S.Amdt. 4221

SA 4221 is an amendment to bill H.R. 6938. Its purpose is to require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to create and keep a public database and webpage containing information on billion-dollar disasters that happen every year in the United States.

This amendment aims to add a section to the bill that mandates the following:

• Public Information: The database must include the type, location, dates, and estimated cost of each billion-dollar disaster, along with any other information the Administrator thinks is appropriate.

• Visual Tools: The webpage must feature mapping and graphs showing how disasters are distributed across the U.S. and their trajectory over time.

• Updates and Maintenance: The Administrator must update the site at least every two years. They must also maintain the previous disaster database from 1980 through 2024 for research and archiving.

• Flexibility and Data: The Administrator can use available data, work with Federal and non-Federal partners, and may choose to include disasters that do not cost a billion dollars if it is deemed appropriate.

• Definition: A billion-dollar disaster is defined as a severe weather event or storm that causes $1,000,000,000 or more in market and direct costs, as decided by the National Centers for Environmental Information.