§15704 National Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction

Summary

The Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology must set up an Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction with at least 7 and not more than 15 members who can advise on reducing windstorm damage. No member may be a Federal employee. Members should come from research and academic institutions, standards groups, emergency management agencies, State and local government, and business communities including the insurance industry. Members serve without pay and must step aside from any committee activity where they have a personal financial interest. The committee ends on September 30, 2017, and after its initial charter filed under section 1008(c) of title 5 it does not have to file another charter before that date. The committee must give assessments and recommendations on trends in the relevant sciences and practices, the Program’s Strategic Plan priorities, how the Program is coordinated, how well the Program meets its goals, and any needed changes. It must report these findings and recommendations to the Director at least every 2 years.