(a) Requirement
Not later than 2 years after March 30, 2009, and every 2 years
thereafter, the Administrator shall prepare and the President
acting through the Council shall approve and transmit to the
Congress a report on progress made in implementing this chapter.
(b) Contents
The report shall include -
(1) a description of activities carried out under this chapter
and the System Plan;
(2) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the System, including
an evaluation of progress made by the Council to achieve the
goals identified under the System Plan;
(3) identification of Federal and non-Federal assets as
determined by the Council that have been integrated into the
System, including assets essential to the gathering of required
observation data variables necessary to meet the respective
missions of Council agencies;
(4) a review of procurements, planned or initiated, by each
Council agency to enhance, expand, or modernize the observation
capabilities and data products provided by the System, including
data management and communication subsystems;
(5) an assessment regarding activities to integrate Federal and
non-Federal assets, nationally and on the regional level, and
discussion of the performance and effectiveness of regional
information coordination entities to coordinate regional
observation operations;
(6) a description of benefits of the program to users of data
products resulting from the System (including the general public,
industries, scientists, resource managers, emergency responders,
policy makers, and educators);
(7) recommendations concerning -
(A) modifications to the System; and
(B) funding levels for the System in subsequent fiscal years;
and
(8) the results of a periodic external independent programmatic
audit of the System.
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