Sec. 417. Fast-moving disasters working group
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall convene a working group to review and develop best practices for preparing for, mitigating against, public alerting, and responding to fast-moving disasters. The working group established under subsection
(a)shall be composed of— representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency; representatives from the United States Coast Guard; representatives from the Department of Defense; representatives from the National Weather Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; representatives of States, Tribal governments, and units of local government; and subject matter experts in emergency management, public alerts and warnings, emergency evacuations, and preparedness and response. Not later than 1 year after the convening of the working group pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall issue, and make publicly available, a report on— best practices to guide Federal, State, Tribal and local governments in preparing for, mitigating against, public alerting, and responding to fast-moving disasters; proposed changes to plans and policies of relevant Federal agencies to better assist in preparing for, mitigating against, public alerting, and responding to fast-moving disasters; and any needed legislative proposals that would support preparing for, mitigating against, public alerting, and responding to fast-moving disasters. In this section, the term fast-moving disaster means an event that develops or spreads rapidly, causing significant damage and necessitating immediate response, including flash flooding, wildfires, mudslides, and tornados.