; and (3) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) Modeling update The Under Secretary, in partnership with the Climate Prediction Center of the National Weather Service, shall undertake an effort to migrate existing products to probabilistic forecasts and incorporate new and improved dynamical and statistical forecast modeling tools. . (b) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general Section 4 of the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 ( 15 U.S.C. 313d note) is amended to read as follows: (d) Authorization of appropriations From amounts made available to Operations, Research, and Facilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section the following: (1) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. (2) $15,500,000 for fiscal year 2025. (3) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. (4) $16,500,000 for fiscal year 2027. (5) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2028. . (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect and apply beginning on October 1, 2023. 3. National coordinated soil moisture monitoring network (a) In general The Under Secretary shall support the development, deployment, and maintenance of soil moisture monitoring networks by managing the National Coordinated Soil Moisture Monitoring Network of the National Integrated Drought Information System under section 3 of the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006 ( 15 U.S.C. 313d ) (in this section referred to as the network ). (b) Activities The Under Secretary shall ensure the network includes activities that carry out the following: (1) Establishing a visible, user-friendly website. (2) Developing a set of criteria for high-quality data sources. (3) Supporting research necessary to develop or improve soil moisture monitoring products at the National scale. (4) Increasing the number of long-term, high-quality, in situ soil moisture monitoring stations across the United States. (5) Sharing methodologies and validation protocols