Sec. 2. MODIFICATION OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE
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## SEC. 2 MODIFICATION OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE ###
(a)Findings Section 2 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1)— #####
(A)by inserting “, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,” after “States”; #####
(B)by inserting “Oregon,” after “New York,”; and #####
(C)by inserting “Tennessee,” after “South Carolina”; ####
(2)in paragraph (2), by striking “prediction techniques and”; ####
(3)by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following: > > #### “(4) > > A well-funded seismological research program could provide the scientific understanding needed to fully implement an effective earthquake early warning system.” > ; ####
(4)in paragraphs
(6)and (7), by striking “lifelines” each place it appears and inserting “lifeline infrastructure”; and ####
(5)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(12) > > The built environment has generally been constructed and maintained to meet the needs of the users under normal conditions. When earthquakes occur, the built environment is generally designed to prevent severe injuries or loss of human life and is not expected to remain operational or able to recover under any specified schedule. > > > #### “(13) > > The National Research Council published a study on reducing hazards and risks associated with earthquakes based on the goals and objectives for achieving national earthquake resilience described in the strategic plan entitled ‘Strategic Plan for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program’. The study and an accompanying report called for work in 18 tasks focused on research, preparedness, and mitigation and annual funding of approximately $300,000,000 per year for 20 years.” > . ###
(b)Purpose Section 3 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7702) is amended— ####
(1)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by inserting “and increase the resilience of communities” after “future earthquakes”; ####
(2)in paragraph (1), by inserting “to individuals and the communities” after “an earthquake”; ####
(3)in paragraph (2), by striking “in time of disaster” and inserting “to facilitate community-wide post-earthquake recovery and in times of disaster”; ####
(4)in paragraph (3), by striking “for predicting damaging earthquakes and”; ####
(5)in paragraph (4), by inserting “and planning” after “model building”; and ####
(6)in paragraph (5), by striking “reconstruction” and inserting “re-occupancy, recovery, reconstruction,”. ###
(c)Definitions ####
(1)Lifeline infrastructure #####
(A)In general Section 4(6) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7703(6)) is amended by striking “lifelines” and inserting “lifeline infrastructure”. #####
(B)Conforming amendment Such Act (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is amended by striking “lifelines” each place it appears and inserting “lifeline infrastructure”. ####
(2)Community resilience Section 4 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7703) is amended by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(10) > > The term ‘community resilience’ means the ability of a community to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, and more successfully adapt to adverse seismic events.” > .
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