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" ! SENATE 106th Congress

2d Session

REPORT

2000

106–384

Calendar No. 760

EARTH, WIND, AND FIRE AUTHORIZATION

ACT

R E P O R T

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND

TRANSPORTATION

ON

S. 1639

AUGUST 25, 2000.—Ordered to be printed

Filed under authority of the order of the Senate of July 26, 2000

(II)

SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona, Chairman

TED STEVENS, Alaska

CONRAD BURNS, Montana

SLADE GORTON, Washington

TRENT LOTT, Mississippi

KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas

OLYMPIA SNOWE, Maine

JOHN ASHCROFT, Missouri

BILL FRIST, Tennessee

SPENCER ABRAHAM, Michigan

SAM BROWNBACK, Kansas

ERNEST F. HOLLINGS, South Carolina

DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii

JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, West Virginia

JOHN F. KERRY, Massachusetts

JOHN B. BREAUX, Louisiana

RICHARD H. BRYAN, Nevada

BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota

RON WYDEN, Oregon

MAX CLELAND, Georgia

MARK BUSE, Staff Director

ANN H. CHOINIERE, General Counsel

KEVIN D. KAYES, Democratic Staff Director

MOSES BOYD, Democratic Chief Counsel

GREGG ELIAS, Democratic General Counsel

Calendar No. 760

106TH CONGRESS REPORT

2d Session " ! SENATE 106–384

EARTH, WIND, AND FIRE AUTHORIZATION ACT

AUGUST 25, 2000.—Ordered to be printed

Filed under authority of the order of the Senate of July 26, 2000

Mr. MCCAIN, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and

Transportation, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany S. 1639]

The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to

which was referred the bill (S. 1639) the Earth, Wind, and Fire Authorization Act, ‘‘A bill to authorize appropriations for carrying out

the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, the National Weather Service and Related Agencies, and the United

States Fire Administration for fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003’’,

having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an

amendment in the nature of a substitute, and recommends that the

bill do pass.

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of the bill, as reported, is to authorize appropriations for carrying out the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction

Program (NEHRP), the National Weather Service (NWS) and Related Agencies, and the United States Fire Administration (USFA)

for fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003.

BACKGROUND AND NEEDS

Earthquake.—Established by the Earthquake Hazards Reduction

Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–124), NEHRP is an inter-agency program designed to help minimize the loss of life and property caused

by earthquakes. The Act reflected a general optimism about the potential for developing accurate short-term forecasts of the location,

magnitude, and timing of earthquakes. In 1980, Congress reauthorized the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act, Public Law 96–472,

defining FEMA as lead agency and authorizing funding for FEMA

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and the National Bureau of Standards, now National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST).

NEHRP includes funding for the four principal agencies and provides coordination of the earthquake-related activities that 12 other

contributing agencies perform as part of their missions. The principal agencies are FEMA, NIST, the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

As lead agency of NEHRP, FEMA coordinates Federal earthquake hazard reduction efforts. FEMA is primarily responsible for

translating the research programs of the other agencies into effective earthquake hazard reduction measures for implementation at

the state and local levels. That responsibility includes developing

and disseminating improved seismic design and construction techniques and standards for application by Federal, state, and local

entities, and for voluntary use by model code groups and design

professionals. It also includes coordinating the Federal response to

catastrophic earthquakes, providing financial and technical assistance to state and local governments to implement comprehensive

earthquake hazard reduction programs, and developing public

awareness and education programs. FEMA prepares a coordinated

budget document for the NEHRP and, through the inter-agency

NEHRP group, plans and participates in the development of earthquake research agendas and new mitigation techniques to help ensure that unnecessary duplication among agency programs does not

occur.

USGS conducts basic research on earthquakes and provides assessments of earthquake hazards. The agency studies the geology

and seismicity of an area to identify and assess the seismic hazards

using instruments, paleoseismological techniques, and historical

records to predict the likelihood and size of potential earthquakes.

The information generated provides local communities and other

bodies a basis for prioritizing hazard reduction activities. Further,

USGS monitors strong ground motion during earthquakes, which,

coupled with surface geology, is used to improve buildings design.

USGS also conducts research to understand how earthquakes occur

and to identify precursors that would make it possible to predict

earthquakes.

NSF supports fundamental earthquake research through largescale, small-group, and individual research activities, and by funding centers, facilities, and instrumentation. Research funded by

NSF includes engineering research, basis earth science research,

and earthquake-related social science research. The earthquake engineering research includes studying how buildings respond to

earthquakes, how to design and construct buildings to better resist

earthquakes, and how to transfer that knowledge to the engineers

and architects who design buildings and develop building codes. In

1986, NSF established a National Earthquake Engineering Research Center at the State University of New York Buffalo to be

a focal point for earthquake engineering research.

NIST is mandated by Congress to conduct research and development in earthquake engineering, aiming to improve building codes

and standards as well as advance practices for structures and lifelines including water lines, natural gas pipelines, and electrical

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opment (R&D) to introduce the use of new and innovative mitigation measures to the design and construction professions. NIST investigators use damaging earthquakes as laboratories in postearthquake studies. By examining the response of the environment,

investigators seek to improve the design practices used for structures and lifeline systems.

Weather and Atmospheric Science.—In 1970, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was created at the

Department of Commerce by combining the existing Bureau of

Commercial Fisheries, U.S. Weather Bureau, Coast and Geodetic

Society, Environmental Data Service, National Satellite Center,

and Research Libraries. NOAA conducts research and gathers data

about the global oceans, atmosphere, space, and sun and applies

this knowledge to science and services that touch the lives of all

Americans.

The budget for NOAA is divided into two primary accounts, Operations, Research and Facilities (ORF), which consists of approximately 70 percent of NOAA’s budget, and Procurement, Acquisition

and Construction (PAC), comprising 25 percent. A newly-created

account established in fiscal year (FY) 2000 under the authority of

the Endangered Species Act to fund salmon conservation measures

represents 4 percent; several smaller accounts make up the remaining 1 percent.

The ORF account consists of eight activities. They include—

(1) National Ocean Service;

(2) National Marine Fisheries Service;

(3) Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR);

(4) NWS;

(5) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information

Service (NESDIS);

(6) Program Support;

(7) Facilities; and

(8) Fleet Maintenance and Planning.

The Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space has joint

jurisdiction over OAR, and complete oversight for NWS and

NESDIS. The remaining activities fall under the jurisdiction of the

Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries of the Senate Committee on

Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

OAR provides the research and technology development necessary to improve NOAA weather services, solar terrestrial forecasts, and marine services. OAR conducts the scientific analyses

used in developing national policy decisions in areas such as climate change, air quality, and stratospheric ozone depletion. OAR

research promotes economic growth through efforts in marine biotechnology and development of environmental observation. The

President’s budget request for OAR is $202 million for FY 2001,

$213.1 million for FY 2002, and $224.8 million for FY 2003.

NWS provides weather and flood warnings and forecasts to the

general public. Weather satellites and staffed and automated stations on land and at sea gather meteorological observations of the

atmosphere and the Earth’s service. Based upon these observations, professional meteorologists prepare warnings and forecasts

and disseminate them to the public. The President’s budget request

for NWS is $634.9 million for FY 2001, $669.8 million for FY 2002,

and $706.6 million for FY 2003.

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NESDIS provides for the operation of the polar-orbiting and geostationary operational environmental satellites, development of the

converged polar-orbiting satellite series with the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and

management of NOAA’s environmental data collections. The polar

and geostationary satellites provide meteorological data to NWS for

use in developing warnings and forecasts. Environmental data and

information are collected from NOAA and other sources disseminated, and archived for future use. The President’s budget request

for NESDIS is $108.2 for FY 2001, $114.2 for FY 2002, and $120.43

for FY 2003.

The PAC account, established in FY 1998 as an annual appropriation, includes costs associated with acquisition of NOAA’s

major capital assets. The Administration’s FY 2001 request of

$635.2 million for PAC expands the scope of an annual appropriation for incrementally funded capital projects to include advanced

appropriations for entire projects or divisible segments of larger

ones. Requesting advanced appropriations for capital assets responds to the requirements of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining

Act of 1994 and the Information Technology Management Reform

Act of 1996 for multi-year PAC projects or divisible segments will

improve the decision-making process by allowing managers to understand the full cost of project implementation when making funding decisions.

The Administration has proposed three initiatives in FY 2001

that are of interest to the Subcommittee on Science, Technology,

and Space; the National Disaster Reduction Initiative (NDRI), Climate in the 21st Century, and the Minority Serving Institutions

initiative. In FY 2001, the Administration requested in increase of

$110 million for NDRI to implement the second phase of the Department of Commerce’s strategy to reduce and mitigate the impacts of extreme natural events. This strategy calls for an end-toend approach to natural disaster mitigation, including research to

improve prediction and understanding of extreme events, advances

in developing response and recovery plans, assessments of

vulnerabilities of communities and infrastructure, and dissemination of information, technology and training to reduce vulnerability

before and after natural disasters. NOAA is requesting $28 million

in FY 2001 for the second initiative, Climate in the 21st Century.

This effort is designed to meet the needs of emergency managers,

the private sector, the research community, decision-makers in the

United States and international government agencies to provide

timely data and information about climate variability, climate

change and trends in extreme weather events. Finally, NOAA’s FY

2001 budget includes $17 million to continue educational training

relationships through a joint partnership with a consortium of Minority Serving Institutions.

Fire.—USFA is a directorate with FEMA. Its mission is to provide leadership, coordination, and support for the nation’s fire prevention and control, fire training and education, and emergency

medical services activities. USFA’s programs promote the ultimate

goal of a significant reduction of the nation’s loss of life and property from fire. Although fire loss has decreased substantially over

the past 25 years, the fire problem in the United States remains

serious. The United States still has one of the highest fire death

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rates in the industrialized world, with 14.9 deaths per million people in 1998. Between 1993 and 1996, an average of more than

4,400 Americans lost, their, lives and another 26,000 were injured

annually as the result of fire. In addition, approximately 100 firefighters are killed each year in duty-related incidents. The nation’s

fire loss also includes direct property loss estimated at $8.5 billion

annually.

During the early 1980s, the Reagan Administration proposed the

elimination of the USFA while preserving the Fire Academy. Although Congress did not allow the termination of the USFA, the

agency suffered severe staff reductions and the Fire Academy was

separated from the USFA and housed with other FEMA emergency

training programs. In 1991, the Fire Academy subsequently was reorganized and put back into the USFA, where it remains today.

USFA programs are divided into four basic area: data collection,

public education and awareness, training, and technology.

For FY 2001, the Administration is requesting $69.8 million for

USFA, a 60 percent, or $27 million increase over FY 2000 levels.

$25 million of this increase will be used to support a new grants

program to needy and distressed communities for life safety equipment for firefighters.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

The Earth, Wind, and Fire Act of 1999 was introduced on September 24, 1999, by Senators Frist, Breaux, McCain, Hollings, and

Rockefeller.

On June 29, 1999, Senator Frist held a Science, Technology, and

Space Subcommittee hearing on public safety science and technology. The Administrator of NOAA, the Director of the U.S. Fire

Administration, and participating agency leaders of NEHRP testified regarding their agencies’ contributions to public safety research and development.

On April 13, 2000, the Commerce Committee in open session considered S. 1639 as introduced by Senator Frist, and without objection, ordered S. 1639, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, to be reported.

ESTIMATED COSTS

In accordance with paragraph 11(a) of rule XXVI of the Standing

Rules of the Senate and section 403 of the Congressional Budget

Act of 1974, the Committee provides the following cost estimate,

prepared by the Congressional Budget Office:

U.S. CONGRESS,

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE,

Washington, DC, May 11, 2000.

Hon. JOHN MCCAIN,

Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,

U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 1639, the Earth, Wind, and

Fire Authorization Act of 2000.

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If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Megan Carroll.

Sincerely,

BARRY B. ANDERSON

(For Dan L. Crippen, Director).

Enclosure.

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

S. 1639—Earth, Wind, and Fire Authorization Act of 2000

Summary: S. 1639 would authorize appropriations for several research programs primarily related to natural hazards, weather,

and the atmosphere. CBO estimates that implementing S. 1639

would cost about $5.5 billion over the next five years, assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts. The bill would not affect direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures

would not apply. S. 1639 contains no intergovernmental or privatesector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

(UMRA) and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.

Title I of S. 1639 would authorize appropriations totaling $318

million over the 2001–2003 period for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National

Science Foundation (NSF), and the National Institute of Standards

and Technology to carry out provisions of the Earthquake Hazards

Reduction Act of 1977. Title I also would authorize the appropriation of $187 million over the 2001–2005 period for the USGS to implement a new system of seismic research and monitoring, and $74

million over the 2001–2004 period for the NSF to establish a network for engineering simulations of earthquakes.

Title II would authorize appropriations for three branches of the

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—the National

Weather Service, the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,

and the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information

Service. For these programs, the bill would authorize the appropriations of about $1.5 billion for fiscal year 2001, $1.6 billion for

2002, and $1.7 billion for 2003.

Title III would authorize appropriations totaling $163 million

over the 2001–2003 period for the programs, salaries, and expenses

of the U.S. Fire Administration.

Estimated cost to the Federal Government: For the purposes of

this estimate, CBO assumes that S. 1639 will be enacted by the

end of fiscal year 2000 and that the authorized amounts will be

provided each year. Estimates of outlays are based on historical

spending patterns for these and similar programs. The estimated

budgetary impact of S. 1639 is shown in the following table. The

costs of this legislation fall within budget functions 250 (general

science, space, and technology), 300 natural resources and environment), 370 (commerce and housing credit), and 450 (community

and regional development).

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By fiscal year, in millions of dollars—

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION

Spending Under Current Law for Research Programs Authorized

by S. 1639:

Budget Authority 1 ............................................................... 1,559 0 0 0 0 0

Estimated Outlays ............................................................... 1,553 624 408 88 4 0

Proposed Changes:

Authorization Level .............................................................. 0 1,727 1,835 1,903 52 34

Estimated Outlays ............................................................... 0 1,040 1,588 1,837 775 253

Spending Under S. 1639:

Authorization Level 1 ............................................................ 1,559 1,727 1,835 1,903 52 34

Estimated Outlays ............................................................... 1,553 1,664 1,996 1,925 779 253

1 The 2000 level is the amount appropriated for these research programs for that year.

Pay-as-you-go considerations: None.

Intergovernmental and private-sector impact: S. 1639 contains no

intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in UMRA

and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.

Some of the appropriations authorized by this bill would fund

grants and other services to state and local governments.

Previous CBO estimate: During 1999, CBO transmitted cost estimates for three bills that would authorize appropriations for the

same programs authorized under each of the titles in S. 1639:

• On April 21, 1999, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for

H.R. 1184, the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization

Act of 1999, as reported by the House Committee on Science

on April 19, 1999;

• On May 7, 1999, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for H.R.

1553, the National Weather Service and Related Agencies Authorization Act of 1999, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on April 29, 1999;

• On May 6, 1999, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for H.R.

1550, the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1999, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on April

29, 1999.

Differences in the amounts authorized and the fiscal years covered by these previous bills and by S. 1639 account for the differences in our cost estimates.

Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Megan Carroll (Title I),

Deborah Reis (Title II), and Rachel Applebaum (Title III); Impact

on State, Local, and Tribal Governments: Marjorie Miller; and Impact on the Private Sector: Jean Wooster.

Estimate approved by: Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

REGULATORY IMPACT STATEMENT

In accordance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing

Rules of the Senate, the Committee provides the following evaluation of the regulatory impact of the legislation, as reported:

Because S. 1639, as reported, does not create any new programs,

the legislation will have no additional regulatory impact, and will

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sonal privacy of affected individuals, or the paperwork required

from such individuals and businesses.

NUMBER OF PERSONS COVERED

S. 1639, as reported, authorizes appropriations for the Earth,

Wind, and Fire Act for fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003. The Committee believes that the reported bill will not subject any individuals or businesses affected by the bill to any additional regulations.

ECONOMIC IMPACT

This legislation will not have an adverse economic impact on the

Nation.

PRIVACY

This legislation would not have an adverse impact on personal

privacy of individuals.

PAPERWORK

This reported bill contains 6 reporting requirements—

(1) the Director of USGS shall transmit to Congress a 5-year

management plan for establishing and operating the Advanced

National Seismic Research and Monitoring System;

(2) each participating NEHRP agency shall include in its annual appropriations request a report identifying elements of

the proposed NEHRP activities;

(3) the Director of FEMA shall transmit a report to Congress, after a period of public comment, describing the elements of NEHRP that specifically address the needs of at-risk

populations, including the elderly, persons with disabilities,

non-English-speaking families, single-parent households, and

the poor;

(4) the Administrator of USFA shall prepare and submit to

the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the House of Representatives Committee on Science

a five-year strategic plan of the program activities for USFA

not later than April 30, 2000;

(5) the Administrator of USFA, in consultation with the Director of NIST, trade representatives, professional and nonprofit associations, state and local firefighting services, and

other appropriate entities, shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and

the House of Representatives Committee on Science, describing

USFA’s research agenda, including a plan to implement that

agenda; not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of

the reported bill; and

(6) the Administrator of USFA shall conduct an assessment

of the need for additional capabilities for Federal

counterterrorism training of emergency response personnel and

submit the report containing the results of this assessment to

Congress not later than 180 days after the date of enactment

of the reported bill.

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SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS

TITLE I—EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION ACT

Section 101. Authorization of appropriations

This section of the reported bill would authorize appropriations

for NEHRP and the four participating agencies for fiscal years

2001, 2002, and 2003, as follows:

Agency FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003

FEMA ........................................................................................................... $19,861,000 $20,953,000 $22,105,000

USGS ........................................................................................................... 47,360,000 49,965,000 52,713,000

NSF .............................................................................................................. 30,900,000 32,600,000 34,393,000

NIST ............................................................................................................. 2,332,000 2,460,000 2,595,300

Sec. 102. Repeals

This section of the reported bill would repeal section 10 and subsections (e) and (f) of section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977.

Sec. 103. Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System

Under this section of the reported bill, the Director of USGS

would be authorized to establish and operate an Advanced National

Seismic Research and Monitoring System to organize, modernize,

and stabilize the national, regional, and urban seismic monitoring

systems in the United States. Not later than 90 days after the date

of enactment of this Act, the Director would be required to transmit to Congress a five-year management plan for establishing and

operating the new system. Funds for expansion, modernization,

and operation of an Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System would be authorized at $38 million in FY 2001, $44

million in FY 2002, $35.1 million in FY 2003, $35 million in FY

2004, and $33.5 million in FY 2005.

Sec. 104. Network for earthquake engineering simulations

The Director of NSF would be authorized, under the reported

bill, to establish a Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation

to upgrade, link, and integrate a system of geographically distributed experimental facilities for earthquake engineering testing of

full-size structures and their components and partial-scale physical

models. Funding for the above Network would be authorized for the

NSF at $24.4 million in FY 2001, $4.5 million in FY 2002, and $17

million in FY 2003.

Sec. 105. Budget coordination

This section of the reported bill directs FEMA to provide budget

coordination annually to other program agencies for activities related to NEHRP. The annual program budget would be submitted

to OMB in the report outlining each element of the proposed program activities of the participating agencies.

Sec. 106. Report on at-risk populations

This section of the reported bill would require the Director of

FEMA to transmit a report to Congress describing the elements of

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NEHRP that specifically address the needs of at-risk populations,

including the elderly, persons with disabilities, non-English-speaking families, single-parent households, and the poor not later than

one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Sec. 107. Public access to earthquake information

This section of the reported bill would amend FEMA’s program

responsibilities under section 5(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to include development of means of increasing public access to available locality-specific information that

may assist the public in preparing for or responding to earthquakes.

Sec. 108. Lifelines

As reported, the bill would amend section 4(6) of the Earthquake

Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 by inserting ‘‘and infrastructure’’

after ‘‘communication facilities.’’ This change would clarify the

meaning of the term ‘‘lifelines.’’

TITLE II—NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND RELATED

AGENCIES AUTHORIZATION ACT

Sec. 201. Definitions

This section of the reported bill defines certain key terms applicable to Title II of the reported bill including ‘‘Administrator’’ and

‘‘Secretary.’’

Sec. 202. National Weather Service

Subsection (a) authorizes $634.9 million for FY 2001, $669.8 million for FY 2002, and $706.6 million for FY 2003 to enable NOAA

to carry out the ORF activities for NWS. Of these funds, the following funding is outlined:

Program FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003

Local Warnings and Forecasts ............................................................. $466,471,000 $492,127,000 $519,194,000

Advanced Hydrological Prediction System ............................................ 1,000,000 1,055,000 1,113,000

Susquehanna River Basin Flood System .............................................. 619,000 653,000 689,000

Aviation Forecasts ................................................................................. 35,596,000 37,554,000 39,619,000

Weather Forecast Offices Facilities Maintenance ................................ 5,250,000 5,339,000 5,843,000

Central Forecast Guidance ................................................................... 38,001,000 40,091,000 42,296,000

Atmospheric and Hydrological Research .............................................. 3,068,000 3,237,000 3,415,000

Next Generation Weather Radar ........................................................... 38,802,000 40,936,000 43,188,000

Automated Surface Observing System ................................................. 7,423,000 7,831,000 8,262,000

Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System ............................... 38,642,000 40,767,000 43,010,000

Subsection (b) would authorize $75.36 million for FY 2001,

$77.75 million for FY 2002, and $71.01 for FY 2003 to enable

NOAA to carry out the PAC activities of the NWS. Of these funds,

the following funding is outlined:

Program FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003

Next Generation Weather Radar ........................................................... $9,580,000 $16,798,000 $15,931,000

Automated Surface Observing System ................................................. 5,125,000 5,125,000 5,125,000

Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System ............................... 17,300,000 17,300,000 9,645,000

Center Computer Facilities Upgrades ................................................... 13,085,000 17,505,000 19,285,000

Radiosonde Replacement ...................................................................... 7,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000

Weather Forecast Office Construction .................................................. 9,526,000 9,526,000 9,526,000

NOAA Weather Radio Expansion ........................................................... 6,244,000 4,500,000 4,500,000

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Program FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003

Evansville Infrastructure Protection ..................................................... 5,500,000 .......................... ..........................

The Committee, in providing authorization for full funding of

NWS, has not included language concerning the existing relationships between NWS and the private sector.

Sec. 203. Atmospheric research

Subsection (a) paragraph (1) would authorize $202 million for FY

2001, $213.1 million for FY 2002, and $224.8 million for FY 2003

to enable NOAA to carry out the Atmospheric Research Operations,

Research, and Facilities environmental research and development

activities of the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.

Of the amounts of paragraph (1) subsection (a), paragraph (2)

would authorize $154.4 million for FY 2001, $162.8 million for FY

2002, and $171.8 million for FY 2003 for Climate and Air Quality

Research. The reported bill enumerates other programs within Climate and Air Quality Research.

Of the amounts of paragraph (1), subsection (a), paragraph (3)

would authorize $47.6 million for FY 2001, $50.2 million for FY

2002, and $53 billion for FY 2003 for Atmospheric Programs. The

reported bill enumerates other subactivities within Atmospheric

Programs.

Subsection (b) would authorize $7 million for FY 2001, $7 million

for FY 2002, and $7 million FY 2003 to enable NOAA to carry out

Atmospheric Research PAC environmental research and development activities of the Office of Oceanic, and Atmospheric Research.

These monies would fund the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab

Supercomputer.

Sec. 204. National Environmental Satellite Data and Information

Service

Subsection (a), paragraph (1) of this section of the reported bill

would authorize $108.2 million for FY 2001, $114.2 million for FY

2002, and $120.43 for FY 2003 to enable NOAA to carry out ORF

environmental research and development and related activities of

NESDIS.

Subsection (a), paragraph (2) would authorize $63.412 million for

FY 2001, $66.9 million for FY 2002, and $70.579 million for FY

2003 of the amounts referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection

for Satellite Observing Systems. The reported bill provides for additional programs within Satellite Observing Systems.

Of the amounts authorized under paragraph (1) of subsection (a),

paragraph (3) of this subsection would authorize $44.789 million

for FY 2001, $47.252 million for FY 2002, and $49.851 million for

FY 2003 for Environmental Data Management Systems.

Subsectin (b) would authorize $445.828 million for FY 2001,

$515.271 million for FY 2002, and $554.945 million for FY 2003 to

enable NOAA to carry out PAC environmental research and development and related activities of the NESDIS.

Subsection (b), paragraph (1) would authorizes $136.965 million

for FY 2001, $136.965 million for FY 2002, and $103.010 million

for FY 2003 for procurement and launch of the Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites (POES), K, L, M, and N.

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Subsection (b), paragraph (2) would authorize $76.654 million for

FY 2001, $156.731 million for FY 2002, and $236.471 million for

FY 2003 for procurement and launch for the National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS).

Subsection (b), paragraph (3) would authorize $323.209 million

for FY 2001, $221.575 million for FY 2002, and $215.464 million

for FY 2003 for the procurement and launch for the Geostationary

Operational Environment NEXT follow-on Satellites (GOES N–Q).

Sec. 205. Minority Serving Institutions

This section in the reported bill would authorize $17 million for

FY 2001, $17.935 million for FY 2002, and $18.921 million for FY

2003 for Minority Serving Institutions in the Atmospheric, Environmental, and Oceanic Sciences. The Committee supports this initiative designed to train more minorities in the scientific disciplines

that support NOAA’s missions.

Sec. 206. Internet availability of information

This section of the reported bill requires the Administrator to

make available through the Internet the abstracts relating to all

research grants and awards with funds authorized by this Act.

TITLE III—FIRE ADMINISTRATION ACT

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations

This section of the reported bill would authorize $69.753 million

for FY 2001, $46.096 million for FY 2002, and $47.479 million for

FY 2003 for USFA. The FY 2001 authorization includes funding for

a $25 million grant program to assist local firefighters in rural and

needy communities.

Sec. 302. Strategic plan

This section of the reported bill would require the USFA Administrator to submit a strategic plan, by April 30, 2001, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate

and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives.

Subsection (b) specifies the contents of the plan.

Sec. 303. Research agenda

This section of the reported bill would require the USFA Administrator, within 120 days of enactment, and in consultation with

NIST; FEMA; representatives of trade, professional, and non-profit

associations; state and local firefighting services; and other appropriate entities to prepare and submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives a research agenda along with an implementation plan. Subsection (b) specifies the

contents of the plan.

Sec. 304. Surplus and excess federal equipment

This section of the reported bill would require the Administrator

to provide information to the public on procedures to acquire surplus and excess equipment or property that may be useful to state

and local fire, emergency, and hazardous material handling service

providers.

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Sec. 305. Cooperative agreements with Federal facilities

This section of the reported bill would require the Administrator

to provide information to the public on procedures to establish cooperative agreements between State and local fire and emergency

services and federal facilities in their regions relating to the provision of fire and emergency services.

Sec. 306. Need for additional training in counterterrorism

This section of the reported bill would require the Administrator

to conduct an assessment of the need for additional capabilities for

Federal counterterrorism training of emergency response personnel. Subsection (b) specifies the contents of the plan. Subsection

(c) requires the report to be submitted within 180 days of enactment of this Act.

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the Standing

Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by the bill, as

reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted

is enclosed in black brackets, new material is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):

Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974

SEC. 17. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. [15 U.S.C. 2216]

(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the foregoing provisions of this Act, except as otherwise specifically provided, with respect to the payment of claims, under section 11 of

this Act, an amount not to exceed $25,210,000 for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 1980, which amount includes—

(1) $4,781,000 for programs which are recommended in the

report submitted to the Congress by the Administrator pursuant to section 24(b)(1);

(2) $9,430,000 for the National Academy for Fire Prevention

and Control;

(3) $307,000 for adjustments required by law in salaries,

pay, retirement, and employee benefits;

(4) $500,000 for additional rural firefighting technical assistance and information activities;

(5) $500,000 for the study required by section 26 of this Act;

and

(6) $110,000 for the study required by section 27 of this Act.

(b) There are authorized to be appropriated for the additional administrative expenses of the Federal Emergency Management

Agency, which are related to this Act and which result from Reorganization Plan Numbered 3 of 1978 (submitted June 19, 1978) and

related Executive orders, an amount not to exceed $600,000 for the

fiscal year ending September 30, 1980.

(c) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act,

except as otherwise specifically provided with respect to the payment of claims under section 11 of this Act, an amount not to exceed $23,814,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981,

which amount includes—

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(1) not less than $1,100,000 for the first year of a three-year

concentrated demonstration program of fire prevention and

control in two States with high fire death rates;

(2) not less than $2,575,000 for rural fire prevention and control; and

(3) not less than $4,255,000 for research and development for

the activities under section 18 of this Act at the Fire Research

Center of the National Bureau of Standards of which not less

than $250,000 shall be available for adjustments required by

law in salaries, pay, retirement, and employee benefits.

The funds authorized in paragraph (3) shall be in addition to funds

authorized in any other law for research and development at the

Fire Research Center.

(d) Except as otherwise specifically provided with respect to the

payment of claims under section 11 of this Act, to carry out the

purposes of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated—

(1) $20,815,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1982, and $23,312,800 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1983, which amount shall include—

(A) such sums as may be necessary for the support of research and development at the Fire Research Center of the

National Bureau of Standards under section 18 of this Act,

which sums shall be in addition to those funds authorized

to be appropriated under the National Bureau of Standards Authorization Act for fiscal years 1981 and 1982; and

(B) $654,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1982, and $732,480 for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1983, for executive direction by the Federal Emergency

Management Agency of program activities for which appropriations are authorized by this subsection; and

(2) such further sums as may be necessary in each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1982, and September 30, 1983,

for adjustments required by law in salaries, pay, retirement,

and employee benefits incurred in the conduct of activities for

which funds are authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection.

The funds authorized under section 18 shall be in addition to funds

authorized in any other law for research and development at the

Fire Research Center of the National Bureau of Standards.

(e) Except as otherwise specifically provided with respect to the

payment of claims under section 11 of this Act, to carry out the

purposes of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated—

(1) $15,720,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1984, and $20,983,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1985; and

(2) such further sums as may be necessary in each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1984, and September 30, 1985,

for adjustments required by law in salaries, pay, retirement,

and employee benefits incurred in the conduct of activities for

which funds are authorized by paragraph (1) of this subsection.

The funds authorized under this subsection shall be in addition to

funds authorized in any other law for research and development at

the Fire Research Center of the National Bureau of Standards.

(f) Except as otherwise specifically provided with respect to the

payment of claims under section 11 of this Act, to carry out the

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purposes of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated

$22,037,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987.

(g)(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided with respect to

the payment of claims under section 11 of this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this Act—

(A) $17,039,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1989;

(B) $17,737,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1990;

(C) $18,464,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1991;

(D) $25,550,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1992;

(E) $26,521,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1993;

(F) $27,529,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1994;

(G) $29,664,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1998; øand¿

(H) $30,554,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

ø1999.¿ 1999;

(I) $69,753,000 for fiscal year 2001;

(J) $46,096,000 for fiscal year 202; and

(K) $47,479,000 for fiscal year 2003.

(2) Of the amounts referred to in paragraph (1), not more than

$4,150,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year for

National Emergency Training Center site administration.

(h) In addition to any other amounts that are authorized to be

appropriated to carry out this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act—

(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 1995 for basic research on the development of an advanced course on arson prevention;

(2) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 for the expansion of arson

investigator training programs at the Academy under section

24 and at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, or

through regional delivery sites;

(3) $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996 for carrying out section 25, except for salaries and expenses for carrying out section 25; and

(4) $250,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 and 1996 for

salaries and expenses for carrying out section 25.

SEC. 33. SURPLUS AND EXCESS FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.

The Administrator shall make publicly available, including

through the Internet, information on procedures for acquiring surplus and excess equipment or property that may be useful to State

and local fire, emergency, and hazardous material handling service

providers.

SEC. 34. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL FACILITIES.

The Administrator shall make publicly available, including

through the Internet, information on procedures for establishing cooperative agreements between State and local fire and emergency

services and Federal facilities in their region relating to the provision of fire and emergency services.

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Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977

SEC. 7701. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. [42 U.S.C. 7701]

The Congress finds and declares the following:

(1) All 50 States are vulnerable to the hazards of earthquakes, and at least 39 of them are subject to major or moderate seismic risk, including Alaska, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey,

New York, South Carolina, Utah, and Washington. A large portion of the population of the United States lives in areas vulnerable to earthquake hazards.

(2) Earthquakes have caused, and can cause in the future,

enormous loss of life, injury, destruction of property, and economic and social disruption. With respect to future earthquakes, such loss, destruction, and disruption can be substantially reduced through the development and implementation of

earthquake hazards reduction measures, including (A) improved design and construction methods and practices, (B)

land-use controls and redevelopment, (C) prediction techniques

and early-warning systems, (D) coordinated emergency preparedness plans, and (E) public education and involvement

programs.

(3) An expertly staffed and adequately financed earthquake

hazards reduction program, based on Federal, State, local, and

private research, planning, decisionmaking, and contributions

would reduce the risk of such loss, destruction, and disruption

in seismic areas by an amount far greater than the cost of such

program.

(4) A well-funded seismological research program in earthquake prediction could provide data adequate for the design, of

an operational system that could predict accurately the time,

place, magnitude, and physical effects of earthquakes in selected areas of the United States.

(5) The geological study of active faults and features can reveal how recently and how frequently major earthquakes have

occurred on those faults and how much risk they pose. Such

long-term seismic risk assessments are needed in virtually

every aspect of earthquake hazards management, whether

emergency planning, public regulation, detailed building design, insurance rating, or investment decision.

(6) The vulnerability of buildings, lifelines, public works, and

industrial and emergency facilities can be reduced through

proper earthquake resistant design and construction practices.

The economy and efficacy of such procedures can be substantially increased through research and development.

(7) Programs and practices of departments and agencies of

the United States are important to the communities they

serve; some functions, such as emergency communications and

national defense, and lifelines, such as dams, bridges, and public works, must remain in service during and after an earthquake. Federally owned, operated, and influenced structures

and life-lines should serve as models for how to reduce and

minimize hazards to the community.

(8) The implementation of earthquake hazards reduction

measures would, as an added benefit, also reduce the risk of

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loss, destruction, and disruption from other natural hazards

and manmade hazards, including hurricanes, tornadoes, accidents, explosions, landslides, building and structural cave-ins,

and fires.

(9) Reduction of loss, destruction, and disruption from earthquakes will depend on the actions of individuals, and organizations in the private sector and governmental units at Federal,

State, and local levels. The current capability to transfer

knowledge and information to these sectors is insufficient. Improved mechanisms are needed to translate existing information and research findings into reasonable and usable specifications, criteria. And practices so that individuals, organizations,

and governmental units may make informed decisions and

take appropriate actions.

(10) Severe earthquakes are a worldwide problem. Since

damaging earthquakes occur infrequently in any one nation,

international cooperation is desirable for mutual learning from

limited experiences.

(11) an effective Federal program in earthquake hazards reduction will require input from and review by persons outside

the Federal Government expert in the sciences of earthquake

hazards reduction and in the practical application of earthquake hazards reduction measures.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. [42 U.S.C. 7703]

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) The term ‘‘includes’’ and variants thereof should be read

as if the phrase ‘‘but is not limited to’’ were also set forth.

(2) The term ‘‘Program’’ means the National Earthquake

Hazards Reduction Program established under section 5.

(3) The term ‘‘seismic’’ and variants thereof mean having to

do with, or caused by earthquakes.

(4) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the States of the United

States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, and any other territory or

possession of the United States.

(5) The term ‘‘United States’’ means, when used in a geographical sense, all of the States as defined in section 4(4).

(6) The term ‘‘lifelines’’ means public works and utilities, including transportation facilities and infrastructure, oil and gas

pipelines, electrical power and communication facilities and infrastructure, and water supply and sewage treatment facilities.

(7) The term ‘‘Program agencies’’ means the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM. [42

U.S.C. 7704]

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.

(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROGRAM AGENCIES.—

(1) LEAD AGENCY.—The Federal Emergency Management

Agency (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Agency’’) shall

have the primary responsibility for planning and coordinating

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the Program. In carrying out this paragraph, the Director of

the Agency shall—

ø(A) prepare, in conjunction with the other Program

agencies, an annual budget for the Program to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget;¿

ø(B)¿ (A) ensure that the Program includes the necessary steps to promote the implementation of earthquake

hazard reduction measures by Federal, State, and local

governments, national standards and model building code

organizations, architects and engineers, and others with a

role in planning and constructing buildings and lifelines;

ø(C)¿ (B) prepare, in conjunction with the other Program

agencies, a written plan for the Program, which shall include specific tasks and milestones for each Program agency, at such times as may be required by significant Program events, but in no event less frequently than every 3

years;

ø(D)¿ (C) prepare, in conjunction with the other Program

agencies, a biennial report, to be submitted to the Congress within 90 days after the end of each even-numbered

fiscal year, which shall describe the activities and achievements of the Program during the preceding two fiscal

years;

ø(E)¿ (D) request the assistance of Federal agencies

other than the Program agencies, as necessary to assist in

carrying out this Act; and

ø(F)¿ (E) work with the National Science Foundation,

the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and

the United States Geological Survey, to develop a comprehensive plan for earthquake engineering research to effectively use existing testing facilities and laboratories (existing at the time of the development of the plan), upgrade

facilities and equipment as needed, and integrate new, innovative testing approaches to the research infrastructure

in a systematic manner.

The principal official carrying out the responsibilities described

øin this paragraph¿ in subparagraph (E) shall be at a level no

lower than that of Associate Director.

(2) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—

(A) PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the lead

agency responsibilities described in paragraph (1), the Director of the Agency shall—

(i) operate a program of grants and technical assistance which would enable States to develop preparedness and response plans, prepare inventories and conduct seismic safety inspections of critical structures

and lifelines, update building and zoning codes and ordinances to enhance seismic safety, increase earthquake awareness and education, and encourage the

development of multi-State groups for such purposes;

(ii) prepare and execute, in conjunction with the

Program agencies, the Department of Education, other

Federal agencies, and private sector groups, a comprehensive earthquake education and public awareness program, to include development of materials and

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their wide dissemination to schools and the general

public, and development of means of increasing public

access to available locality-specific information that

may assist the public in preparing for or responding to

earthquakes;

(iii) prepare and disseminate widely, with the assistance of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, other Federal agencies, and private sector

groups, information on building codes and practices for

structures and lifelines;

(iv) develop, and coordinate the execution of, Federal

interagency plans to respond to an earthquake, with

specific plans for each high-risk area which ensure the

availability of adequate emergency medical resources,

search and rescue personnel and equipment, and

emergency broadcast capability;

(v) develop approaches to combine measures for

earthquake hazards reduction with measures for reduction of other natural and technological hazards;

and

(vi) provide response recommendations to communities after an earthquake prediction has been made

under paragraph (3)(D).

In addition, the Director of the Agency may enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with States and local jurisdictions to establish demonstration projects on earthquake hazard mitigation, to link earthquake research and

mitigation efforts with emergency management programs,

or to prepare educational materials for national distribution.

(B) STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CRITERIA.—In order to

qualify for assistance under subparagraph (A)(i), a state

must—

(i) demonstrate that the assistance will result in enhanced seismic safety in the State;

(ii) provide a share of the costs of the activities for

which assistance is being given, in accordance with

subparagraph (C); and

(iii) meet such other requirements as the Director of

the Agency shall prescribe.

(C) NON-FEDERAL COST SHARING.—

(i) In the case of any state which has received, before October 1, 1990, a grant from the Agency for activities under this Act which included a requirement

for cost sharing by matching such grant, any grant obtained from the Agency for activities under subparagraph (A)(i) after such date shall not include a requirement for cost sharing in an amount greater than

50 percent of the cost of the project for which the

grant is made.

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tained from the Agency for activities under subparagraph (A)(i) after such date—

(I) shall not include a requirement for cost sharing for the first fiscal year of such a grant;

(II) shall not include a requirement for cost

sharing in an amount greater than 25 percent of

the cost of the project for which the grant is made

for the second fiscal year of such grant, and cost

sharing requirement may be satisfied through inkind contributions;

(III) shall not include a requirement for cost

sharing in an amount greater than 35 percent of

the cost of the project for which the grant is made

for the third fiscal year of such grant, and any

cost sharing requirement may be satisfied through

in-kind contributions; and

(IV) shall not include a requirement for cost

sharing in an amount greater than 50 percent of

the cost of the project for which the grant is made

for the fourth and subsequent fiscal years of such

grant.

(3) UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.—The United States

Geological Survey shall conduct research necessary to characterize and identify earthquake hazards, assess earthquake

risks, monitor seismic activity, and improve earthquake predictions. In carrying out this paragraph, the Director of the

United States Geological Survey shall—

(A) conduct a systematic assessment of the seismic risks

in each region of the Nation prone to earthquakes, including, where appropriate, the establishment and operation of

intensive monitoring projects on hazardous faults, seismic

microzonation studies in urban and other developed areas

where earthquake risk is determined to be significant, and

engineering seismology studies;

(B) work with officials of State and local governments to

ensure that they are knowledgeable about the specific seismic risks in their areas;

(C) develop standard procedures, in consultation with

the Agency, for issuing earthquake predictions, including

aftershock advisories;

(D) issue when necessary, and notify the Director of the

Agency of, an earthquake prediction or other earthquake

advisory, which may be evaluated by the National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council, which shall be exempt from the requirements of section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act when meeting for such purposes;

(E) establish, using existing facilities, a Center for the

International Exchange of Earthquake Information which

shall—

(i) promote the exchange of information on earthquake research and earthquake preparedness between

the United States and other nations;

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(ii) maintain a library containing selected reports,

research papers, and data produced through the Program;

(iii) answer requests from other nations for information on United States earthquake research and earthquake preparedness programs; and

(iv) direct foreign requests to the agency involved in

the Program which is best able to respond to the request;

(F) operate a national Seismic Network;

(G) support regional seismic networks, which shall complement the National Seismic Network; and

(H) work with the National Science Foundation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop a comprehensive plan for earthquake engineering research to effectively use existing testing facilities and laboratories (in

existence at the time of the development of the plan), upgrade facilities and equipment as needed, and integrate

new, innovative testing approaches to the research infrastructure in a systematic manner.

(4) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—The National Science

Foundation shall be responsible for funding research on earth

sciences to improve the understanding of the causes and behavior of earthquakes, on earthquake engineering, and on

human response to earthquakes. In carrying out this paragraph, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall—

(A) encourage prompt dissemination of significant findings, sharing of data, samples, physical collections, and

other supporting materials, and development of intellectual property so research results can be used by appropriate organizations to mitigate earthquake damage;

(B) in addition to supporting individual investigators,

support university research consortia and centers for research in geosciences and in earthquake engineering;

(C) work closely with the United States Geological Survey to identify geographic regions of national concern that

should be the focus of targeted solicitations for earthquake-related research proposals;

(D) emphasize, in earthquake engineering research, development of economically feasible methods to retrofit existing buildings and to protect lifelines to mitigate earthquake damage;

(E) support research that studies the political, economic,

and social factors that influence the implementation of

hazard reduction measures; and

(F) develop, in conjunction with the Federal Emergency

Management Agency, the National Institute of Standards

and Technology, and the United States Geological Survey,

a comprehensive plan for earthquake engineering research

to effectively use existing testing facilities and laboratories

(in existence at the time of the development of the plan),

upgrade facilities and equipment as needed, and integrate

new, innovative testing approaches to the research infrastructure in a systematic manner.

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(5) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.—

The National Institute of Standards and Technology shall be

responsible for carrying out research and development to improve building codes and standards and practices for structures

and lifelines. In carrying out this paragraph, the Director of

the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall—

(A) work closely with national standards and model

building code organizations, in conjunction with the Agency, to promote the implementation of research results;

(B) promote better building practices among architects

and engineers;

(C) work closely with national standards organizations

to develop seismic safety standards and practices for new

existing lifelines; and

(D) work with the National Science Foundation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the United

States Geological Survey to develop a comprehensive plan

for earthquake engineering research to effectively use existing testing facilities and laboratories (in existence at the

time of the development of the plan), upgrade facilities and

equipment as needed, and integrate new, innovative testing approaches to the research infrastructure in a systematic manner.

(c) BUDGET COORDINATION.—

(1) GUIDANCE.—The Agency shall each year provide guidance

to the other Program agencies concerning the preparation of requests for appropriations for activities related to the Program,

and shall prepare, in conjunction with the other Program agencies, an annual Program budget to be submitted to the Office

of Management and Budget.

(2) REPORTS.—Each Program agency shall include with its

annual request for appropriations submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget a report that—

(A) identifies each element of the proposed Program activities of the agency;

(B) specifies how each of these activities contributes to the

Program; and

(C) states the portion of its request for appropriations allocated to each element of the Program.

øSEC. 10. NON-FEDERAL COST SHARING FOR SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS.

[42 U.S.C. 7705d]

øA grant under this Act to a State from the Agency that is made

with funds appropriated under the Fiscal Year 1990 Dire Emergency Supplemental to Meet the Needs of Natural Disasters of National Significance (Public Law 101–130; 103 Stat. 775) shall not

include a requirement for cost sharing in an amount greater than

25 percent of the cost of the project for which the grant is made,

and any cost sharing requirement may be satisfied through in-kind

contributions.¿

SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. [42 U.S.C. 7706]

(a) GENERAL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PROGRAM.—

(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the President

to carry out the provisions of sections 5 and 6 of this Act (in

addition to any authorizations for similar purposes included in

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other Acts and the authorizations set forth in subsections (b)

and (c) of this section), not to exceed $1,000,000 for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 1978, not to exceed $2,000,000 for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and not to exceed

$2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980.

(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director

to carry out the provisions of sections 5 and 6 of this Act for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981— (A) $1,000,000 for continuation of the Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction and the Building

Seismic Safety Council programs, (B) $1,500,000 for plans and preparedness for earthquake disasters, (C) $500,000 for prediction response planning,

(D) $600,000 for architectural and engineering planning

and practice programs, (E) $1,000,000 for development and application of a public education program, (F) $3,000,000 for use by the National Science Foundation in addition to the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (c), which amount includes

$2,400,000 for earthquake policy research and $600,000 for

the strong ground motion element of the siting program,

and

(G) $1,000,000 for use by the Center for Building Technology, National Bureau of Standards in addition to the

amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (d)

for earthquake activities in the Center.

(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $2,000,000 to

carry out the provisions of sections 5 and 6 of this Act.

(4) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director,

to carry out the provisions of sections 5 and 6 of this Act,

$1,281,000 for fiscal year ending September 30, 1983.

(5) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director,

to carry out the provisions of sections 5 and 6 of this Act, for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, $3,705,000, and for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, $6,096,000.

(6) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director,

to carry out the provisions of sections 5 and 6 of this Act, for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, $5,596,000, and for

the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, $5,848,000.

(7) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director

of the Agency, to carry out this Act $5,778,000 for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 1988, $5,788,000 for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 1989, $8,798,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, $14,750,000 for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1991, $19,000,000 for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1992, $22,000,000 for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1993, $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1995, $25,750,000 for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1996, $20,900,000 for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1998, øand¿ $21,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, ø1999.¿ 1999; $19,861,000 for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 2001, of which $450,000 shall be used to

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support the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Programeligible efforts of an established multi-state consortium to reduce the unacceptable threat of earthquake damages in the New

Madrid seismic region through efforts to enhance preparedness,

response, recovery, and mitigation; $20,953,000 for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 2002; and $22,105,000 for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 2003.

(b) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for purposes of carrying out,

through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the

responsibilities that may be assigned to the Director under this Act

not to exceed $27,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1978; not to exceed $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979; not to exceed $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980; $32,484,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981; $34,425,000 for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1982; $31,843,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1983; $35,524,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984;

$37,300,200 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985;

$35,578,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986;

$37,179,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987;

$38,540,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988;

$41,819,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989;

$55,283,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, of which

$8,000,000 shall be for earthquake investigations under section 11;

$50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991;

$54,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992;

$62,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993;

$49,200,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995;

$50,676,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996;

$52,565,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, of which

$3,800,000 shall be used for the Global Seismic Network operated

by the Agency; and $54,052,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, of which $3,800,000 shall be used for the Global

Seismic Network operated by the Agency. There are authorized to

be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for purposes of carrying out, through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the responsibilities that may be assigned to the Director under

this Act $47,360,000 for fiscal year 2001; $49,965,000 for fiscal year

2002; and $52,713,000 for fiscal year 2003. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under this subsection, at least—

(1) $8,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; øand¿

(2) $8,250,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated

for the fiscal year ending September 30, ø1999,¿ 1999;

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

for fiscal year 2001;

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

for fiscal year 2002; and

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

for fiscal year 2003.

shall be used for carrying out a competitive, peer-reviewed program

under which the Director, in close coordination with and as a complement to related activities of the United States Geological Survey, awards grants to, or enters into cooperative agreements with,

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State and local governments and persons or entities from the academic community and the private sector.

(c) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—To enable the Foundation

to carry out responsibilities that may be assigned to it under this

Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Foundation not

to exceed $27,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1978; not to exceed $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979; not to exceed $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980; $26,600,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981; $27,150,000 for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1982; $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1983; $25,800,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984;

$28,665,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985;

$27,760,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986;

$29,009,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987;

$28,235,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988;

$31,634,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989;

$38,454,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990. Of the

amounts authorized for Engineering under section 101(d)(1)(B) of

the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988,

$24,000,000 is authorized for carrying out this Act for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 1991, and of the amounts authorized for

Geosciences under section 101(d)1)(D) of the National Science

Foundation Authorization Act of 1988, $13,000,000 is authorized

for carrying out this Act for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1991. Of the amounts authorized for Research and Related Activities under section 101(e)(1) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988, $29,000,000 is authorized for engineering

research under this Act, and $14,750,000 is authorized for geosciences research under this Act, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992. Of the amounts authorized for Research and Related Activities under section 101(f)(1) of the National Science

Foundation Authorization Act of 1988, $34,500,000 is authorized

for engineering research under this Act, and $17,500,000 is authorized for geosciences research under this Act, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993. There are authorized to be appropriated,

out of funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation: (1) $16,200,000 for engineering research

and $10,900,000 for geosciences research for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1995, (2) $16,686,000 for engineering research and

$11,227,000 for geosciences research for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, (3) $18,450,000 for engineering research and

$11,920,000 for geosciences research for the fiscal year ending September 30, ø1998, and¿ 1993, (4) $19,000,000 for engineering research and $12,280,000 for geosciences research for the fiscal year

ending September 30, ø1999¿ 1999, and (5) $19,000,000 for engineering research and $11,900,000 for geosciences research for the

fiscal year ending September 30, 2001. There are authorized to be

appropriated to the National Science Foundation $20,045,000 for

engineering research and $12,555,000 for geosciences research for

fiscal year 2002 and $21,147,000 for engineering research and

$13,246,000 for geosciences research for fiscal year 2003.

(d) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.—To

enable the National Institute of Standards and Technology to carry

out responsibilities that may be assigned to it under this Act, there

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are authorized to be appropriated $425,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981; $425,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982; $475,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,

1983; $475,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984;

$498,750 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985; $499,000

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986; $521,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987; $525,000 for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 1988; $525,000 for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1989; $2,525,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990; $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1991; $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992;

and $4,750,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993.

There are authorized to be appropriated, out of funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the National Institute of Standards

and Technology, $1,900,000 for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1995, $1,957,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996,

$2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, ø1998, and¿

1998, $2,060,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, ø1999¿

1999, $2,332,000 for fiscal year 2001, $2,460,000 for fiscal year

2002, and $2,595,300 for fiscal year 2003.

ø(e) FUNDS FOR CERTAIN REQUIRED ADJUSTMENTS.—For each of

the fiscal years ending September 30, 1982, September 30, 1983,

September 30, 1984, and September 30, 1985, there are authorized

to be appropriated such further sums as may be necessary for adjustments required by law in salaries, pay, retirement, and employee benefits incurred in the conduct of activities for which funds

are authorized by the preceding provisions of this section.

ø(f) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds appropriated for fiscal years

1991, 1992, and 1993 pursuant to this section shall remain available until expended.¿

SEC. 13. ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC RESEARCH MONITORING SYSTEM.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the United States Geological Survey shall establish and operate an Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System. The purpose of such system

shall be to organize, modernize, standardize, and stabilize the national, regional, and urban seismic monitoring systems in the

United States, including sensors, recorders, and data analysis centers, into a coordinated system that will measure and record the full

range of frequencies and amplitudes exhibited by seismic waves, in

order to enhance earthquake research and warning capabilities.

(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date of

the enactment of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization

Act of 2000, the Director of the United States Geological Survey

shall transmit to the Congress a 5-year management plan for establishing and operating the Advanced National Seismic Research and

Monitoring System. The plan shall include annual cost estimates

for both modernization and operation, milestones, standards, and

performance goals, as well as plans for securing the participation

of all existing networks in the Advanced National Seismic Research

and Monitoring System and for establishing new, or enhancing existing, partnerships to leverage resources.

(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

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propriated to the Secretary of the Interior, to be used by the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish the

Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System— (A) $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2001;

(B) $33,700,000 for fiscal year 2002;

(C) $35,100,000 for fiscal year 2003;

(D) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and

(E) $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2005.

(2) OPERATION.—In addition to amounts appropriated under

section 12(b), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, to be used by the Director of the United

States Geological Survey to operate the Advanced National

Seismic Research and Monitoring System— (A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2001; and

(B) $10,300,000 for fiscal year 2002.

SEC. 14. NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the National Science Foundation shall establish a Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation that will upgrade, link, and integrate a system of geographically distributed experimental facilities for earthquake engineering

testing of full-sized structures and their components and partialscale physical models. The system shall be integrated through networking software so that integrated models and databases can be

used to create model-based simulation, and the components of the

system shall be interconnected with a computer network and allow

for remote access, information sharing, and collaborative research.

(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts

appropriated under section 12(c), there are authorized to be appropriated, out of funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the

National Science Foundation, $28,200,000 for fiscal year 2001 for

the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation. In addition to

amounts appropriated under section 12(c), there are authorized to

be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the Network

for Earthquake Engineering Simulation—

(1) $24,400,000 for fiscal year 2002;

(2) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2003; and

(3) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.

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