3.0.0 2711 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z 2023-01-14T22:48:26Z Senate S S 2004-07-21 108 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-07-21T21:48:48Z National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 108 3980 HR 2004-07-12 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS Text similarities House 2004-07-21 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2004-07-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8560) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM N Emergency Management Building construction Building laws Building materials Commerce Computer simulation Congress Congressional reporting requirements Construction industries Department of Commerce Department of Homeland Security Engineering Executive reorganization Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Housing and Community Development Hurricanes Infrastructure Infrastructure (Economics) Meteorological research Meteorology National Science Foundation Planning Public Lands and Natural Resources Research Research and development Risk Science, Technology, Communications Storms Technology transfer Tornadoes Emergency Management 00 2004-07-21 Introduced in Senate 2004-10-14T19:00:38Z National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 - Establishes the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program to achieve major measurable reductions in losses of life and property from windstorms.

Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (the Director) to establish an Interagency Working Group consisting of representatives of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and other Federal agencies as appropriate. Outlines general agency responsibilities.

Requires the Program to consist of the following primary mitigation components: (1) improved understanding of windstorms; (2) windstorm impact assessment; and (3) windstorm impact reduction, which shall be implemented through activities such as data collection and analysis and research and development. Requires research activities authorized under this Act to be peer-reviewed and the components to be designed to be complementary to and avoid duplication of other hazard reduction efforts.

Requires the Working Group to: (1) develop an implementation plan for achieving Program objectives; and (2) transmit biennial reports on the status of the Program.

Requires the Director to establish a National Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction to assess: (1) trends and developments in the science and engineering of windstorm impact reduction; (2) the effectiveness of the Program in carrying out specified activities to improve windstorm impact assessment; (3) revising the Program; and (4) implementation and management of the Program. Requires the Advisory Committee to report biennially on such assessment.

Declares that, the Secretary of Commerce, the NIST Director, the Director, and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies carrying out activities under this Act and the statutes amended by this Act shall work together to ensure that research, technologies, and response techniques are shared among the programs authorized in this Act in order to coordinate the Nation's efforts to reduce vulnerability to the hazards described in this Act.

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