This bill reauthorizes the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, a federal effort to reduce deaths, injuries, and property damage from windstorms and related hazards like wind-driven rain, fires, and storm surge. The program expands research priorities to include interdisciplinary collaboration between atmospheric scientists, engineers, and social scientists, and adds support for emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing in windstorm resilience. The bill authorizes funding through fiscal year 2029, with approximately $37.8 million annually distributed across four federal agencies: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration receives $9.68 million, the National Institute of Standards and Technology receives $5.33 million, the National Science Foundation receives $5.56 million, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency receives $17.22 million. The bill also establishes a Scientific Windstorm Studies Advisory Committee to guide the program's research direction and directs federal agencies to coordinate with state, local, tribal governments, academia, and the private sector on windstorm risk reduction efforts.
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