to enter into transactions other than contracts and grants to 
procure cost-effective technology for mission needs. 
Sec. 11206. Improvements to infrastructure and operations planning. 
Sec. 11207. Aqua alert notification system pilot program. 
Sec. 11208. Pilot project for enhancing Coast Guard cutter readiness through condi-
tion-based maintenance. 
Sec. 11209. Study on laydown of Coast Guard Cutters. 
Sec. 11210. Acquisition life-cycle cost estimates. 
Sec. 11211. Disposition of infrastructure related to E–LORAN. 
Subtitle B—Great Lakes 
Sec. 11212. Great Lakes winter commerce. 
Sec. 11213. Database on icebreaking operations in Great Lakes. 
Sec. 11214. Center of expertise for Great Lakes oil spill search and response. 
Sec. 11215. Great Lakes snowmobile acquisition plan. 
Sec. 11216. Great Lakes barge inspection exemption. 
Sec. 11217. Study on sufficiency of Coast Guard aviation assets to meet mission de-
mands. 
Subtitle C—Arctic 
Sec. 11218. Establishment of medium icebreaker program office. 
Sec. 11219. Arctic activities. 
Sec. 11220. Study on Arctic operations and infrastructure. 
Sec. 11221. Pribilof Island transition completion actions. 
Sec. 11222. Report on shipyards of Finland and Sweden. 
Sec. 11223. Acquisition of icebreaker. 
Subtitle D—Maritime Cyber and Artificial Intelligence 
Sec. 11224. Enhancing maritime cybersecurity. 
Sec. 11225. Establishment of unmanned system program and autonomous control 
and computer vision technology project. 
Sec. 11226. Artificial intelligence strategy. 
Sec. 11227. Review of artificial intelligence applications and establishment of per-
formance metrics. 
Sec. 11228. Cyber data management. 
Sec. 11229. Data management. 
Sec. 11230. Study on cyber threats to United States marine transportation system. 
Subtitle E—Aviation 
Sec. 11231. Space-available travel on Coast Guard aircraft: program authorization 
and eligible recipients. 
Sec. 11232. Report on Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point hangar. 
Sec. 11233. Study on operational availability of Coast Guard aircraft and strategy 
for Coast Guard Aviation. 
Subtitle F—Workforce Readiness 
Sec. 11234. Authorized strength. 
Sec. 11235. Continuation of officers with certain critical skills on active duty. 
Sec. 11236. Number and distribution of officers on active duty promotion list. 
Sec. 11237. Career incentive pay for marine inspectors. 
Sec. 11238. Expansion of ability for selection board to recommend officers of par-
ticular merit for promotion. 
Sec. 11239. Modification to education loan repayment program. 
Sec. 11240. Retirement of Vice Commandant. 
Sec. 11241. Report on resignation and retirement processing times and denial. 
Sec. 11242. Calculation of active service. 
Sec. 11243. Physical Disability Evaluation System procedure review. 
Sec. 11244. Expansion of authority for multirater assessments of certain personnel. 
Sec. 11245. Promotion parity. 
Sec. 11246. Partnership program to diversify Coast Guard. 
Sec. 11247. Expansion of Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
Sec. 11248. Improving representation of women and racial and ethnic minorities 
among Coast Guard active-duty members. 
Sec. 11249. Strategy to enhance diversity through recruitment and accession. 
Sec. 11250. Support for Coast Guard Academy. 
Sec. 11251. Training for congressional affairs personnel.