Sec. 6003. 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 shall begin, acting through the National Advisory Council, a comprehensive study relating to disaster costs and losses and Federal disaster assistance. For the purposes of the comprehensive study required under subsection (a), as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall appoint the following members to the National Advisory Council: Individuals who 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 State, local, and Tribal governments and personnel. Academic experts. Representatives of the private industry, such as vendors, developers, and manufacturers of systems, facilities, equipment, and capabilities for emergency management services. Other members, as the Administrator considers appropriate.
For the purposes of the comprehensive study required under subsection (a), the National Advisory Council shall consult with other relevant agencies and entities 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 disaster costs and losses and Federal disaster assistance, including consideration of the following:
An assessment of trends, and factors contributing to such trends (such as shifting demographics and aging infrastructure), in disaster costs and losses and Federal disaster assistance, including the following: Loss of life and injury. Property damage and other costs to individuals, the private sector, and each level of government. Presidentially declared disasters. Disaster assistance available from all Federal sources. Fundamental principles that drive national disaster assistance decision making, including the appropriate roles for each level of government, the private sector, and individuals.
The National Advisory Council shall develop recommendations to reduce disaster costs and losses in the United States and to more efficiently and effectively deliver Federal disaster assistance, including consideration of the following: Actions to enhance national disaster assistance decision making. Incentives, including tax incentives, to reduce disaster costs and losses and promote a more efficient and effective use of Federal disaster assistance. Mechanisms to promote disaster cost and loss reduction, mitigation, and resiliency.
Legislative proposals, including 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 ; 127 Stat. 49). Legal, societal, geographic, technological, and other challenges to implementation of recommendations. Projected dollar savings and efficiencies, including measures of effectiveness, from recommendations. Not later than 1 year after the National Advisory Council convenes under subsection (d), the National Advisory Council shall submit a report containing the data, analysis, and recommendations developed under subsections
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(e)to— the Administrator; 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 publicly available on the website of the Agency.
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