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Calendar No. 315 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 529 

[Report No. 116–165] 

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, 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Mr. SULLIVAN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation 

DECEMBER 5, 2019 

Reported by Mr. WICKER, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Preparedness Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) 3D.—The term ‘‘3D’’ means 3-dimensional. 

7 (2) 3D ELEVATION DATA.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘3D ele9 vation data’’ means 3D, high-resolution data 

10 obtained using LiDAR, IfSAR, or other meth11 ods over the United States (including terri12 tories). 

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

14 data’’ includes terrestrial and bathymetric ele15 vation data. 

16 (3) 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘3D 

17 Elevation Program’’ means the 3D Elevation Pro18 gram established under section 5(a). 

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

20 interferometric synthetic aperture radar. 

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

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

23 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

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

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

26 debris flow of mostly volcanic material that is— 


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1 (A) often fast-moving; and 

2 (B) a hazard in watersheds downstream of 

3 volcanic peaks. 

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

5 detection and ranging. 

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

7 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di8 rector of the United States Geological Survey. 

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

10 (A) a State; and 

11 (B) the District of Columbia. 

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

13 means any unit of State government that handles 

14 the identification, mapping, assessment, and re15 search of landslide hazards or responding to land16 slide events, including— 

17 (A) a State geological survey office; 

18 (B) a State department of emergency re19 sponse; and 

20 (C) a State department of transportation. 

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

22 means— 

23 (A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

24 (B) Guam; 

25 (C) American Samoa; 


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1 (D) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

2 Mariana Islands; 

3 (E) the Federated States of Micronesia; 

4 (F) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

5 (G) the Republic of Palau; and 

6 (H) the United States Virgin Islands. 

7 SEC. 3. NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS REDUCTION PRO8 GRAM. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

10 a program, to be known as the ‘‘National Landslide Haz11 ards Reduction Program’’ (referred to in this section as 

12 the ‘‘program’’)— 

13 (1) to identify and understand landslide haz14 ards and risks; 

15 (2) to reduce losses from landslides; 

16 (3) to protect communities at risk of landslide 

17 hazards; and 

18 (4) to help improve communication and emer19 gency preparedness, including by coordinating with 

20 communities and entities responsible for infrastruc21 ture that are at risk of landslide hazards. 

22 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.— 

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

24 coordination with the Interagency Coordinating 

25 Committee on Landslide Hazards established by 


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

2 ‘‘Committee’’) and in coordination with existing ac3 tivities of the United States Geological Survey and 

4 other Federal agencies, shall— 

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

6 landslide hazards; 

7 (B) respond to landslide events; and 

8 (C) in coordination with State offices, 

9 units of local government, territories, and In10 dian tribes— 

11 (i) establish working groups with 

12 State offices, units of local government, 

13 territories, and Indian tribes to identify re14 gional and local priorities for researching, 

15 identifying, mapping, and assessing land16 slide hazards; and 

17 (ii) develop and implement landslide 

18 hazard guidelines for— 

19 (I) geologists; 

20 (II) geological and geotechnical 

21 engineers; 

22 (III) emergency management 

23 personnel; and 

24 (IV) land use and other decision25 makers. 


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

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

3 every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordina4 tion with the Committee, shall develop and publish 

5 a national strategy for landslide hazards, risk reduc6 tion, and response in the United States (including 

7 territories), which shall include— 

8 (A) goals and priorities for the program; 

9 (B) priorities for data acquisition, re10 search, communications, and risk management 

11 on landslides and landslide hazards across rel12 evant Federal agencies; and 

13 (C) a detailed interagency plan, which shall 

14 take into consideration national disaster pre15 paredness, response, and recovery frameworks, 

16 to carry out the national strategy, including de17 tails about the programs, projects, and budgets 

18 that will be used to implement the national 

19 strategy. 

20 (3) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS DATA21 BASE.—In carrying out the program, the Secretary, 

22 in coordination with State offices, units of local gov23 ernment, territories, and Indian tribes, shall develop 

24 and maintain a publicly accessible national landslide 

25 hazard and risk inventory database to compile, 


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1 maintain, standardize, and evaluate data regard2 ing— 

3 (A) landslide hazards and risks; 

4 (B) the impact of landslides on— 

5 (i) health and safety; 

6 (ii) the economy and infrastructure; 

7 and 

8 (iii) the environment; 

9 (C) landslide hazard stabilization; and 

10 (D) reduction of losses from landslides. 

11 (4) LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND RISK PREPARED12 NESS FOR COMMUNITIES.—In carrying out the pro13 gram, the Secretary, in coordination with the Sec14 retary of the Army, the Secretary of Commerce, the 

15 Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 

16 Transportation, and the heads of other relevant Fed17 eral agencies, and in consultation with State offices, 

18 units of local government, territories, and Indian 

19 tribes, shall develop and disseminate— 

20 (A) landslide planning and risk reduction 

21 guidance, guidelines, maps, tools, and training 

22 materials to help inform State, territorial, local, 

23 and Tribal governments and decisionmakers 

24 with respect to— 


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1 (i) the use and implementation of 

2 landslide hazard assessments; 

3 (ii) the applied use of the database 

4 developed under paragraph (3); 

5 (iii) reducing losses from landslides; 

6 and 

7 (iv) resources available for commu8 nities working to improve landslide hazard 

9 preparedness; and 

10 (B) landslide preparedness curricula and 

11 training modules for— 

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

13 officials; 

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

15 and Tribal emergency managers; and 

16 (iii) the National Guard. 

17 (5) DEBRIS FLOW EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.— 

18 In carrying out the program, the Secretary, in co19 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the 

20 Secretary of Homeland Security, shall expand the 

21 early warning system for debris flow by— 

22 (A) expanding the early warning system 

23 for post-wildfire debris flow to include recently 

24 burned areas across the western United States; 


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1 (B) developing procedures with State, ter2 ritorial, local, and Tribal governments to mon3 itor stormwater drainage in areas with high de4 bris flow risk; and 

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

6 such as recently burned land and potential 

7 lahar hazard areas. 

8 (6) EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—In 

9 carrying out the program, the Secretary, in coordi10 nation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec11 retary of Homeland Security, the heads of other rel12 evant Federal agencies, States offices, units of local 

13 government, territories, and Indian tribes, shall es14 tablish and support emergency response procedures 

15 for the rapid deployment of Federal scientists, 

16 equipment, and services to areas impacted by a sig17 nificant landslide event— 

18 (A) to support emergency response efforts 

19 and improve the safety of emergency respond20 ers; 

21 (B) to improve data collection; and 

22 (C) to conduct research to advance the un23 derstanding of the causes, impacts, and reduc24 tion of landslide hazards and risks. 


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1 (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON

2 LANDSLIDE HAZARDS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a com4 mittee, to be known as the ‘‘Interagency Coordi5 nating Committee on Landslide Hazards’’. 

6 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 

7 composed of the following members (or their des8 ignees): 

9 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as 

10 Chairperson of the Committee. 

11 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

12 (C) The Secretary of the Army. 

13 (D) The Secretary of Commerce. 

14 (E) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

15 (F) The Secretary of Transportation. 

16 (G) The Director of the National Science 

17 Foundation. 

18 (H) The Director of the Office of Science 

19 and Technology Policy. 

20 (I) The Director of the Office of Manage21 ment and Budget. 

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

23 the call of the Chairperson. 

24 (4) PURPOSE AND DUTIES.—The Committee 

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1 (A) advise and oversee the program; 

2 (B) facilitate communication and coordina3 tion across Federal agencies in the planning, 

4 management, budgeting, and execution of land5 slide activities; and 

6 (C) support the development and execution 

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

8 including by— 

9 (i) supporting the development of na10 tional goals and priorities for the national 

11 strategy; 

12 (ii) articulating Federal agency roles, 

13 responsibilities, and resources for carrying 

14 out the national strategy; and 

15 (iii) overseeing the implementation of 

16 the national strategy. 

17 (d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

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

19 an advisory committee, to be known as the ‘‘Advi20 sory Committee on Landslides’’ (referred to in this 

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

22 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 

23 shall be composed of not fewer than 11 members— 

24 (A) of whom none may be an individual de25 scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through 


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

2 States Code; and 

3 (B) who shall be representatives of— 

4 (i) States, including State geological 

5 organizations; 

6 (ii) territories, including territorial ge7 ological organizations; 

8 (iii) Indian tribes, including Tribal ge9 ological organizations; 

10 (iv) research institutions and institu11 tions of higher education that are quali12 fied— 

13 (I) to provide advice regarding 

14 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 

15 and 

16 (II) to represent related sci17 entific, architectural, engineering, and 

18 planning disciplines; 

19 (v) industry standards development 

20 organizations; and 

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

22 emergency management agencies. 

23 (3) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

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1 ommendations for the implementation of the 

2 program, including recommendations regard3 ing— 

4 (i) landslide hazard and risk reduction 

5 and planning; 

6 (ii) tools for communities; 

7 (iii) research; and 

8 (iv) such other topics as the Advisory 

9 Committee determines appropriate. 

10 (B) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary and 

11 the agency heads described in subparagraphs 

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

13 into consideration any recommendation of the 

14 Advisory Committee submitted under subpara15 graph (A). 

16 (e) GRANT PROGRAMS.— 

17 (1) COOPERATIVE LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAP18 PING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropria20 tions, the Secretary may— 

21 (i) provide grants, on a competitive 

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

23 governments to research, map, assess, and 

24 collect data on landslide hazards within the 

25 jurisdictions of those governments; and 


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1 (ii) accept and use funds received 

2 from other Federal and non-Federal part3 ners to advance the purposes of the pro4 gram. 

5 (B) PRIORITY.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

7 consult annually with the Committee, 

8 States, units of local government, terri9 tories, and Indian tribes to establish prior10 ities for the grant program under this 

11 paragraph. 

12 (ii) FUNDING PRIORITIZATION.—In 

13 providing grants under this paragraph, the 

14 Secretary shall give priority to projects— 

15 (I) that will achieve the greatest 

16 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 

17 (II) that reflect the goals and 

18 priorities of the national strategy es19 tablished under subsection (b)(2)(A); 

20 (III) not less than 50 percent of 

21 the total cost of which is matched by 

22 non-Federal sources; and 

23 (IV) that include acquisition of 

24 enhanced elevation data consistent 

25 with the 3D Elevation Program. 


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1 (2) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE RESEARCH

2 GRANTS.— 

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

4 and priorities of the national strategy estab5 lished under subsection (b)(2)(A), subject to ap6 propriations, the Director of the National 

7 Science Foundation (referred to in this para8 graph as the ‘‘Director’’) may provide grants to 

9 eligible entities for landslide research, including 

10 research on— 

11 (i) the causes, mechanisms, triggers, 

12 hydrology, and geology of landslides; 

13 (ii) ways to reduce landslide hazards 

14 and risks to minimize loss of life and prop15 erty, including landslide hazard and risk 

16 communication, perception, decision17 making, tools, and technologies; and 

18 (iii) other goals and priorities of the 

19 national strategy established under sub20 section (b)(2)(A). 

21 (B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Director 

22 shall determine whether an entity is eligible to 

23 receive a grant under this paragraph. 

24 (C) REQUIREMENTS.—In providing grants 

25 under this paragraph, the Director shall— 


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1 (i) ensure that the grants are pro2 vided on a competitive basis; and 

3 (ii) consider grant applications sub4 mitted by eligible entities that have devel5 oped the application in partnership with 1 

6 or more State geological surveys. 

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

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

9 with respect to the preceding 2 calendar years— 

10 (1) the goals and accomplishments of the Sec11 retary and the agency heads described in subpara12 graphs (B) through (I) of subsection (c)(2) in car13 rying out the national strategy developed under sub14 section (b)(2), expressed— 

15 (A) by agency, program, and budgetary re16 source; and 

17 (B) by the goals and priorities of the na18 tional strategy established under subsection 

19 (b)(2)(A); 

20 (2) the results of the activities of the Com21 mittee under this section; 

22 (3) the extent to which any recommendations of 

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

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1 (4) the grants provided under this section dur2 ing the preceding 2 calendar years, including a de3 scription of— 

4 (A) each activity carried out using such a 

5 grant; and 

6 (B) the results of those activities; and 

7 (5) for each significant landslide event in the 

8 United States (including territories) during the pre9 ceding 2 calendar years— 

10 (A) a description of the landslide event and 

11 the implications of the event on communities, 

12 including life and property; 

13 (B) recommendations on how the identi14 fication of the landslide risk could have been 

15 improved prior to the event; 

16 (C) a description of the effectiveness of 

17 any warning and risk communication, including 

18 the dissemination of warnings by State, terri19 torial, local, and Tribal partners in the affected 

20 area; 

21 (D) recommendations to improve risk iden22 tification, reduction, and communication to 

23 landowners and units of local government; 


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1 (E) recommendations to improve landslide 

2 hazard preparedness and emergency response 

3 activities under this section; and 

4 (F) such other findings as the Secretary 

5 determines appropriate. 

6 (g) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro7 priated to carry out this section $37,000,000 for each of 

8 fiscal years 2020 through 2023, of which— 

9 (1) $25,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

10 available to the United States Geological Survey; 

11 and 

12 (2) $1,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

13 available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

14 Administration. 

15 SEC. 4. GROUND SUBSIDENCE. 

16 As the Secretary determines to be appropriate and 

17 subject to appropriations, the Secretary, through existing 

18 programs, shall advance the identification, mapping, re19 search, and monitoring of subsidence and groundwater re20 source accounting, particularly in areas affected by 

21 drought. 

22 SEC. 5. 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM. 

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF 3D ELEVATION PRO24 GRAM.— 


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

2 a program, to be known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Pro3 gram’’— 

4 (A) to provide 3D elevation data coverage 

5 for the United States; 

6 (B) to coordinate and facilitate the collec7 tion, dissemination, and use of 3D elevation 

8 data among Federal departments and agencies 

9 and non-Federal entities; 

10 (C) to produce standard, publicly acces11 sible 3D elevation data products for the United 

12 States; and 

13 (D) to promote the collection, dissemina14 tion, and use of 3D elevation data among Fed15 eral, State, local, and Tribal governments, com16 munities, institutions of higher education, and 

17 the private sector through— 

18 (i) cooperative agreements; 

19 (ii) the development and maintenance 

20 of spatial data infrastructure to provide 

21 quality control and deliver to the public 3D 

22 elevation data products; 

23 (iii) in coordination with the 3D Ele24 vation Federal Interagency Coordinating 

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1 (b), States, and industry and standards 

2 bodies, the development of standards and 

3 guidelines for 3D elevation data acquisition 

4 to increase accessibility to 3D elevation 

5 data in a standard, easy-to-use format; and 

6 (iv) the identification, assessment, and 

7 adoption of emerging technologies to im8 prove the accuracy and efficiency of the 

9 3D Elevation Program. 

10 (2) MANAGEMENT.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

12 manage the 3D Elevation Program— 

13 (i) to ensure efficiency with respect to 

14 related activities of the Department of the 

15 Interior and other participating Federal 

16 departments and agencies; and 

17 (ii) to meet the needs of Department 

18 of the Interior programs, stakeholders, and 

19 the public. 

20 (B) OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND

21 AGENCIES.—The head of each Federal depart22 ment and agency involved in the acquisition, 

23 production, distribution, or application of 3D 

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1 (i) coordinate with the 3D Elevation 

2 Federal Interagency Coordinating Com3 mittee established under subsection (b) to 

4 acquire additional, enhanced 3D elevation 

5 data; 

6 (ii) submit to the Secretary a descrip7 tion of priority areas of interest for 3D ele8 vation data collection for use in providing 

9 grants and cooperative agreements under 

10 subsection (d); 

11 (iii) implement policies and procedures 

12 for data acquisition and sharing that are 

13 consistent with standards and guidelines 

14 developed under the 3D Elevation Pro15 gram; 

16 (iv) participate in, and share the re17 sults and benefits of, the 3D Elevation 

18 Program, in accordance with standards 

19 and guidelines developed under the 3D 

20 Elevation Program; and 

21 (v) ensure that any 3D elevation data 

22 acquired with Federal grant funding— 

23 (I) meets 3D Elevation Program 

24 standards; and 


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1 (II) is included in the national 

2 holdings of those data. 

3 (b) 3D ELEVATION FEDERAL INTERAGENCY CO4 ORDINATING COMMITTEE.— 

5 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in co6 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the 

7 Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish an 

8 interagency coordinating committee, to be known as 

9 the ‘‘3D Elevation Federal Interagency Coordinating 

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

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

12 data management across the Federal Government. 

13 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 

14 composed of the following members (or their des15 ignees): 

16 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as 

17 Chairperson of the Committee. 

18 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

19 (C) The Secretary of Commerce. 

20 (D) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

21 (E) The Director of the National Science 

22 Foundation. 

23 (F) The Director of the Office of Science 

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1 (G) The Director of the Office of Manage2 ment and Budget. 

3 (H) The head of any other Federal depart4 ment or agency, at the request of the Secretary. 

5 (3) COORDINATION.—The Committee shall co6 ordinate, as appropriate, with the existing activities 

7 of— 

8 (A) the 3D Elevation Program Executive 

9 Forum; 

10 (B) the Alaska Mapping Executive Com11 mittee; 

12 (C) the 3D Elevation Working Group; 

13 (D) the 3D National Elevation Sub14 committee; and 

15 (E) State offices. 

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

17 the call of the Chairperson. 

18 (5) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 

19 (A) oversee the planning, management, 

20 and coordination of the 3D Elevation Program; 

21 and 

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

23 the date of enactment of this Act, and update 

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1 (i) a strategic plan that establishes 

2 goals and priorities for activities carried 

3 out under the 3D Elevation Program; and 

4 (ii) a detailed management plan to 

5 implement the strategic plan. 

6 (c) SUBCOMMITTEE OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL AD7 VISORY COMMITTEE.— 

8 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es10 tablish, within the National Geospatial Advisory 

11 Committee, a subcommittee (referred to in this 

12 subsection as the ‘‘Subcommittee’’). 

13 (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Subcommittee 

14 shall— 

15 (i) consist of not fewer than 11 mem16 bers, of whom none may be a Federal offi17 cer or employee; and 

18 (ii) include representatives of— 

19 (I) research and academic insti20 tutions; 

21 (II) industry standards develop22 ment organizations; 

23 (III) units of State and local gov24 ernment; and 

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1 (2) DUTIES.— 

2 (A) ASSESSMENT.—The Subcommittee 

3 shall conduct an assessment of— 

4 (i) trends and developments in— 

5 (I) the collection, dissemination, 

6 and use of 3D elevation data; and 

7 (II) science and technology relat8 ing to 3D elevation data; 

9 (ii) the effectiveness of the 3D Ele10 vation Program in carrying out the activi11 ties described in subsection (a)(1); 

12 (iii) the need to revise or reorganize 

13 the 3D Elevation Program; and 

14 (iv) the management, coordination, 

15 implementation, and activities of the 3D 

16 Elevation Program. 

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

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

19 years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall submit 

20 to the Secretary and the 3D Elevation Federal 

21 Interagency Coordinating Committee estab22 lished under subsection (b) a report that in23 cludes— 

24 (i) the findings of the assessment 

25 under subparagraph (A); and 


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1 (ii) recommendations of the Sub2 committee based on those findings, if any. 

3 (d) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

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

5 grants and enter into cooperative agreements with 

6 other Federal departments and agencies, units of 

7 State, local, or Tribal government, institutions of 

8 higher education, nonprofit research institutions, or 

9 other organizations to facilitate the improvement of 

10 nationwide coverage of 3D elevation data. 

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

12 grant or enter into a cooperative agreement under 

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

14 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 

15 time, in such manner, and containing such informa16 tion as the Secretary may require. 

17 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A grant or coop18 erative agreement under this subsection shall be sub19 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

20 determines to be appropriate, including making data 

21 publically available and interoperable with other 

22 Federal datasets. 

23 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

24 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Landslide Pre3 paredness Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) 3D.—The term ‘‘3D’’ means 3-dimensional. 

7 (2) 3D ELEVATION DATA.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘3D elevation 

9 data’’ means 3D, high-resolution data obtained 

10 using LiDAR, IfSAR, or other methods over the 

11 United States (including territories). 

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

13 data’’ includes terrestrial and bathymetric ele14 vation data. 

15 (3) 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘3D 

16 Elevation Program’’ means the 3D Elevation Pro17 gram established under section 5(a). 

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

19 interferometric synthetic aperture radar. 

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

21 the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 

22 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

23 U.S.C. 5304). 

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

25 debris flow of mostly volcanic material that is— 

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1 (B) a hazard in watersheds downstream of 

2 volcanic peaks. 

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

4 detection and ranging. 

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

6 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di7 rector of the United States Geological Survey. 

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

9 (A) a State; and 

10 (B) the District of Columbia. 

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

12 means any unit of State government that handles the 

13 identification, mapping, assessment, and research of 

14 landslide hazards or responding to landslide events, 

15 including— 

16 (A) a State geological survey office; 

17 (B) a State department of emergency re18 sponse; and 

19 (C) a State department of transportation. 

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

21 means— 

22 (A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

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1 (D) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

2 Mariana Islands; 

3 (E) the Federated States of Micronesia; 

4 (F) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

5 (G) the Republic of Palau; and 

6 (H) the United States Virgin Islands. 

7 SEC. 3. NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS REDUCTION PRO8 GRAM. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 

10 program, to be known as the ‘‘National Landslide Hazards 

11 Reduction Program’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘pro12 gram’’)— 

13 (1) to identify and understand landslide hazards 

14 and risks; 

15 (2) to reduce losses from landslides; 

16 (3) to protect communities at risk of landslide 

17 hazards; and 

18 (4) to help improve communication and emer19 gency preparedness, including by coordinating with 

20 communities and entities responsible for infrastruc21 ture that are at risk of landslide hazards. 

22 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.— 

23 (1) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, in co24 ordination with the Interagency Coordinating Com25 mittee on Landslide Hazards established by subsection 


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1 (c)(1) (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Committee’’) 

2 and in coordination with existing activities of the 

3 United States Geological Survey and other Federal 

4 agencies, shall— 

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

6 landslide hazards; 

7 (B) respond to landslide events; and 

8 (C) in coordination with State offices, units 

9 of local government, territories, and Indian 

10 tribes— 

11 (i) establish working groups with State 

12 offices, units of local government, territories, 

13 and Indian tribes to identify regional and 

14 local priorities for researching, identifying, 

15 mapping, and assessing landslide hazards; 

16 and 

17 (ii) develop and implement landslide 

18 hazard guidelines for— 

19 (I) geologists; 

20 (II) geological and geotechnical 

21 engineers; 

22 (III) emergency management per23 sonnel; and 

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

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 

3 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with 

4 the Committee, shall develop and publish a national 

5 strategy for landslide hazards, risk reduction, and re6 sponse in the United States (including territories), 

7 which shall include— 

8 (A) goals and priorities for the program; 

9 (B) priorities for data acquisition, research, 

10 communications, and risk management on land11 slides and landslide hazards across relevant Fed12 eral agencies; and 

13 (C) a detailed interagency plan, which shall 

14 take into consideration national disaster pre15 paredness, response, and recovery frameworks, to 

16 carry out the national strategy, including details 

17 about the programs, projects, and budgets that 

18 will be used to implement the national strategy. 

19 (3) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS DATA20 BASE.—In carrying out the program, the Secretary, 

21 in coordination with State offices, units of local gov22 ernment, territories, and Indian tribes, shall develop 

23 and maintain a publicly accessible national landslide 

24 hazard and risk inventory database to compile, main25 tain, standardize, and evaluate data regarding— 


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1 (A) landslide hazards and risks; 

2 (B) the impact of landslides on— 

3 (i) health and safety; 

4 (ii) the economy and infrastructure; 

5 and 

6 (iii) the environment; 

7 (C) landslide hazard stabilization; and 

8 (D) reduction of losses from landslides. 

9 (4) LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND RISK PREPARED10 NESS FOR COMMUNITIES.—In carrying out the pro11 gram, the Secretary, in coordination with the Sec12 retary of the Army, the Secretary of Commerce, the 

13 Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 

14 Transportation, and the heads of other relevant Fed15 eral agencies, and in consultation with State offices, 

16 units of local government, territories, and Indian 

17 tribes, shall develop and disseminate— 

18 (A) landslide planning and risk reduction 

19 guidance, guidelines, maps, tools, and training 

20 materials to help inform State, territorial, local, 

21 and Tribal governments and decisionmakers 

22 with respect to— 

23 (i) the use and implementation of 

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1 (ii) the applied use of the database de2 veloped under paragraph (3); 

3 (iii) reducing losses from landslides; 

4 and 

5 (iv) resources available for commu6 nities working to improve landslide hazard 

7 preparedness; and 

8 (B) landslide preparedness curricula and 

9 training modules for— 

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

11 officials; 

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

13 and Tribal emergency managers; and 

14 (iii) the National Guard. 

15 (5) DEBRIS FLOW EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.—In 

16 carrying out the program, the Secretary, in coordina17 tion with the Secretary of Commerce and the Sec18 retary of Homeland Security, shall expand the early 

19 warning system for debris flow by— 

20 (A) expanding the early warning system for 

21 post-wildfire debris flow to include recently 

22 burned areas across the western United States; 

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1 stormwater drainage in areas with high debris 

2 flow risk; and 

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

4 such as recently burned land and potential lahar 

5 hazard areas. 

6 (6) EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—In car7 rying out the program, the Secretary, in coordination 

8 with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 

9 Homeland Security, the heads of other relevant Fed10 eral agencies, States offices, units of local government, 

11 territories, and Indian tribes, shall establish and sup12 port emergency response procedures for the rapid de13 ployment of Federal scientists, equipment, and serv14 ices to areas impacted by a significant landslide 

15 event— 

16 (A) to support emergency response efforts 

17 and improve the safety of emergency responders; 

18 (B) to improve data collection; and 

19 (C) to conduct research to advance the un20 derstanding of the causes, impacts, and reduc21 tion of landslide hazards and risks. 

22 (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a com2 mittee, to be known as the ‘‘Interagency Coordinating 

3 Committee on Landslide Hazards’’. 

4 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be com5 posed of the following members (or their designees): 

6 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as Chair7 person of the Committee. 

8 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

9 (C) The Secretary of the Army. 

10 (D) The Secretary of Commerce. 

11 (E) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

12 (F) The Secretary of Transportation. 

13 (G) The Director of the National Science 

14 Foundation. 

15 (H) The Director of the Office of Science 

16 and Technology Policy. 

17 (I) The Director of the Office of Manage18 ment and Budget. 

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

20 the call of the Chairperson. 

21 (4) PURPOSE AND DUTIES.—The Committee 

22 shall— 

23 (A) advise and oversee the program; 

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1 management, budgeting, and execution of land2 slide activities; and 

3 (C) support the development and execution 

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

5 including by— 

6 (i) supporting the development of na7 tional goals and priorities for the national 

8 strategy; 

9 (ii) articulating Federal agency roles, 

10 responsibilities, and resources for carrying 

11 out the national strategy; and 

12 (iii) overseeing the implementation of 

13 the national strategy. 

14 (d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

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

16 an advisory committee, to be known as the ‘‘Advisory 

17 Committee on Landslides’’ (referred to in this sub18 section as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 

19 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 

20 shall be composed of not fewer than 11 members— 

21 (A) of whom none may be an individual de22 scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) 

23 of section 7342(a)(1) of title 5, United States 

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1 (i) States, including State geological 

2 organizations; 

3 (ii) territories, including territorial ge4 ological organizations; 

5 (iii) Indian tribes, including Tribal 

6 geological organizations; 

7 (iv) research institutions and institu8 tions of higher education that are quali9 fied— 

10 (I) to provide advice regarding 

11 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 

12 and 

13 (II) to represent related scientific, 

14 architectural, engineering, and plan15 ning disciplines; 

16 (v) industry standards development or17 ganizations; and 

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

19 emergency management agencies. 

20 (3) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 

22 shall submit to the Committee recommendations 

23 for the implementation of the program, including 

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1 (i) landslide hazard and risk reduction 

2 and planning; 

3 (ii) tools for communities; 

4 (iii) research; and 

5 (iv) such other topics as the Advisory 

6 Committee determines appropriate. 

7 (B) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary and 

8 the agency heads described in subparagraphs (B) 

9 through (I) of subsection (c)(2) shall take into 

10 consideration any recommendation of the Advi11 sory Committee submitted under subparagraph 

12 (A). 

13 (e) GRANT PROGRAMS.— 

14 (1) COOPERATIVE LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAPPING

15 AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropria17 tions, the Secretary may— 

18 (i) provide grants, on a competitive 

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

20 governments to research, map, assess, and 

21 collect data on landslide hazards within the 

22 jurisdictions of those governments; and 

23 (ii) accept and use funds received from 

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1 (B) PRIORITY.— 

2 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

3 consult annually with the Committee, 

4 States, units of local government, territories, 

5 and Indian tribes to establish priorities for 

6 the grant program under this 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 pri13 orities of the national strategy estab14 lished 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 (C) REQUIREMENT.—If the Secretary elects 

22 to provide grants under subparagraph (A)(i), the 

23 Secretary shall publish on a publicly available 

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1 (ii) the findings made from those 

2 grants. 

3 (2) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE RESEARCH GRANTS.— 

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

5 and priorities of the national strategy established 

6 under subsection (b)(2)(A), subject to appropria7 tions, the Director of the National Science Foun8 dation (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘‘Di9 rector’’) may provide grants to eligible entities 

10 for landslide research, including research on— 

11 (i) the causes, mechanisms, triggers, 

12 hydrology, and geology of landslides; 

13 (ii) ways to reduce landslide hazards 

14 and risks to minimize loss of life and prop15 erty, including landslide hazard and risk 

16 communication, perception, decisionmaking, 

17 tools, and technologies; and 

18 (iii) other goals and priorities of the 

19 national strategy established under sub20 section (b)(2)(A). 

21 (B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Director 

22 shall determine whether an entity is eligible to 

23 receive a grant under this paragraph. 

24 (C) REQUIREMENTS.—In providing grants 

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1 (i) ensure that the grants are provided 

2 on a competitive basis; 

3 (ii) consider grant applications sub4 mitted by eligible entities that have devel5 oped the application in partnership with 1 

6 or more State geological surveys; and 

7 (iii) publish on a publicly available 

8 website a description of— 

9 (I) the grants; and 

10 (II) the findings made from those 

11 grants. 

12 (f) BIENNIAL REPORT.—Through calendar year 2030, 

13 the Secretary shall submit to Congress a biennial report, 

14 including a description of, with respect to the 2-calendar15 year period preceding the date of the report— 

16 (1) the goals and accomplishments of the Com17 mittee in carrying out the national strategy developed 

18 under subsection (b)(2); 

19 (2) the results of the activities of the Committee 

20 under this section; and 

21 (3) the extent to which any recommendations of 

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

23 have been implemented. 

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1 ing territories) occurs, the Secretary shall publish on a pub2 licly available website— 

3 (1) a description of the landslide event and the 

4 implications of the event on communities, including 

5 life and property; 

6 (2) recommendations on how the identification of 

7 the landslide risk could have been improved prior to 

8 the event; 

9 (3) a description of the effectiveness of any warn10 ing and risk communication, including the dissemi11 nation of warnings by State, territorial, local, and 

12 Tribal partners in the affected area; 

13 (4) recommendations to improve risk identifica14 tion, reduction, and communication to landowners 

15 and units of local government; 

16 (5) recommendations to improve landslide haz17 ard preparedness and emergency response activities 

18 under this section; and 

19 (6) such other findings as the Secretary deter20 mines appropriate. 

21 (h) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

22 to carry out this section $37,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

23 2020 through 2023, of which— 

24 (1) $25,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

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1 (2) $11,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

2 available to the National Science Foundation; and 

3 (3) $1,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

4 available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

5 Administration. 

6 SEC. 4. GROUND SUBSIDENCE. 

7 As the Secretary determines to be appropriate and sub8 ject to appropriations, the Secretary, through existing pro9 grams, shall advance the identification, mapping, research, 

10 and monitoring of subsidence and groundwater resource ac11 counting, particularly in areas affected by drought. 

12 SEC. 5. 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.— 

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

15 a program, to be known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Pro16 gram’’— 

17 (A) to provide 3D elevation data coverage 

18 for the United States; 

19 (B) to coordinate and facilitate the collec20 tion, dissemination, and use of 3D elevation 

21 data among Federal departments and agencies 

22 and non-Federal entities; 

23 (C) to produce standard, publicly accessible 

24 3D elevation data products for the United States; 

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1 (D) to promote the collection, dissemination, 

2 and use of 3D elevation data among Federal, 

3 State, local, and Tribal governments, commu4 nities, institutions of higher education, and the 

5 private sector through— 

6 (i) cooperative agreements; 

7 (ii) the development and maintenance 

8 of spatial data infrastructure to provide 

9 quality control and deliver to the public 3D 

10 elevation data products; 

11 (iii) in coordination with the 3D Ele12 vation Federal Interagency Coordinating 

13 Committee established under subsection (b), 

14 States, and industry and standards bodies, 

15 the development of standards and guidelines 

16 for 3D elevation data acquisition to in17 crease accessibility to 3D elevation data in 

18 a standard, easy-to-use format; and 

19 (iv) the identification, assessment, and 

20 adoption of emerging technologies to im21 prove the accuracy and efficiency of the 3D 

22 Elevation Program. 

23 (2) MANAGEMENT.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

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1 (i) to ensure efficiency with respect to 

2 related activities of the Department of the 

3 Interior and other participating Federal de4 partments and agencies; and 

5 (ii) to meet the needs of Department of 

6 the Interior programs, stakeholders, and the 

7 public. 

8 (B) OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND

9 AGENCIES.—The head of each Federal depart10 ment and agency involved in the acquisition, 

11 production, distribution, or application of 3D 

12 elevation data shall— 

13 (i) coordinate with the 3D Elevation 

14 Federal Interagency Coordinating Com15 mittee established under subsection (b) to 

16 acquire additional, enhanced 3D elevation 

17 data; 

18 (ii) submit to the Secretary a descrip19 tion of priority areas of interest for 3D ele20 vation data collection for use in providing 

21 grants and cooperative agreements under 

22 subsection (d); 

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1 consistent with standards and guidelines de2 veloped under the 3D Elevation Program; 

3 (iv) participate in, and share the re4 sults and benefits of, the 3D Elevation Pro5 gram, in accordance with standards and 

6 guidelines developed under the 3D Elevation 

7 Program; and 

8 (v) ensure that any 3D elevation data 

9 acquired with Federal grant funding— 

10 (I) meets 3D Elevation Program 

11 standards; and 

12 (II) is included in the national 

13 holdings of those data. 

14 (b) 3D ELEVATION FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COORDI15 NATING COMMITTEE.— 

16 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in coordi17 nation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Sec18 retary of Homeland Security, shall establish an inter19 agency coordinating committee, to be known as the 

20 ‘‘3D Elevation Federal Interagency Coordinating 

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

22 ‘‘Committee’’), to better coordinate 3D elevation data 

23 management across the Federal Government. 

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1 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as Chair2 person of the Committee. 

3 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

4 (C) The Secretary of Commerce. 

5 (D) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

6 (E) The Director of the National Science 

7 Foundation. 

8 (F) The Director of the Office of Science 

9 and Technology Policy. 

10 (G) The Director of the Office of Manage11 ment and Budget. 

12 (H) The head of any other Federal depart13 ment or agency, at the request of the Secretary. 

14 (3) COORDINATION.—The Committee shall co15 ordinate, as appropriate, with the existing activities 

16 of— 

17 (A) the 3D Elevation Program Executive 

18 Forum; 

19 (B) the Alaska Mapping Executive Com20 mittee; 

21 (C) the 3D Elevation Working Group; 

22 (D) the 3D National Elevation Sub23 committee; and 

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

2 the call of the Chairperson. 

3 (5) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 

4 (A) oversee the planning, management, and 

5 coordination of the 3D Elevation Program; and 

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

7 the date of enactment of this Act, and update pe8 riodically thereafter— 

9 (i) a strategic plan that establishes 

10 goals and priorities for activities carried 

11 out under the 3D Elevation Program; and 

12 (ii) a detailed management plan to 

13 implement the strategic plan. 

14 (c) SUBCOMMITTEE OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL ADVI15 SORY COMMITTEE.— 

16 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es18 tablish, within the National Geospatial Advisory 

19 Committee, a subcommittee (referred to in this 

20 subsection as the ‘‘Subcommittee’’). 

21 (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Subcommittee 

22 shall— 

23 (i) consist of not fewer than 11 mem24 bers, of whom none may be a Federal officer 

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1 (ii) include representatives of— 

2 (I) research and academic institu3 tions; 

4 (II) industry standards develop5 ment organizations; 

6 (III) units of State and local gov7 ernment; and 

8 (IV) the private sector. 

9 (2) DUTIES.— 

10 (A) ASSESSMENT.—The Subcommittee shall 

11 conduct an assessment of— 

12 (i) trends and developments in— 

13 (I) the collection, dissemination, 

14 and use of 3D elevation data; and 

15 (II) science and technology relat16 ing to 3D elevation data; 

17 (ii) the effectiveness of the 3D Ele18 vation Program in carrying out the activi19 ties described in subsection (a)(1); 

20 (iii) the need to revise or reorganize 

21 the 3D Elevation Program; and 

22 (iv) the management, coordination, 

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

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

3 years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall submit 

4 to the Secretary and the 3D Elevation Federal 

5 Interagency Coordinating Committee established 

6 under subsection (b) a report that includes— 

7 (i) the findings of the assessment under 

8 subparagraph (A); and 

9 (ii) recommendations of the Sub10 committee based on those findings, if any. 

11 (d) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

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

13 grants and enter into cooperative agreements with 

14 other Federal departments and agencies, units of 

15 State, local, or Tribal government, institutions of 

16 higher education, nonprofit research institutions, or 

17 other organizations to facilitate the improvement of 

18 nationwide coverage of 3D elevation data. 

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

20 grant or enter into a cooperative agreement under 

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

22 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 

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1 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A grant or coop2 erative agreement under this subsection shall be sub3 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary de4 termines to be appropriate, including making data 

5 publically available and interoperable with other Fed6 eral datasets. 

7 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

8 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

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Calendar No. 315 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 529 

[Report No. 116–165] 

A BILL 

To establish a national program to identify and repurposes. national 3D Elevation Program, and for other duce losses from landslide hazards, to establish a 

DECEMBER 5, 2019 

Reported with an amendment 


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