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 124 STAT. 3426 PUBLIC LAW 111–314—DEC. 18, 2010 are related to the study of tornadoes and other severe storms, tornado-force winds, and other factors determined to influence the development of tornadoes and other severe storms, with the goal of improving the Nation’s ability to predict tornados and other severe storms. Further, the Administrator shall examine whether there are additional cooperative activities with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that should be undertaken in the area of tornado and severe storm research. § 60505. Coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (a) JOINT WORKING GROUP.—The Administrator and the Adminis- trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall appoint a Joint Working Group, which shall review and mon- itor missions of the two agencies to ensure maximum coordination in the design, operation, and transition of missions where appro- priate. The Joint Working Group shall also prepare the plans required by subsection (c). (b) COORDINATION REPORT.—Not later than February 15 of each year, the Administrator and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall jointly transmit a report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on how the Earth science programs of the Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be coordinated during the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the report is transmitted. (c) COORDINATION OF TRANSITION PLANNING AND REPORTING.— The Administrator, in conjunction with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and in consulta- tion with other relevant agencies, shall evaluate relevant Adminis- tration science missions for their potential operational capabilities and shall prepare transition plans for the existing and future Earth observing systems found to have potential operational capabilities. (d) LIMITATION.—The Administrator shall not transfer any Administration Earth science mission or Earth observing system to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration until the plan required under subsection (c) has been approved by the Administrator and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and until financial resources have been identified to support the transition or transfer in the President’s budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- tration. § 60506. Sharing of climate related data The Administrator shall work to ensure that the Administration’s policies on the sharing of climate related data respond to the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office’s report on climate change research and data-sharing policies and to the recommendations on the processing, distribution, and archiving of data by the National Academies Earth Science Decadal Survey, ‘‘Earth Science and Applications from Space’’, and other relevant National Academies reports, to enhance and facilitate their avail- ability and widest possible use to ensure public access to accurate and current data on global warming.