TAME Extreme Weather and Wildfires Act

This bill pushes NOAA to use artificial intelligence (AI) to make weather, water, and space weather forecasts more accurate and timely, so people get clearer warnings and can prepare sooner, including for wildfires. NOAA must build large training datasets within four years, may test new AI weather models (global, regional, and local), and may use AI to share risk information more clearly. It will keep improving current observations and traditional models, study how to fill data gaps in places with fewer sensors, and research better ways to explain forecast uncertainty .

The bill calls for help and guidance for forecasters and emergency managers on how to use AI alongside traditional tools, plus a common way to judge both. It encourages partnerships with universities, companies, and international groups, and allows shared funding and results. NOAA must make AI weather models and related government-owned data free to the public, with protections for national security and intellectual property. It also requires a report within one year on risks from foreign countries accessing U.S. weather data, and regular progress reports every two years through 2035. The bill authorizes $311 million for 2026 and $76 million each year from 2027 to 2030. NOAA can hold back sensitive models or data to protect national security and can try new ways to recruit and keep expert staff .

• Who is affected

  • The public who rely on forecasts and warnings
  • Forecasters, scientists, and emergency managers who use new AI tools
  • Communities facing storms and wildfires, and researchers and companies working with NOAA

• What changes

  • New AI datasets and models; continued support for current forecasting tools
  • Public, no-cost access to AI models and related data, with security and privacy safeguards
  • Training, best practices, and partnerships to speed useful AI in forecasting

• When

  • Training datasets due within four years of enactment
  • Risk report due within one year; progress reports every two years through 2035
  • Funding authorized for 2026–2030