POST DISASTER BUILDING SAFETY ASSESSMENT.

SEC. 1241. [42 U.S.C. 5172 note] POST DISASTER BUILDING SAFETY ASSESSMENT. (a) Building Safety Assessment Team.— (1) In general.—The Administrator shall coordinate with State and local governments and organizations representing design professionals, such as architects and engineers, to develop guidance, including best practices, for post-disaster assessment of buildings by licensed architects and engineers to ensure the design professionals properly analyze the structural integrity and livability of buildings and structures. (2) Publication.—The Administrator shall publish the guidance required to be developed under paragraph (1) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) National Incident Management System.—The Administrator shall revise or issue guidance as required to the National Incident Management System Resource Management component to ensure the functions of post-disaster building safety assessment, such as those functions performed by design professionals are accurately resource typed within the National Incident Management System. (c) Effective Date.—This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act.