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[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2608 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2608

                       One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
           the twentieth day of January, two thousand and four

                                 An Act

 
 To reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, and 
                           for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

                  Title I--Earthquake Hazard Reduction

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. National earthquake hazards reduction program.
Sec. 104. Authorization of appropriations.

                  Title II--Windstorm Impact Reduction

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings.
Sec. 203. Definitions.
Sec. 204. National windstorm impact reduction program.
Sec. 205. National advisory committee on windstorm impact reduction.
Sec. 206. Savings clause.
Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 208. Biennial report.
Sec. 209. Coordination.

               Title III--Commercial Space Transportation

Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.

                  TITLE I--EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``National Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2004''.

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 4 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs:
        ``(8) The term `Interagency Coordinating Committee' means the 
    Interagency Coordinating Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
    established under section 5(a).
        ``(9) The term `Advisory Committee' means the Advisory 
    Committee established under section 5(a)(5).''.

SEC. 103. NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM.

    Section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7704(b)) is amended--
        (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) Establishment.--
        ``(1) In general.--There is established the National Earthquake 
    Hazards Reduction Program.
        ``(2) Program activities.--The activities of the Program shall 
    be designed to--
            ``(A) develop effective measures for earthquake hazards 
        reduction;
            ``(B) promote the adoption of earthquake hazards reduction 
        measures by Federal, State, and local governments, national 
        standards and model code organizations, architects and 
        engineers, building owners, and others with a role in planning 
        and constructing buildings, structures, and lifelines through--
                ``(i) grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
            technical assistance;
                ``(ii) development of standards, guidelines, and 
            voluntary consensus codes for earthquake hazards reduction 
            for buildings, structures, and lifelines;
                ``(iii) development and maintenance of a repository of 
            information, including technical data, on seismic risk and 
            hazards reduction; and
            ``(C) improve the understanding of earthquakes and their 
        effects on communities, buildings, structures, and lifelines, 
        through interdisciplinary research that involves engineering, 
        natural sciences, and social, economic, and decisions sciences; 
        and
            ``(D) develop, operate, and maintain an Advanced National 
        Seismic Research and Monitoring System established under 
        section 13 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
        U.S.C. 7707), the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake 
        Engineering Simulation established under section 14 of that Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 7708), and the Global Seismographic Network.
        ``(3) Interagency coordinating committee on earthquake hazards 
    reduction.--
            ``(A) In general.--There is established an Interagency 
        Coordinating Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction chaired 
        by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology (referred to in this subsection as the `Director').
            ``(B) Membership.--The committee shall be composed of the 
        directors of--
                ``(i) the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
                ``(ii) the United States Geological Survey;
                ``(iii) the National Science Foundation;
                ``(iv) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and
                ``(v) the Office of Management and Budget.
            ``(C) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet not less than 3 
        times a year at the call of the Director.
            ``(D) Purpose and duties.--The Interagency Coordinating 
        Committee shall oversee the planning, management, and 
        coordination of the Program. The Interagency Coordinating 
        Committee shall--
                ``(i) develop, not later than 6 months after the date 
            of enactment of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
            Program Reauthorization Act of 2004 and update 
            periodically--

                    ``(I) a strategic plan that establishes goals and 
                priorities for the Program activities described under 
                subsection (a)(2); and
                    ``(II) a detailed management plan to implement such 
                strategic plan; and

                ``(ii) develop a coordinated interagency budget for the 
            Program that will ensure appropriate balance among the 
            Program activities described under subsection (a)(2), and, 
            in accordance with the plans developed under clause (i), 
            submit such budget to the Director of the Office of 
            Management and Budget at the time designated by that office 
            for agencies to submit annual budgets.
        ``(4) Annual report.--The Interagency Coordinating Committee 
    shall transmit, at the time of the President's budget request to 
    Congress, an annual report to the Committee on Science and the 
    Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives, and the 
    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
    Such report shall include--
            ``(A) the Program budget for the current fiscal year for 
        each agency that participates in the Program, and for each 
        major goal established for the Program activities under 
        subparagraph (3)(A);
            ``(B) the proposed Program budget for the next fiscal year 
        for each agency that participates in the Program, and for each 
        major goal established for the Program activities under 
        subparagraph (3)(A);
            ``(C) a description of the activities and results of the 
        Program during the previous year, including an assessment of 
        the effectiveness of the Program in furthering the goals 
        established in the strategic plan under (3)(A);
            ``(D) a description of the extent to which the Program has 
        incorporated the recommendations of the Advisory Committee;
            ``(E) a description of activities, including budgets for 
        the current fiscal year and proposed budgets for the next 
        fiscal year, that are carried out by Program agencies and 
        contribute to the Program, but are not included in the Program; 
        and
            ``(F) a description of the activities, including budgets 
        for the current fiscal year and proposed budgets for the 
        following fiscal year, related to the grant program carried out 
        under subsection (b)(2)(A)(i).
        ``(5) Advisory committee.--
            ``(A) In general.--The Director shall establish an Advisory 
        Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction of at least 11 
        members, none of whom may be an employee (as defined in 
        subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 7342(a)(1) of title 5, 
        United States Code, including representatives of research and 
        academic institutions, industry standards development 
        organizations, State and local government, and financial 
        communities who are qualified to provide advice on earthquake 
        hazards reduction and represent all related scientific, 
        architectural, and engineering disciplines. The recommendations 
        of the Advisory Committee shall be considered by Federal 
        agencies in implementing the Program.
            ``(B) Assessment.--The Advisory Committee shall assess--
                ``(i) trends and developments in the science and 
            engineering of earthquake hazards reduction;
                ``(ii) effectiveness of the Program in carrying out the 
            activities under (a)(2);
                ``(iii) the need to revise the Program; and
                ``(iv) the management, coordination, implementation, 
            and activities of the Program.
            ``(C) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 
        Reauthorization Act of 2004 and at least once every 2 years 
        thereafter, the Advisory Committee shall report to the Director 
        on its findings of the assessment carried out under 
        subparagraph (B) and its recommendations for ways to improve 
        the Program. In developing recommendations, the Committee shall 
        consider the recommendations of the United States Geological 
        Survey Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee.
            ``(D) Federal advisory committee act application.--Section 
        14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C. 14) 
        shall not apply to the Advisory Committee.'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``Federal Emergency Management Agency'' 
            and all that follows through ``of the Agency'' and 
            inserting ``National Institute of Standards and Technology 
            shall have the primary responsibility for planning and 
            coordinating the Program. In carrying out this paragraph, 
            the Director of the Institute'';
                (ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and 
            redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs 
            (C) and (D), respectively;
                (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
            following:
            ``(B) support the development of performance-based seismic 
        engineering tools, and work with appropriate groups to promote 
        the commercial application of such tools, through earthquake-
        related building codes, standards, and construction 
        practices;'';
                (iv) by striking ``The principal official carrying out 
            the responsibilities described in this paragraph shall be 
            at a level no lower than that of Associate Director.''; and
                (v) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by clause 
            (ii), by striking ``National Science Foundation, the 
            National Institutes of Standards and Technology'' and 
            inserting ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, the 
            National Science Foundation'';
            (B) by striking so much of paragraph (2) as precedes 
        subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
    ``(2) Department of homeland security; federal emergency management 
agency.--
        ``(A) Program responsibilities.--The Under Secretary of 
    Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response (the 
    Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency)--
            ``(i) shall work closely with national standards and model 
        building code organizations, in conjunction with the National 
        Institute of Standards and Technology, to promote the 
        implementation of research results;
            ``(ii) shall promote better building practices within the 
        building design and construction industry including architects, 
        engineers, contractors, builders, and inspectors;
            ``(iii) shall operate a program of grants and assistance to 
        enable States to develop mitigation, 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;
            ``(iv) shall support the implementation of a comprehensive 
        earthquake education and public awareness program, including 
        development of materials and their wide dissemination to all 
        appropriate audiences and support public access to locality-
        specific information that may assist the public in preparing 
        for, mitigating against, responding to and recovering from 
        earthquakes and related disasters;
            ``(v) shall assist the National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology, other Federal agencies, and private sector groups, 
        in the preparation, maintenance, and wide dissemination of 
        seismic resistant design guidance and related information on 
        building codes, standards, and practices for new and existing 
        buildings, structures, and lifelines, and aid in the 
        development of performance-based design guidelines and 
        methodologies supporting model codes for buildings, structures, 
        and lifelines that are cost effective and affordable;
            ``(vi) shall develop, coordinate, and execute the National 
        Response Plan when required following an earthquake, and 
        support the development of specific State and local plans for 
        each high risk area to ensure the availability of adequate 
        emergency medical resources, search and rescue personnel and 
        equipment, and emergency broadcast capability;
            ``(vii) shall develop approaches to combine measures for 
        earthquake hazards reduction with measures for reduction of 
        other natural and technological hazards including performance-
        based design approaches;
            ``(viii) shall provide preparedness, response, and 
        mitigation recommendations to communities after an earthquake 
        prediction has been made under paragraph (3)(D); and
            ``(ix) may enter into cooperative agreements or contracts 
        with States and local jurisdictions and other Federal agencies 
        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.'';
            (C) in paragraph (3)--
                (i) by inserting ``and other activities'' after ``shall 
            conduct research'';
                (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``the Agency'' 
            and inserting ``the Director of the Federal Emergency 
            Management Agency and the Director of the National 
            Institute of Standards and Technology'';
                (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``the Director 
            of the Agency'' and inserting ``the Director of the Federal 
            Emergency Management Agency and the Director of the 
            National Institute of Standards and Technology'';
                (iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``establish, 
            using existing facilities, a Center for the International 
            Exchange of Earthquake Information'' and inserting 
            ``operate, using the National Earthquake Information 
            Center, a forum for the international exchange of 
            earthquake information'';
                (v) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``Network'' and 
            inserting ``System''; and
                (vi) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following 
            new subparagraphs:
            ``(I) work with other Program agencies to coordinate 
        Program activities with similar earthquake hazards reduction 
        efforts in other countries, to ensure that the Program benefits 
        from relevant information and advances in those countries; and
            ``(J) maintain suitable seismic hazard maps in support of 
        building codes for structures and lifelines, including 
        additional maps needed for performance-based design 
        approaches.'';
            (D) in paragraph (4)--
                (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as 
            subparagraphs (E), (F), and (H), respectively;
                (ii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
            ``(D) support research that improves the safety and 
        performance of buildings, structures, and lifeline systems 
        using large-scale experimental and computational facilities of 
        the George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering 
        Simulation and other institutions engaged in research and the 
        implementation of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
        Program;'';
                (iii) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated), by 
            striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; and
                (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (F) (as so 
            redesignated) the following:
            ``(G) include to the maximum extent practicable diverse 
        institutions, including Historically Black Colleges and 
        Universities and those serving large proportions of Hispanics, 
        Native Americans, Asian-Pacific Americans, and other 
        underrepresented populations; and'';
            (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``The National'' and 
        inserting ``In addition to the lead agency responsibilities 
        described under paragraph (1), the National''; and
            (F) in paragraph (5)--
                (i) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon in 
            subparagraph (C);
                (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph 
            (E); and
                (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the 
            following:
        ``(D) support the development and commercial application of 
    cost effective and affordable performance-based seismic engineering 
    by providing technical support for seismic engineering practices 
    and related building code, standards, and practices development; 
    and''; and
        (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``Agency'' and inserting 
    ``Interagency Coordinating Committee''.

SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706) is amended--
        (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
        ``(8) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Federal 
    Emergency Management Agency for carrying out this title--
            ``(A) $21,000,000 for fiscal year 2005,
            ``(B) $21,630,000 for fiscal year 2006,
            ``(C) $22,280,000 for fiscal year 2007,
            ``(D) $22,950,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
            ``(E) $23,640,000 for fiscal year 2009,
    of which not less than 10 percent of available program funds 
    actually appropriated shall be made available each such fiscal year 
    for supporting the development of performance-based, cost-
    effective, and affordable design guidelines and methodologies in 
    codes for buildings, structures, and lifelines.'';
        (2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``There'' in subsection (b);
        (3) by striking ``subsection'' in the last sentence and 
    inserting ``paragraph'';
        (4) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection 
    (b) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively;
        (5) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following:
    ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the United States 
Geological Survey for carrying out this title--
        ``(A) $77,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, of which not less than 
    $30,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced 
    National Seismic Research and Monitoring System established under 
    section 13;
        ``(B) $84,410,000 for fiscal year 2006, of which not less than 
    $36,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced 
    National Seismic Research and Monitoring System established under 
    section 13;
        ``(C) $85,860,000 for fiscal year 2007, of which not less than 
    $36,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced 
    National Seismic Research and Monitoring System established under 
    section 13;
        ``(D) $87,360,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which not less than 
    $36,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced 
    National Seismic Research and Monitoring System established under 
    section 13; and
        ``(E) $88,900,000 for fiscal year 2009, of which not less than 
    $36,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced 
    National Seismic Research and Monitoring System established under 
    section 13.'';
        (6) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``To'' in subsection (c);
        (7) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following:
    ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
Science Foundation for carrying out this title--
        ``(A) $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
        ``(B) $39,140,000 for fiscal year 2006;
        ``(C) $40,310,000 for fiscal year 2007;
        ``(D) $41,520,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
        ``(E) $42,770,000 for fiscal year 2009.'';
        (8) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``To'' in subsection (d); and
        (9) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the following:
    ``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology for carrying out this title--
        ``(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005,
        ``(B) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2006,
        ``(C) $12,100,000 for fiscal year 2007,
        ``(D) $13,310,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
        ``(E) $14,640,000 for fiscal year 2009,
of which $2,000,000 shall be made available each such fiscal year for 
supporting the development of performance-based, cost-effective, and 
affordable codes for buildings, structures, and lifelines.''.
    (b) Separate Authorization for the Advanced national Seismic 
Research and Monitoring System.--Section 13 of the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7707) is amended by striking 
subsection (c).
    (c) Separate Authorization for the Network for Earthquake 
Engineering Simulation.--Section 14(b) of the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7708(b)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon in paragraph (3);
        (2) by striking ``2004.'' in paragraph (4) and inserting 
    ``2004;'';
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(5) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, all of which shall be 
    available for operations and maintenance;
        ``(6) $20,400,000 for fiscal year 2006, all of which shall be 
    available for operations and maintenance;
        ``(7) $20,870,000 for fiscal year 2007, all of which shall be 
    available for operations and maintenance;
        ``(8) $21,390,000 for fiscal year 2008, all of which shall be 
    available for operations and maintenance; and
        ``(9) $21,930,000 for fiscal year 2009, all of which shall be 
    available for operations and maintenance.''.

                  TITLE II--WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Windstorm Impact Reduction 
Act of 2004''.

SEC. 202. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
        (1) Hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes, and thunderstorms 
    can cause significant loss of life, injury, destruction of 
    property, and economic and social disruption. All States and 
    regions are vulnerable to these hazards.
        (2) The United States currently sustains several billion 
    dollars in economic damages each year due to these windstorms. In 
    recent decades, rapid development and population growth in high-
    risk areas has greatly increased overall vulnerability to 
    windstorms.
        (3) Improved windstorm impact reduction measures have the 
    potential to reduce these losses through--
            (A) cost-effective and affordable design and construction 
        methods and practices;
            (B) effective mitigation programs at the local, State, and 
        national level;
            (C) improved data collection and analysis and impact 
        prediction methodologies;
            (D) engineering research on improving new structures and 
        retrofitting existing ones to better withstand windstorms, 
        atmospheric-related research to better understand the behavior 
        and impact of windstorms on the built environment, and 
        subsequent application of those research results; and
            (E) public education and outreach.
        (4) There is an appropriate role for the Federal Government in 
    supporting windstorm impact reduction. An effective Federal program 
    in windstorm impact reduction will require interagency 
    coordination, and input from individuals, academia, the private 
    sector, and other interested non-Federal entities.

SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
        (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of the 
    Office of Science and Technology Policy.
        (2) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the National Windstorm 
    Impact Reduction Program established by section 204(a).
        (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the States of the 
    United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
    Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other 
    territory or possession of the United States.
        (4) Windstorm.--The term ``windstorm'' means any storm with a 
    damaging or destructive wind component, such as a hurricane, 
    tropical storm, tornado, or thunderstorm.

SEC. 204. NATIONAL WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established the National Windstorm 
Impact Reduction Program.
    (b) Objective.--The objective of the Program is the achievement of 
major measurable reductions in losses of life and property from 
windstorms. The objective is to be achieved through a coordinated 
Federal effort, in cooperation with other levels of government, 
academia, and the private sector, aimed at improving the understanding 
of windstorms and their impacts and developing and encouraging 
implementation of cost-effective mitigation measures to reduce those 
impacts.
    (c) Interagency Working Group.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish an 
Interagency Working Group consisting of representatives of the National 
Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and other Federal agencies as 
appropriate. The Director shall designate an agency to serve as Chair 
of the Working Group and be responsible for the planning, management, 
and coordination of the Program, including budget coordination. 
Specific agency roles and responsibilities under the Program shall be 
defined in the implementation plan required under subsection (e). 
General agency responsibilities shall include the following:
        (1) The National Institute of Standards and Technology shall 
    support research and development to improve building codes and 
    standards and practices for design and construction of buildings, 
    structures, and lifelines.
        (2) The National Science Foundation shall support research in 
    engineering and the atmospheric sciences to improve the 
    understanding of the behavior of windstorms and their impact on 
    buildings, structures, and lifelines.
        (3) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall 
    support atmospheric sciences research to improve the understanding 
    of the behavior of windstorms and their impact on buildings, 
    structures, and lifelines.
        (4) The Federal Emergency Management Agency shall support the 
    development of risk assessment tools and effective mitigation 
    techniques, windstorm-related data collection and analysis, public 
    outreach, information dissemination, and implementation of 
    mitigation measures consistent with the Agency's all-hazards 
    approach.
    (d) Program Components.--
        (1) In general.--The Program shall consist of three primary 
    mitigation components: improved understanding of windstorms, 
    windstorm impact assessment, and windstorm impact reduction. The 
    components shall be implemented through activities such as data 
    collection and analysis, risk assessment, outreach, technology 
    transfer, and research and development. To the extent practicable, 
    research activities authorized under this title shall be peer-
    reviewed, and the components shall be designed to be complementary 
    to, and avoid duplication of, other public and private hazard 
    reduction efforts.
        (2) Understanding of windstorms.--Activities to enhance the 
    understanding of windstorms shall include research to improve 
    knowledge of and data collection on the impact of severe wind on 
    buildings, structures, and infrastructure.
        (3) Windstorm impact assessment.--Activities to improve 
    windstorm impact assessment shall include--
            (A) development of mechanisms for collecting and 
        inventorying information on the performance of buildings, 
        structures, and infrastructure in windstorms and improved 
        collection of pertinent information from sources, including the 
        design and construction industry, insurance companies, and 
        building officials;
            (B) research, development, and technology transfer to 
        improve loss estimation and risk assessment systems; and
            (C) research, development, and technology transfer to 
        improve simulation and computational modeling of windstorm 
        impacts.
        (4) Windstorm impact reduction.--Activities to reduce windstorm 
    impacts shall include--
            (A) development of improved outreach and implementation 
        mechanisms to translate existing information and research 
        findings into cost-effective and affordable practices for 
        design and construction professionals, and State and local 
        officials;
            (B) development of cost-effective and affordable windstorm-
        resistant systems, structures, and materials for use in new 
        construction and retrofit of existing construction; and
            (C) outreach and information dissemination related to cost-
        effective and affordable construction techniques, loss 
        estimation and risk assessment methodologies, and other 
        pertinent information regarding windstorm phenomena to Federal, 
        State, and local officials, the construction industry, and the 
        general public.
    (e) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 1 year after date of 
enactment of this title, the Interagency Working Group shall develop 
and transmit to the Congress an implementation plan for achieving the 
objectives of the Program. The plan shall include--
        (1) an assessment of past and current public and private 
    efforts to reduce windstorm impacts, including a comprehensive 
    review and analysis of windstorm mitigation activities supported by 
    the Federal Government;
        (2) a description of plans for technology transfer and 
    coordination with natural hazard mitigation activities supported by 
    the Federal Government;
        (3) a statement of strategic goals and priorities for each 
    Program component area;
        (4) a description of how the Program will achieve such goals, 
    including detailed responsibilities for each agency; and
        (5) a description of plans for cooperation and coordination 
    with interested public and private sector entities in each program 
    component area.
    (f) Biennial Report.--The Interagency Working Group shall, on a 
biennial basis, and not later than 180 days after the end of the 
preceding 2 fiscal years, transmit a report to the Congress describing 
the status of the windstorm impact reduction program, including 
progress achieved during the preceding two fiscal years. Each such 
report shall include any recommendations for legislative and other 
action the Interagency Working Group considers necessary and 
appropriate. In developing the biennial report, the Interagency Working 
Group shall consider the recommendations of the Advisory Committee 
established under section 205.

SEC. 205. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION.

    (a) Establishment.--The Director shall establish a National 
Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction, consisting of not 
less than 11 and not more than 15 non-Federal members representing a 
broad cross section of interests such as the research, technology 
transfer, design and construction, and financial communities; materials 
and systems suppliers; State, county, and local governments; the 
insurance industry; and other representatives as designated by the 
Director.
    (b) Assessment.--The Advisory Committee shall assess--
        (1) trends and developments in the science and engineering of 
    windstorm impact reduction;
        (2) the effectiveness of the Program in carrying out the 
    activities under section 204(d);
        (3) the need to revise the Program; and
        (4) the management, coordination, implementation, and 
    activities of the Program.
    (c) Biennial Report.--At least once every two years, the Advisory 
Committee shall report to Congress and the Interagency Working Group on 
the assessment carried out under subsection (b).
    (d) Sunset Exemption.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act shall not apply to the Advisory Committee established under this 
section.

SEC. 206. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

    Nothing in this title supersedes any provision of the National 
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974. No 
design, construction method, practice, technology, material, mitigation 
methodology, or hazard reduction measure of any kind developed under 
this title shall be required for a home certified under section 616 of 
the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5415), pursuant to standards issued under such Act, 
without being subject to the consensus development process and 
rulemaking procedures of that Act.

SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Federal Emergency Management Agency.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying 
out this title--
        (1) $8,700,000 for fiscal year 2006;
        (2) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
        (3) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2008.
    (b) National Science Foundation.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Science Foundation for carrying out this 
title--
        (1) $8,700,000 for fiscal year 2006;
        (2) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
        (3) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2008.
    (c) National Institute of Standards and Technology.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology for carrying out this title--
        (1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
        (2) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
        (3) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
    (d) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration for carrying out this title--
        (1) $2,100,000 for fiscal year 2006;
        (2) $2,200,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
        (3) $2,200,000 for fiscal year 2008.

SEC. 208. BIENNIAL REPORT.

    Section 37(a) of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1885d(a)) is amended by striking ``By January 30, 1982, 
and biennially thereafter'' and inserting ``By January 30 of each odd-
numbered year''.

SEC. 209. COORDINATION.

    The Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy and the heads of other Federal departments and 
agencies carrying out activities under this title and the statutes 
amended by this title shall work together to ensure that research, 
technologies, and response techniques are shared among the programs 
authorized in this title in order to coordinate the Nation's efforts to 
reduce vulnerability to the hazards described in this title.

               TITLE III--COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION

SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 70119 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) $11,941,000 for fiscal year 2005;
        ``(2) $12,299,000 for fiscal year 2006;
        ``(3) $12,668,000 for fiscal year 2007;
        ``(4) $13,048,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
        ``(5) $13,440,000 for fiscal year 2009.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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