Bill > HR1438

This bill establishes a National Integrated Flood Information System within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to improve flood monitoring, forecasting, and communication. Key provisions include: - Directing NOAA to establish the National Integrated Flood Information System to provide an early warning system, timely data and forecasts, and coordinate federal flood research and monitoring. - Requiring NOAA to establish partnerships to evaluate observations from uncrewed aerial systems and improve coastal oceanographic modeling. - Directing the National Weather Service to designate Service Coordination Hydrologists at River Forecast Centers to liaise with stakeholders and improve flood preparedness and response. - Requiring NOAA to assess and improve the communication of flash flood watches and warnings. - Establishing an Interagency Coordinating Committee on Water Management to improve coordination on water resources issues across federal agencies. - Creating a hydrologic research fellowship program within NOAA to support graduate students conducting research to advance water resources decision support. - Directing NOAA to identify and support a consistent set of forward-looking, long-term meteorological information on extreme weather and environmental trends. Overall, the bill aims to enhance the federal government's ability to monitor, forecast, and communicate about floods in order to reduce flood-related effects and costs.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1438/all-info