---
title: "Fire Ready Nation Act of 2024"
identifier: "118-S-4343"
congress: 118
bill_number: 4343
bill_type: "S"
version_code: "rs"
version_type: "Reported in Senate"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/118/bills/s/4343"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4343"
other_versions:
  - { code: "is", type: "Introduced in Senate", date: "2024-05-15", url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/118/bills/s/4343/text.md?version=is" }
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T02:39:31.331Z"
---
## SEC. 1 Short title; table of contents.

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# TITLE I — Fire weather

## SEC. 101 Definitions.

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## SEC. 102 Establishment of fire weather services program.

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## SEC. 103 Fire weather testbed.

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## SEC. 104 Data management and technology modernization.

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## SEC. 105 Surveys and assessments.

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## SEC. 106 Incident Meteorologist Service.

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## SEC. 107 Emergency response activities.

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## SEC. 108 Submissions to Congress regarding the fire weather services program, incident meteorologist workforce needs, and National Weather Service workforce support.

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## SEC. 109 Fire Science and Technology Working Group; strategic plan.

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## SEC. 110 Fire weather rating system.

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## SEC. 111 Government Accountability Office reports.

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## SEC. 112 Cooperation and coordination.

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## SEC. 113 General provisions.

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## SEC. 114 Authorization of appropriations.

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# TITLE II — Use of artificial intelligence by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for weather forecasting

## SEC. 201 Definitions.

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## SEC. 202 Purpose.

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## SEC. 203 Earth system forecasting and information delivery.

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## SEC. 204 Advanced artificial intelligence applications for weather and information delivery.

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## SEC. 205 Technical assistance on use of artificial intelligence weather, water, and space weather models.

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## SEC. 206 Fire environment modeling program.

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## SEC. 207 Partnerships for transformational innovation.

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## SEC. 208 Availability of dataset.

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## SEC. 209 Retention of Federal Government expertise.

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## SEC. 210 Protection of national security interests.

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## SEC. 211 Authorization of appropriations.

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# TITLE III — National Mesonet Program

## SEC. 301 National Mesonet Program.

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