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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Commission of the Federal
Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.

(a) Establishment.--There is established a National Commission of
the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico (in this Act
referred to as the ''Commission'').
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission is to examine the
Federal preparedness, response, and recovery to the 2017 natural
disasters in Puerto Rico, including the Federal Government's
consideration of the following aspects:
(1) Federal preparedness activities prior to Hurricanes
Irma and Maria, including Federal plans for the 2017 hurricane
season and decisionmaking regarding prepositioning contracts
and supplies.
(2) Federal response activities during Hurricanes Irma and
Maria, including Federal coordination, distribution of
assistance, and contracting.
(3) Federal recovery activities after Hurricanes Irma and
Maria, including Federal efforts to obtain accurate accounting
of the death toll, damage impacts, and long-term rebuilding
assistance for survivors.

SEC. 3. CONSIDERATIONS.

To carry out its examination, the Commission shall take into
consideration the Federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts
in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions that were impacted by
the 2017 hurricane season, as well as the following issues:
(1) The impact and destruction of Hurricane Irma, Hurricane
Maria, the resulting landslides, and flooding.
(2) The adequacy of the death toll methodology and
processes, and whether previous death counts and mortality
estimates slowed or otherwise affected Federal response
efforts.
(3) The Federal emergency and contingency plans in place
before the 2017 hurricane season.
(4) The Federal preparedness guidelines issued ahead of the
2017 hurricane season.
(5) The vulnerability of Puerto Rico's economic situation
on Federal preparedness.
(6) The implications of Puerto Rico's reliance on imported
oil for power generation.
(7) The adequacy of the telecommunications network in
Puerto Rico.
(8) The capacity of the local government and Federal
Government to quickly mobilize and respond to disasters and
emergencies in Puerto Rico.
(9) The impact of the uncertainty in long-term Federal
health care funding on medical and emergency readiness.
(10) The implication of Puerto Rico's treatment under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and its impact on readiness.
(11) The adequacy of available data and its effects on the
Federal response.
(12) The geographic, ecological, and infrastructure issues
that could have affected response efforts.
(13) A comparison of response efforts in other United
States jurisdictions vis-a-vis efforts in Puerto Rico for the
2017 hurricane season.

SEC. 4. COMPOSITION AND COMPENSATION OF COMMISSION.

(a) Members.--The Commission shall be composed of 8 members, of
whom two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, two shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the
Senate, two shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
Representatives, and two shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of
the Senate.
(b) Chair and Vice Chair.--The Commission, by majority vote, shall
choose a Chair and Vice Chair.
(c) Qualifications and Restrictions.--
(1) In general.--Individuals shall be selected for
appointment on the Commission solely on the basis of their
professional qualifications, experience, and expertise in
relevant fields, including disaster response and emergency
preparedness.
(2) Restrictions.--Individuals may not be an officer or
employee of the Federal Government or any State, or a current
elected official of the local government.
(d) Appointment.--
(1) In general.--All members of the Commission shall be
appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(2) Presidential authority.--The President shall have no
authority to terminate the appointment of any member of the
commission.
(e) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its
powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made not later than 60 days after the date on which the
vacancy occurs.
(f) Compensation.--
(1) In general.--Members of the Commission may be
compensated for travel expenses necessary to conduct the work
and services for the Commission.
(2) Travel expenditures.--Members shall be allowed travel
expenditures, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the
same manner as persons employed intermittently in the
Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of
title 5, United States Code.
(g) Staff.--
(1) In general.--With a majority vote of the Commission,
members may recruit personnel to assist with the Commission's
work, including the creation of the report.
(2) Personnel.--Any such personnel may include private
citizens, employees or detailees of the Federal Government, or
employees of the territorial government.

SEC. 5. FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

(a) Quorum.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date on
which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the
Commission shall meet and begin the operations of the
Commission.
(2) Subsequent meetings.--Each subsequent meeting shall
occur upon the call of the Chair or a majority of its members.
(3) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold
meetings.
(b) Public Meetings.--The Commission shall host not less than 10
public meetings in locations that are accessible to individuals of
every municipality with elected officials, local community leaders,
academic institutions, for-profit and non-for-profit organizations, and
individuals in Puerto Rico to the extent appropriate.
(c) Written Input.--The Commission shall allow participants both in
Puerto Rico and the mainland to provide written input to be included in
an appendix of the final report.
(d) Hearings.--
(1) In general.--The Commission may hold hearings, take
testimony, and receive evidence for its investigation.
(2) Protection of information.--Any public hearings of the
Commission shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the
protection of information provided to or developed for or by
the Commission as required by any applicable statute,
regulation, or Executive order.
(e) Subpoenas.--The Commission may issue subpoenas requiring the
attendance and testimony of witnesses, and requiring the submission of
data, books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, documents,
electronic files, metadata, tapes, and materials of any nature relating
to any matter under investigation.
(f) Information From Agencies.--The Commission may secure directly
from any executive department, bureau, agency, board, commission,
office, independent establishment, or instrumentality of the
Government, information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics.
(g) GSA Services.--The Administrator of General Services shall
provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis administrative
support and other services for the performance of the Commission's
functions.
(h) Federal Assistance From Other Agencies.--Departments and
agencies of the United States may provide to the Commission such
services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support services as they
may determine advisable and as may be authorized by law.
(i) Postal Services.--The Commission may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other
departments and agencies of the United States.

SEC. 6. REPORTS OF COMMISSION.

(a) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President and
Congress a final report on the causes and circumstances surrounding the
natural disasters in Puerto Rico, including preparedness and immediate
response, and providing recommendations to guard against future natural
disasters outside of the continental United States, which shall contain
findings, conclusions, and recommendations as have been agreed to by a
majority of Commission members and shall--
(1) be made available to the public in the English and
Spanish languages;
(2) include findings for the issues described in section 2;
and
(3) include--
(A) the number and nature of complaints filed to
the Inspectors General for Federal agencies responsible
in the aftermath of the 2017 natural disasters;
(B) details on Federal procurement and acquisition
practices in the aftermath of the 2017 natural
disasters;
(C) details on disaster mitigation protocols given
cultural and language differences; and
(D) disaster response processes taking into account
demographics (age, race, gender, income) and the impact
on segments of the population with disabilities.
(b) Appendix.--An appendix to the final report shall include
written input of participants in Puerto Rico and the mainland.
(c) Interim Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall provide to Congress an
interim report.

SEC. 7. SUNSET.

The Commission shall terminate on the day that is 90 days after the
date on which the final report is submitted.

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this
Act, to remain available until expended.

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National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2018 This bill establishes a National Commission of the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico to examine the federal preparedness, response, and recovery to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico. The commission shall take into consideration the federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions impacted by the 2017 hurricane season, and consider other issues, including the impact and destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the vulnerability of Puerto Rico's economic situation on preparedness, the implications of Puerto Rico's reliance on imported oil for power generation, and the adequacy of the telecommunications network in Puerto Rico.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''California Forest
Ecosystems Health Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Ecosystem management plans for National Forest System lands in
California.
Sec. 5. Process for full implementation of ecosystem management plans.
Sec. 6. Research and monitoring program.
Sec. 7. Miscellaneous requirements.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

The Congress finds the following:
(1) Although people have had an active part in the
development and maintenance of forest structure and the
condition of the National Forest System lands in the State of
California for many years, recent forest management policies
have often resulted in a degeneration of the forest structure
and a loss of forest health and vigor.
(2) The Forest Service, through the judicious use of
ecosystem management, has an opportunity to reverse these
forest management policies and restore the health and vigor of
National Forest System lands in California.
(3) Ecosystems are dynamic and in a state of constant
change, and it is not possible to preserve a given ecosystem
condition in a static state over a period of time.
(4) The many and varied resources and uses of National
Forest System lands provide both tangible and intangible
benefits to the people of the United States.
(5) Although management of National Forest System lands in
California has traditionally placed first priority on the need
to produce maximum volumes of timber, the other multiple forest
resources and services are equally important to the people of
California and the United States.
(6) Ecosystem management must balance the needs of outdoor
recreation, range, timber, watershed, fish, and wildlife, as
required by the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (16
U.S.C. 528 et seq.), as well as protect soil and air quality
and provide for forest research.
(7) National Forest System lands in California include some
of the most unique forest ecosystems in the world, including
giant sequoias, coastal redwoods, and bristlecone pines.
(8) Destructive forest fires classified by the Forest
Service as ''intense'' have occurred in unprecedented numbers
and size on the National Forest System lands in California in
recent years, and these fires pose a threat to the very health
of the forests and present a danger to human life and property.
(9) The Forest Service, through the judicious use of
ecosystem management, has an opportunity to reduce the
likelihood that fires classified as ''intense'' will occur with
such frequency and, at the same time, to improve forest vigor
and visitor safety.
(10) Ecosystem management that considers the needs of all
species and their ability to interact with the presence of
humans can integrate both the conservation needs of the many
species of the ecosystems and the multiple use activities of
humans.
(11) Identification of sound management options is both a
biological issue and a social issue, and the resulting
management policies must be socially acceptable, ecologically
sustainable, scientifically sound, legally responsible, and
economically viable.
(12) The results of management practices in local
ecosystems can have a profound effect on the levels of demand
for commodity outputs from other ecosystems around the world.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act:
(1) Adaptive management.--The term ''adaptive management''
means the experimental and monitored application of
scientifically derived management decisions to gain knowledge
that is then used to improve subsequent management decisions.
(2) Ecosystem.--The term ''ecosystem'' means a community of
organisms and its environment that functions as a unit.
(3) Ecosystem management.--The term ''ecosystem
management'' means the integration of ecological, economic, and
social factors to meet the biological needs of all associated
organisms and human needs through diverse, healthy, and
productive ecosystems, addressing resource supply,
conservation, and demand as opposed to a strategy for managing
individual species.
(4) Ecosystem management plans.--The terms ''ecosystem
management plans'' and ''plans'' mean the ecosystem management
plans for National Forest System lands in the State of
California required to be developed by section 4(a).
(5) National forest system.--The term ''National Forest
System'' has the meaning given that term in section 11(a) of
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).
(6) Seral stages.--The term ''seral stages'' means the
various age or life stages of a vegetative community as it
progresses from initial establishment toward a climax stage or
equilibrium.
(7) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(8) Stand.--The term ''stand'' means an area within a
forest where the trees have similar characteristics with
respect to species composition, size, condition, and age.
(9) Vigor.--The term ''vigor'', with respect to forest
ecosystems, means the relative health of stands of trees and
related vegetation, including their actual growth rates as
compared with potential growth rates and their ability to
protect themselves naturally from forest pests, diseases, and
the effects of natural disaster.

SEC. 4. ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS IN
CALIFORNIA.

(a) Plans Required.--Notwithstanding the planning provisions of
section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604), the Secretary of Agriculture shall develop
and implement ecosystem management plans pursuant to this Act to
develop and demonstrate ecosystem management, including adaptive
management techniques, for National Forest System lands described in
subsection (b).
(b) Federal Lands Covered by Plans.--The ecosystem management plans
required by subsection (a) shall apply to all management units of the
National Forest System located in the State of California. In the case
of National Forest System lands in California that have been designated
by law for special management before the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall incorporate into the ecosystem management
plans applicable to those lands any statutory provisions that are in
effect on such date and applicable to those lands.
(c) Principles of Plans.--Ecosystem management plans shall embody
the following principles:
(1) Application of management techniques that will enhance
the health and vigor of the renewable natural resources on the
National Forest System lands covered by the plans and provide
for the continued protection of the soil, air, and water
resources of these lands.
(2) Improvement of the forest ecosystems on these lands
toward desired forest conditions that--
(A) provide a mosaic of forest seral stages--
(i) representing a range of wildlife
habitats necessary to meet the needs of the
species indigenous to the ecosystem being
managed; and
(ii) designed in such a way as to obviate
the need for corridors or special management
areas to meet the needs of given species or
situations;
(B) minimize the danger of stand-destroying
uncontrolled wildfire;
(C) increase or maintain the health and vigor of
stands at a level that will permit the stands to resist
naturally, to the greatest degree practicable, insect
and disease attacks and the effects of other natural
disasters while incorporating the concern that some
level of dead-wood, both standing and down, is
desirable in healthy ecosystems;
(D) maintain the sustainable economic well-being
and stability of communities in areas dependent upon
national forest resources; and
(E) are developed, to the extent possible, with
consideration of the conditions that are known to have
existed on these lands or on similar lands before the
impacts of European settlement.
(3) Concentration of management activities on the condition
of the renewable resources of an ecosystem rather than on
producing targeted outputs, with projected outputs based upon
attainment of specific stand conditions.
(4) Emphasis on tangible management results rather than on
procedural standards and guidelines, but with development of
scientifically credible monitoring standards and guidelines to
assess both short- and long-term management results.
(5) Except for any statutory provisions incorporated under
subsection (b) with respect to specific lands, prohibition on
requiring the allocation or categorization of tracts of land
for specific preselected ecosystem management emphases.
(6) Consideration of the habitat needs of all species
across a broad landscape using management indicator species
whose presence will reflect a suitable amount and distribution
of particular habitat elements, rather than concentrating on
the needs of single species in a limited area.
(7) Application across the entire unreserved land base in
such a manner as to harmonize the various multiple uses.
(8) Incorporation of maximum flexibility in resource
decisionmaking through the use of adaptive management.
(d) Management to Promote Desired Forest Conditions.--
(1) In general.--Ecosystem management under the ecosystem
management plans shall be planned and practiced in a manner
that--
(A) considers the entire landscape in a management
unit of the National Forest System covered by a plan;
and
(B) benefits, to the extent practicable, all
renewable resources and the human resource in or
dependent upon the management unit.
(2) Individual projects.--Individual management projects in
a management unit of the National Forest System covered by the
ecosystem management plans shall be designed to provide
multiresource benefits, promote the desired forest conditions
described in subsection (c)(2), and achieve maximum project
operating efficiency.
(e) Selection of Acres for Ecosystem Management Activities.--
(1) Minimum acres.--Ecosystem management plans shall
specify the minimum number of acres on which ecosystem
management activities will be applied annually in any
management unit of the National Forest System covered by the
plans. Such acreage shall be determined on the basis of the
total number of acres in the management unit, the work to be
performed across the unit as a whole during the plan period,
and the pro rata annual acreage on which ecosystem management
activities must be applied in order to establish and maintain
the desired forest condition during the specified plan period.
(2) Effect of natural disasters.--In case of natural
disasters, such as wildfire, flood, windthrow, insect or
disease attack, a revision of the schedule of acres to be
treated may be granted by the Secretary in order to conduct
restoration and rehabilitation activities on the acres affected
by the natural disaster.
(f) Participation in Development.--To ensure that the ecosystem
management plans are economically, scientifically, and socially
acceptable, the Secretary shall develop the plans through the use of
public involvement programs that emphasize input from residents of
local communities to be affected by the plans. The Secretary shall
continue to consult with all interested persons in evaluating or
modifying the plans.

SEC. 5. PROCESS FOR FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT PLANS.

(a) Implementation.--Beginning not later than January 1, 1995, the
Secretary shall begin to implement the ecosystem management plans. The
Secretary shall develop and implement the plans progressively over a
five-year period to ensure full application of all plans not later than
January 1, 2000, to all National Forest System lands described in
section 4(b). Upon implementation of an ecosystem management plan for
any portion of the lands described in such section, the plan shall
replace and supersede any land and resource management plan (or portion
of such a plan) then in effect for such lands.
(b) Yearly Expansion.--During each year of the period specified in
subsection (a), the Secretary shall expand application of the ecosystem
management plans to contiguous areas required to be covered by such
plans, as described in section 4(b). To the extent the Secretary
considers it to be necessary, the Secretary may modify the ecosystem
management plans for each new addition in order to incorporate the
lessons gained from experience. Adaptive management shall be used to
evaluate management decisions and to develop new information to be used
to keep the plans and subsequent management decisions up-to-date.
(c) Modification of Ecosystem Management Plans.--The Secretary
shall modify the ecosystem management plans to incorporate findings
from research, adaptive management projects, or monitoring to the
extent such findings indicate changes in the plans are necessary or
appropriate to achieve the principles described in section 4(c). Before
the end of the first two years of the period specified in subsection
(a), the Secretary shall issue regulations that set forth the process
to be used for any modification of the ecosystem management plans.
(d) Consistency.--Resource plans and permits and other instruments
for the use and occupancy of National Forest System lands covered by an
ecosystem management plan that are executed subsequent to the
implementation date of the plan with respect to such lands shall be
consistent with the plan. If the ecosystem management plan is modified,
resource plans and permits and other instruments that are executed
subsequent to the date of the modification shall be consistent with the
modified plan. Appropriate supplemental documents under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall be
prepared for those resource plans and permits, contracts, and other
instruments in existence upon adoption of the ecosystem management plan
or any modification of the plan. Any revisions in existing resource
plans and permits, contracts, and other instruments shall be consistent
with the supplemental document findings and subject to the agreement of
all contractual parties. Any revision in present or future permits,
contracts, and other instruments made pursuant to this subsection shall
be subject to valid existing rights.

SEC. 6. RESEARCH AND MONITORING PROGRAM.

The Secretary shall describe in detail in the ecosystem management
plans and implement as part of the plans a targeted program of research
and monitoring aimed at measuring the effects of the management regimes
adopted under the plans. The Secretary shall ensure that monitoring is
sufficient to measure the responses of the various resources to
management practices and to provide a basis for adjustments of
subsequent management decisions.

SEC. 7. MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Increased Use of Certified Professional Practitioners.--With
respect to National Forest System lands covered by the ecosystem
management plans, the Secretary shall endeavor to increase the amount
of field work to be done by professional practitioners certified by the
Forest Service.
(b) Accountability Procedures.--The Secretary shall develop
accountability procedures to annually measure and inform the Congress
concerning the work (as described in section 4(e)) achieved through the
use of funds appropriated each year for National Forest System lands
covered by the ecosystem management plans. The selection of acres upon
which such work will be performed shall be controlled through the
planning process. The accountability procedures required by this
subsection shall be established and in operation before the end of the
first two years of the period specified in section 5(a) and shall be
designed to ensure the accomplishment of the work in accordance with
plan direction.
(c) Budgetary Considerations.--The Secretary shall develop budgets
for each management unit of the National Forest System covered by
ecosystem management plans on the basis of estimated benefits to the
various resources affected by the ecosystem management activities, and
such budgets will be justified on such basis. The Secretary shall
provide the managers of these units the flexibility to accomplish over-
all objectives within over-all budgets in lieu of requiring and
preparing detailed line-item budgets for each unit of work, except that
accountability procedures developed under subsection (b) shall include
requirements for detailed explanations of expenditures and estimates of
benefits for each resource.

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California Forest Ecosystems Health Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop and implement ecosystem management plans for National Forest System lands in California.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Weather Service and Related
Agencies Authorization Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

For purposes of this Act, the term--
(1) ''Administrator'' means the Administrator of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(2) ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

(a) Operations, Research, and Facilities.--There are authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary to enable the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration to carry out the Operations, Research, and
Facilities activities of the National Weather Service $617,897,000 for
fiscal year 2000 and $617,897,000 for fiscal year 2001, to remain
available until expended. Of such amounts--
(1) $449,441,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $450,411,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Local Warnings and Forecasts;
(2) $2,200,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $2,200,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Advanced Hydrological Prediction
System;
(3) $619,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $619,000 for fiscal
year 2001 shall be for Susquehanna River Basin Flood Systems;
(4) $35,596,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $35,596,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Aviation Forecasts;
(5) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $4,000,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Weather Forecast Offices (WFO)
Facilities Maintenance;
(6) $37,081,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $37,081,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Central Forecast Guidance;
(7) $3,090,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $3,090,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Atmospheric and Hydrological
Research;
(8) $39,325,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $39,325,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Next Generation Weather Radar
(NEXRAD);
(9) $7,573,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $7,573,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Automated Surface Observing
System (ASOS);
(10) $38,002,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $38,002,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Advanced Weather Interactive
Processing System (AWIPS); and
(11) $970,000 for fiscal year 2000 shall be for two 1,000-
watt National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather
Radio transmitters, to be located in Jasper and Marion
Counties, Illinois, and nine 300-watt National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio transmitters, to be
installed in appropriate locations throughout the State of
Illinois, and for maintenance costs related thereto.
(b) Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to enable the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out the Procurement,
Acquisition, and Construction activities of the National Weather
Service $69,632,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $70,120,000 for fiscal
year 2001, to remain available until expended. Of such amounts--
(1) $9,560,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $9,060,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Next Generation Weather Radar
(NEXRAD);
(2) $4,180,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $6,125,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Automated Surface Observing
System (ASOS);
(3) $22,575,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $21,525,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Advanced Weather Interactive
Processing System (AWIPS);
(4) $11,100,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $12,835,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Computer Facilities Upgrades;
(5) $8,350,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $8,350,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Radiosonde Replacement;
(6) $500,000 for fiscal year 2000 shall be for National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Operations Center
Rehabilitation; and
(7) $13,367,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $12,225,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for Weather Forecast Office (WFO)
Construction.
(c) Duties of the National Weather Service.--
(1) In general.--To protect life and property (in all 50
States, the District of Columbia, and the Territories), the
Secretary, through the National Weather Service, except as
provided in paragraph (2), shall be responsible for--
(A) forecasts and shall serve as the sole official
source of weather and flood warnings;
(B) the issuance of storm warnings;
(C) the collection, exchange, and distribution of
meteorological, hydrological, climatic, and
oceanographic data and information;
(D) the preparation of hydrometeorological guidance
and core forecast information; and
(E) the issuance of marine and aviation forecasts
and warnings.
(2) Competition with private sector.--The National Weather
Service shall not provide, or assist other entities to provide,
a service if that service is currently provided or can be
provided by commercial enterprise, unless--
(A) the service provides vital weather warnings and
forecasts for the protection of life and property of
the general public; or
(B) the United States Government is obligated to
provide such service under international aviation
agreements to provide meteorological services and
exchange meteorological information.
(3) Amendments.--The Act of October 1, 1890 (26 Stat. 653)
is amended--
(A) by striking section 3 (15 U.S.C. 313); and
(B) in section 9 (15 U.S.C. 317), by striking '',
and it shall be'' and all that follows, and inserting a
period.
(4) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a report detailing all National Weather Service
activities which do not conform to the requirements of this
subsection and outlining a timetable for their termination.
(d) Closing of Local Weather Service Offices.--It is the sense of
the Congress that the National Weather Service must fully take into
account the dangerous and life threatening nature of weather patterns
in Wind Zone IV, otherwise known as tornado alley, before making any
determination on the closure of any of its local weather service
offices.

SEC. 4. ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH.

(a) Operations, Research, and Facilities.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to carry out the Atmospheric Research
Operations, Research, and Facilities environmental research and
development activities of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research $173,250,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $173,250,000 for
fiscal year 2001, to remain available until expended.
(2) Climate and air quality research.--Of the amounts
authorized under paragraph (1), $126,200,000 for fiscal year
2000 and $126,200,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Climate
and Air Quality Research, of which--
(A) $16,900,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$16,900,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Interannual and Seasonal Climate Research;
(B) $34,600,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$34,600,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Long-Term
Climate and Air Quality Research;
(C) $69,700,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$69,700,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Climate
and Global Change; and
(D) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $5,000,000
for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Global Learning and
Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE).
(3) Atmospheric programs.--Of the amounts authorized under
paragraph (1), $47,050,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $47,050,000
for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Atmospheric Programs, of
which--
(A) $36,600,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$36,600,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Weather
Research;
(B) $4,350,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $4,350,000
for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Wind Profiler; and
(C) $6,100,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $6,100,000
for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Solar-Terrestrial
Services and Research.
(b) Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to enable the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out the Atmospheric
Research Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction environmental
research and development activities of the Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research $10,040,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $14,160,000
for fiscal year 2001, to remain available until expended. Of such
amounts--
(1) $5,700,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $8,000,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Laboratory Supercomputer; and
(2) $4,340,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $6,160,000 for
fiscal year 2001 shall be for the Advanced Composition Explorer
(ACE) Follow-On Satellite/GEOSTORM.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE.

(a) Operations, Research, and Facilities.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to carry out the Operations, Research, and
Facilities environmental research and development and related
activities of the National Environmental Satellite, Data and
Information Service $103,092,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$103,092,000 for fiscal year 2001, to remain available until
expended.
(2) Satellite observing systems.--Of the amounts authorized
under paragraph (1), $59,236,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$59,236,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Satellite
Observing Systems, of which--
(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $2,000,000
for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Global Disaster
Information Network (GDIN);
(B) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $4,000,000
for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Ocean Remote Sensing;
and
(C) $53,236,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$53,236,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Environmental Observing Services.
(3) Environmental data management systems.--Of the amounts
authorized under paragraph (1), $43,856,000 for fiscal year
2000 and $43,856,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Environmental Data Management Systems, of which--
(A) $31,521,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$31,521,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Data and
Information Services; and
(B) $12,335,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$12,335,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for
Environmental Data Systems Modernization.
(b) Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Secretary to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to carry out the Procurement, Acquisition, and
Construction environmental research and development and related
activities of the National Environmental Satellite, Data and
Information Service $413,657,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$476,183,000 for fiscal year 2001, to remain available until
expended.
(2) Systems acquisition.--Of the amounts authorized under
paragraph (1), $410,612,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$473,803,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for Systems
Acquisition, of which--
(A) $140,979,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$114,594,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for the
procurement and launch of, and supporting ground
systems for, Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites
(POES), K, L, M, N, and N';
(B) $80,100,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$113,600,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for the
procurement and launch of, and supporting ground
systems for, the National Polar-Orbiting Operational
Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS); and
(C) $189,533,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$245,609,000 for fiscal year 2001 shall be for the
procurement and launch of, and supporting ground
systems for, Geostationary Operational Environmental
NEXT follow-on Satellites (GOES N-Q).
(3) Construction.--Of the amounts authorized under
paragraph (1), $3,045,000 for fiscal year 2000 and $2,380,000
for fiscal year 2001 shall be for National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration Operations Center Rehabilitation
Construction.

SEC. 6. FACILITIES.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to enable
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out the
Operations, Research, and Facilities environmental research and
development and related activities required to meet recurring
facilities operations costs associated with the David Skaggs Research
Center in Boulder, Colorado, $3,850,000 for fiscal year 2000 and
$3,850,000 for fiscal year 2001.

SEC. 7. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.

(a) In General.--The Administrator shall exclude from consideration
for grant agreements made after fiscal year 1999 by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the activities for which
funds are authorized under this Act, any person who received funds,
other than those described in subsection (b), appropriated for a fiscal
year after fiscal year 1999, under a grant agreement from any Federal
funding source for a project that was not subjected to a competitive,
merit-based award process, except as specifically authorized by this
Act. Any exclusion from consideration pursuant to this section shall be
effective for a period of 5 years after the person receives such
Federal funds.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the receipt of
Federal funds by a person due to the membership of that person in a
class specified by law for which assistance is awarded to members of
the class according to a formula provided by law.
(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ''grant
agreement'' means a legal instrument whose principal purpose is to
transfer a thing of value to the recipient to carry out a public
purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United
States, and does not include the acquisition (by purchase, lease, or
barter) of property or services for the direct benefit or use of the
United States Government. Such term does not include a cooperative
agreement (as such term is used in section 6305 of title 31, United
States Code) or a cooperative research and development agreement (as
such term is defined in section 12(d)(1) of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a(d)(1))).

SEC. 8. INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.

The Administrator shall make available through the Internet home
page of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration the
abstracts relating to all research grants and awards made with funds
authorized by this Act. Nothing in this section shall be construed to
require or permit the release of any information prohibited by law or
regulation from being released to the public.

SEC. 9. COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.

No funds authorized pursuant to this Act may be expended by an
entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the
entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3,
1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, popularly known as the ''Buy American Act'').

SEC. 10. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.

(a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--In the case
of any equipment or products that may be authorized to be purchased
with financial assistance provided under this Act, it is the sense of
the Congress that entities receiving such assistance should, in
expending the assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and
products.
(b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing financial
assistance under this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall provide to
each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the statement made
in subsection (a) by the Congress.

SEC. 11. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS.

If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that
any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ''Made in America''
inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product
sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United
States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or
subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, pursuant to
the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in
section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.

Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 1999.

Attest:

JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.

Ex Output:
National Weather Service and Related Agencies Authorization Act of 1999 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 and 2001 to the Secretary of Commerce to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to carry out: (1) Operations, Research, and Facilities activities of the National Weather Service (NWS); (2) Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction activities of NWS; (3) Atmospheric Research Operations, Research, and Facilities environmental research and development activities of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OOAR); (4) Atmospheric Research Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction environmental research and development activities of OOAR; (5) Operations, Research, and Facilities environmental research and development and related activities of the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS); (6) Procurement, Acquisition, and Construction environmental research and development and related activities of NESDIS; and (7) Operations, Research, and Facilities environmental research and development and related activities required to meet recurring facilities operations costs associated with the David Skaggs Research Center in Boulder, Colorado.
Revises requirements for the Secretary of Commerce's duties with respect to the NWS to include responsibilities for: (1) serving as the sole official source of weather and flood warnings; (2) issuing storm warnings; (3) collecting, exchanging, and distributing meteorological, hydrological, climatic, and oceanographic data and information;(4) preparing hydrometeorological guidance and core forecast information; and (5) issuing marine and aviation forecasts and warnings. Bars the NWS from providing or assisting other entities to provide a service that is currently provided or can be provided by commercial enterprise, unless: (1) the service provides vital weather warnings and forecasts for the protection of life and property of the general public; or (2) the U.S. Government is obligated to provide such service under international aviation agreements to provide meteorological services and exchange meteorological information.
Directs the Secretary to report to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate detailing all NWS activities which do not conform to requirements of this Act and outlining a timetable for their termination.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that NWS must fully take into account the dangerous and life threatening nature of weather patterns in Wind Zone IV, otherwise known as tornado alley, before making any determination to close any of its local weather service offices.
Requires the NOAA Administrator to exclude from consideration for grant agreements made after FY 1999 under the activities for which funds are authorized under this Act, any person who received funds (other than due to membership in a class specified by law for which assistance is awarded to class members according to a formula) appropriated for a fiscal year after FY 1999 under a grant agreement from any Federal funding source for a project that was not subjected to a competitive, merit-based award process. Makes such an exclusion effective for a period of five years after receipt of such Federal funds.
Directs the Administrator to make available through NOAA's Internet home page the abstracts relating to all research grants and awards made with funds authorized by this Act.
Prohibits any funds authorized pursuant to this Act from being expended by an entity unless such entity agrees, in expending such assistance, to comply with the Act of March 3, 1933, known as the Buy American Act.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that entities receiving any equipment or products that may be authorized to be purchased with financial assistance provided under this Act should, in expending such assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products. Requires the Secretary to provide to each recipient of such assistance a notice describing such statement.
Prohibits any person who has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency to have intentionally affixed a label bearing a "Made in America" inscription or any inscription with the same meaning to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United States, from receiving any contract or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act pursuant to debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures.