[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 194 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H9811-H9815]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





    PROVIDING RESEARCH AND ESTIMATES OF CHANGES IN PRECIPITATION ACT

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1518, I call 
up the bill (H.R. 1437) to amend the Weather Research and Forecasting 
Innovation Act of 2017 to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration to provide comprehensive and regularly updated Federal 
precipitation information, and for other purposes, with the Senate 
amendment thereto, and ask for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the Senate 
amendment.
  Senate amendment:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Research and 
     Estimates of Changes In Precipitation Act'' or the ``PRECIP 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING 
                   INNOVATION ACT OF 2017 RELATING TO IMPROVING 
                   FEDERAL PRECIPITATION INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--The Weather Research and Forecasting 
     Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

        ``TITLE VI--IMPROVING FEDERAL PRECIPITATION INFORMATION

     ``SEC. 601. STUDY ON PRECIPITATION ESTIMATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of the PRECIP Act, the Administrator, in 
     consultation with other Federal agencies as appropriate, 
     shall seek to enter an agreement with the National 
     Academies--
       ``(1) to conduct a study on the state of practice and 
     research needs for precipitation estimation, including 
     probable maximum precipitation estimation; and
       ``(2) to submit, not later than 24 months after the date on 
     which such agreement is finalized, to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available on 
     a website, a report on the results of the study under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Study.--The report under subsection (a) shall include 
     the following:
       ``(1) An examination of the current state of practice for 
     precipitation estimation at scales appropriate for 
     decisionmaker needs, and rationale for further evolution of 
     this field.
       ``(2) An evaluation of best practices for precipitation 
     estimation that are based on the best-available science, 
     include considerations of non-stationarity, and can be 
     utilized by the user community.
       ``(3) A framework for--
       ``(A) the development of a National Guidance Document for 
     estimating extreme precipitation in future conditions; and
       ``(B) evaluation of the strengths and challenges of the 
     full spectrum of approaches, including for probable maximum 
     precipitation studies.
       ``(4) A description of existing research needs in the field 
     of precipitation estimation in order to modernize current 
     methodologies and consider non-stationarity.
       ``(5) A description of in-situ, airborne, and space-based 
     observation requirements, that could enhance precipitation 
     estimation and development of models, including an 
     examination of the use of geographic information systems and 
     geospatial technology for integration, analysis, and 
     visualization of precipitation data.
       ``(6) A recommended plan for a Federal research and 
     development program, including specifications for costs, 
     timeframes, and responsible agencies for addressing 
     identified research needs.
       ``(7) An analysis of the respective roles in precipitation 
     estimation of various Federal agencies, academia, State, 
     tribal, territorial, and local governments, and other public 
     and private stakeholders.
       ``(8) Recommendations for data management to promote long-
     term needs such as enabling retrospective analyses and data 
     discoverability, interoperability, and reuse.
       ``(9) Recommendations for how data and services from the 
     entire enterprise can be best leveraged by the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(10) A description of non-Federal precipitation data, its 
     accessibility by the Federal Government, and ways for 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to improve or 
     expand such datasets.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     $1,500,000 to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to carry out this study.

     ``SEC. 602. IMPROVING PROBABLE MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION 
                   ESTIMATES.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which the National Academies makes public the report under 
     section 601, the Administrator, in consideration of the 
     report recommendations, shall consult with relevant partners, 
     including users of the data, on the development of a plan 
     to--
       ``(1) not later than 6 years after the completion of such 
     report and not less than every 10 years thereafter, update 
     probable maximum precipitation estimates for the United 
     States, such that each update considers non-stationarity;
       ``(2) coordinate with partners to conduct research in the 
     field of extreme precipitation estimation, in accordance with 
     the research needs identified in such report;
       ``(3) make publicly available, in a searchable, 
     interoperable format, all probable maximum precipitation 
     studies developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration that the Administrator has the legal right to 
     redistribute and deemed to be at an appropriate state of 
     development on an internet website of the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration; and
       ``(4) ensure all probable maximum precipitation estimate 
     data, products, and supporting documentation and metadata 
     developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration are preserved, curated, and served by the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as 
     appropriate.
       ``(b) National Guidance Document for the Development of 
     Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimates.--The Administrator, 
     in collaboration with Federal agencies, State, territorial, 
     Tribal and local governments, academia, and other partners 
     the Administrator deems appropriate, shall develop a National 
     Guidance Document that--
       ``(1) provides best practices that can be followed by 
     Federal and State regulatory agencies, private meteorological 
     consultants, and other users that perform probable maximum 
     precipitation studies;
       ``(2) considers the recommendations provided in the 
     National Academies study under section 601;
       ``(3) facilitates review of probable maximum precipitation 
     studies by regulatory agencies; and
       ``(4) provides confidence in regional and site-specific 
     probable maximum precipitation estimates.
       ``(c) Publication.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     on which the National Academies makes public the report under 
     section 601, the Administrator shall make publicly available 
     the National Guidance Document under subsection (b) on an 
     internet website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       ``(d) Updates.--The Administrator shall update the National 
     Guidance Document not less than once every 10 years after the 
     publication of the National Guidance Document under 
     subsection (c) and publish such updates in accordance with 
     such subsection.
       ``(e) Funding.--Amounts available to carry out this section 
     may only come from within amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Administrator.

     ``SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.

       `` In this title:
       ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
     Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       ``(2) National academies.--The term `National Academies' 
     means the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
     Medicine.
       ``(3) United states.--The term `United States' means, 
     collectively, each State of the United States, the District 
     of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, 
     Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
     Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other territory 
     or possession of the United States.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1(b) of the Weather 
     Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 
     8501 note) is amended in the table of contents by adding at 
     the end the following:

        ``TITLE VI--IMPROVING FEDERAL PRECIPITATION INFORMATION

``Sec. 601. Study on precipitation estimation.
``Sec. 602. Improving probable maximum precipitation estimates.
``Sec. 603. Definitions.''.


                            Motion to Concur

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion.
  The text of the motion is as follows:

       Ms. DeLauro of Connecticut moves that the House concur in 
     the Senate amendment to H.R. 1437 with an amendment 
     consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-72.
  The text of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the text 
is as follows:

            House Amendment to Senate Amendment to H.R. 1437

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     Senate, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Further Continuing 
     Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short Title.
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
Sec. 3. References.
Sec. 4. Payment to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress.

        DIVISION A--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

                       DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS

Title I--Extensions
Title II--Budgetary Effects

                 DIVISION C--HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Title I--Medicare and Medicaid
Title II--Human Services
Title III--Extension of FDA Authorizations
Title IV--Indian Health

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                         DIVISION D--PRECIP ACT

     SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

       Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to 
     ``this Act'' contained in any division of this Act shall be 
     treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.

     SEC. 4. PAYMENT TO WIDOWS AND HEIRS OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF 
                   CONGRESS.

       There is hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2023, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for 
     payment to Colette Wallace McEachin, beneficiary of Aston 
     Donald McEachin, late a Representative from the Commonwealth 
     of Virginia, $174,000.

        DIVISION A--FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023

       Sec. 101.  The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2023 
     (division A of Public Law 117-180) is amended--
       (1) by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and 
     inserting ``December 23, 2022'';
       (2) by adding after section 157 the following new section:
       ``Sec. 158.  During the period covered by this Act, section 
     227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 
     (6 U.S.C. 1525) shall not apply.''.
        This division may be cited as the ``Further Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2023''.

                       DIVISION B--OTHER MATTERS

                          TITLE I--EXTENSIONS

     SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF FCC AUCTION AUTHORITY.

       Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking ``December 16, 
     2022'' and inserting ``December 23, 2022''.

     SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT 
                   FOR DOMESTIC TRAFFICKING VICTIMS' FUND.

       Section 3014(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``December 16, 2022'' and inserting ``December 23, 2022''.

     SEC. 103. UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION EXTENSION.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``United 
     States Parole Commission Further Extension Act of 2022''.
       (b) Amendment of Sentencing Reform Act of 1984.--For 
     purposes of section 235(b) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 
     1984 (18 U.S.C. 3551 note; Public Law 98-473; 98 Stat. 2032), 
     as such section relates to chapter 311 of title 18, United 
     States Code, and the United States Parole Commission, each 
     reference in such section to ``35 years'' or ``35-year 
     period'' shall be deemed a reference to ``35 years and 53 
     days'' or ``35-year and 53-day period'', respectively.

     SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
                   CUSTOMER PROTECTION FUND EXPENSES ACCOUNT.

       Section 1(b) of Public Law 117-25 (135 Stat. 297), as 
     amended by section 104 of division C of the Continuing 
     Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     2023 is amended by striking ``December 16, 2022'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``December 23, 2022''.

                      TITLE II--BUDGETARY EFFECTS

     SEC. 201. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

       (a) Statutory PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of 
     this division and each succeeding division shall not be 
     entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to 
     section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
       (b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this 
     division and each succeeding division shall not be entered on 
     any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 
     of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).
       (c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.--Notwithstanding 
     Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the 
     joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference 
     accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, the budgetary effects of this division and each 
     succeeding division shall not be estimated--
       (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act;
       (2) for purposes of an allocation to the Committee on 
     Appropriations pursuant to section 302(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and
       (3) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the 
     Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an 
     appropriation Act.

                 DIVISION C--HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

                     TITLE I--MEDICARE AND MEDICAID

     SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF INCREASED INPATIENT HOSPITAL PAYMENT 
                   ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN LOW-VOLUME HOSPITALS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``December 17, 2022'' and inserting 
     ``December 24, 2022'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C)(i)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
     ``December 16, 2022'' and inserting ``December 23, 2022'';
       (B) in subclause (III), by striking ``December 16, 2022' '' 
     and inserting ``December 23, 2022''; and
       (C) in subclause (IV), by striking ``December 17, 2022'' 
     and inserting ``December 24, 2022''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (D)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``December 16, 2022' '' and inserting ``December 23, 2022''; 
     and
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``December 16, 2022' '' and 
     inserting ``December 23, 2022''.
       (b) Implementation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may implement 
     the provisions of, including the amendments made by, this 
     section by program instruction or otherwise.

     SEC. 102. EXTENSION OF THE MEDICARE-DEPENDENT HOSPITAL 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``December 17, 2022'' and 
     inserting ``December 24, 2022''; and
       (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``December 17, 2022'' 
     and inserting ``December 24, 2022''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Extension of target amounts.--Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``December 17, 2022'' and inserting ``December 24, 2022''; 
     and
       (B) in clause (iv), by striking ``December 16, 2022,'' and 
     inserting ``December 23, 2022''.
       (2) Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification.--
     Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended by striking 
     ``December 16, 2022'' and inserting ``December 23, 2022''.

     SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF INCREASED FMAPS UNDER MEDICAID FOR THE 
                   TERRITORIES.

       Section 1905(ff) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396d(ff)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``December 16, 2022'' and 
     inserting ``December 23, 2022''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``December 16, 2022'' and 
     inserting ``December 23, 2022''.

     SEC. 104. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND.

       Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395iii(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``$7,308,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$7,278,000,000''.

                        TITLE II--HUMAN SERVICES

     SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF MATERNAL, INFANT, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD 
                   HOME VISITING PROGRAMS.

       Activities authorized by section 511 of the Social Security 
     Act shall continue through December 23, 2022, and out of any 
     money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 
     appropriated, there is hereby appropriated for such purpose 
     an amount equal to the pro rata portion of the amount 
     appropriated for such activities for fiscal year 2022.

     SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS.

        Activities authorized by part B of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act shall continue through December 23, 2022, in the 
     manner authorized for fiscal year 2022, and out of any money 
     in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise 
     appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may 
     be necessary for such purpose.

               TITLE III--EXTENSION OF FDA AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 301. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CRITICAL PATH PUBLIC-PRIVATE 
                   PARTNERSHIP.

       Section 566(f) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 360bbb-5(f)) is amended by striking ``$1,265,753 
     for the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on 
     December 16, 2022'' and inserting ``$1,380,822 for the period 
     beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 
     2022''.

     SEC. 302. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE BEST PHARMACEUTICALS FOR 
                   CHILDREN PROGRAM.

       Section 409I(d)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 284m(d)(1)) is amended by striking ``$5,273,973 for 
     the period beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on 
     December 16, 2022'' and inserting ``$5,753,425 for the period 
     beginning on October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 
     2022''.

     SEC. 303. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HUMANITARIAN DEVICE 
                   EXEMPTION INCENTIVE.

       Section 520(m)(6)(A)(iv) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360j(m)(6)(A)(iv)) is amended by 
     striking ``December 17, 2022'' and inserting ``December 24, 
     2022''.

     SEC. 304. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE PEDIATRIC DEVICE CONSORTIA 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 305(e) of the Pediatric Medical Device Safety and 
     Improvement Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-85; 42 U.S.C. 282 
     note) is amended by striking ``$1,107,534 for the period 
     beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 
     2022'' and inserting ``$1,610,959 for the period beginning on 
     October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 2022''.

     SEC. 305. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROVISION PERTAINING TO DRUGS 
                   CONTAINING SINGLE ENANTIOMERS.

       Section 505(u)(4) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 355(u)(4)) is amended by striking ``December 
     17, 2022'' and inserting ``December 24, 2022''.

     SEC. 306. REAUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN DEVICE INSPECTIONS.

       Section 704(g)(11) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 374(g)(11)) is amended by striking ``December 
     17, 2022'' and inserting ``December 24, 2022''.

     SEC. 307. REAUTHORIZATION OF ORPHAN DRUG GRANTS.

       Section 5(c) of the Orphan Drug Act (21 U.S.C. 360ee(c)) is 
     amended by striking ``$6,328,767 for the period beginning on 
     October 1, 2022, and ending on December 16, 2022''

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     and inserting ``$6,904,110 for the period beginning on 
     October 1, 2022 and ending on December 23, 2022''.

     SEC. 308. REAUTHORIZATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED 
                   TO PENDING GENERIC DRUG APPLICATIONS AND 
                   PRIORITY REVIEW APPLICATIONS.

       Section 807 of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Public 
     Law 115-52) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``December 16, 2022'' and inserting 
     ``December 23, 2022''.

     SEC. 309. REAUTHORIZATION OF THIRD-PARTY REVIEW PROGRAM.

       Section 523(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 360m(c)) is amended by striking ``December 17, 
     2022'' and inserting ``December 24, 2022''.

                        TITLE IV--INDIAN HEALTH

     SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM.

       Section 424(a) of title IV of division G of Public Law 113-
     76 is amended by striking ``December 16, 2022'' and inserting 
     ``December 24, 2022''.

                         DIVISION D--PRECIP ACT

     SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Research and 
     Estimates of Changes In Precipitation Act'' or the ``PRECIP 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING 
                   INNOVATION ACT OF 2017 RELATING TO IMPROVING 
                   FEDERAL PRECIPITATION INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--The Weather Research and Forecasting 
     Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

        ``TITLE VI--IMPROVING FEDERAL PRECIPITATION INFORMATION

     ``SEC. 601. STUDY ON PRECIPITATION ESTIMATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of the PRECIP Act, the Administrator, in 
     consultation with other Federal agencies as appropriate, 
     shall seek to enter an agreement with the National 
     Academies--
       ``(1) to conduct a study on the state of practice and 
     research needs for precipitation estimation, including 
     probable maximum precipitation estimation; and
       ``(2) to submit, not later than 24 months after the date on 
     which such agreement is finalized, to the Committee on 
     Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate, and make publicly available on 
     a website, a report on the results of the study under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Study.--The report under subsection (a) shall include 
     the following:
       ``(1) An examination of the current state of practice for 
     precipitation estimation at scales appropriate for 
     decisionmaker needs, and rationale for further evolution of 
     this field.
       ``(2) An evaluation of best practices for precipitation 
     estimation that are based on the best-available science, 
     include considerations of non-stationarity, and can be 
     utilized by the user community.
       ``(3) A framework for--
       ``(A) the development of a National Guidance Document for 
     estimating extreme precipitation in future conditions; and
       ``(B) evaluation of the strengths and challenges of the 
     full spectrum of approaches, including for probable maximum 
     precipitation studies.
       ``(4) A description of existing research needs in the field 
     of precipitation estimation in order to modernize current 
     methodologies and consider non-stationarity.
       ``(5) A description of in-situ, airborne, and space-based 
     observation requirements, that could enhance precipitation 
     estimation and development of models, including an 
     examination of the use of geographic information systems and 
     geospatial technology for integration, analysis, and 
     visualization of precipitation data.
       ``(6) A recommended plan for a Federal research and 
     development program, including specifications for costs, 
     timeframes, and responsible agencies for addressing 
     identified research needs.
       ``(7) An analysis of the respective roles in precipitation 
     estimation of various Federal agencies, academia, State, 
     tribal, territorial, and local governments, and other public 
     and private stakeholders.
       ``(8) Recommendations for data management to promote long-
     term needs such as enabling retrospective analyses and data 
     discoverability, interoperability, and reuse.
       ``(9) Recommendations for how data and services from the 
     entire enterprise can be best leveraged by the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(10) A description of non-Federal precipitation data, its 
     accessibility by the Federal Government, and ways for 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to improve or 
     expand such datasets.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     $1,500,000 to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to carry out this study.

     ``SEC. 602. IMPROVING PROBABLE MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION 
                   ESTIMATES.

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which the National Academies makes public the report under 
     section 601, the Administrator, in consideration of the 
     report recommendations, shall consult with relevant partners, 
     including users of the data, on the development of a plan 
     to--
       ``(1) not later than 6 years after the completion of such 
     report and not less than every 10 years thereafter, update 
     probable maximum precipitation estimates for the United 
     States, such that each update considers non-stationarity;
       ``(2) coordinate with partners to conduct research in the 
     field of extreme precipitation estimation, in accordance with 
     the research needs identified in such report;
       ``(3) make publicly available, in a searchable, 
     interoperable format, all probable maximum precipitation 
     studies developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration that the Administrator has the legal right to 
     redistribute and deemed to be at an appropriate state of 
     development on an internet website of the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration; and
       ``(4) ensure all probable maximum precipitation estimate 
     data, products, and supporting documentation and metadata 
     developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration are preserved, curated, and served by the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as 
     appropriate.
       ``(b) National Guidance Document for the Development of 
     Probable Maximum Precipitation Estimates.--The Administrator, 
     in collaboration with Federal agencies, State, territorial, 
     Tribal and local governments, academia, and other partners 
     the Administrator deems appropriate, shall develop a National 
     Guidance Document that--
       ``(1) provides best practices that can be followed by 
     Federal and State regulatory agencies, private meteorological 
     consultants, and other users that perform probable maximum 
     precipitation studies;
       ``(2) considers the recommendations provided in the 
     National Academies study under section 601;
       ``(3) facilitates review of probable maximum precipitation 
     studies by regulatory agencies; and
       ``(4) provides confidence in regional and site-specific 
     probable maximum precipitation estimates.
       ``(c) Publication.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     on which the National Academies makes public the report under 
     section 601, the Administrator shall make publicly available 
     the National Guidance Document under subsection (b) on an 
     internet website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       ``(d) Updates.--The Administrator shall update the National 
     Guidance Document not less than once every 10 years after the 
     publication of the National Guidance Document under 
     subsection (c) and publish such updates in accordance with 
     such subsection.

     ``SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.

       `` In this title:
       ``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the 
     Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       ``(2) National academies.--The term `National Academies' 
     means the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
     Medicine.
       ``(3) United states.--The term `United States' means, 
     collectively, each State of the United States, the District 
     of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, 
     Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
     Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other territory 
     or possession of the United States.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1(b) of the Weather 
     Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 
     8501 note) is amended in the table of contents by adding at 
     the end the following:

        ``TITLE VI--IMPROVING FEDERAL PRECIPITATION INFORMATION

``Sec. 601. Study on precipitation estimation.
``Sec. 602. Improving probable maximum precipitation estimates.
``Sec. 603. Definitions.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1518, the 
motion shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations or their respective designees.
  The gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and the gentlewoman 
from Texas (Ms. Granger) each will control 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut.

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                             General Leave

  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on the Senate amendment to H.R. 1437.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Connecticut?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Further Continuing 
Appropriations and Extensions Act, which extends funding for critical 
Federal programs and services through December 23.

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  While I would have preferred to come before the House today to pass a 
final 2023 government funding package, I am encouraged that we have 
come to an agreement on a framework that provides a path forward to 
enact an omnibus next week.
  The legislation before us today is a simple date change that keeps 
the government up and running as we negotiate the details of final 
spending bills and complete the work of funding the government programs 
that meet the needs of hardworking Americans.
  All of us in this room know well that final funding bills are the 
best way to guarantee the necessary resources for the government 
programs and policies that make the biggest impact on our constituents. 
We will soon bring to the floor an omnibus that continues to make 
important investments, because we know the impact of a government that 
looks out for the middle class, working families, and for small 
businesses.
  The final funding bills we will bring to a vote will include 
investments that will help hardworking Americans, rebuild our 
infrastructure, keep our Nation competitive, strengthen our supply 
chain, and help small businesses access the capital they need, the keys 
to our economic future.
  The final omnibus agreement will help keep our Nation and our 
communities safe with the certainty that we all deserve. I can say with 
certainty this package will include community project funding that 
responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in communities all 
over America and that so many of my colleagues have worked tirelessly 
to deliver to their constituents.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve 
the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to this short-term continuing 
resolution through December 23. I am very disappointed that we are, 
once again, discussing a CR because full-year appropriations bills have 
not been signed into law.
  I want to explain why we find ourselves in this place. Republican 
Members opposed the trillions of dollars in nondefense spending that 
Members on the other side of the aisle pushed through this Congress. 
That new spending was provided outside the normal process, and it is 
roughly twice the amount of funding we provide in a year through the 
annual appropriations bills.
  After these unprecedented levels of spending, nondefense programs 
should not require another large increase in fiscal year 2023. We need 
to focus on reducing government waste, fighting inflation, and focusing 
our limited resources on true priorities like border security and our 
Nation's military.
  Democrats have had all year to put bills on the floor that address 
these concerns and can be signed into law. Time is up. We should be 
passing a continuing resolution into next year instead of buying more 
time to rush through a massive spending package.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this bill, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cline), a member of the Committee on 
Appropriations.
  Mr. CLINE. Mr. Speaker, enough is enough. Here in the waning days of 
one-party control, Democrats are grasping at straws to push more of 
their radical policy agenda on the American people. They are hoping the 
lameduck House will help jam through a monstrous $1.7 trillion omnibus 
down our throats before Christmas so incoming House Republicans can't 
use the budget next year to impose fiscal responsibility and check 
Biden's disastrous agenda.
  Even though voters demanded change in November, House Republicans 
have had no seat at the negotiating table. This one-week CR will 
continue funding for President Biden's policies that have created 
crisis after crisis.
  Under his watch, the Nation is experiencing a historically bad crisis 
at the southern border, a botched withdrawal from Afghanistan that cost 
American lives and created tens of thousands of refugees, his quest to 
provide abortion on demand, his illegal and regressive cancellation of 
student loan debt, his anti-energy agenda, and an inflation crisis that 
makes Americans poorer.
  The American people cannot afford another Democrat-led spending 
measure that would exacerbate inflation and continue to fund the very 
agencies waging war on their freedoms.
  Every Republican must reject this lameduck spending spree and let the 
incoming Members of the new Republican majority, who will be 
accountable to the voters, work to reach a more balanced agreement than 
this liberal spending spree.
  We must use every opportunity at our disposal, especially through the 
constitutional power of the purse, to fight for the American people and 
change the broken status quo in Washington. Republicans must stand 
strong and oppose this last-ditch power play by Democrats.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no,'' and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for 
closing.

  Mr. Speaker, I would like for just a moment to set the record 
straight. There was an offer made to my Republican colleagues on where 
we should go with an omnibus in June; another was in October. We were 
told at the time that they couldn't move to do anything until after the 
elections. We were then told that they had to then wait for their 
leadership elections to occur before they could actually engage. Then 
we were told we had to wait until after a Georgia election in order to 
engage.
  Speaking of enough is enough. I would also just say they were invited 
to the table many, many times to join the negotiations; they decided 
not to do that. So we find ourselves here today when we have to meet 
the deadline in order to keep the government open.
  What we do need, Mr. Speaker, is this bill to continue negotiating 
final 2023 funding bills.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to join me in supporting 
this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. SHERRILL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1437, the 
``Providing Research and Estimates of Changes in Precipitation,'' or 
``PRECIP Act.''
  I am the proud author of the PRECIP Act, a bipartisan measure to 
address flooding--the most common and widely experienced natural hazard 
both in the nation and in my northern New Jersey district. My 
commitment to this bill is grounded in the painful experiences of my 
New Jersey constituents devastated by flooding who, sadly, know the 
life-and-death impact of lacking precise and accurate forecasts ahead 
of flooding caused by extreme rainfall. Flooding is pernicious 
throughout this country, not just in coastal areas, and for that 
reason, the practical tools enabled by this bill benefit all Americans, 
and the bill has enjoyed bipartisan support.
  Flooding can occur from major multi-state events--like Tropical Storm 
Ida, which swept away a woman in Woodland Park in my district and took 
the lives of 27 New Jerseyans--or smaller localized rainfall that 
causes flash flooding, like five inches of sudden rainfall that swept 
through Parsippany, New Jersey, in just hours last October.
  The PRECIP Act improves local forecasting of these events by 
requiring NOAA to update outdated rainfall data that has hampered the 
accuracy of forecasting. It also ensures this data is updated more 
frequently going forward, accounts for future impacts due to climate 
change, and requires development of best practices to estimate maximum 
precipitation amounts.
  I want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle of the 
Science Committee, Chairwoman Johnson, and Senators Booker and Wicker 
for their support of the PRECIP Act. I urge my colleagues on both sides 
of the aisle to support the passage of this bill.
  Mr. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the bill 
before us today, which will provide one additional week of continuing 
appropriations to allow work on the Omnibus appropriations act to be 
completed. In addition, the bill includes the ``Providing Research and 
Estimates of Changes in Precipitation'', or ``PRECIP Act.''
  I am proud to be an original cosponsor of Representative Sherrill's 
bipartisan PRECIP Act. Representative Sherrill has been a tireless 
advocate for improving our understanding of extreme precipitation. As 
the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Environment of the Science, 
Space, and Technology Committee, Representative Sherrill has been a 
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leader in promoting understanding of how science can help better 
prepare our communities for extreme precipitation events, and the 
PRECIP Act is a direct outcome of those efforts. This bill will address 
gaps in accurate probable maximum precipitation, or PMP, estimates and 
it directs NOAA to enter into an agreement with the National Academies 
of Science, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on the best 
practices for estimating precipitation.
  The PRECIP Act will ensure precipitation estimates are updated at 
least every decade across the U.S. Further, this legislation will 
direct the NOAA to include forecasted changes in precipitation due to 
climate change in precipitation studies.
  We have been feeling the changes in precipitation across the country, 
and these changes will only get more extreme with climate change. 
Having access to the best available information is critical to protect 
lives, taxpayer dollars, and infrastructure. The PRECIP Act will assist 
stakeholders such as floodplain managers, emergency managers, local 
governments, and many more. I urge my colleagues to support this 
legislation.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 1518, the previous question is ordered.
  The question is on the motion by the gentlewoman from Connecticut 
(Ms. DeLauro).
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further 
proceedings on this question will be postponed.

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