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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9024 

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

to take certain actions relating to incident periods and extreme weather, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 11, 2024 

Ms. TITUS (for herself and Mr. STANTON) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to take certain actions relating to incident periods and extreme weather, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Extreme Weather and 

5 Heat Response Modernization Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INCIDENT PERIODS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 

8 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 


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1 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall convene an 

2 advisory panel consisting of emergency management per3 sonnel to assist the Agency in reviewing the process and 

4 procedures related to the determination of incident periods 

5 for emergencies or major disasters declared under the 

6 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist7 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). 

8 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—This advisory panel con10 vened under subsection (a) shall consist of at least 

11 2 representatives from national emergency manage12 ment organizations, at least 2 relevant county offi13 cials, at least 1 representative from the National 

14 Weather Service, and at least 5 representatives from 

15 each of the 10 regions of the Federal Emergency 

16 Management Agency selected from emergency man17 agement personnel employed by State, local, terri18 torial, or Tribal authorities within each region. 

19 (2) INCLUSION ON PANEL.—To the furthest ex20 tent practicable, representation on the advisory 

21 panel shall include emergency management per22 sonnel from rural, urban, underrepresented, Tribal, 

23 and insular jurisdictions. 

24 (c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In reviewing the process and 

25 procedures related to the determination of incident periods 


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1 under subsection (a), the advisory panel convened under 

2 such subsection shall consider the effectiveness of incident 

3 periods, including— 

4 (1) incident periods for slow on-set disasters; 

5 (2) incident periods for correlated non-contig6 uous disasters; 

7 (3) incident periods for compound disasters; 

8 and 

9 (4) incident periods for cascading disasters. 

10 (d) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 

12 submit to Congress, and make publicly available, a report 

13 regarding the findings of the review under this section 

14 that includes any recommendations of the advisory panel 

15 convened under subsection (a), including additional legis16 lation that may be necessary to address such findings. 

17 (e) RULEMAKING AND FINAL REPORT.—Not later 

18 than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

19 Administrator shall issue such regulations as are nec20 essary to implement the recommendations of the advisory 

21 panel and submit to Congress a report discussing— 

22 (1) a summary of the findings of the advisory 

23 panel convened under subsection (a); 

24 (2) the implementation of recommendations 

25 from such advisory panel; and 


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1 (3) any additional legislative recommendations 

2 necessary to improve the effectiveness of incident pe3 riods. 

4 SEC. 3. MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 

6 Emergency Management Agency may, under section 203 

7 and 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

8 Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133 and 5170c)— 

9 (1) consider innovative preparedness and miti10 gation projects eligible for the purposes of mitigating 

11 or aiding individuals during an extreme heat event, 

12 including stockpiling and installing equipment for 

13 households, first responders, and public health and 

14 health care systems and emergency voucher pro15 grams; and 

16 (2) with respect to eligible uses of funds author17 ized, provide, and issue relevant guidance, for the es18 tablishment and function of— 

19 (A) community cooling centers; and 

20 (B) resilience centers. 

21 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) COMMUNITY COOLING CENTER.—The term 

23 ‘‘community cooling center’’ means a public serving 

24 facility that provides an environment for people to 


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1 maintain a healthy body temperature during an ex2 treme heat event. 

3 (2) RESILIENCE CENTER.—The term ‘‘resil4 ience center’’ means a public serving facility that 

5 provides information and services to build resilient 

6 communities before, during, and after emergency 

7 events. 

8 SEC. 4. GUIDANCE. 

9 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

10 of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

11 Management Agency shall issue guidance related to— 

12 (1) extreme temperature events, including heat 

13 waves and freezes, and publish such guidance in the 

14 Federal Emergency Management Agency Public As15 sistance Program and Policy Guide; 

16 (2) hazard mitigation, including eligibility cri17 teria for projects that primarily mitigate the impacts 

18 of extreme heat and projects specified in section 

19 3(a)(2); and 

20 (3) extreme heat for the purposes of hazard 

21 mitigation planning under section 322 of the Robert 

22 T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist23 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165), the National Prepared24 ness Course Catalog, National Disaster Recovery 

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1 work, and Threat and Hazard Identification and 

2 Risk Assessment. 

3 SEC. 5. STUDY ON EXTREME HEAT. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

6 Federal Emergency Management Agency shall conduct a 

7 study to measure the impact of extreme heat and rec8 ommend guidance on mitigating and responding to ex9 treme heat. 

10 (b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study re11 quired under subsection (a), the Administrator shall con12 sult with relevant stakeholders and the heads of other 

13 Federal agencies. 

14 (c) CONTENT.—In conducting the study required 

15 under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 

16 (1) examine and consider solutions to address 

17 the impact of extreme heat on— 

18 (A) disadvantaged communities; 

19 (B) buildings, roads, utilities, power gen20 eration, air conditioning units, and other rel21 evant infrastructure; 

22 (C) short- and long-term health outcomes; 

23 (D) pets and livestock; and 

24 (E) society and the economy; 


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1 (2) evaluate the geographical and regional dif2 ferences in the occurrence and impact of extreme 

3 heat; 

4 (3) evaluate the effectiveness of emergency 

5 alerts and the language used in such alerts to im6 prove public safety during extreme heat events; 

7 (4) examine metrics for defining and commu8 nicating the severity of an extreme heat event; 

9 (5) examine the compounding effects and con10 sequential risk of extreme heat and wildfire smoke; 

11 (6) recommend best practices for community 

12 education and safety during extreme heat events; 

13 (7) examine the impact extreme heat to the 

14 health and safety of the Federal Emergency Man15 agement Agency workforce when responding to dis16 asters; 

17 (8) develop guidance for first responder train18 ing protocol for extreme heat emergencies; and 

19 (9) recommend guidance for incorporating ex20 treme heat into local and State government emer21 gency management preparedness plans. 

22 (d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not less than 1 year 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

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1 mittee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of 

2 the Senate a report containing— 

3 (1) the results of study required under sub4 section (a); and 

5 (2) any additional recommendations for devel6 oping a framework for mitigating and responding to 

7 extreme heat emergencies. 

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