Sec. 4. Review of risks posed by earthquakes to the United States
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As soon as practicable, but not later than such date as is necessary for the Comptroller General of the United States to submit the report required by subsection
(c)in accordance with such subsection, the Comptroller General shall complete a review of risks posed by earthquakes to the United States. The review conducted under subsection
(a)shall include the following: A comprehensive assessment of— the risks and hazards to the United States posed by earthquakes, including risks and hazards resulting from tsunamis and landslides that are generated by earthquakes; the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology to improve the resilience of the United States to earthquakes and to identify important gaps in the resilience of the United States to earthquakes; the progress made by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Interagency Coordinating Committee to coordinate effectively the budget and activities of the Program agencies (as defined in section 4 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 ( 42 U.S.C. 7703 )) in advancing the plans and goals of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and how coordination among the Program agencies can be improved; the extent to which the Federal Government, States, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector are already implementing strategies to improve resilience of the United States to earthquakes; and the extent to which the research done during the 40 years of the Program has been applied to both public and private earthquake risk and hazards reduction. Identification of such legislative or administrative action as may be appropriate to improve the Program and the resilience of the United States to earthquakes. As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to the review completed under subsection (a).
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