,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #aa1 #bjbe   
,mr4 ,wel* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4
 ,van ,holl51 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 ,mr4    
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4
 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4 ,book]1   
,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 &   
,mr4 ,he9ri*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic & 
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration to e/abli% &  
ma9ta9 a database & webpage t is        
available to ! public & conta9s         
in=mation on ! billion-doll> disa/]s t  
occur ea* ye> 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,measur+ ! ,co/ (       
,disa/]s ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4  ,database &
 webpage = in=mation on billion-doll>   
disa/]s  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic    
,adm9i/ration 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z

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 database & webpage t is available to ! 
public & conta9s in=mation on ea*       
billion-doll> disa/] t occurs ea* ye> 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7  ,update  ,n less 
frequ5tly ?an biannually1 ! ,adm9i/rator
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requir$ "u subsection 7a7 z new         
in=mation is available4  7c7  ,matt]s   
,to ,be includ$  ,! database & webpage  
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all include !
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billion-doll> disa/] includ$ 9 !        
database & webpage--  7,a7 ! e/imat$ co/
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7,c7 ! location ( ! disa/]2  7,d7 ! date
 or dates ( ! disa/]2 &  7,e7 su* o!r   
in=mation reg>d+ ! disa/] z !           
,adm9i/rator consid]s appropriate4  7#b7
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trajectory ( disa/]s ov] "t & !         
di/ribution ( types ( disa/]s across !  
,unit$ ,/ates t are simil>1 if n        
id5tical1 to ^? features produc$ by !   
,national ,c5t]s = ,environm5tal        

,in=mation f #aihj ?r\gh #bjbd & t 7    
available & updat$ onl9e at             
www4ncei4noaa4gov_/access_/billions_/   
until ,may #i1 #bjbe4  7d7  ,data ,to   
,be us$  ,9 e/abli%+ & ma9ta9+ !        
database requir$ "u subsection 7a71 !   
,adm9i/rator %all use data available to 
! ,adm9i/rator & may collaborate )      
,f$]al & non-,f$]al p>tn]s z necess>y1  
su* z ^? p>tn]s ) :i* ! ,adm9i/rator    
collaborat$ previ\sly :ile ! database   
specifi$ "u subsection 7c77#b7 0 active 
f #aihj ?r\gh #bjbd4  7e7  ,inclusion ( 
o!r disa/]s  ,! ,adm9i/rator may include
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a disa/] t is n a billion-doll> disa/]  
if ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es t ! inclusion
 ( ! disa/] 9 ! database w\ld be        
appropriate4  7f7  ,ma9t5ance ( exi/+   
database  ,! ,adm9i/rator %all ma9ta9 & 
update in=mation conta9$ 9 ! previ\sly  
exi/+ disa/] database specifi$ "u       
subsection 7c77#b7 on ! webpage = !     
,national ,c5t]s = ,environm5tal        
,in=mation = ar*iv+ & rese>* purposes4  

7g7  ,billion-,doll> disa/] def9$  ,9   
?is section1 ! t]m billion-doll> disa/] 
means a /orm or sev]e wea!r ev5t t      
results 9 #a1jjj1jjj1jjj or m 9 comb9$  
direct co/s & m>ket co/s z det]m9$ by ! 
,national ,c5t]s = ,environm5tal        
,in=mation4