National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2011

Bill: 112-hr-3272
Sponsor: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2011-10-27 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Atmospheric science and weather
Building construction
Department of Commerce
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
National Science Foundation
Natural disasters
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-27
text: 
National Windstorm Impact Reduction Reauthorization Act of 2011 - Amends the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 to revise provisions governing the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. Designates the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as the entity with primary responsibility for Program planning and coordination. 
 
Replaces provisions establishing an Interagency Working Group with provisions establishing the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction. Directs the Committee to submit a Strategic Plan for the Program that includes: (1) prioritized goals that will mitigate against the loss of life and property from future windstorms; (2) research objectives to achieve those goals; (3) a description of the role of each Program agency in achieving such goals; (4) the methods by which progress will be assessed; and (5) an explanation of how the Program will foster the transfer of research results into outcomes, such as improved model building codes. Requires the Committee to submit a progress report and to develop a coordinated budget for the Program, to be submitted at the time of the President's annual budget submission.
 
Revises provisions providing for the establishment of an Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction (currently, the National Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction) to offer assessments of the Program, including assessments of the priorities of the Strategic Plan. Terminates the Committee on September 30, 2014. 
 
Authorizes appropriations to the agencies carrying out the Program for FY2012-FY2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-11-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
action_date: 2011-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2011-10-27
text: 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.
action_date: 2011-10-27
text: 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.
action_date: 2011-10-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-27
text: Introduced in House