,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #defc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ba1 #bjbe,mr4  
,fro/ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,web/] (        
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1     
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require ! ,national ,oceanic &          
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration to c>ry out   
rese>* & developm5t to improve ! und]/&+
 ( h[ ! public receives1 int]prets1 &   
responds to & values hurricane =eca/s & 
w>n+s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fix+   
,gaps 9 ,hurricane ,prep>$ness ,act4    
#b4 ,hurricane social1 behavioral1 &    
economic sci5ces  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration 79 ?is section
 ref]r$ to z ! ,adm9i/rator71 9         
consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,national
 ,sci5ce ,f\ndation1 %all c>ry out      
rese>* & developm5t to improve ! und]/&+
 ( h[ ! public receives1 int]prets1 &   
responds to & values hurricane =eca/s & 

w>n+s4  7b7 ,rese>* & developm5t ,9     
conduct+ ! rese>* & developm5t 9        
accordance ) subsection 7a71 !          
,adm9i/rator %all-- 7#a7 conduct a      
compreh5sive review ( :at is kn[n ab\t  
h[ ! public receives1 int]prets1 &      
responds to & makes decisions reg>d+    
hurricane =eca/s & w>n+s1 includ+-- 7,a7
 h[ ! connections betwe5 wea!r          
obs]vations1 d[n/ream models1 &         
processes affect ! decision tools or    
products d]iv$ f su* hurricane =eca/s & 
w>n+s2  7,b7 h[ su* hurricane =eca/s &  
w>n+s g5]at$ by decision tools &        
products are us$ by em]g5cy manag]s1    
gov]nm5ts1 & o!r us]s to b5efit ! public
 & /akehold] gr\ps2  7,c7 h[ pa/        
exp]i5ces ) hurricanes impacts decision 
mak+2  7,d7 h[ ! s\rce ( su* hurricane  
=eca/s & w>n+s affects int]pretation2   
7,e7 h[ tropical cyclone w>n+s & wat*es 
are receiv$ & int]pret$2  7,f7 h[       
und]/&+ ( & response to su* hurricane   
=eca/s & w>n+s v>y across demographic   
gr\ps1 includ+ ! eld]ly1 p )            

disabilities1 & o!r vuln]able           
populations2  7,g7 language b>ri]s2 &   
7,h7 h[ und]/&+ & response to su*       
hurricane =eca/s & w>n+s v>ies across   
geographic areas1 includ+ rural1 urban1 
& suburban2  7#b7 id5tify data gaps bas$
 on ! review conduct$ pursuant to       
p>agraph 7#a72  7#c7 tak+ into ! acc\nt 
! data gaps id5tifi$ pursuant to        
p>agraph 7#b71 c>ry out social &        
behavioral rese>*1 includ+ data         
collection1 to improve ! und]/&+ ( h[ ! 
public1 includ+ vuln]able populations1  
receive1 int]pret1 & respond to         
hurricane =eca/s & w>n+s & to in=m      
evid5ce-bas$ updates to exi/+ hurricane 
=eca/s & w>n+s2  7#d7 c>ry out rese>*1  
includ+ data collection1 to evaluate &  
quantify ! economic value ( ext5d+ lead 
times ( tropical cyclone w>n+s & wat*es1
 includ+ to vuln]able populations2  7#e7
 id5tify affect$ populations & ga!r data
 to conduct basel9e assessm5ts2  7#f7   
conduct retrospective assessm5ts (      
previ\s hurricane =eca/s & w>n+s &      

improvem5ts to bett] und]/& ! key       
compon5ts ( ! value ( ! =eca/s & w>n+s  
provid$2  7#g7 conduct ex ante          
assessm5ts bas$ on pot5tial =eca/s &    
w>n+s improvem5ts & expect$ actions or  
behavior *anges2  7#h7 conduct co/      
b5efit analysis ( =eca/s & w>n+s        
improvem5t alt]natives2  7#i7 conduct   
risk assessm5ts = pre-1 dur+1 & po/-/orm
 p]iods 9 regions & communities )       
significant eld]ly populations1 includ+ 
retirem5t communities2  7#aj7 e/abli%   
policies & proc$ures = ! collection1    
ar*iv+1 & /ew>d%ip ( data on community  
response1 includ+ ! response ( vuln]able
 populations1 to high-impact tropical   
sy/ems2 &  7#aa7 integrate & consid]    
rese>* & developm5t describ$ 9 ?is      
subsection 9 ! developm5t or enhancem5t 
( hurricane products1 in=mation1 &      
s]vices4  7c7 ,pilot /udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #ahj days1 ! ,adm9i/rator  
%all seek to ent] into an agreem5t ) an 
appropriate entity1 z det]m9$ by !      
,adm9i/rator1 to conduct a pilot /udy   

us+ a mix$ me?ods approa*1 su* z        
surveys1 focus gr\ps1 & int]views1 to   
ga!r in=mation f hurricane prone        
population areas reg>d+ _! levels (     
prep>$ness = hurricanes4 ,! surveys %all
 evaluate ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,possession (  
disa/] supplies4  7,b7 ,evacuation      
decisions4  7,c7 ,levels ( tru/ (       
tropical cyclone in=mation f v>i\s      
s\rces4  7,d7 ,access to tropical       
cyclone w>n+s 9 a survey p>ticipant's   
fir/ language4  7,e7 ,det]m9ation reg>d+
 a survey p>ticipant's reason+ t may    
h9d] ! ability ( su* a p>ticipant to    
evacuate or will+ness to evacuate4  7,f7
 ,any additional in=mation !            
,adm9i/rator det]m9es necess>y4  7#b7   
,additional crit]ia ,! pilot /udy       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all def9e its 
me?odology & be made publicly available 
on a website ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4