Sec. 1632. Climate resiliency report by GAO
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and every 5 years thereafter, the Comptroller General shall evaluate and issue a report to Congress on the economic benefits, including avoided impacts on property and life, of the use of model, consensus-based building codes, standards, and provisions that support resilience to climate risks and impacts, including— flooding; wildfires; hurricanes; heat waves; droughts; rises in sea level; and extreme weather. The report required under subsection
(a)shall include the following: Assesses the status of adoption of building codes, standards, and provisions within the States, territories, and tribes at the State or jurisdictional level; including whether the adopted codes meet or exceed the most recent published edition of a national, consensus-based model code. Analysis of the extent to which pre-disaster mitigation measures provide benefits to the nation and individual States, territories and tribes, including— an economic analysis of the benefits to the design and construction of new resilient infrastructure; losses avoided, including economic losses, number of structures (buildings, roads, bridges), and injuries and deaths by utilizing building codes and standards that prioritize resiliency; and an economic analysis of the benefits to using hazard resistant building codes in rebuilding and repairing infrastructure following a disaster. An assessment of the building codes and standards referenced or otherwise currently incorporated into Federal policies and programs, including but not limited to grants, incentive programs, technical assistance and design and construction criteria, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and— the extent to which such codes and standards contribute to increasing climate resiliency; Recommendations for how FEMA could improve their use of codes and standards to prepare for climate change and address resiliency in housing, public buildings, and infrastructure such as roads and bridges; and how FEMA could increase efforts to support the adoption of hazard resistant codes by the States, territories, and tribes. Recommendations for FEMA on how to better incorporate climate resiliency into efforts to rebuild after natural disasters.