H. Res. 655

In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

October 26, 2000.

Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution, the

House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker’s

table the bill H.R. 1550 together with the Senate amendment

thereto, and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with

amendments as follows:

In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following:

1 TITLE I—UNITED STATES FIRE

2 ADMINISTRATION

3 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

4 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fire Administration

5 Authorization Act of 2000’’.

6 SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

7 Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and

8 Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)) is amended—

9 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara10 graph (G);
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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of sub2 paragraph (H) and inserting a semicolon; and

3 (3) by adding at the end the following:

4 ‘‘(I) $44,753,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which

5 $3,000,000 is for research activities, and $250,000

6 may be used for contracts or grants to non-Federal

7 entities for data analysis, including general fire pro8 files and special fire analyses and report projects,

9 and of which $6,000,000 is for anti-terrorism train10 ing, including associated curriculum development,

11 for fire and emergency services personnel;

12 ‘‘(J) $47,800,000 for fiscal year 2002, of which

13 $3,250,000 is for research activities, and $250,000

14 may be used for contracts or grants to non-Federal

15 entities for data analysis, including general fire pro16 files and special fire analyses and report projects,

17 and of which $7,000,000 is for anti-terrorism train18 ing, including associated curriculum development,

19 for fire and emergency services personnel; and

20 ‘‘(K) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, of which

21 $3,500,000 is for research activities, and $250,000

22 may be used for contracts or grants to non-Federal

23 entities for data analysis, including general fire pro24 files and special fire analyses and report projects,

25 and of which $8,000,000 is for anti-terrorism train-
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1 ing, including associated curriculum development,

2 for fire and emergency services personnel.’’.

3 None of the funds authorized for the United States Fire

4 Administration for fiscal year 2002 may be obligated un5 less the Administrator has verified to the Committee on

6 Science of the House of Representatives and the Com7 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the

8 Senate that the obligation of funds is consistent with the

9 strategic plan transmitted under section 103 of this Act.

10 SEC. 103. STRATEGIC PLAN.

11 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than April 30, 2001,

12 the Administrator of the United States Fire Administra13 tion shall prepare and transmit to the Committee on

14 Science of the House of Representatives and the Com15 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the

16 Senate a 5-year strategic plan of program activities for

17 the United States Fire Administration.

18 (b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required by sub19 section (a) shall include—

20 (1) a comprehensive mission statement covering

21 the major functions and operations of the United

22 States Fire Administration in the areas of training;

23 research, development, test and evaluation; new

24 technology and non-developmental item implementa-
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1 tion; safety; counterterrorism; data collection and

2 analysis; and public education;

3 (2) general goals and objectives, including those

4 related to outcomes, for the major functions and op5 erations of the United States Fire Administration;

6 (3) a description of how the goals and objec7 tives identified under paragraph (2) are to be

8 achieved, including operational processes, skills and

9 technology, and the human, capital, information, and

10 other resources required to meet those goals and ob11 jectives;

12 (4) an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses

13 of, opportunities for, and threats to the United

14 States Fire Administration;

15 (5) an identification of the fire-related activities

16 of the National Institute of Standards and Tech17 nology, the Department of Defense, and other Fed18 eral agencies, and a discussion of how those activi19 ties can be coordinated with and contribute to the

20 achievement of the goals and objectives identified

21 under paragraph (2);

22 (6) a description of objective, quantifiable per23 formance goals needed to define the level of perform24 ance achieved by program activities in training, re25 search, data collection and analysis, and public edu-
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1 cation, and how these performance goals relate to

2 the general goals and objectives in the strategic

3 plan;

4 (7) an identification of key factors external to

5 the United States Fire Administration and beyond

6 its control that could affect significantly the achieve7 ment of the general goals and objectives;

8 (8) a description of program evaluations used in

9 establishing or revising general goals and objectives,

10 with a schedule for future program evaluations;

11 (9) a plan for the timely distribution of infor12 mation and educational materials to State and local

13 firefighting services, including volunteer, career, and

14 combination services throughout the United States;

15 (10) a description of how the strategic plan pre16 pared under this section will be incorporated into the

17 strategic plan and the performance plans and re18 ports of the Federal Emergency Management Agen19 cy;

20 (11)(A) a description of the current and

21 planned use of the Internet for the delivery of train22 ing courses by the National Fire Academy, including

23 a listing of the types of courses and a description of

24 each course’s provisions for real time interaction be25 tween instructor and students, the number of stu-
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1 dents enrolled, and the geographic distribution of

2 students, for the most recent fiscal year;

3 (B) an assessment of the availability and actual

4 use by the National Fire Academy of Federal facili5 ties suitable for distance education applications, in6 cluding facilities with teleconferencing capabilities;

7 and

8 (C) an assessment of the benefits and problems

9 associated with delivery of instructional courses

10 using the Internet, including limitations due to net11 work bandwidth at training sites, the availability of

12 suitable course materials, and the effectiveness of

13 such courses in terms of student performance;

14 (12) timeline for implementing the plan; and

15 (13) the expected costs for implementing the

16 plan.

17 SEC. 104. RESEARCH AGENDA.

18 (a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days after

19 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator

20 of the United States Fire Administration, in consultation

21 with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management

22 Agency, the Director of the National Institute of Stand23 ards and Technology, representatives of trade, profes24 sional, and non-profit associations, State and local fire25 fighting services, and other appropriate entities, shall pre-
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1 pare and transmit to the Committee on Science of the

2 House of Representatives and the Committee on Com3 merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report

4 describing the United States Fire Administration’s re5 search agenda and including a plan for implementing that

6 agenda.

7 (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by

8 subsection (a) shall—

9 (1) identify research priorities;

10 (2) describe how the proposed research agenda

11 will be coordinated and integrated with the programs

12 and capabilities of the National Institute of Stand13 ards and Technology, the Department of Defense,

14 and other Federal agencies;

15 (3) identify potential roles of academic, trade,

16 professional, and non-profit associations, and other

17 research institutions in achieving the research agen18 da;

19 (4) provide cost estimates, anticipated per20 sonnel needs, and a schedule for completing the var21 ious elements of the research agenda;

22 (5) describe ways to leverage resources through

23 partnerships, cooperative agreements, and other

24 means; and
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1 (6) discuss how the proposed research agenda

2 will enhance training, improve State and local fire3 fighting services, impact standards and codes, in4 crease firefighter and public safety, and advance

5 firefighting techniques.

6 (c) USE IN PREPARING STRATEGIC PLAN.—The re7 search agenda prepared under this section shall be used

8 in the preparation of the strategic plan required by section

9 103.

10 SEC. 105. SURPLUS AND EXCESS FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.

11 The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974

12 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

13 ‘‘SEC. 33. SURPLUS AND EXCESS FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.

14 ‘‘The Administrator shall make publicly available, in15 cluding through the Internet, information on procedures

16 for acquiring surplus and excess equipment or property

17 that may be useful to State and local fire, emergency, and

18 hazardous material handling service providers.’’.

19 SEC. 106. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL FA20 CILITIES.

21 The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of

22 1974, as amended by section 105, is amended by adding

23 at the end the following new section:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 34. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL FA2 CILITIES.

3 ‘‘The Administrator shall make publicly available, in4 cluding through the Internet, information on procedures

5 for establishing cooperative agreements between State and

6 local fire and emergency services and Federal facilities in

7 their region relating to the provision of fire and emergency

8 services.’’.

9 SEC. 107. NEED FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN

10 COUNTERTERRORISM.

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United

12 States Fire Administration shall conduct an assessment

13 of the need for additional capabilities for Federal

14 counterterrorism training of emergency response per15 sonnel.

16 (b) CONTENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment

17 conducted under this section shall include—

18 (1) a review of the counterterrorism training

19 programs offered by the United States Fire Admin20 istration and other Federal agencies;

21 (2) an estimate of the number and types of

22 emergency response personnel that have, during the

23 period between January 1, 1994, and October 1,

24 1999, sought training described in paragraph (1),

25 but have been unable to receive that training as a
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1 result of the oversubscription of the training capa2 bilities; and

3 (3) a recommendation on the need to provide

4 additional Federal counterterrorism training centers,

5 including—

6 (A) an analysis of existing Federal facili7 ties that could be used as counterterrorism

8 training facilities; and

9 (B) a cost-benefit analysis of the establish10 ment of such counterterrorism training facili11 ties.

12 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date

13 of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall pre14 pare and submit to the Congress a report on the results

15 of the assessment conducted under this section.

16 SEC. 108. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE FIRE

17 SAFETY RESEARCH PROGRAM.

18 From the funds authorized to be appropriated by the

19 amendments made by section 102, $1,000,000 may be ex20 pended for the Worcester Polytechnic Institute fire safety

21 research program.

22 SEC. 109. INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.

23 Upon the conclusion of the research under a research

24 grant or award of $50,000 made with funds authorized

25 by this title (or any amendments made by this title), the
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1 Administrator of the United States Fire Administration

2 shall make available through the Internet home page of

3 the Administration a brief summary of the results and im4 portance of such research grant or award. Nothing in this

5 section shall be construed to require or permit the release

6 of any information prohibited by law or regulation from

7 being released to the public.

8 SEC. 110. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS.

9 (a) 1974 ACT.—

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Fire Prevention

11 and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.)

12 is amended—

13 (A) by striking subsection (b) of section 10

14 (15 U.S.C. 2209) and redesignating subsection

15 (c) of that section as subsection (b);

16 (B) by striking sections 26 and 27 (15

17 U.S.C. 2222; 2223);

18 (C) by striking ‘‘(a) The’’ in section 24 (15

19 U.S.C. 2220) and inserting ‘‘The’’; and

20 (D) by striking subsection (b) of section

21 24.

22 (2) REFERENCES TO SECRETARY.—The Federal

23 Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.

24 2201 et seq.) is amended—

25 (A) in section 4 (15 U.S.C. 2203)—
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1 (i) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semi2 colon in paragraph (7);

3 (ii) by striking paragraph (8); and

4 (iii) by redesignating paragraph (9) as

5 paragraph (8);

6 (B) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting

7 ‘‘Director’’—

8 (i) in section 5(b) (15 U.S.C.

9 2204(b));

10 (ii) each place it appears in section 7

11 (15 U.S.C. 2206);

12 (iii) the first place it appears in sec13 tion 11(c) (15 U.S.C. 2210(c));

14 (iv) in section 15(b)(2), (c), and (f)

15 (15 U.S.C. 2214(b)(2), (c), and (f));

16 (v) the second place it appears in sec17 tion 15(e)(1)(A) (15 U.S.C.

18 2214(e)(1)(A));

19 (vi) in section 16 (15 U.S.C. 2215);

20 (vii) the second place it appears in

21 section 19(a) (42 U.S.C. 290a(a));

22 (viii) both places it appears in section

23 20 (15 U.S.C. 2217); and

24 (ix) in section 21(c) (15 U.S.C.

25 2218(c)); and
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1 (C) in section 15, by striking ‘‘Secretary’s’’

2 each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Direc3 tor’s’’.

4 (b) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.—Section 12 of the

5 Act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1511) is amended—

6 (1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Census;’’ in para7 graph (5);

8 (2) by striking paragraph (6); and

9 (3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para10 graph (6).

11 SEC. 111. NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY CURRICULUM REVIEW.

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United

13 States Fire Administration, in consultation with the

14 Board of Visitors and representatives of trade and profes15 sional associations, State and local firefighting services,

16 and other appropriate entities, shall conduct a review of

17 the courses of instruction available at the National Fire

18 Academy to ensure that they are up-to-date and com19 plement, not duplicate, courses of instruction offered else20 where. Not later than 180 days after the date of enact21 ment of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare and sub22 mit a report to the Committee on Science of the House

23 of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,

24 Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
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1 (b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by

2 subsection (a) shall—

3 (1) examine and assess the courses of instruc4 tion offered by the National Fire Academy;

5 (2) identify redundant and out-of-date courses

6 of instruction;

7 (3) examine the current and future impact of

8 information technology on National Fire Academy

9 curricula, methods of instruction, and delivery of

10 services; and

11 (4) make recommendations for updating the

12 curriculum, methods of instruction, and delivery of

13 services by the National Fire Academy considering

14 current and future needs, State-based curricula, ad15 vances in information technologies, and other rel16 evant factors.

17 SEC. 112. REPEAL OF EXCEPTION TO FIRE SAFETY RE18 QUIREMENT.

19 (a) REPEAL.—Section 4 of Public Law 103–195 (107

20 Stat. 2298) is hereby repealed.

21 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef22 fect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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1 SEC. 113. NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION

2 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

3 (a) PURPOSES.—Section 151302 of title 36, United

4 States Code, is amended—

5 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the

6 following:

7 ‘‘(1) primarily—

8 ‘‘(A) to encourage, accept, and administer

9 private gifts of property for the benefit of the

10 National Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial and the

11 annual memorial service associated with the

12 memorial; and

13 ‘‘(B) to, in coordination with the Federal

14 Government and fire services (as that term is

15 defined in section 4 of the Federal Fire Preven16 tion and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.

17 2203)), plan, direct, and manage the memorial

18 service referred to in subparagraph (A);’’;

19 (2) by inserting ‘‘and Federal’’ in paragraph

20 (2) after ‘‘non-Federal’’;

21 (3) in paragraph (3)—

22 (A) by striking ‘‘State and local’’ and in23 serting ‘‘Federal, State, and local’’; and

24 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;

25 (4) by striking ‘‘firefighters.’’ in paragraph (4)

26 and inserting ‘‘firefighters;’’; and
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1 (5) by adding at the end the following:

2 ‘‘(5) to provide for a national program to assist

3 families of fallen firefighters and fire departments in

4 dealing with line-of-duty deaths of those firefighters;

5 and

6 ‘‘(6) to promote national, State, and local ini7 tiatives to increase public awareness of fire and life

8 safety.’’.

9 (b) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—Section 151303 of title

10 36, United States Code, is amended—

11 (1) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and in12 serting the following:

13 ‘‘(f) STATUS AND COMPENSATION.—

14 ‘‘(1) Appointment to the board shall not con15 stitute employment by or the holding of an office of

16 the United States.

17 ‘‘(2) Members of the board shall serve without

18 compensation.’’; and

19 (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub20 section (g).

21 (c) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.—Section 151304 of

22 title 36, United States Code, is amended—

23 (1) by striking ‘‘not more than 2’’ in subsection

24 (a); and
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1 (2) by striking ‘‘are not’’ in subsection (b)(1)

2 and inserting ‘‘shall not be considered’’.

3 (d) SUPPORT BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.—Section

4 151307(a)(1) of title 36, United States Code, is

5 amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ and insert7 ing ‘‘During the 10-year period beginning on the

8 date of enactment of the Fire Administration Au9 thorization Act of 2000, the Administrator’’; and

10 (2) by striking ‘‘shall’’ in subparagraph (B) and

11 inserting ‘‘may’’.

12 TITLE II—EARTHQUAKE

13 HAZARDS REDUCTION

14 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

15 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Earthquake Hazards

16 Reduction Authorization Act of 2000’’.

17 SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

18 (a) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGEN19 CY.—Section 12(a)(7) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduc20 tion Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(a)(7)) is amended—

21 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘1998,’’; and

22 (2) by striking ‘‘1999.’’ and inserting ‘‘1999;

23 $19,861,000 for the fiscal year ending September

24 30, 2001, of which $450,000 is for National Earth25 quake Hazard Reduction Program-eligible efforts of
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1 an established multi-state consortium to reduce the

2 unacceptable threat of earthquake damages in the

3 New Madrid seismic region through efforts to en4 hance preparedness, response, recovery, and mitiga5 tion; $20,705,000 for the fiscal year ending Sep6 tember 30, 2002; and $21,585,000 for the fiscal

7 year ending September 30, 2003.’’.

8 (b) UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.—Section

9 12(b) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977

10 (42 U.S.C. 7706(b)) is amended—

11 (1) by inserting after ‘‘operated by the Agen12 cy.’’ the following: ‘‘There are authorized to be ap13 propriated to the Secretary of the Interior for pur14 poses of carrying out, through the Director of the

15 United States Geological Survey, the responsibilities

16 that may be assigned to the Director under this Act

17 $48,360,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which

18 $3,500,000 is for the Global Seismic Network and

19 $100,000 is for the Scientific Earthquake Studies

20 Advisory Committee established under section 210 of

21 the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization

22 Act of 2000; $50,415,000 for fiscal year 2002, of

23 which $3,600,000 is for the Global Seismic Network

24 and $100,000 is for the Scientific Earthquake Stud25 ies Advisory Committee; and $52,558,000 for fiscal
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1 year 2003, of which $3,700,000 is for the Global

2 Seismic Network and $100,000 is for the Scientific

3 Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee.’’;

4 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

5 (1);

6 (3) by striking ‘‘1999,’’ at the end of paragraph

7 (2) and inserting ‘‘1999;’’; and

8 (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol9 lowing:

10 ‘‘(3) $9,000,000 of the amount authorized to be

11 appropriated for fiscal year 2001;

12 ‘‘(4) $9,250,000 of the amount authorized to be

13 appropriated for fiscal year 2002; and

14 ‘‘(5) $9,500,000 of the amount authorized to be

15 appropriated for fiscal year 2003,’’.

16 (c) REAL-TIME SEISMIC HAZARD WARNING SYS17 TEM.—Section 2(a)(7) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act To au18 thorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake

19 Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and

20 1999, and for other purposes’’ (111 Stat. 1159; 42 U.S.C.

21 7704 nt) is amended by striking ‘‘1999.’’ and inserting

22 ‘‘1999; $2,600,000 for fiscal year 2001; $2,710,000 for

23 fiscal year 2002; and $2,825,000 for fiscal year 2003.’’.
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1 (d) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—Section

2 12(c) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977

3 (42 U.S.C. 7706(c)) is amended—

4 (1) by striking ‘‘1998, and’’ and inserting

5 ‘‘1998,’’; and

6 (2) by inserting after ‘‘1999.’’ the following:

7 ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Na8 tional Science Foundation $19,000,000 for engineer9 ing research and $11,900,000 for geosciences re10 search for fiscal year 2001; $19,808,000 for engi11 neering research and $12,406,000 for geosciences

12 research for fiscal year 2002; and $20,650,000 for

13 engineering research and $12,933,000 for geo14 sciences research for fiscal year 2003.’’.

15 (e) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

16 TECHNOLOGY.—Section 12(d) of the Earthquake Hazards

17 Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(d)) is amended—

18 (1) by striking ‘‘1998, and’’; and inserting

19 ‘‘1998,’’; and

20 (2) by striking ‘‘1999.’’ and inserting ‘‘1999,

21 $2,332,000 for fiscal year 2001, $2,431,000 for fis22 cal year 2002, and $2,534,300 for fiscal year

23 2003.’’.
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1 SEC. 203. REPEALS.

2 Section 10 and subsections (e) and (f) of section 12

3 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42

4 U.S.C. 7705d and 7706 (e) and (f)) are repealed.

5 SEC. 204. ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC RESEARCH AND

6 MONITORING SYSTEM.

7 The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42

8 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end

9 the following new section:

10 ‘‘SEC. 13. ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC RESEARCH AND

11 MONITORING SYSTEM.

12 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the United

13 States Geological Survey shall establish and operate an

14 Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring Sys15 tem. The purpose of such system shall be to organize,

16 modernize, standardize, and stabilize the national, re17 gional, and urban seismic monitoring systems in the

18 United States, including sensors, recorders, and data anal19 ysis centers, into a coordinated system that will measure

20 and record the full range of frequencies and amplitudes

21 exhibited by seismic waves, in order to enhance earthquake

22 research and warning capabilities.

23 ‘‘(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 90 days

24 after the date of the enactment of the Earthquake Haz25 ards Reduction Authorization Act of 2000, the Director

26 of the United States Geological Survey shall transmit to
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1 the Congress a 5-year management plan for establishing

2 and operating the Advanced National Seismic Research

3 and Monitoring System. The plan shall include annual

4 cost estimates for both modernization and operation, mile5 stones, standards, and performance goals, as well as plans

6 for securing the participation of all existing networks in

7 the Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring

8 System and for establishing new, or enhancing existing,

9 partnerships to leverage resources.

10 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

11 ‘‘(1) EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION.—In ad12 dition to amounts appropriated under section 12(b),

13 there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec14 retary of the Interior, to be used by the Director of

15 the United States Geological Survey to establish the

16 Advanced National Seismic Research and Moni17 toring System—

18 ‘‘(A) $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2002;

19 ‘‘(B) $33,700,000 for fiscal year 2003;

20 ‘‘(C) $35,100,000 for fiscal year 2004;

21 ‘‘(D) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;

22 and

23 ‘‘(E) $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2006.

24 ‘‘(2) OPERATION.—In addition to amounts ap25 propriated under section 12(b), there are authorized
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1 to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior,

2 to be used by the Director of the United States Geo3 logical Survey to operate the Advanced National

4 Seismic Research and Monitoring System—

5 ‘‘(A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2002; and

6 ‘‘(B) $10,300,000 for fiscal year 2003.’’.

7 SEC. 205. NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIM8 ULATION.

9 The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42

10 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the

11 end the following new section:

12 ‘‘SEC. 14. NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIM13 ULATION.

14 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Na15 tional Science Foundation shall establish the George E.

16 Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simula17 tion that will upgrade, link, and integrate a system of geo18 graphically distributed experimental facilities for earth19 quake engineering testing of full-sized structures and their

20 components and partial-scale physical models. The system

21 shall be integrated through networking software so that

22 integrated models and databases can be used to create

23 model-based simulation, and the components of the system

24 shall be interconnected with a computer network and allow
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1 for remote access, information sharing, and collaborative

2 research.

3 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In ad4 dition to amounts appropriated under section 12(c), there

5 are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science

6 Foundation for the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for

7 Earthquake Engineering Simulation—

8 ‘‘(1) $28,200,000 for fiscal year 2001;

9 ‘‘(2) $24,400,000 for fiscal year 2002;

10 ‘‘(3) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

11 ‘‘(4) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.

12 SEC. 206. BUDGET COORDINATION.

13 Section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act

14 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704) is amended—

15 (1) by striking subparagraph (A) of subsection

16 (b)(1) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through

17 (F) of subsection (b)(1) as subparagraphs (A)

18 through (E), respectively; and

19 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub20 section:

21 ‘‘(c) BUDGET COORDINATION.—

22 ‘‘(1) GUIDANCE.—The Agency shall each year

23 provide guidance to the other Program agencies con24 cerning the preparation of requests for appropria25 tions for activities related to the Program, and shall
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1 prepare, in conjunction with the other Program

2 agencies, an annual Program budget to be submitted

3 to the Office of Management and Budget.

4 ‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Each Program agency shall

5 include with its annual request for appropriations

6 submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

7 a report that—

8 ‘‘(A) identifies each element of the pro9 posed Program activities of the agency;

10 ‘‘(B) specifies how each of these activities

11 contributes to the Program; and

12 ‘‘(C) states the portion of its request for

13 appropriations allocated to each element of the

14 Program.’’.

15 SEC. 207. REPORT ON AT-RISK POPULATIONS.

16 Not later than one year after the date of the enact17 ment of this Act, and after a period for public comment,

18 the Director of the Federal Emergency Management

19 Agency shall transmit to the Congress a report describing

20 the elements of the Program that specifically address the

21 needs of at-risk populations, including the elderly, persons

22 with disabilities, non-English-speaking families, single23 parent households, and the poor. Such report shall also

24 identify additional actions that could be taken to address
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1 those needs and make recommendations for any additional

2 legislative authority required to take such actions.

3 SEC. 208. PUBLIC ACCESS TO EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION.

4 Section 5(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Earthquake Hazards

5 Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is

6 amended by inserting ‘‘, and development of means of in7 creasing public access to available locality-specific infor8 mation that may assist the public in preparing for or re9 sponding to earthquakes’’ after ‘‘and the general public’’.

10 SEC. 209. LIFELINES.

11 Section 4(6) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction

12 Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7703(6)) is amended by inserting

13 ‘‘and infrastructure’’ after ‘‘communication facilities’’.

14 SEC. 210. SCIENTIFIC EARTHQUAKE STUDIES ADVISORY

15 COMMITTEE.

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the United

17 States Geological Survey shall establish a Scientific Earth18 quake Studies Advisory Committee.

19 (b) ORGANIZATION.—The Director shall establish

20 procedures for selection of individuals not employed by the

21 Federal Government who are qualified in the seismic

22 sciences and other appropriate fields and may, pursuant

23 to such procedures, select up to ten individuals, one of

24 whom shall be designated Chairman, to serve on the Advi25 sory Committee. Selection of individuals for the Advisory
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1 Committee shall be based solely on established records of

2 distinguished service, and the Director shall ensure that

3 a reasonable cross-section of views and expertise is rep4 resented. In selecting individuals to serve on the Advisory

5 Committee, the Director shall seek and give due consider6 ation to recommendations from the National Academy of

7 Sciences, professional societies, and other appropriate or8 ganizations.

9 (c) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee shall meet

10 at such times and places as may be designated by the

11 Chairman in consultation with the Director.

12 (d) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall advise

13 the Director on matters relating to the United States Geo14 logical Survey’s participation in the National Earthquake

15 Hazards Reduction Program, including the United States

16 Geological Survey’s roles, goals, and objectives within that

17 Program, its capabilities and research needs, guidance on

18 achieving major objectives, and establishing and meas19 uring performance goals. The Advisory Committee shall

20 issue an annual report to the Director for submission to

21 Congress on or before September 30 of each year. The

22 report shall describe the Advisory Committee’s activities

23 and address policy issues or matters that affect the United
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1 States Geological Survey’s participation in the National

2 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.

Amend the title so as to read as follows: ‘‘An Act

to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire

Administration, and for carrying out the Earthquake

Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, for fiscal years 2001,

2002, and 2003, and for other purposes.’’.

Attest:

Clerk.