3.0.0 3584 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z 2020-02-12T18:54:42Z Senate S S 2012-09-20 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-09-20T19:21:25Z National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2012 112 6489 HR 2012-09-21 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Related bill CRS 2012-09-20 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2012-09-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford N M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2012-09-20 True U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2012-11-13 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2012-11-14 False Science, Technology, Communications Atmospheric science and weather Congressional oversight Emergency planning and evacuation Farmland Government information and archives Natural disasters Public-private cooperation Water use and supply Science, Technology, Communications 00 2012-09-20 Introduced in Senate 2012-12-12T20:01:48Z Revises NIDIS functions to require the NIDIS to, among other things: (1) provide certain information, forecasts, and assessments described in the Act on both national and regional levels; (2) build upon existing forecasting and assessment programs and partnerships, such as those with specified programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), extension system and economist offices of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and the Farm Service Agency; and (3) continue ongoing research activities related to drought and the role of extreme weather events and climate variability in drought.

Requires the Under Secretary to provide a report to Congress concerning the NIDIS Program that includes a list of persons in the private sector with whom the Under Secretary collaborates on NIDIS implementation and a description of NIDIS outreach activities.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Act through FY2017.

]]> Drought Information Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Drought Information Act of 2012 Display Title Drought Information Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-09-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3584is/xml/BILLS-112s3584is.xml 2012-09-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.