1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fixing Gaps in Hurricane Preparedness Act . 2. Hurricane social, behavioral, and economic sciences (a) In general The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (in this section referred to as the Administrator ), in consultation with the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall carry out research and development to improve the understanding of how the public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings. (b) Research and development In conducting the research and development in accordance with subsection (a), the Administrator shall— (1) conduct a comprehensive review of what is known about how the public receives, interprets, and responds to and makes decisions regarding hurricane forecasts and warnings, including— (A) how the connections between weather observations, downstream models, and processes affect the decision tools or products derived from such hurricane forecasts and warnings; (B) how such hurricane forecasts and warnings generated by decision tools and products are used by emergency managers, governments, and other users to benefit the public and stakeholder groups; (C) how past experiences with hurricanes impacts decision making; (D) how the source of such hurricane forecasts and warnings affects interpretation; (E) how tropical cyclone warnings and watches are received and interpreted; (F) how understanding of and response to such hurricane forecasts and warnings vary across demographic groups, including the elderly, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations; (G) language barriers; and (H) how understanding and response to such hurricane forecasts and warnings varies across geographic areas, including rural, urban, and suburban. (2) identify data gaps based on the review conducted pursuant to paragraph (1)