relevant. (f) Authorization of appropriations From amounts made available to the National Weather Service, the Under Secretary, to carry out this section, shall allocate up to the following amounts for each specified fiscal year: (1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. (2) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. (3) $61,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. (4) $68,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. (5) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2028. 504. National Coordinated Soil Moisture Monitoring Network (a) In general The Under Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and departments, shall support the development, deployment, and maintenance of soil moisture monitoring networks by managing the National Coordinated Soil Moisture Monitoring Network (in this section referred to as the Network ) within the National Integrated Drought Information System. (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 a national scale. (4) Increasing the number of long-term, high-quality, in situ and remote sensing soil moisture monitoring stations across the United States. (5) Sharing methodologies and validation protocols with the private sector. (6) Engaging with the citizen science community. (7) Developing, releasing, and promoting new, nationwide point-based and gridded soil moisture data products that meet the needs of diverse end-user groups. (8) Supporting community building and outreach to the network of individuals engaged with soil moisture information delivery, from data provision to end-user decision making. 505. National water center Section 301 of the Coordinated Ocean Observations and