Sec. 3. Modification of National Earthquake Hazards Reduction program
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Subsection (a)(2) of section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 ( 42 U.S.C. 7704 ) is amended— in subparagraph (B)— in clause (iii), by inserting , community resilience, after seismic risk ; and by adding at the end the following: publishing a systematic set of maps of active faults and folds, liquefaction susceptibility, susceptibility for earthquake induced landslides, and other seismically induced hazards; and ; and in subparagraph (D), by striking develop, operate and all that follows through 7708), and inserting continue the development of the Advanced National Seismic System, including earthquake early warning capabilities . Subparagraph
(B)of subsection (a)(3) of such section is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking The committee and inserting In addition to the Director, the committee . Subparagraph
(C)of such subsection is amended by striking not less than 3 times a year and inserting not less frequently than once each year . Subparagraph
(D)of such subsection is amended to read as follows: The Interagency Coordinating Committee shall oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Program. The duties of the Interagency Coordinating Committee include the following: Developing, not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2004 and updating periodically— a strategic plan that establishes goals and priorities for the Program activities described under subsection (a)(2); and a detailed management plan to implement such strategic plan. Developing a coordinated interagency budget for the Program that will ensure appropriate balance among the Program activities described under subsection (a)(2), and, in accordance with the plans developed under subclause (I), submitting such budget to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget at the time designated by the Director for agencies to submit biennial budgets. Developing interagency memorandums of understanding with any relevant Federal agencies on data sharing and resource commitment in the event of an earthquake disaster. Coordinating with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on data sharing and resource allocation to ensure judicious use of Government resources and the free-flowing exchange of information related to earthquakes. Coordinating with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior on the use of public lands for earthquake monitoring and research stations, and related data collection. Coordinating with the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on the effects of earthquakes on transportation and housing stocks. To the extent practicable, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall expedite any request for a permit to use public land under clause (ii)(V). . Subsection (a)(4) of such section is amended— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting Annual ; Biennial by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)through
(F)as clauses
(i)through (vi), respectively, and adjusting the indentation of the margin of such clauses, as so redesignated, two ems to the right; in the matter preceding clause (i), as redesignated by clause (ii), by striking The Interagency and all that follows through Senate and inserting the following: Not less frequently than once every two years, the Interagency Coordinating Committee 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 Program ; and by adding at the end the following: Each head of a Program agency shall submit to the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology such information as the Director may request for the preparation of a report under subparagraph
(A)not later than 90 days after the date on which the Director requests such information. . The amendments made by subparagraph
(A)shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. Subsection
(b)of such section is amended— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking and constructing, and inserting constructing, evaluating, and retrofitting ; and in subparagraph (D), by inserting provide new and after research to ; and in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by inserting community resilience through after improve . Paragraph
(2)of subsection
(b)of such section is amended to read as follows: The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency— shall operate a program of grants and assistance to enable States to develop mitigation, preparedness, and response plans, purchase necessary instrumentation, prepare inventories and conduct seismic safety inspections of critical structures and lifelines, update building, land use planning, and zoning codes and ordinances to enhance seismic safety, increase earthquake awareness and education, and provide assistance to multi-State groups for such purposes; shall support the implementation of a comprehensive earthquake education, outreach, and public awareness program, including development of materials and their wide dissemination to all appropriate audiences and support public access to locality-specific information that may assist the public in preparing for, mitigating against, responding to and recovering from earthquakes and related disasters; shall, in conjunction with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, other Federal agencies, and private sector groups, use research results to support the preparation, maintenance, and wide dissemination of seismic resistant design guidance and related information on building codes, standards, and practices for new and existing buildings, structures, and lifelines, aid in the development of performance-based design guidelines and methodologies, and support model codes that are cost effective and affordable in order to promote better practices within the design and construction industry and reduce losses from earthquakes; shall enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with States and local jurisdictions and other Federal agencies to establish demonstration projects on earthquake hazard mitigation, to link earthquake research and mitigation efforts with emergency management programs, or to prepare educational materials for national distribution; and shall support the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the completion of programmatic goals. In order to qualify for assistance under subparagraph (A)(i), a State must— demonstrate that the assistance will result in enhanced seismic safety in the State; provide 25 percent of the costs of the activities for which assistance is being given, except that the Administrator may lower or waive the cost-share requirement for these activities in exceptional cases of economic hardship; and meet such other requirements as the Administrator shall prescribe. . Subsection (b)(3) of such section is amended— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the first sentence— by inserting report on significant domestic and international earthquakes and after Survey shall ; and by striking predictions. and inserting forecasts. ; in subparagraph (C), by striking predictions, including aftershock advisories and inserting alerts and early warnings ; by striking subparagraph
(D)and inserting the following: issue when necessary and feasible, and notify the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and State and local officials, an alert and an earthquake warning; ; in subparagraph (E), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking using and inserting including ; in subparagraph (I), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (J)— by inserting and data after hazard maps ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: support the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the completion of programmatic goals. . Subsection (b)(4) of such section is amended— in subparagraph (B), by inserting , State agencies, State geological surveys, ; in subparagraph (C), by inserting to support applied science in the production of a systematic series of earthquake-related geologic hazard maps, and after Survey ; in subparagraph (D), by striking George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering and Simulation and inserting Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure ; in subparagraph (G), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; by adding at the end the following: support the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the completion of programmatic goals. ; by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)through
(I)as clauses
(i)through (ix), respectively, and indenting such clauses accordingly; in the matter before clause (i), as redesignated by paragraph (7), in the first sentence, by striking The National Science Foundation and inserting the following: The National Science Foundation ; and by adding at the end the following: The National Science Foundation shall— note in any notice of Program funding or other funding possibilities under the Program that the funds are part of the Program; track the awarding of Federal funds through the Program; and not less frequently than once every 2 years, submit to the director of the Program a report specifying the amount of Federal funds awarded to conduct research that enhances the understanding of earthquake science. .
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