Sec. 3. National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program
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Section 204 of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 ( 42 U.S.C. 15703 ) is amended— by striking subsections (a), (b), and
(c)and inserting the following: There is established the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, the purpose of which is to achieve major measurable reductions in the losses of life and property from windstorms through a coordinated Federal effort, in cooperation with other levels of government, academia, and the private sector, aimed at improving the understanding of windstorms and their impacts and developing and encouraging the implementation of cost-effective mitigation measures to reduce those impacts. The National Institute of Standards and Technology shall have the primary responsibility for planning and coordinating the Program. In carrying out this paragraph, the Director shall— ensure that the Program includes the necessary components to promote the implementation of windstorm risk reduction measures by Federal, State, and local governments, national standards and model building code organizations, architects and engineers, and others with a role in planning and constructing buildings and lifelines; support the development of performance-based engineering tools, and work with appropriate groups to promote the commercial application of such tools, including through wind-related model building codes, voluntary standards, and construction best practices; request the assistance of Federal agencies other than the Program agencies, as necessary to assist in carrying out this Act; coordinate all Federal post-windstorm investigations to the extent practicable; and when warranted by research or investigative findings, issue recommendations to assist in informing the development of model codes, and provide information to Congress on the use of such recommendations. In addition to the lead agency responsibilities described under paragraph (1), the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall be responsible for carrying out research and development to improve model building codes, voluntary standards, and best practices for the design, construction, and retrofit of buildings, structures, and lifelines. The National Science Foundation shall support research in— engineering and the atmospheric sciences to improve the understanding of the behavior of windstorms and their impact on buildings, structures, and lifelines; and economic and social factors influencing windstorm risk reduction measures. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall support atmospheric sciences research to improve the understanding of the behavior of windstorms and their impact on buildings, structures, and lifelines. The Federal Emergency Management Agency shall— support— the development of risk assessment tools and effective mitigation techniques; windstorm-related data collection and analysis; public outreach and information dissemination; and promotion of the adoption of windstorm preparedness and mitigation measures, including for households, businesses, and communities, consistent with the Agency’s all-hazards approach; and work closely with national standards and model building code organizations, in conjunction with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to promote the implementation of research results and promote better building practices within the building design and construction industry, including architects, engineers, contractors, builders, and inspectors. ; by redesignating subsection
(d)as subsection (c), and by striking subsections
(e)and (f); and by inserting after subsection (c), as so redesignated, the following new subsections: The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Director of the National Science Foundation, the Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall each include in their agency’s annual budget request to Congress a description of their agency’s projected activities under the Program for the fiscal year covered by the budget request, along with an assessment of what they plan to spend on those activities for that fiscal year. There is established an Interagency Coordinating Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction, chaired by the Director or the Director's designee. In addition to the chair, the Committee shall be composed of— the heads or such designees of— the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; the National Science Foundation; the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and the Office of Management and Budget; and the head of any other Federal agency, or such designee, the chair considers appropriate. The Committee shall meet not less than once a year at the call of the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The Committee shall oversee the planning and coordination of the Program. The Committee shall develop and submit to Congress, not later than one year after the date of enactment of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015 , a Strategic Plan for the Program that includes— prioritized goals for the Program that will mitigate against the loss of life and property from future windstorms; short-term, mid-term, and long-term research objectives to achieve those goals; a description of the role of each Program agency in achieving the prioritized goals; the methods by which progress towards the goals will be assessed; and an explanation of how the Program will foster the transfer of research results into outcomes, such as improved model building codes. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015 , the Committee shall submit to the Congress a report on the progress of the Program that includes— a description of the activities funded under the Program, a description of how these activities align with the prioritized goals and research objectives established in the Strategic Plan, and the budgets, per agency, for these activities; the outcomes achieved by the Program for each of the goals identified in the Strategic Plan; a description of any recommendations made to change existing building codes that were the result of Program activities; and a description of the extent to which the Program has incorporated recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction. The Committee shall develop a coordinated budget for the Program, which shall be submitted to the Congress not later than 60 days after the date of the President’s budget submission for each fiscal year. .
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