implementation of mitigation measures to reduce those im-
pacts. 
(c) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 
shall establish an Interagency Working Group consisting of 
representatives of the National Science Foundation, the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Technology, the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, and other Federal agen-
cies as appropriate. The Director shall designate an agency 
to serve as Chair of the Working Group and be responsible 
for the planning, management, and coordination of the Pro-
gram, including budget coordination. Specific agency roles 
and responsibilities under the Program shall be defined in 
the implementation plan required under subsection (e). 
General agency responsibilities shall include the following: 
(1) The National Institute of Standards and 
Technology shall support research and development to 
improve building codes and standards and practices 
for buildings, structures, and lifelines. 
(2) The National Science Foundation shall sup-
port research in engineering and the atmospheric 
sciences to improve the understanding of the behavior 
of windstorms and their impact on buildings, struc-
tures, and lifelines.
(3) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration shall support atmospheric sciences re-
search to improve the understanding of the behavior 
of windstorms and their impact on buildings, struc-
tures, and lifelines. 
(4) The Federal Emergency Management Agency 
shall support the development of risk assessment tools 
and effective mitigation techniques, windstorm-related 
data collection and analysis, public outreach, and in-
formation dissemination. 
(d) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Program shall consist of 
three primary mitigation components: improved un-
derstanding of windstorms, windstorm impact assess-
ment, and windstorm impact reduction. The compo-
nents shall be implemented through activities such as 
data collection and analysis, risk assessment, out-
reach, technology transfer, and research and develop-
ment. To the extent practicable, research activities au-
thorized under this Act shall be peer-reviewed, and the 
components shall be designed to be complementary to, 
and avoid duplication of, other public and private 
hazard reduction efforts. 
(2) UNDERSTANDING OF WINDSTORMS.—Activi-
ties to enhance the understanding of windstorms shall
include research to improve knowledge of and data 
collection on the impact of severe wind on buildings, 
structures, and infrastructure. 
(3) WINDSTORM IMPACT ASSESSMENT.—Activi-
ties to improve windstorm impact assessment shall 
include— 
(A) development of mechanisms for col-
lecting and inventorying information on the per-
formance of buildings, structures, and infrastruc-
ture in windstorms and improved collection of 
pertinent information from sources, including 
the design and construction industry, insurance 
companies, and building officials; 
(B) research, development, and technology 
transfer to improve loss estimation and risk as-
sessment systems; and 
(C) research, development, and technology 
transfer to improve simulation and computa-
tional modeling of windstorm impacts. 
(4) WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION.—Activities 
to reduce windstorm impacts shall include— 
(A) development of improved outreach and 
implementation mechanisms to translate existing 
information and research findings into cost-effec-
tive and affordable practices for design and con-
struction professionals, and State and local offi-
cials; 
(B) development of cost-effective and afford-
able windstorm-resistant systems, structures, and 
materials for use in new construction and ret-
rofit of existing construction; and 
(C) outreach and information dissemination 
related to cost-effective and affordable construc-
tion techniques, loss estimation and risk assess-
ment methodologies, and other pertinent infor-
mation regarding windstorm phenomena to Fed-
eral, State, and local officials, the construction 
industry, and the general public. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 1 year 
after date of enactment of this Act, the Interagency Working 
Group shall develop and transmit to the Congress an imple-
mentation plan for achieving the objectives of the Program. 
The plan shall include— 
(1) an assessment of past and current public and 
private efforts to reduce windstorm impacts, includ-
ing a comprehensive review and analysis of wind-
storm mitigation activities supported by the Federal 
Government; 
(2) a statement of strategic goals and priorities 
for each Program component area;
(3) a description of how the Program will 
achieve such goals, including detailed responsibilities 
for each agency; and 
(4) a description of plans for cooperation and co-
ordination with interested public and private sector 
entities in each program component area. 
(f) BIENNIAL REPORT.—The Interagency Working 
Group shall, on a biennial basis, and not later than 180 
days after the end of the preceding 2 fiscal years, transmit 
a report to the Congress describing the status of the wind-
storm impact reduction program, including progress 
achieved during the preceding two fiscal years. Each such 
report shall include any recommendations for legislative 
and other action the Interagency Working Group considers 
necessary and appropriate. In developing the biennial re-
port, the Interagency Working Group shall consider the rec-
ommendations of the Advisory Committee established under 
section 5. 
SEC. 5. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WINDSTORM 
IMPACT REDUCTION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish a 
National Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Re-
duction, consisting of not less than 11 and not more than 
15 non-Federal members representing a broad cross section 
of interests such as the research, technology transfer, design
and construction, and financial communities; materials 
and systems suppliers; State, county, and local govern-
ments; the insurance industry; and other representatives as 
designated by the Director. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—The Advisory Committee shall as-
sess— 
(1) trends and developments in the science and 
engineering of windstorm impact reduction; 
(2) the effectiveness of the Program in carrying 
out the activities under section 4(d); 
(3) the need to revise the Program; and 
(4) the management, coordination, implementa-
tion, and activities of the Program. 
(c) BIENNIAL REPORT.—At least once every two years, 
the Advisory Committee shall report to Congress and the 
Interagency Working Group on the assessment carried out 
under subsection (b). 
(d) SUNSET EXEMPTION.—Section 14 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the Advisory 
Committee established under this section. 
SEC. 6. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Nothing in this Act supersedes any provision of the 
National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety 
Standards Act of 1974. No design, construction method, 
practice, technology, material, mitigation methodology, or