1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the National Disaster Safety Board Act of 2023 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Sec. 3. Establishment and purpose. Sec. 4. General authority. Sec. 5. Recommendations and responses. Sec. 6. Reports and studies. Sec. 7. Appointment and organization. Sec. 8. Methodology. Sec. 9. Administrative. Sec. 10. Disclosure, availability, and use of information. Sec. 11. Training. Sec. 12. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 13. Authority of the Inspector General. Sec. 14. Evaluation and audit of National Disaster Safety Board. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Act of violence The term act of violence means an offense described in section 16(a) of title 18, United States Code. (2) Board The term Board means the National Disaster Safety Board established under section 3. (3) Chairperson The term Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Board designated under section 7. (4) Economic injury The term economic injury has the meaning given the term substantial economic injury in section 7(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b) ). (5) Incident The term incident means a natural hazard or other circumstance that the Board decides to review. (6) Institution of higher education and research institution The term institution of higher education and research institution means— (A) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 )); (B) a National Laboratory (as defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 )); (C) a laboratory described in section 308(c)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 188(c)(2) ); (D) the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium established under section 1204 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 ( 6 U.S.C. 1102 ) and the members of such Consortium