Sec. 5. Recommendations and responses
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If the Board issues a recommendation about an incident, the Board shall— explain the relationship between any recommendation and the results of a fact-finding review; identify each relevant entity responsible for making the change called for in the recommendation, including State, local, or private entities, as appropriate; publish any responses to the recommendation publicly; and assess whether the responses adequately lower the likelihood that a future similar incident will result in loss of life, or human or economic injury in the view of the Board.
All Federal departments and agencies identified in a recommendation made by the Board shall reply to the recommendations not later than 90 days after the date on which the recommendation is published by the Board. A response under paragraph
(1)made by a Federal department or agency shall include— whether the department or agency intends to adopt the recommendation in whole, in part, or not at all; an explanation of the reasons for only adopting the recommendation in part or not at all; and a proposed timetable for completing the action the Federal department or agency has agreed to. A Federal department or agency that agrees to adopt a recommendation of the Board shall— track the progress of the department or agency toward completion; and provide an update to the Board, to be published publicly, periodically and not less frequently than annually. Not later than 1 year after the date on which a final determination is made on a recommendation under this section, the Board shall make a copy of the recommendation and response to the recommendation available to the public. The Chairperson of the Board may extend the 1-year period described in paragraph
(1)if the Chairperson, before the end of such 1-year period— provides an explanation for the extension; and make available to the public any available interim response to the recommendation and underlying data. The Board shall propagate each recommendation issued under this section, including by— incorporating the recommendation, and any related findings, into training material used by Federal, State, Tribal, and private training facilities specializing in building resilience to and responding to and recovering from natural hazards and public health incidents, as the Board deems appropriate; coordinating with professional associations related to building resilience to and responding to and recovering from natural hazards and public health incidents; collaborating with relevant Federal, State, and Tribal authorities and private organizations; and coordinating with private and public institutions of higher education and research institutions.