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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9252 

To amend the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 to reauthorize the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 2, 2024 

Mr. FOSTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 

provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act 

of 2004 to reauthorize the National Windstorm Impact 

Reduction Program, 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 ‘‘National Windstorm 

5 Impact Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATIONAL WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION PRO2 GRAM. 

3 The National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 

4 2004 (Public Law 108–360) is amended— 

5 (1) in section 204 (42 U.S.C. 15703)— 

6 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the pur7 pose of which is to achieve’’ through ‘‘cost-ef8 fective mitigation measures to reduce those im9 pacts.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the pur10 pose of which is to— 

11 ‘‘(1) achieve major measurable reductions in the 

12 losses of life and property from windstorms through 

13 a coordinated Federal effort, in cooperation with 

14 other levels of government, academia, scientific orga15 nizations, and the private sector, aimed at improving 

16 the understanding of windstorms and their impacts, 

17 including wind-driven rain and storm surge impacts; 

18 ‘‘(2) understand climate variability and climate 

19 change impacts on windstorms and the changing na20 ture of windstorm risks and to provide the scientific 

21 basis for model building codes to be informed by fu22 ture projections of storm frequency, intensity, and 

23 other factors; and 

24 ‘‘(3) develop and encourage the implementation 

25 of cost-effective mitigation measures to reduce the 

26 impacts described in paragraphs (1) and (2), which 


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1 can be applied to communities with different types 

2 of housing and infrastructure in urban and rural 

3 areas across the United States.’’; 

4 (B) in subsection (b)— 

5 (i) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (I) in subparagraph (A), by in7 serting ‘‘, including with respect to ex8 isting buildings and manufactured 

9 housing’’ before the semicolon; 

10 (II) by redesignating subpara11 graphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) as sub12 paragraphs (C), (F), (G), and (H), re13 spectively; 

14 (III) by inserting after subpara15 graph (A) the following new subpara16 graph: 

17 ‘‘(B) ensure the Program supports inter18 disciplinary research, including collaborations 

19 that include social scientists and emergency 

20 managers, and collaborations between atmos21 pheric scientists and engineers, that seek to in22 crease the relevance of atmospheric measure23 ments and models for buildings engineering ap24 plications;’’; and 


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1 (IV) by inserting after subpara2 graph (C), as so redesignated, the fol3 lowing new subparagraphs: 

4 ‘‘(D) support integration of emerging tools 

5 and technologies in research and engineering 

6 activities carried out by the Program, including 

7 relating to machine learning, advanced manu8 facturing technologies, and new materials; 

9 ‘‘(E) support property owner utilization of 

10 products and construction methods which 

11 strengthen residential and commercial prop12 erties from the impact of windstorms, wind13 driven rain, and storm surge impacts, including 

14 building methodologies and certification stand15 ards;’’; 

16 (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘to 

17 increase resilience to windstorms and re18 sulting wind-driven rain and storm surge 

19 impacts’’ before the period; 

20 (iii) in paragraph (3)— 

21 (I) in the matter preceding sub22 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘support 

23 research in’’; 

24 (II) in subparagraph (A)— 


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1 (aa) by inserting ‘‘support 

2 research in’’ before ‘‘engineering 

3 and the atmospheric sciences’’; 

4 and 

5 (bb) by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

6 the semicolon; 

7 (III) by amending subparagraph 

8 (B) to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(B) support research in economic, behav10 ioral, and social factors influencing develop11 ment, implementation, and adoption of wind12 storm and resulting wind-driven rain and storm 

13 surge impacts risk assessment, risk communica14 tion, and risk reduction measures by individ15 uals, property owners, communities, and policy16 makers; and’’; and 

17 (IV) by adding at the end the fol18 lowing new subparagraph: 

19 ‘‘(C) support an analysis of the scientific 

20 need, opportunity, and challenges to supporting 

21 the design, development, and construction of a 

22 tornado research facility for the study of tor23 nado impacts on buildings at scale.’’; 

24 (iv) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘be25 havior of windstorms and their impact on’’ 


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1 and inserting ‘‘behavior of windstorms, and 

2 resulting wind-driven rain and storm 

3 surge, and their impacts on’’; and 

4 (v) in paragraph (5)— 

5 (I) in subparagraph (A)(i), by in6 serting ‘‘, maintenance, and updat7 ing’’ after ‘‘development’’; and 

8 (II) in subparagraph (B), by in9 serting ‘‘and scientific organizations’’ 

10 after ‘‘National Institutes of Stand11 ards and Technology’’; 

12 (C) in subsection (c)— 

13 (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 

14 infrastructure’’ and inserting ‘‘infrastruc15 ture, and community response’’; 

16 (ii) in paragraph (3)— 

17 (I) in subparagraph (B), by 

18 striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

19 (II) in subparagraph (C), by 

20 striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 

21 and’’; and 

22 (III) by adding at the end the 

23 following new subparagraph: 


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1 ‘‘(D) research and development to enhance 

2 understanding of factors that influence public 

3 responses to windstorm risks.’’; and 

4 (iii) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting 

5 ‘‘academia, scientific organizations,’’ after 

6 ‘‘construction industry,’’; and 

7 (D) in subsection (e)— 

8 (i) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

9 (I) in clause (iv), by striking 

10 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 

11 (II) by adding at the end the fol12 lowing new clause: 

13 ‘‘(vi) the Department of Housing and 

14 Urban Development; and’’; 

15 (ii) in paragraph (5)— 

16 (I) in the matter preceding sub17 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘not later 

18 than 1 year after the date of the en19 actment of the National Windstorm 

20 Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization 

21 of 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘not later 

22 than September 30, 2026,’’; 

23 (II) in subparagraph (A), by in24 serting ‘‘and resulting wind-driven 


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1 rain and storm surge impacts’’ before 

2 the semicolon; 

3 (III) in subparagraph (C), by in4 serting ‘‘, including efforts to cooper5 ate with other levels of government, 

6 academia, scientific organizations, and 

7 the private sector’’ before the semi8 colon; 

9 (IV) in subparagraph (D), by 

10 striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

11 (V) by redesignating subpara12 graph (E) as subparagraph (F); and 

13 (VI) by inserting after subpara14 graph (D) the following new subpara15 graph: 

16 ‘‘(E) an analysis of future research infra17 structure needs in support of the Program, and 

18 a plan for meeting such needs; and’’; and 

19 (iii) in paragraph (6)— 

20 (I) in the matter preceding sub21 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘Not later 

22 than 18 months after the date of the 

23 enactment of the National Windstorm 

24 Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization 


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1 of 2015,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later 

2 than March 30, 2027,’’; 

3 (II) in subparagraph (B), by in4 serting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 

5 (III) in subparagraph (C), by 

6 striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe7 riod; and 

8 (IV) by striking subparagraph 

9 (D); and 

10 (2) in section 207 (42 U.S.C. 15706)— 

11 (A) in subsection (a), by striking para12 graphs (1) through (3) and inserting the fol13 lowing new paragraphs: 

14 ‘‘(1) $6,246,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

15 ‘‘(2) $6,652,000 for fiscal year 2026; 

16 ‘‘(3) $7,085,000 for fiscal year 2027; 

17 ‘‘(4) $7,545,000 for fiscal year 2028; and 

18 ‘‘(5) $8,035,000 for fiscal year 2029.’’; 

19 (B) in subsection (b), by striking para20 graphs (1) through (3) and inserting the fol21 lowing new paragraphs: 

22 ‘‘(1) $46,745,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

23 ‘‘(2) $49,082,000 for fiscal year 2026; 

24 ‘‘(3) $51,536,000 for fiscal year 2027; 

25 ‘‘(4) $54,113,000 for fiscal year 2028; and 


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1 ‘‘(5) $56,819,000 for fiscal year 2029.’’; 

2 (C) in subsection (c), by striking para3 graphs (1) through (3) and inserting the fol4 lowing new paragraphs: 

5 ‘‘(1) $6,390,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

6 ‘‘(2) $6,805,000 for fiscal year 2026; 

7 ‘‘(3) $7,248,000 for fiscal year 2027; 

8 ‘‘(4) $7,719,000 for fiscal year 2028; and 

9 ‘‘(5) $8,221,000 for fiscal year 2029.’’; and 

10 (D) in subsection (d), by striking para11 graphs (1) through (3) and inserting the fol12 lowing new paragraphs: 

13 ‘‘(1) $16,964,000 for fiscal year 2025; 

14 ‘‘(2) $17,812,000 for fiscal year 2026; 

15 ‘‘(3) $18,703,000 for fiscal year 2027; 

16 ‘‘(4) $19,638,000 for fiscal year 2028; and 

17 ‘‘(5) $20,620,000 for fiscal year 2029.’’. 

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