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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3479 

To reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2011 

Mrs. BIGGERT (for herself, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 

HALL, and Mr. PALAZZO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs, 

and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Natural Hazards Risk 

5 Reduction Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

7 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 


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TITLE I—EARTHQUAKES 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Definitions. 

Sec. 103. National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. 

Sec. 104. Post-Earthquake Investigations Program. 

Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE II—WIND 

Sec. 201. Short title. 

Sec. 202. Definitions. 

Sec. 203. National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. 

Sec. 204. National Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction. 

Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE III—INTERAGENCY COORDINATION 

Sec. 301. Interagency Coordinating Committee on Natural Hazards Risk Reduction. 

Sec. 302. Coordination of Federal disaster research, development, and technology transfer. 

Sec. 303. Authorizations. 

1 TITLE I—EARTHQUAKES 

2 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

3 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Earthquake 

4 Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 

5 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 

7 Section 4 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

8 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7703) is amended by striking para9 graphs (8) and (9). 

10 SEC. 103. NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION 

11 PROGRAM. 

12 Section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

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

14 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘to be 

2 administered, as provided under this section, by 

3 the National Institute of Standards and Tech4 nology, the Federal Emergency Management 

5 Agency, the United States Geological Survey, 

6 and the National Science Foundation’’ after 

7 ‘‘Reduction Program’’; 

8 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 

10 read as follows: 

11 ‘‘(A) research and develop effective meth12 ods, tools, and technologies to reduce the risk 

13 posed by earthquakes to the built environment, 

14 especially to lessen the risk to existing struc15 tures and lifelines;’’; 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

17 ‘‘and retrofitting’’ after ‘‘planning and 

18 constructing’’; 

19 (iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

20 subparagraph (C); 

21 (iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

22 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, as 

23 appropriate; and’’; and 

24 (v) by adding at the end the following 

25 new subparagraph: 


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1 ‘‘(E) support public education and out2 reach to assist in preparing for and responding 

3 to earthquake-related disasters.’’; and 

4 (C) by striking paragraphs (3) through 

5 (5); 

6 (2) in subsection (b)— 

7 (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 

8 follows: 

9 ‘‘(1) LEAD AGENCY.—The National Institute of 

10 Standards and Technology shall have the primary 

11 responsibility for planning and coordinating the Pro12 gram. In carrying out this paragraph, the Director 

13 of the Institute shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) ensure that the Program includes the 

15 necessary components to promote the imple16 mentation of earthquake hazards risk reduction 

17 measures by Federal, State, and local govern18 ments, national standards and model building 

19 code organizations, architects and engineers, 

20 and others with a role in planning, con21 structing, and retrofitting structures and life22 lines; 

23 ‘‘(B) support the development of perform24 ance-based seismic engineering tools, and work 

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1 mercial application of such tools, through earth2 quake-related model building codes, voluntary 

3 standards, and construction best practices; 

4 ‘‘(C) request the assistance of Federal 

5 agencies other than the Program agencies, as 

6 necessary to assist in carrying out this Act; 

7 ‘‘(D) work with the Federal Emergency 

8 Management Agency, the National Science 

9 Foundation, and the United States Geological 

10 Survey, to develop a comprehensive plan for 

11 earthquake engineering research to effectively 

12 use existing testing facilities and laboratories 

13 (existing at the time of the development of the 

14 plan), upgrade facilities and equipment as need15 ed, and integrate new, innovative testing ap16 proaches to the research infrastructure in a sys17 tematic manner; and 

18 ‘‘(E) when warranted by research or inves19 tigative findings, issue recommendations to as20 sist in informing the development of model 

21 codes, and provide information to Congress on 

22 the use of such recommendations.’’; 

23 (B) in paragraph (3)— 


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1 (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

2 ‘‘seismic microzonation’’ and inserting ‘‘de3 tailed seismic hazard and risk’’; 

4 (ii) by amending subparagraphs (F) 

5 and (G) to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(F) operate, in cooperation with the Na7 tional Science Foundation, a Global Seis8 mographic Network for detection of earth9 quakes around the world and research into fun10 damental earth processes; 

11 ‘‘(G) support the operation of regional seis12 mic networks in areas of higher seismic risk;’’; 

13 (iii) by striking the period at the end 

14 of subparagraph (H) and inserting a semi15 colon; and 

16 (iv) by amending subparagraph (I) to 

17 read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(I) work with other Program agencies to 

19 maintain awareness of, and where appropriate 

20 coordinate with, earthquake risk reduction ef21 forts in other countries to ensure that the Pro22 gram benefits from relevant information and 

23 advances in those countries; and’’; 

24 (C) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking ‘‘of 

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1 duction Program’’ and inserting ‘‘of institutions 

2 engaged in research and the implementation of 

3 the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

4 Program, which may include the George E. 

5 Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineer6 ing Simulation’’; and 

7 (D) in paragraph (5)— 

8 (i) in subparagraph (C)— 

9 (I) by inserting ‘‘and other stake10 holders with relevant expertise’’ after 

11 ‘‘standards organizations’’; and 

12 (II) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the 

13 semicolon at the end; 

14 (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of 

15 subparagraph (D) and inserting a period; 

16 and 

17 (iii) by striking subparagraph (E); 

18 (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub19 section (d); 

20 (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol21 lowing new subsection: 

22 ‘‘(c) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE HAZ23 ARDS REDUCTION.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Na25 tional Institute of Standards and Technology shall 


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1 establish an Advisory Committee on Earthquake 

2 Hazards Reduction, which shall be composed of at 

3 least 11 members, none of whom may be employees 

4 of the Federal Government, including representa5 tives of research and academic institutions, industry 

6 standards development organizations, emergency 

7 management agencies, State and local government, 

8 and business communities who are qualified to pro9 vide advice on earthquake hazards reduction and 

10 represent all related scientific, architectural, and en11 gineering disciplines. The recommendations of the 

12 Advisory Committee shall be considered by Federal 

13 agencies in implementing the Program. 

14 ‘‘(2) ASSESSMENTS.—The Advisory Committee 

15 on Earthquake Hazards Reduction shall offer as16 sessments on— 

17 ‘‘(A) trends and developments in the nat18 ural, social, and engineering sciences and prac19 tices of earthquake hazards impact mitigation; 

20 ‘‘(B) the priorities of the Program’s Stra21 tegic Plan; 

22 ‘‘(C) the coordination of the Program; and 

23 ‘‘(D) any revisions to the Program which 

24 may be necessary. 


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1 ‘‘(3) COMPENSATION.—The members of the Ad2 visory Committee established under this subsection 

3 shall serve without compensation. 

4 ‘‘(4) REPORTS.—At least every 2 years, the Ad5 visory Committee shall report to the Director of the 

6 National Institute of Standards and Technology on 

7 the assessments carried out under paragraph (2) 

8 and its recommendations for ways to improve the 

9 Program. 

10 ‘‘(5) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Committee 

11 established under this subsection shall terminate not 

12 later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the 

13 Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2011.’’; and 

14 (5) in subsection (d)(1), as so redesignated by 

15 paragraph (3) of this section, by inserting ‘‘on Nat16 ural Hazards Risk Reduction established under sec17 tion 301 of the Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act 

18 of 2011’’ after ‘‘Interagency Coordinating Com19 mittee’’. 

20 SEC. 104. POST-EARTHQUAKE INVESTIGATIONS PROGRAM. 

21 Section 11 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

22 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7705e) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 

23 utilizing the coordination expertise of the lead Program 

24 agency’’ after ‘‘consultation with each Program agency’’. 


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1 SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 12 of the Earthquake 

3 Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706) is 

4 amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 ‘‘(a) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGEN7 CY.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fed8 eral Emergency Management Agency for carrying out this 

9 Act— 

10 ‘‘(1) $6,400,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

11 ‘‘(2) $6,400,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

12 ‘‘(3) $6,400,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

13 ‘‘(b) UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated to the United States Ge15 ological Survey for carrying out this Act— 

16 ‘‘(1) $57,700,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

17 ‘‘(2) $57,700,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

18 ‘‘(3) $57,700,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

19 ‘‘(c) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—There are 

20 authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 

21 Foundation for carrying out this Act— 

22 ‘‘(1) $53,800,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

23 ‘‘(2) $53,800,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

24 ‘‘(3) $53,800,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

25 ‘‘(d) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

26 TECHNOLOGY.—There are authorized to be appropriated 


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1 to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for 

2 carrying out this Act— 

3 ‘‘(1) $4,100,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

4 ‘‘(2) $4,100,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

5 ‘‘(3) $4,100,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 14 of the 

7 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 

8 U.S.C. 7708) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—’’; and 

10 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

11 TITLE II—WIND 

12 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

13 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Windstorm 

14 Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2011’’. 

15 SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 

16 Section 203(1) of the National Windstorm Impact 

17 Reduction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15702(1)) is amended 

18 by striking ‘‘Director of the Office of Science and Tech19 nology Policy’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the National In20 stitute of Standards and Technology’’. 

21 SEC. 203. NATIONAL WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION PRO22 GRAM. 

23 Section 204 of the National Windstorm Impact Re24 duction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15703) is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and 

2 inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Na4 tional Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, the purpose 

5 of which is to achieve major measurable reductions in the 

6 losses of life and property from windstorms through a co7 ordinated Federal effort, in cooperation with other levels 

8 of government, academia, and the private sector, aimed 

9 at improving the understanding of windstorms and their 

10 impacts and developing and encouraging the implementa11 tion of cost-effective mitigation measures to reduce those 

12 impacts. 

13 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROGRAM AGENCIES.— 

14 ‘‘(1) LEAD AGENCY.—The National Institute of 

15 Standards and Technology shall have the primary 

16 responsibility for planning and coordinating the Pro17 gram. In carrying out this paragraph, the Director 

18 shall— 

19 ‘‘(A) ensure that the Program includes the 

20 necessary components to promote the imple21 mentation of windstorm risk reduction meas22 ures by Federal, State, and local governments, 

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1 ers with a role in planning and constructing 

2 buildings and lifelines; 

3 ‘‘(B) support the development of perform4 ance-based engineering tools, and work with ap5 propriate groups to promote the commercial ap6 plication of such tools, including through wind7 related model building codes, voluntary stand8 ards, and construction best practices; 

9 ‘‘(C) request the assistance of Federal 

10 agencies other than the Program agencies, as 

11 necessary to assist in carrying out this Act; 

12 ‘‘(D) coordinate all Federal post-windstorm 

13 investigations; and 

14 ‘‘(E) when warranted by research or inves15 tigative findings, issue recommendations to as16 sist in informing the development of model 

17 codes, and provide information to Congress on 

18 the use of such recommendations. 

19 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

20 TECHNOLOGY.—In addition to the lead agency re21 sponsibilities described under paragraph (1), the Na22 tional Institute of Standards and Technology shall 

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1 struction, and retrofit of buildings, structures, and 

2 lifelines. 

3 ‘‘(3) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—The 

4 National Science Foundation shall support research 

5 in engineering and the atmospheric sciences to im6 prove the understanding of the behavior of wind7 storms and their impact on buildings, structures, 

8 and lifelines. 

9 ‘‘(4) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

10 ADMINISTRATION.—The National Oceanic and At11 mospheric Administration shall support atmospheric 

12 sciences research and data collection to improve the 

13 understanding of the behavior of windstorms and 

14 their impact on buildings, structures, and lifelines. 

15 ‘‘(5) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

16 AGENCY.—The Federal Emergency Management 

17 Agency shall support the development of risk assess18 ment tools and effective mitigation techniques, wind19 storm-related data collection and analysis, public 

20 outreach, information dissemination, and implemen21 tation of mitigation measures consistent with the 

22 Agency’s all-hazards approach.’’; 

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1 (3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated by 

2 paragraph (2) of this section, amend paragraph 

3 (4)(A) to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘(A) development of improved outreach 

5 and implementation mechanisms to translate— 

6 ‘‘(i) existing information and research 

7 findings into cost-effective and affordable 

8 practices for design and construction pro9 fessionals, and State and local officials; 

10 and 

11 ‘‘(ii) research, including social science 

12 research, into windstorm risk mitigation 

13 and preparedness strategies for individuals, 

14 households, and businesses;’’; and 

15 (4) by striking subsections (e) and (f). 

16 SEC. 204. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WIND17 STORM IMPACT REDUCTION. 

18 Section 205 of the National Windstorm Impact Re19 duction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15704) is amended to 

20 read as follows: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 205. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WIND22 STORM IMPACT REDUCTION. 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National In24 stitute of Standards and Technology shall establish an Ad25 visory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction, which 


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1 shall be composed of at least 7 members, none of whom 

2 may be employees of the Federal Government, including 

3 representatives of research and academic institutions, in4 dustry standards development organizations, emergency 

5 management agencies, State and local government, and 

6 business communities who are qualified to provide advice 

7 on windstorm impact reduction and represent all related 

8 scientific, architectural, and engineering disciplines. The 

9 recommendations of the Advisory Committee shall be con10 sidered by Federal agencies in implementing the Program. 

11 ‘‘(b) ASSESSMENTS.—The Advisory Committee on 

12 Windstorm Impact Reduction shall offer assessments on— 

13 ‘‘(1) trends and developments in the natural, 

14 social, and engineering sciences and practices of 

15 windstorm impact mitigation; 

16 ‘‘(2) the priorities of the Program’s Strategic 

17 Plan; 

18 ‘‘(3) the coordination of the Program; and 

19 ‘‘(4) any revisions to the Program which may 

20 be necessary. 

21 ‘‘(c) COMPENSATION.—The members of the Advisory 

22 Committee established under this section shall serve with23 out compensation. 

24 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.—At least every 2 years, the Advisory 

25 Committee shall report to the Director on the assessments 


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1 carried out under subsection (b) and its recommendations 

2 for ways to improve the Program. 

3 ‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Committee shall 

4 terminate not later than 5 years after the date of enact5 ment of the Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 

6 2011.’’. 

7 SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

8 Section 207 of the National Windstorm Impact Re9 duction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15706) is amended to 

10 read as follows: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

12 ‘‘(a) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGEN13 CY.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fed14 eral Emergency Management Agency for carrying out this 

15 title— 

16 ‘‘(1) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

17 ‘‘(2) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

18 ‘‘(3) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

19 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—There are 

20 authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 

21 Foundation for carrying out this title— 

22 ‘‘(1) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

23 ‘‘(2) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

24 ‘‘(3) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2014. 


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1 ‘‘(c) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

2 TECHNOLOGY.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

3 to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for 

4 carrying out this title— 

5 ‘‘(1) $5,300,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

6 ‘‘(2) $5,300,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

7 ‘‘(3) $5,300,000 for fiscal year 2014. 

8 ‘‘(d) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN9 ISTRATION.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 

10 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for 

11 carrying out this title— 

12 ‘‘(1) $2,700,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

13 ‘‘(2) $2,700,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

14 ‘‘(3) $2,700,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 

15 TITLE III—INTERAGENCY 

16 COORDINATION 

17 SEC. 301. INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 

18 NATURAL HAZARDS RISK REDUCTION. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an Inter20 agency Coordinating Committee on Natural Hazards Risk 

21 Reduction, chaired by the Director of the National Insti22 tute of Standards and Technology. 

23 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—In addition to the chair, the 

24 Committee shall be composed of— 

25 (1) the heads of— 


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1 (A) the Federal Emergency Management 

2 Agency; 

3 (B) the United States Geological Survey; 

4 (C) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

5 Administration; 

6 (D) the National Science Foundation; 

7 (E) the Office of Science and Technology 

8 Policy; and 

9 (F) the Office of Management and Budget; 

10 and 

11 (2) the head of any other Federal agency the 

12 chair considers appropriate. 

13 (c) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet not less 

14 than 1 time a year at the call of the Director of the Na15 tional Institute of Standards and Technology. 

16 (d) GENERAL PURPOSE AND DUTIES.—The Com17 mittee shall oversee the planning and coordination of the 

18 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and 

19 the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, and 

20 shall make proposals for planning and coordination of any 

21 other Federal research for natural hazard mitigation that 

22 the Committee considers appropriate. 

23 (e) STRATEGIC PLANS.—The Committee shall de24 velop and submit to Congress, not later than one year 

25 after the date of enactment of this Act— 


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1 (1) a Strategic Plan for the National Earth2 quake Hazards Reduction Program that includes— 

3 (A) prioritized goals for such Program that 

4 will mitigate against the loss of life and prop5 erty from future earthquakes; 

6 (B) short-term, mid-term, and long-term 

7 research objectives to achieve those goals; 

8 (C) a description of the role of each Pro9 gram agency in achieving the prioritized goals; 

10 (D) the methods by which progress to11 wards the goals will be assessed; 

12 (E) an explanation of how the Program 

13 will foster the transfer of research results into 

14 outcomes, such as improved model building 

15 codes; 

16 (F) a description of how the George E. 

17 Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineer18 ing Simulation and the Advanced National Seis19 mic Research and Monitoring System will be 

20 used in achieving the prioritized goals and re21 search objectives; and 

22 (G) an explanation of how the Program 

23 will coordinate its activities with other Federal 

24 agencies performing activities relevant to the 

25 Program; and 


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1 (2) a Strategic Plan for the National Wind2 storm Impact Reduction Program that includes— 

3 (A) prioritized goals for such Program that 

4 will mitigate against the loss of life and prop5 erty from future windstorms; 

6 (B) short-term, mid-term, and long-term 

7 research objectives to achieve those goals; 

8 (C) a description of the role of each Pro9 gram agency in achieving the prioritized goals; 

10 (D) the methods by which progress to11 wards the goals will be assessed; 

12 (E) an explanation of how the Program 

13 will foster the transfer of research results into 

14 outcomes, such as improved model building 

15 codes; and 

16 (F) an explanation of how the Program 

17 will coordinate its activities with other Federal 

18 agencies performing activities relevant to the 

19 Program. 

20 (f) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than 18 months 

21 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Committee 

22 shall submit to the Congress— 

23 (1) a report on the progress of the National 

24 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program that in25 cludes— 


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1 (A) a description of the activities funded 

2 under the Program, a description of how these 

3 activities align with the prioritized goals and re4 search objectives established in the Strategic 

5 Plan, and the budgets, per agency, for these ac6 tivities; 

7 (B) the outcomes achieved by the Program 

8 for each of the goals identified in the Strategic 

9 Plan; 

10 (C) a description of any recommendations 

11 made to change existing building codes that 

12 were the result of Program activities; and 

13 (D) a description of the extent to which 

14 the Program has incorporated recommendations 

15 from the Advisory Committee on Earthquake 

16 Hazards Reduction; and 

17 (2) a report on the progress of the National 

18 Windstorm Impact Reduction Program that in19 cludes— 

20 (A) a description of the activities funded 

21 under the Program, a description of how these 

22 activities align with the prioritized goals and re23 search objectives established in the Strategic 

24 Plan, and the budgets, per agency, for these ac25 tivities; 


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1 (B) the outcomes achieved by the Program 

2 for each of the goals identified in the Strategic 

3 Plan; 

4 (C) a description of any recommendations 

5 made to change existing building codes that 

6 were the result of Program activities; and 

7 (D) a description of the extent to which 

8 the Program has incorporated recommendations 

9 from the Advisory Committee on Windstorm 

10 Impact Reduction. 

11 (g) COORDINATED BUDGET.—The Committee shall 

12 develop a coordinated budget for the National Earthquake 

13 Hazards Reduction Program and a coordinated budget for 

14 the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. 

15 These budgets shall be submitted to the Congress at the 

16 time of the President’s budget submission for each fiscal 

17 year. 

18 SEC. 302. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL DISASTER RE19 SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY 

20 TRANSFER. 

21 Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

22 of this Act, the Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction of 

23 the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of 

24 the National Science and Technology Council shall submit 

25 a report to the Congress detailing— 


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1 (1) current Federal research, development, and 

2 technology transfer activities that address hazard 

3 mitigation for natural disasters, including earth4 quakes, windstorms, wildfires, floods, and the cur5 rent budgets for these activities; 

6 (2) areas of research that are common to two 

7 or more of the hazards identified in paragraph (1); 

8 (3) opportunities to create synergies between 

9 the research activities for the hazards identified in 

10 paragraph (1); and 

11 (4) the status of coordination of Federal dis12 aster research, development, and technology transfer 

13 activities including those of the National Earthquake 

14 Hazards Reduction Program and the National 

15 Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. 

16 SEC. 303. AUTHORIZATIONS. 

17 No additional funds are authorized to carry out this 

18 title. This title shall be carried out using amounts other19 wise authorized or appropriated. 

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