This bill would create a National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS) housed in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and an interagency committee to coordinate federal action on extreme heat. The NIHHIS would improve delivery of data, forecasts, warnings, predictions, and projections related to temperature and extreme heat. The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research would develop science-based tools and a research program on heat-health. The interagency committee would include representatives from many Federal agencies, select three co-chairs, meet at least quarterly, and coordinate communication, research, service delivery, and workforce development. The committee must produce a 5-year strategic plan within 2 years and brief Congress with updates every 5 years. The bill requires that NIHHIS data and metadata be made fully and openly available within legal limits and assigns archival stewardship to the National Centers for Environmental Information.
If enacted, the law aims to help agencies work together so communities and officials can get better heat forecasts, warnings, and information. The bill calls for sharing data on heat-related illnesses and deaths and consulting with State, Tribal, local governments, researchers, and medical experts. It directs NOAA to support decision tools, research, and public-facing information, but it does not itself create specific local programs, benefits, or regulatory requirements. Details about what tools or services individuals will receive and when they will be available are not specified in the bill text.
The bill authorizes $5,000,000 to be appropriated to NOAA for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to carry out the NIHHIS and the interagency committee. No publicly available information in the bill text provides a full government cost estimate, an appropriation schedule, or how the funds would be allocated among specific activities or agencies.
The bill states its purpose is to reduce health risks from heat by improving data delivery, forecasts, warnings, research, decision support tools, and federal coordination. Supporters, as reflected in the bill text, emphasize that a centralized system and an interagency committee will improve preparedness, planning, response, capacity building, and partnerships to reduce heat-related impacts on people, property, and the economy.
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