Bill > HR6080

This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct research and development to improve the understanding of how the public receives, interprets, and responds to hurricane forecasts and warnings. The bill outlines a comprehensive review of existing knowledge on this topic, including how weather observations and models affect decision-making, how past hurricane experiences impact behavior, and how understanding and response vary across demographic and geographic groups. The bill also calls for social and behavioral research to gather data on public response, as well as economic assessments of the value of improving hurricane forecast and warning lead times. Additionally, the bill requires NOAA to establish policies for collecting and archiving data on community response, and to integrate the research findings into the development of hurricane products, information, and services. The bill also directs NOAA to conduct a pilot study using surveys, focus groups, and interviews to gather information on hurricane preparedness levels in vulnerable population areas.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6080/all-info