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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 101 (Friday, June 9, 2023)][House][Pages H2789-H2790]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California:H.R. 3966.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:The Congress shall have power to make all Laws which shallbe necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United[[Page H2790]]States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.The single subject of this legislation is:The Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act will improvethe forecasting of atmospheric rivers.&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish programs that support atmospheric river forecasts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Specifically, NOAA must establish at least one pilot program to support subseasonal and seasonal precipitation forecasts for water management in the western region of the United States, including improvements with respect to atmospheric river modeling.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NOAA must also establish an atmospheric river forecast improvement program to reduce the loss of life and economic losses from atmospheric rivers. The program must evaluate the value of innovative observation methods, such as uncrewed aircrafts and other emerging technology.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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