TAME Extreme Weather and Wildfires Act
Sponsored By: Representative Franklin, Scott
Introduced
Summary
Would use artificial intelligence to modernize weather and wildfire forecasting and warnings. The bill would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to build AI weather models, curate comprehensive training datasets, and expand partnerships to speed forecasts, improve impact-based products, and warn communities about extreme weather and wildfires.
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- Families and communities: Would get AI-driven wildfire detection and warnings, smoke monitoring, and forecasts of fire propagation and impacts to help local officials and residents prepare and respond.
- Forecasters and NOAA staff: Would receive a common reforecast analysis framework, technical assistance for evaluating AI weather models, and tools like improved data assimilation and rapid emulation of numerical models, plus workforce development to recruit and train AI-capable forecasters.
- Researchers, universities, and private partners: Would gain structured partnerships for co-investment and innovation, rules for intellectual property sharing, and expanded access to observational, synthetic, and training data under open, no-cost licenses with specified protections for national security, trade secrets, and NOAA mission integrity.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
AI tools to predict wildfires
Within one year, NOAA would set up an AI program to warn at‑risk communities and responders, predict and detect fires, track spread, and forecast smoke. The work would coordinate with Interior, Agriculture, Homeland Security, and other experts. NOAA could buy observational and synthetic data, award competitive contracts, and expand or create cooperative institutes, if money is appropriated. It could also consider co‑investment and IP‑sharing with partners, limited to fire and related modeling activities.
Better forecasts with AI data and models
This bill would push NOAA to build AI-ready weather datasets within two years and keep core observing and numerical models strong. NOAA could develop and test a global AI weather model and report to Congress within two years, then at least yearly. It would back a common way to assess models and require a report on reforecast methods within one year. NOAA would also explore advanced AI methods to improve data assimilation, check model reliability, and support impact-based decisions for communities.
Help forecasters use AI models
NOAA would regularly list and assess major non‑Federal AI weather models and share best practices to combine AI and numerical outputs. It would support testing in NOAA testbeds and help emergency managers use these tools safely. NOAA forecast offices would provide technical help and guidance to put AI model outputs into daily operations.
Open NOAA AI data with safeguards
NOAA could release data and code from this Act to the public for free under an open license. Release would be optional and could be limited to protect national security, intellectual property, trade secrets, contract terms, or NOAA’s life‑safety mission. Nothing in the bill would override other national security protection laws.
Train a new AI weather workforce
NOAA would work to recruit and keep a professional AI‑enabled forecasting workforce. It would partner with private experts and offer training and long‑term career development tied to AI forecasting.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Franklin, Scott
FL • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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