Sec. 5. National Integrated Heat Health Information System
892 words·~4 min read·
/bill/119/hr/5104/ih/section-5·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall establish within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a system, to be known as the National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) (in this section referred to as the System ). The purpose of the System is to reduce heat-related impacts by— improving the delivery of data, information, forecasts, warnings, predictions, and projections related to temperature, extreme heat, and related impacts, especially for disproportionately affected communities; through the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, developing, maintaining, and preserving science-based solutions and tools to build capacity and improve impact-based decision support services for heat resilience, particularly human life; and entering into grant agreements with centers of excellence that provide technical and other assistance to support heat resilience.
The System shall be headed by a Director. In carrying out the purpose described in subsection (b), the Director of the System shall— develop and sustain robust relationships with Federal and non-Federal partners and decisionmakers, representing different geographic (including urban and rural) regions and including— members of the emergency management field and emergency response providers, including fire service, law enforcement, hazardous materials response, emergency medical services, and emergency management personnel, or organizations representing such individuals; health scientists, emergency and inpatient medical providers, public health professionals, and healthcare providers at Federally Qualified Health Centers; experts from Federal, State, and local governments and Indian Tribes, and the private sector, representing standards-setting and accrediting organizations, including representatives from the voluntary consensus codes and standards development community, particularly those with expertise in the emergency preparedness and response field; state and local government and Indian Tribes officials with expertise in preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation, including Adjutants General; elected State and local government and Indian Tribe executives; representatives of individuals from communities who have a high proportion of extreme heat survivors and communities with environmental justice concerns; representatives of individuals with disabilities and other populations with special needs; representatives of individuals from the private, nonprofit, and public energy sector that help to protect consumers from energy shutoffs and assist with energy rebate funding; and such other individuals as the Under Secretary of Commerce considers appropriate— to identify and respond to the demand for actionable weather- and climate-related information that reduces health risks on multiple timescales; to conduct research and scientific innovation; and to develop and deliver timely and accessible decision support services, solutions, tools, and information to inform planning, preparedness, and risk-reducing actions across timescales; coordinate and collaborate with the international community and global partners to conduct research and learn from, leverage, and contribute to global knowledge as it pertains to predicting and preventing the impacts of increased heat; enhance observations, surveillance, monitoring, and analysis necessary for the activities described in paragraphs
(1)and (2); and communicate, educate, and build awareness regarding the risks and impacts of increased heat and extreme heat events to communities, educational and economic sectors, Indian Tribes, and other relevant stakeholders. The Director of the System shall coordinate with interagency partners to ensure that data and metadata associated with the System is fully and openly available, within the legal right to redistribute, in accordance with chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the Federal Records Act of 1950 ), and the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–435 ; 132 Stat. 5529) and the amendments made by that Act, to maximize use of such data to support the goals of the System. In coordination with the activities described in paragraph (1), the Director of the System and interagency partners shall— develop data management strategies to ensure that data and metadata are adequately stewarded, maintained, and archived in accordance with— findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable
(FAIR)principles; the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–435 ; 132 Stat. 5529) and the amendments made by that Act; and collective benefit, authority to control, responsibility, and ethics
(CARE)principles; and preserve and curate such data and metadata, in accordance with chapter 31 of title 44, United States Code. The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall manage, maintain, and steward archival data and metadata associated with the System within the National Centers for Environmental Information. The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere shall designate at least one warning coordination meteorologist with expertise in heat warnings, as described in section 405 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 ( 15 U.S.C. 8545 ), at the National Centers for Environmental Information. The Director of the System shall develop and implement a climate and health research grant program, in coordination with the financial assistance program under section 7 and other Federal programs— to improve understanding of— the climate epidemiology and social, behavioral, and economic drivers of heat-health vulnerability and risk; the drivers of climate variability, predictability, and changes in extreme heat; and the impacts of extreme heat, compound hazards, and cascading impacts across timescales; to investigate and evaluate the effectiveness of risk management actions, interventions, policies, standards, codes, and guidelines; and to address other topics as appropriate, including topics outlined in the strategic plan required by section 4(e)(1) and the financial assistance program under section 7. The Director of the System shall carry out such other activities as the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Interagency Committee established under section 5 considers appropriate.
Connectionstraces to 2
Traces to 2 documents
1 reference not yet in our index
- 132 Stat. 5529
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 5
National Integrated Heat Health Information System
Stat.132 Stat. 5529
Cites 3Cited by 0 across 0 sources