Sec. 201. Comprehensive study of disaster costs and losses
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Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall commence, through the National Advisory Council, a comprehensive study related to disaster costs and losses (referred to in the subsection as the “Study”). For the purposes of the Study, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall appoint additional qualified members to the National Advisory Council from the following:
Individuals that have the requisite technical knowledge and expertise on issues related to disaster costs and losses. Representatives of the insurance industry. Experts in and representatives of the construction and building industry. Individuals nominated by national organizations representing local governments and personnel. Academic experts. Vendors, developers, and manufacturers of systems, facilities, equipment, and capabilities for emergency management services. Representatives of such other stakeholders and interested and affected parties as the Administrator considers appropriate.
The National Advisory Council shall consult with other relevant agencies and groups that are not represented on the National Advisory Council to consider research, data, findings, recommendations, innovative technologies and developments, including— entities engaged in federally funded research; and academic institutions engaged in relevant work and research. Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Advisory Council shall convene to evaluate the following topics and develop recommendations for reducing disaster costs and losses:
Trends in disaster costs including loss of life and injury, property damage to individuals, the private sector, and each level of government (State, local and tribal) since the enactment of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ), to the extent data is available. Contributing factors such as shifting demographics and aging infrastructure and their impacts on the trends in disaster losses and costs. Trends in disaster declarations, including factors contributing to the trends.
Disaster assistance available from all Federal sources, including descriptions of programs, eligibility and authorities, where assistance has been used geographically, how quickly the funds are used, how that assistance is coordinated among the various agencies and departments, and recommendations for ways to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the delivery of such assistance. Disaster costs borne by the private sector and individuals. Fundamental principles that should drive national disaster assistance decision making, including the appropriate roles for each level of government, the private sector and individuals.
Mechanisms and incentives, including tax incentives, to promote disaster cost reduction, mitigation, and recovery, including cost data, projections for the return on investment, and measures of effectiveness. Identify fundamental legal, societal, geographic and technological challenges to implementation. Legislative proposals for implementing the recommendations in the report compiled pursuant to the requirement in section 1111 of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–2 ).
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the National Advisory Council shall submit a report containing the data, analysis, and recommendations developed under subsection
(d)to— the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. The Administrator shall make the data collected pursuant to this section publically available on the Agency’s website.
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