1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Readying Elders and Americans with Disabilities Inclusively for Disasters Act or the READI for Disaster Act . 2. Findings and sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) In the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 61,000,000 adults who are individuals with disabilities and, according to the Bureau of the Census, there are more than 47,800,000 adults age 65 or older. (2) There have been more than 80 hurricanes, resulting in thousands of deaths, in the United States since 2005. (3) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates that— (A) the cumulative damage from weather- and climate-related disasters in 2017 cost the United States over $300,000,000,000; and (B) 17 of the disasters in 2017 cost over $1,000,000,000 each. (4) Individuals with disabilities and older adults have been found to die at higher rates, compared to the general population, during disasters. (5) According to the Federal Emergency Management Administration— (A) more than 48,000,000 people were affected by hurricanes and wildfires between August and December of 2017