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S 904 113th Congress Senate

STRONG Act

Official title: A bill to minimize the economic and social costs resulting from losses of life, property, well-being, business activity, and economic growth associated with ex… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to minimize the economic and social costs resulting from losses of life, property, well-being, business activity, and economic growth associated with extreme weather events by ensuring that the United States is more resilient to the impacts of extreme weather events in the short- and long-term, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 8, 2013 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Atmospheric science and weatherCongressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceEconomic performance and conditions
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May 8, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 8, 2013
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 Latest action May 8, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Strengthening The Resiliency of Our Nation on the Ground Act or STRONG Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish and chair an interagency working group with cabinet-level representation from all relevant federal agencies in order to: (1) provide a strategic vision of extreme weather resilience; (2) conduct a gap and overlap analysis of current and planned federal activities related to achieving short- and long-term resilience to extreme weather and its impacts on the United States, such as flooding and drought; and (3) develop a National Extreme Weather Resilience Action Plan.

Requires the Plan to include the establishment of an online, publicly available information portal to be used by federal agencies and other stakeholders that directs users to key data and tools to inform resilience-enhancing efforts and to build off and complement existing federal efforts. Provides for a coordinating entity to establish and maintain such portal.

Requires such coordinating entity to coordinate the implementation of the Plan and to track its progress.

Requires the submission of specified reports.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2322 Identical bill STRONG Act
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 8, 2013
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