Sec. 11. National Advisory Committee on Individuals with Disabilities and Disasters

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Section 2811C of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–10d ) is amended— in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking 17 members and inserting 45 members ; in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: 11 members, representing the disability community and reflecting the diverse characteristics of its members, who shall— represent individuals with disabilities with a wide variety of disaster experiences, including cross-disability representation; be geographically diverse; be ethnically and racially diverse; be of diverse ages, and include older adults; represent both genders, and include members that represent a variety of sexual orientations and gender identities; include veterans; and be linguistically diverse. 1 representative from each of— a coastal State emergency management agency with an employee in a position with established duties relating to integration of individuals with disabilities or to addressing access and functional needs; a noncoastal State emergency management agency with an employee in a position described in clause (i); a Tribal emergency management agency with an employee in a position described in clause (i); a territorial emergency management agency with an employee in a position described in clause (i); a nongovernmental organization providing disaster preparedness and response services; a local urban disaster management entity, which representative has disability inclusive emergency management experience; a local rural disaster management entity, which representative has disability inclusive emergency management experience; a local disability organization with a cross-disability focus; a State disability organization with a cross-disability focus; a national disability organization with a cross-disability focus; a national older adults organization; the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; a low-income housing organization, who has expertise in the civil rights of disaster-affected covered individuals; and a representative of a legal services agency with expertise in the civil rights of disaster-affected covered individuals.

The Secretary of Transportation. The Director of Disability Policy for the Domestic Policy Council. ; and by adding at the end the following: In this subsection, the terms access and functional needs , civil rights , covered individual , disability inclusive emergency management experience , disaster , individuals with disabilities , older adult , and State have the meanings given the terms in section 4 of the REAADI for Disasters Act . ; by redesignating subsection

(g)as subsection (h); by inserting after subsection

(f)the following: There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2030. ; and in subsection (h), as so redesignated— in paragraph (1), by striking on September 30, 2025 and inserting 4 years after the date of enactment of the ; and REAADI for Disasters Act in paragraph (2), by striking October 1, 2022 and inserting 2 years after the date of enactment of the . REAADI for Disasters Act

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