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15 U.S.C. § 313d — NIDIS program
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**(a) In general** The Under Secretary, through the National Weather Service and other appropriate weather and climate programs in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall establish a National Integrated Drought Information System to better inform and provide for more timely decisionmaking to reduce drought related impacts and costs.
**(b) System functions** The National Integrated Drought Information System shall—
(1) provide an effective drought early warning system that—
(A) collects and integrates information on the key indicators of drought and drought impacts, including precipitation, soil moisture, and evaporative demand, in order to make usable, reliable, and timely forecasts of drought and assessments of the severity of drought conditions and impacts; and
(B) provides such information, forecasts, and assessments on both national and regional levels;
(2) communicate drought forecasts, drought conditions, and drought impacts on an ongoing basis to public and private entities engaged in drought planning and preparedness, including—
(A) decisionmakers at the Federal, regional, State, tribal, and local levels of government;
(B) the private sector; and
(C) the public;
(3) provide timely data, information, and products that reflect local, regional, watershed, and State differences in drought conditions;
(4) coordinate, and integrate, through interagency agreements as practicable, Federal research and monitoring in support of a drought early warning information system;
(5) utilize existing forecasting and assessment programs and partnerships, including forecast communication coordinators and cooperative institutes, and improvements in seasonal precipitation and temperature, subseasonal precipitation and temperature, and low flow w
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**(a) In general** The Under Secretary, through the National Weather Service and other appropriate weather and climate programs in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall establish a National Integrated Drought Information System to better inform and provide for more timely decisionmaking to reduce drought related impacts and costs.
**(b) System functions** The National Integrated Drought Information System shall—
(1) provide an effective drought early warning system that—
(A) collects and integrates information on the key indicators of drought and drought impacts, including precipitation, soil moisture, and evaporative demand, in order to make usable, reliable, and timely forecasts of drought and assessments of the severity of drought conditions and impacts; and
(B) provides such information, forecasts, and assessments on both national and regional levels;
(2) communicate drought forecasts, drought conditions, and drought impacts on an ongoing basis to public and private entities engaged in drought planning and preparedness, including—
(A) decisionmakers at the Federal, regional, State, tribal, and local levels of government;
(B) the private sector; and
(C) the public;
(3) provide timely data, information, and products that reflect local, regional, watershed, and State differences in drought conditions;
(4) coordinate, and integrate, through interagency agreements as practicable, Federal research and monitoring in support of a drought early warning information system;
(5) utilize existing forecasting and assessment programs and partnerships, including forecast communication coordinators and cooperative institutes, and improvements in seasonal precipitation and temperature, subseasonal precipitation and temperature, and low flow water prediction; and
(6) continue ongoing research and monitoring activities related to drought, including research activities relating to the prediction, length, severity, and impacts of drought and the role of extreme weather events and climate variability in drought.
**(c) Partnerships** The National Integrated Drought Information System may—
(1) engage with the private sector to improve drought monitoring, forecast, and communication if the Under Secretary determines the partnership is appropriate, cost-effective, and beneficial to the public and decisionmakers described in subsection (b)(2)(A);
(2) facilitate the development of 1 or more academic cooperative partnerships to assist with National Integrated Drought Information System functions; and
(3) utilize and support, as appropriate, monitoring by citizen scientists, including by developing best practices to facilitate maximum data integration.
**(d) Consultation** The Under Secretary shall consult with relevant Federal, regional, State, tribal, and local government agencies, research institutions, and the private sector in the development and sustainment of the National Integrated Drought Information System.
**(e) Cooperation from other Federal agencies** Each Federal agency shall cooperate as appropriate with the Under Secretary in carrying out this section.
**(f) Soil moisture** Not later than 1 year after January 7, 2019, the Under Secretary, acting through the National Integrated Drought Information System, shall develop a strategy for a national coordinated soil moisture monitoring network.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, act Oct. 1, 1890, ch. 1266, § 1, 26 Stat. 653, as amended, relating to the establishment of a Weather Bureau in the Department of Commerce, was omitted because the Weather Bureau was consolidated with the Coast and Geodetic Survey to form a new agency in the Department to be known as the Environmental Science Services Administration, and the office of Chief of the Weather Bureau was abolished, by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1965, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318, set out as a note below. The Reorg. Plan also transferred to the Secretary of Commerce all functions of the Bureau and the Chief of the Bureau.
Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1970, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090, set out as a note under [section 1511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section1511&num=0&edition=prelim), abolished the Environmental Science Services Administration, including the offices of Administrator and Deputy Administrator, and established the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of Commerce. By Department Organization Order 25–5A, republished 39 F.R. 27486, July 29, 1974, the Secretary of Commerce delegated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a number of functions vested in him, including his functions under this chapter of the Code. By order of the Acting Associate Administrator, 35 F.R. 19249, Dec. 19, 1970, the following organizational names appearing in chapter IX of subtitle B of Title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to the Administration, were changed: Environmental Science Services Administration to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (ESSA to NOAA); Coast and Geodetic Survey to National Ocean Survey,
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In this chapter:
(1) **Seasonal** — The term “seasonal” means the time range between 3 months and 2 years.
(2) **State** — The term “State” means a State, a territory, or possession of the United States, including a Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia.
(3) **Subseasonal** — The term “subseasonal” means the time range between 2 weeks and 3 months.
(4) **Under Secretary** — The term “Under Secretary” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.
(5) **Weather industry and weather enterprise** — The terms “weather industry” and “weather enterprise” are interchangeable in this chapter, and include individuals and organizations from public, private, and academic sectors that contribute to the research, development, and production of weather forecast products, and primary consumers of these weather forecast products.
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As used in this chapter:
(1) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) The term “Federal Reclamation laws” means the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388) and Acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof.
(3) The term “Federal Reclamation project” means any project constructed or funded under Federal Reclamation law. Such term includes projects having approved loans under the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956 (70 Stat. 1044) [[43 U.S.C. 422a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section422a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 313d
(Pub. L. 107–253, § 2, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1731.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
Pub. L. 107–253, § 3, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1731, pro-
vided that: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
for carrying out this Act [see Short Title of 2002
Amendment note set out under section 311 of this title]
$1,250,000 for each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2005,
of which $100,000 for each fiscal year shall be available
for competitive merit-reviewed grants to institutions
of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to carry
out the activities described in section 2(5) [15 U.S.C.
313c(5)], and $1,150,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006
and 2007. Of the amounts authorized under this section,
$250,000 for each fiscal year shall be available for com-
petitive merit-reviewed grants to institutions of higher
education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) to develop models
that can improve the ability to forecast the coastal and
estuary-inland flooding that is influenced by tropical
cyclones. The models should incorporate the inter-
action of such factors as storm surges, soil saturation,
and other relevant phenomena.’’
REPORT
Pub. L. 107–253, § 4, Oct. 29, 2002, 116 Stat. 1732, re-
quired the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration to provide Congress with annual reports
through fiscal year 2007 on its activities under Pub. L.
107–253 (see Short Title note set out under section 311
of this title) and the success and acceptance of the in-
land flood warning index developed under par. (2) of
this sectio
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