Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4302 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4302 To accelerate subseasonal to seasonal prediction skills related to precipitation forecasts for water management in the western United States, improve atmospheric river forecasts across the country, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 7, 2025 Mr. Obernolte (for himself, Mr. Fong, and Mr. Whitesides) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To accelerate subseasonal to seasonal prediction skills related to precipitation forecasts for water management in the western United States, improve atmospheric river forecasts across the country, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act''. SEC. 2. SUBSEASONAL TO SEASONAL FORECASTING PILOT PROJECTS. (a) Improving Subseasonal and Seasonal Forecasts.--Subsection (h) of section 1762 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 8521) is amended to read as follows: ``(h) Subseasonal to Seasonal Forecasting Pilot Projects.-- ``(1) Establishment.--The Under Secretary shall establish at least one pilot project within the U.S. Weather Research Program of the Oceanic and Atmospheric Research office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to support improved subseasonal to seasonal precipitation forecasts for water management in the western United States. ``(2) Objectives.--In carrying out this subsection, the Under Secretary shall ensure that a pilot project under paragraph (1) addresses key science challenges to improving forecasts and developing