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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 529 

To establish a national program to identify and reduce losses from landslide 

hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2019 

Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. WYDEN, 

and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 

and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To establish a national program to identify and reduce losses 

from landslide hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Landslide 

5 Preparedness Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) 3D.—The term ‘‘3D’’ means 3-dimensional. 


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1 (2) 3D ELEVATION DATA.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘3D ele3 vation data’’ means 3D, high-resolution data 

4 obtained using LiDAR, IfSAR, or other meth5 ods over the United States (including terri6 tories). 

7 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘3D elevation 

8 data’’ includes terrestrial and bathymetric ele9 vation data. 

10 (3) 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘3D 

11 Elevation Program’’ means the 3D Elevation Pro12 gram established under section 5(a). 

13 (4) IFSAR.—The term ‘‘IfSAR’’ means 

14 interferometric synthetic aperture radar. 

15 (5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 

16 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

17 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

18 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

19 (6) LAHAR.—The term ‘‘lahar’’ means a large 

20 debris flow of mostly volcanic material that is— 

21 (A) often fast-moving; and 

22 (B) a hazard in watersheds downstream of 

23 volcanic peaks. 

24 (7) LIDAR.—The term ‘‘LiDAR’’ means light 

25 detection and ranging. 


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1 (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di3 rector of the United States Geological Survey. 

4 (9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 

5 (A) a State; and 

6 (B) the District of Columbia. 

7 (10) STATE OFFICE.—The term ‘‘State office’’ 

8 means any unit of State government that handles 

9 the identification, mapping, assessment, and re10 search of landslide hazards or responding to land11 slide events, including— 

12 (A) a State geological survey office; 

13 (B) a State department of emergency re14 sponse; and 

15 (C) a State department of transportation. 

16 (11) TERRITORY.—The term ‘‘territory’’ 

17 means— 

18 (A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

19 (B) Guam; 

20 (C) American Samoa; 

21 (D) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

22 Mariana Islands; 

23 (E) the Federated States of Micronesia; 

24 (F) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

25 (G) the Republic of Palau; and 


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1 (H) the United States Virgin Islands. 

2 SEC. 3. NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS REDUCTION PRO3 GRAM. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

5 a program, to be known as the ‘‘National Landslide Haz6 ards Reduction Program’’ (referred to in this section as 

7 the ‘‘program’’)— 

8 (1) to identify and understand landslide haz9 ards and risks; 

10 (2) to reduce losses from landslides; 

11 (3) to protect communities at risk of landslide 

12 hazards; and 

13 (4) to help improve communication and emer14 gency preparedness, including by coordinating with 

15 communities and entities responsible for infrastruc16 ture that are at risk of landslide hazards. 

17 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.— 

18 (1) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, in 

19 coordination with the Interagency Coordinating 

20 Committee on Landslide Hazards established by 

21 subsection (c)(1) (referred to in this section as the 

22 ‘‘Committee’’) and in coordination with existing ac23 tivities of the United States Geological Survey and 

24 other Federal agencies, shall— 


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1 (A) identify, map, assess, and research 

2 landslide hazards; 

3 (B) respond to landslide events; and 

4 (C) in coordination with State offices, 

5 units of local government, territories, and In6 dian tribes— 

7 (i) establish working groups with 

8 State offices, units of local government, 

9 territories, and Indian tribes to identify re10 gional and local priorities for researching, 

11 identifying, mapping, and assessing land12 slide hazards; and 

13 (ii) develop and implement landslide 

14 hazard guidelines for— 

15 (I) geologists; 

16 (II) geological and geotechnical 

17 engineers; 

18 (III) emergency management 

19 personnel; and 

20 (IV) land use and other decision21 makers. 

22 (2) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—Not later than 1 

23 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

24 every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordina25 tion with the Committee, shall develop and publish 


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1 a national strategy for landslide hazards, risk reduc2 tion, and response in the United States (including 

3 territories), which shall include— 

4 (A) goals and priorities for the program; 

5 (B) priorities for data acquisition, re6 search, communications, and risk management 

7 on landslides and landslide hazards across rel8 evant Federal agencies; and 

9 (C) a detailed interagency plan, which shall 

10 take into consideration national disaster pre11 paredness, response, and recovery frameworks, 

12 to carry out the national strategy, including de13 tails about the programs, projects, and budgets 

14 that will be used to implement the national 

15 strategy. 

16 (3) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS DATA17 BASE.—In carrying out the program, the Secretary, 

18 in coordination with State offices, units of local gov19 ernment, territories, and Indian tribes, shall develop 

20 and maintain a publicly accessible national landslide 

21 hazard and risk inventory database to compile, 

22 maintain, standardize, and evaluate data regard23 ing— 

24 (A) landslide hazards and risks; 

25 (B) the impact of landslides on— 


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1 (i) health and safety; 

2 (ii) the economy and infrastructure; 

3 and 

4 (iii) the environment; 

5 (C) landslide hazard stabilization; and 

6 (D) reduction of losses from landslides. 

7 (4) LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND RISK PREPARED8 NESS FOR COMMUNITIES.—In carrying out the pro9 gram, the Secretary, in coordination with the Sec10 retary of the Army, the Secretary of Commerce, the 

11 Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 

12 Transportation, and the heads of other relevant Fed13 eral agencies, and in consultation with State offices, 

14 units of local government, territories, and Indian 

15 tribes, shall develop and disseminate— 

16 (A) landslide planning and risk reduction 

17 guidance, guidelines, maps, tools, and training 

18 materials to help inform State, territorial, local, 

19 and Tribal governments and decisionmakers 

20 with respect to— 

21 (i) the use and implementation of 

22 landslide hazard assessments; 

23 (ii) the applied use of the database 

24 developed under paragraph (3); 


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1 (iii) reducing losses from landslides; 

2 and 

3 (iv) resources available for commu4 nities working to improve landslide hazard 

5 preparedness; and 

6 (B) landslide preparedness curricula and 

7 training modules for— 

8 (i) State, territorial, local, and Tribal 

9 officials; 

10 (ii) Federal, State, territorial, local, 

11 and Tribal emergency managers; and 

12 (iii) the National Guard. 

13 (5) DEBRIS FLOW EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.— 

14 In carrying out the program, the Secretary, in co15 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the 

16 Secretary of Homeland Security, shall expand the 

17 early warning system for debris flow by— 

18 (A) expanding the early warning system 

19 for post-wildfire debris flow to include recently 

20 burned areas across the western United States; 

21 (B) developing procedures with State, ter22 ritorial, local, and Tribal governments to mon23 itor stormwater drainage in areas with high de24 bris flow risk; and 


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1 (C) identifying high-risk debris flow areas, 

2 such as recently burned land and potential 

3 lahar hazard areas. 

4 (6) EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—In 

5 carrying out the program, the Secretary, in coordi6 nation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec7 retary of Homeland Security, the heads of other rel8 evant Federal agencies, States offices, units of local 

9 government, territories, and Indian tribes, shall es10 tablish and support emergency response procedures 

11 for the rapid deployment of Federal scientists, 

12 equipment, and services to areas impacted by a sig13 nificant landslide event— 

14 (A) to support emergency response efforts 

15 and improve the safety of emergency respond16 ers; 

17 (B) to improve data collection; and 

18 (C) to conduct research to advance the un19 derstanding of the causes, impacts, and reduc20 tion of landslide hazards and risks. 

21 (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON

22 LANDSLIDE HAZARDS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a com24 mittee, to be known as the ‘‘Interagency Coordi25 nating Committee on Landslide Hazards’’. 


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1 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 

2 composed of the following members (or their des3 ignees): 

4 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as 

5 Chairperson of the Committee. 

6 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

7 (C) The Secretary of the Army. 

8 (D) The Secretary of Commerce. 

9 (E) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

10 (F) The Secretary of Transportation. 

11 (G) The Director of the National Science 

12 Foundation. 

13 (H) The Director of the Office of Science 

14 and Technology Policy. 

15 (I) The Director of the Office of Manage16 ment and Budget. 

17 (3) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet at 

18 the call of the Chairperson. 

19 (4) PURPOSE AND DUTIES.—The Committee 

20 shall— 

21 (A) advise and oversee the program; 

22 (B) facilitate communication and coordina23 tion across Federal agencies in the planning, 

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1 (C) support the development and execution 

2 of the national strategy under subsection (b)(2), 

3 including by— 

4 (i) supporting the development of na5 tional goals and priorities for the national 

6 strategy; 

7 (ii) articulating Federal agency roles, 

8 responsibilities, and resources for carrying 

9 out the national strategy; and 

10 (iii) overseeing the implementation of 

11 the national strategy. 

12 (d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

14 an advisory committee, to be known as the ‘‘Advi15 sory Committee on Landslides’’ (referred to in this 

16 subsection as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 

17 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 

18 shall be composed of not fewer than 11 members— 

19 (A) of whom none may be an individual de20 scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through 

21 (F) of section 7342(a)(1) of title 5, United 

22 States Code; and 

23 (B) who shall be representatives of— 

24 (i) States, including State geological 

25 organizations; 


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1 (ii) territories, including territorial ge2 ological organizations; 

3 (iii) Indian tribes, including Tribal ge4 ological organizations; 

5 (iv) research institutions and institu6 tions of higher education that are quali7 fied— 

8 (I) to provide advice regarding 

9 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 

10 and 

11 (II) to represent related sci12 entific, architectural, engineering, and 

13 planning disciplines; 

14 (v) industry standards development 

15 organizations; and 

16 (vi) State, territorial, local, and Tribal 

17 emergency management agencies. 

18 (3) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com20 mittee shall submit to the Committee rec21 ommendations for the implementation of the 

22 program, including recommendations regard23 ing— 

24 (i) landslide hazard and risk reduction 

25 and planning; 


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1 (ii) tools for communities; 

2 (iii) research; and 

3 (iv) such other topics as the Advisory 

4 Committee determines appropriate. 

5 (B) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary and 

6 the agency heads described in subparagraphs 

7 (B) through (I) of subsection (c)(2) shall take 

8 into consideration any recommendation of the 

9 Advisory Committee submitted under subpara10 graph (A). 

11 (e) GRANT PROGRAMS.— 

12 (1) COOPERATIVE LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAP13 PING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropria15 tions, the Secretary may— 

16 (i) provide grants, on a competitive 

17 basis, to State, territorial, local, and Tribal 

18 governments to research, map, assess, and 

19 collect data on landslide hazards within the 

20 jurisdictions of those governments; and 

21 (ii) accept and use funds received 

22 from other Federal and non-Federal part23 ners to advance the purposes of the pro24 gram. 

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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 consult annually with the Committee, 

3 States, units of local government, terri4 tories, and Indian tribes to establish prior5 ities for the grant program under this 

6 paragraph. 

7 (ii) FUNDING PRIORITIZATION.—In 

8 providing grants under this paragraph, the 

9 Secretary shall give priority to projects— 

10 (I) that will achieve the greatest 

11 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 

12 (II) that reflect the goals and 

13 priorities of the national strategy es14 tablished under subsection (b)(2)(A); 

15 (III) not less than 50 percent of 

16 the total cost of which is matched by 

17 non-Federal sources; and 

18 (IV) that include acquisition of 

19 enhanced elevation data consistent 

20 with the 3D Elevation Program. 

21 (2) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE RESEARCH

22 GRANTS.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—To advance the goals 

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1 propriations, the Director of the National 

2 Science Foundation (referred to in this para3 graph as the ‘‘Director’’) may provide grants to 

4 eligible entities for landslide research, including 

5 research on— 

6 (i) the causes, mechanisms, triggers, 

7 hydrology, and geology of landslides; 

8 (ii) ways to reduce landslide hazards 

9 and risks to minimize loss of life and prop10 erty, including landslide hazard and risk 

11 communication, perception, decision12 making, tools, and technologies; and 

13 (iii) other goals and priorities of the 

14 national strategy established under sub15 section (b)(2)(A). 

16 (B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Director 

17 shall determine whether an entity is eligible to 

18 receive a grant under this paragraph. 

19 (C) REQUIREMENTS.—In providing grants 

20 under this paragraph, the Director shall— 

21 (i) ensure that the grants are pro22 vided on a competitive basis; and 

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1 oped the application in partnership with 1 

2 or more State geological surveys. 

3 (f) BIENNIAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit 

4 to Congress a biennial report, including a description of, 

5 with respect to the preceding 2 calendar years— 

6 (1) the goals and accomplishments of the Sec7 retary and the agency heads described in subpara8 graphs (B) through (I) of subsection (c)(2) in car9 rying out the national strategy developed under sub10 section (b)(2), expressed— 

11 (A) by agency, program, and budgetary re12 source; and 

13 (B) by the goals and priorities of the na14 tional strategy established under subsection 

15 (b)(2)(A); 

16 (2) the results of the activities of the Com17 mittee under this section; 

18 (3) the extent to which any recommendations of 

19 the Advisory Committee under subsection (d)(3)(A) 

20 have been implemented; 

21 (4) the grants provided under this section dur22 ing the preceding 2 calendar years, including a de23 scription of— 

24 (A) each activity carried out using such a 

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1 (B) the results of those activities; and 

2 (5) for each significant landslide event in the 

3 United States (including territories) during the pre4 ceding 2 calendar years— 

5 (A) a description of the landslide event and 

6 the implications of the event on communities, 

7 including life and property; 

8 (B) recommendations on how the identi9 fication of the landslide risk could have been 

10 improved prior to the event; 

11 (C) a description of the effectiveness of 

12 any warning and risk communication, including 

13 the dissemination of warnings by State, terri14 torial, local, and Tribal partners in the affected 

15 area; 

16 (D) recommendations to improve risk iden17 tification, reduction, and communication to 

18 landowners and units of local government; 

19 (E) recommendations to improve landslide 

20 hazard preparedness and emergency response 

21 activities under this section; and 

22 (F) such other findings as the Secretary 

23 determines appropriate. 


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1 (g) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro2 priated to carry out this section $37,000,000 for each of 

3 fiscal years 2020 through 2023, of which— 

4 (1) $25,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

5 available to the United States Geological Survey; 

6 and 

7 (2) $1,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

8 available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

9 Administration. 

10 SEC. 4. GROUND SUBSIDENCE. 

11 As the Secretary determines to be appropriate and 

12 subject to appropriations, the Secretary, through existing 

13 programs, shall advance the identification, mapping, re14 search, and monitoring of subsidence and groundwater re15 source accounting, particularly in areas affected by 

16 drought. 

17 SEC. 5. 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF 3D ELEVATION PRO19 GRAM.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

21 a program, to be known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Pro22 gram’’— 

23 (A) to provide 3D elevation data coverage 

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1 (B) to coordinate and facilitate the collec2 tion, dissemination, and use of 3D elevation 

3 data among Federal departments and agencies 

4 and non-Federal entities; 

5 (C) to produce standard, publicly acces6 sible 3D elevation data products for the United 

7 States; and 

8 (D) to promote the collection, dissemina9 tion, and use of 3D elevation data among Fed10 eral, State, local, and Tribal governments, com11 munities, institutions of higher education, and 

12 the private sector through— 

13 (i) cooperative agreements; 

14 (ii) the development and maintenance 

15 of spatial data infrastructure to provide 

16 quality control and deliver to the public 3D 

17 elevation data products; 

18 (iii) in coordination with the 3D Ele19 vation Federal Interagency Coordinating 

20 Committee established under subsection 

21 (b), States, and industry and standards 

22 bodies, the development of standards and 

23 guidelines for 3D elevation data acquisition 

24 to increase accessibility to 3D elevation 

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1 (iv) the identification, assessment, and 

2 adoption of emerging technologies to im3 prove the accuracy and efficiency of the 

4 3D Elevation Program. 

5 (2) MANAGEMENT.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

7 manage the 3D Elevation Program— 

8 (i) to ensure efficiency with respect to 

9 related activities of the Department of the 

10 Interior and other participating Federal 

11 departments and agencies; and 

12 (ii) to meet the needs of Department 

13 of the Interior programs, stakeholders, and 

14 the public. 

15 (B) OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND

16 AGENCIES.—The head of each Federal depart17 ment and agency involved in the acquisition, 

18 production, distribution, or application of 3D 

19 elevation data shall— 

20 (i) coordinate with the 3D Elevation 

21 Federal Interagency Coordinating Com22 mittee established under subsection (b) to 

23 acquire additional, enhanced 3D elevation 

24 data; 


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1 (ii) submit to the Secretary a descrip2 tion of priority areas of interest for 3D ele3 vation data collection for use in providing 

4 grants and cooperative agreements under 

5 subsection (d); 

6 (iii) implement policies and procedures 

7 for data acquisition and sharing that are 

8 consistent with standards and guidelines 

9 developed under the 3D Elevation Pro10 gram; 

11 (iv) participate in, and share the re12 sults and benefits of, the 3D Elevation 

13 Program, in accordance with standards 

14 and guidelines developed under the 3D 

15 Elevation Program; and 

16 (v) ensure that any 3D elevation data 

17 acquired with Federal grant funding— 

18 (I) meets 3D Elevation Program 

19 standards; and 

20 (II) is included in the national 

21 holdings of those data. 

22 (b) 3D ELEVATION FEDERAL INTERAGENCY CO23 ORDINATING COMMITTEE.— 

24 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in co25 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the 


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1 Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish an 

2 interagency coordinating committee, to be known as 

3 the ‘‘3D Elevation Federal Interagency Coordinating 

4 Committee’’ (referred to in this subsection as the 

5 ‘‘Committee’’), to better coordinate 3D elevation 

6 data management across the Federal Government. 

7 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 

8 composed of the following members (or their des9 ignees): 

10 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as 

11 Chairperson of the Committee. 

12 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

13 (C) The Secretary of Commerce. 

14 (D) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

15 (E) The Director of the National Science 

16 Foundation. 

17 (F) The Director of the Office of Science 

18 and Technology Policy. 

19 (G) The Director of the Office of Manage20 ment and Budget. 

21 (H) The head of any other Federal depart22 ment or agency, at the request of the Secretary. 

23 (3) COORDINATION.—The Committee shall co24 ordinate, as appropriate, with the existing activities 

25 of— 


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1 (A) the 3D Elevation Program Executive 

2 Forum; 

3 (B) the Alaska Mapping Executive Com4 mittee; 

5 (C) the 3D Elevation Working Group; 

6 (D) the 3D National Elevation Sub7 committee; and 

8 (E) State offices. 

9 (4) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet at 

10 the call of the Chairperson. 

11 (5) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 

12 (A) oversee the planning, management, 

13 and coordination of the 3D Elevation Program; 

14 and 

15 (B) develop, by not later than 1 year after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, and update 

17 periodically thereafter— 

18 (i) a strategic plan that establishes 

19 goals and priorities for activities carried 

20 out under the 3D Elevation Program; and 

21 (ii) a detailed management plan to 

22 implement the strategic plan. 

23 (c) SUBCOMMITTEE OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL AD24 VISORY COMMITTEE.— 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es2 tablish, within the National Geospatial Advisory 

3 Committee, a subcommittee (referred to in this 

4 subsection as the ‘‘Subcommittee’’). 

5 (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Subcommittee 

6 shall— 

7 (i) consist of not fewer than 11 mem8 bers, of whom none may be a Federal offi9 cer or employee; and 

10 (ii) include representatives of— 

11 (I) research and academic insti12 tutions; 

13 (II) industry standards develop14 ment organizations; 

15 (III) units of State and local gov16 ernment; and 

17 (IV) the private sector. 

18 (2) DUTIES.— 

19 (A) ASSESSMENT.—The Subcommittee 

20 shall conduct an assessment of— 

21 (i) trends and developments in— 

22 (I) the collection, dissemination, 

23 and use of 3D elevation data; and 

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1 (ii) the effectiveness of the 3D Ele2 vation Program in carrying out the activi3 ties described in subsection (a)(1); 

4 (iii) the need to revise or reorganize 

5 the 3D Elevation Program; and 

6 (iv) the management, coordination, 

7 implementation, and activities of the 3D 

8 Elevation Program. 

9 (B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 

11 years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall submit 

12 to the Secretary and the 3D Elevation Federal 

13 Interagency Coordinating Committee estab14 lished under subsection (b) a report that in15 cludes— 

16 (i) the findings of the assessment 

17 under subparagraph (A); and 

18 (ii) recommendations of the Sub19 committee based on those findings, if any. 

20 (d) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 

22 grants and enter into cooperative agreements with 

23 other Federal departments and agencies, units of 

24 State, local, or Tribal government, institutions of 

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1 other organizations to facilitate the improvement of 

2 nationwide coverage of 3D elevation data. 

3 (2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

4 grant or enter into a cooperative agreement under 

5 this subsection, an entity described in paragraph (1) 

6 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 

7 time, in such manner, and containing such informa8 tion as the Secretary may require. 

9 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A grant or coop10 erative agreement under this subsection shall be sub11 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

12 determines to be appropriate, including making data 

13 publically available and interoperable with other 

14 Federal datasets. 

15 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

16 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

17 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023. 

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