To accelerate subseasonal to seasonal prediction skills related to precipitation forecasts for water management in the western United States, improve atmospheric river forecasts across the country, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To accelerate subseasonal to seasonal prediction skills related to precipitation forecasts for water management in the western United States, improve atmospheric river forecasts across the country, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Education, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H18C57882E03E41DAAA7D4C35B24A8052: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act.
- Section H5F134950ECAE477BBD463AC82887BFA6: 2. Subseasonal to seasonal forecasting pilot projects Subsection (h) of section 1762 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 8521) is amended to read as...
- Section HC527D838512F4AECA943FC622698ADCF: 3. Atmospheric rivers forecast improvement program The Under Secretary, in collaboration with the United States weather industry and academic partners, shall...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To accelerate subseasonal to seasonal prediction skills related to precipitation forecasts for water management in the western United States, improve atmospheric river forecasts across the country, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Education, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To accelerate subseasonal to seasonal prediction skills related to precipitation forecasts for water management in the western United States, improve atmospheric river forecasts across the country, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Mike Garcia
R-CA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Mike Garcia of California (for himself and Mr. Obernolte) …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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