; and (B) enhance coordination between research modeling centers and forecasting centers. (2) Operational needs The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall develop a formal mechanism to communicate the operational needs of space weather forecasters to the research community. (e) Technology development (1) Findings Congress finds that observations and measurements closer to the Sun and advanced instrumentation would provide for more advanced warning of space weather disturbances (as defined in section 3 of the Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act ). (2) Technology and instrumentation development The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Director of the National Science Foundation shall support the development of technologies and instrumentation that address research priorities and improve space weather forecasting lead-time and accuracy to meet the needs identified by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 60704. Space weather data (a) In general The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Director of the National Science Foundation shall— (1) make space weather related data obtained for scientific research purposes available to space weather forecasters and operations centers