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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3606 

To reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 17, 2024 

Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Ms. MURKOWSKI) introduced the following bill; 

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

Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 

1977, and for other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 

6 2024’’. 

7 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF FINDINGS. 

8 Section 2 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

9 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘50 States, and the Com2 monwealth of Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘States and Tribal jurisdictions’’; 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘of them’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘States’’; and 

6 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘Almost half of the United States population 

8 resides in areas that are at risk or experiencing 

9 a damaging earthquake during the 50-year pe10 riod beginning on the date of the enactment of 

11 the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

12 Program Reauthorization Act of 2024’’; 

13 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

14 (A) by inserting after the first sentence the 

15 following: ‘‘A 2023 report by the Federal Emer16 gency Management Agency and the United 

17 States Geological Survey (FEMA P–366) esti18 mates the annualized earthquake losses to the 

19 national building stock is $14,700,000,000 per 

20 year and the total economic exposure to earth21 quake losses (buildings and contents) across the 

22 nation is $107,800,000,000,000.’’; and 

23 (B) in the third sentence— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘and construction’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘, construction, evaluation, and 

3 retrofitting’’; 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and insert5 ing the following: ‘‘(E) inventories of build6 ings and infrastructure with high seismic 

7 risk, especially those that are critical to 

8 community resilience, (F) programs that 

9 require or incentivize replacement or ret10 rofit of existing buildings and infrastruc11 ture with high seismic risk, especially those 

12 that are critical to community resilience, 

13 and (G)’’; 

14 (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘Tribal,’’ 

15 after ‘‘local,’’; 

16 (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘could pro17 vide’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

18 end and inserting ‘‘is necessary to provide the sci19 entific understanding needed to improve and expand 

20 the earthquake early warning system.’’; 

21 (5) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘cave-ins’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘collapse’’; 

23 (6) in paragraph (9)— 


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1 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘and 

2 local’’ and inserting ‘‘local, and Tribal govern3 ment’’; and 

4 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

5 ‘‘transfer knowledge and information to’’ and 

6 inserting ‘‘exchange knowledge and information 

7 between’’; and 

8 (C) in the third sentence, by striking 

9 ‘‘specifications, criteria’’ and inserting ‘‘guide10 lines, codes, standards’’; 

11 (7) in paragraph (12)— 

12 (A) in the second sentence— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘When earthquakes 

14 occur, the built environment is generally’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘Relatively newer buildings 

16 and infrastructure have generally been’’; 

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘and is’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘when earthquakes occur, but most are’’; 

19 and 

20 (B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In 

21 addition, buildings and infrastructure built to 

22 older codes and standards may pose significant 

23 risk of injury, loss of life, or irreparable dam24 age. A 2021 report submitted to Congress pur25 suant to section 8(b), as amended by section 5 


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1 of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

2 Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public 

3 Law 115–307), by the Federal Emergency 

4 Management Agency and the National Institute 

5 of Standards and Technology (FEMA P2090/ 

6 NST SP–1254) provides recommendations for 

7 improving post-earthquake functional recovery 

8 time of the built environment to support com9 munity resilience goals and many of these rec10 ommendations still need to be implemented.’’; 

11 and 

12 (8) in paragraph (13)— 

13 (A) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘in 

14 2011’’ after ‘‘a study’’; 

15 (B) in the second sentence, by inserting 

16 ‘‘(in 2011 dollars)’’ after ‘‘$300,000,000’’; and 

17 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘The cost of actual seismic retrofits to reduce 

19 known risks is not included in such valuation.’’. 

20 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF PURPOSE. 

21 Section 3 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

22 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7702) is amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘and local’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘, local, and Tribal government’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘locations and structures’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘buildings and infrastructure’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘and construction’’ and in5 serting ‘‘, construction, evaluation, and retro6 fitting’’; and 

7 (B) by inserting ‘‘housing and care facili8 ties for vulnerable populations,’’ after ‘‘occu9 pancy buildings’’; and 

10 (3) in paragraph (4)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘and local’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘, local, and Tribal government’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘encourage consideration 

14 of’’ and inserting ‘‘incorporate’’. 

15 SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITIONS. 

16 Section 4 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

17 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7703) is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, including 

19 secondary effects such as earthquake-caused 

20 tsunamis’’; and 

21 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(11) The term ‘Tribal government’ has the 

23 meaning given the term ‘tribal government’ in sec24 tion in section 421 of the Congressional Budget Act 

25 of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 658). 


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1 ‘‘(12) The term ‘functional recovery’ means a 

2 post-earthquake performance state in which a build3 ing or lifeline infrastructure system is maintained, 

4 or restored, to safely and adequately support the 

5 basic intended functions associated with the pre6 earthquake use or occupancy of a building, or the 

7 pre-earthquake service level of a lifeline infrastruc8 ture system.’’. 

9 SEC. 5. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZ10 ARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM. 

11 (a) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Subsection (a)(2) of sec12 tion 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 

13 (42 U.S.C. 7704) is amended— 

14 (1) in subparagraph (B)— 

15 (A) in the matter before clause (i)— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘and local’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘, local, and Tribal’’; and 

18 (ii) by striking ‘‘and constructing’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘, designing, constructing, 

20 evaluating, and retrofitting’’; 

21 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘voluntary 

22 consensus codes for earthquake hazards reduc23 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘consensus codes for earth24 quake hazards reduction, including improved 

25 post-earthquake functional recovery,’’; 


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1 (C) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and haz2 ards reduction; and’’ and inserting ‘‘functional 

3 recovery, and other hazards reduction topics;’’; 

4 (D) in clause (iv)— 

5 (i) by inserting ‘‘and maintaining’’ 

6 after ‘‘publishing’’; 

7 (ii) by inserting ‘‘tsunami suscepti8 bility,’’ after ‘‘liquefaction susceptibility,’’; 

9 and 

10 (iii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

11 a semicolon; and 

12 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(v) development of best practices and 

14 guidelines to create an inventory of and 

15 conduct seismic performance evaluations of 

16 buildings, structures, and lifeline infra17 structure with high seismic risk, especially 

18 those that are critical to community resil19 ience; and 

20 ‘‘(vi) the provision of technical assist21 ance upon request by a State, local, or 

22 Tribal government regarding— 

23 ‘‘(I) the creation of an inventory 

24 of buildings, structures, and lifeline 

25 infrastructure; 


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1 ‘‘(II) the performance of seismic 

2 performance evaluations; and 

3 ‘‘(III) cost-effective best practices 

4 for retrofitting existing buildings, 

5 structures, and lifeline infrastruc6 ture.’’; 

7 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

8 and inserting a semicolon; 

9 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub10 paragraph (E); and 

11 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(D) improve the understanding of— 

14 ‘‘(i) the multiple hazards associated 

15 with earthquakes, including liquefaction, 

16 tsunamis, landslides, structural fires, and 

17 the compounding effects of climate on 

18 these hazards; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) potential mitigation measures for 

20 such hazards; and’’. 

21 (b) DUTIES OF INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COM22 MITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION.—Sub23 section (a)(3)(D)(ii) of such section is amended— 


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1 (1) in subclause (V), by inserting ‘‘and associ2 ated secondary hazards’’ before the period at the 

3 end; and 

4 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(VIII) Coordinating with the 

6 Chair of the Federal Communications 

7 Commission on the timely broad8 casting of emergency alerts generated 

9 by the earthquake early warning sys10 tem.’’. 

11 (c) BIENNIAL REPORT.—Subsection (a)(4)(A) of 

12 such section is amended by striking ‘‘under paragraph 

13 (3)(D)(i)(I)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘under 

14 paragraph (3)(D)(ii)(I)’’. 

15 (d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Subsection (a)(5)(A) of 

16 such section is amended— 

17 (1) by striking ‘‘and local government’’ and in18 serting ‘‘, local, and Tribal governments’’; and 

19 (2) by inserting ‘‘social,’’ after ‘‘scientific,’’. 

20 (e) LEAD AGENCY FOR RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRO21 GRAM AGENCIES.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section is 

22 amended— 

23 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘and local’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘local, and Tribal governments’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘plan and constructing’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘planning, designing, con3 structing, evaluating, and retrofitting’’; 

4 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 

5 (D) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and 

6 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(C) improve the understanding of earth9 quake-caused fires and support the development 

10 of engineering tools and construction methods 

11 that mitigate the risk of fire following earth12 quakes; 

13 ‘‘(D) develop, in coordination with the Ad14 ministrator of the Federal Emergency Manage15 ment Agency, best practices and guidelines for 

16 a State, local, or Tribal government to create 

17 an inventory of buildings, structures, or lifeline 

18 infrastructure that are critical to community re19 silience or otherwise have high seismic risk; 

20 ‘‘(E) provide, in coordination with the Ad21 ministrator of the Federal Emergency Manage22 ment Agency, technical assistance to a State, 

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1 ventory of buildings, structures, or lifeline in2 frastructure;’’. 

3 (f) RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY

4 MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—Subsection (b)(2) of such sec5 tion is amended— 

6 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

7 (A) in clause (i)— 

8 (i) by inserting ‘‘and Tribal govern9 ments’’ after ‘‘States’’; 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘safety inspections’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘performance evaluations’’; 

12 and 

13 (iii) by inserting ‘‘and improve post14 earthquake functional recovery’’ after 

15 ‘‘seismic safety’’; 

16 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, including 

17 Tribal entities,’’ after ‘‘appropriate audiences’’; 

18 (C) in clause (iii)— 

19 (i) by striking ‘‘of seismic resistant’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘to all appropriate audi21 ences, including Tribal governments, of’’; 

22 and 

23 (ii) by inserting ‘‘that enhance seismic 

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1 recovery, and reduce losses from earth2 quakes’’ after ‘‘and lifeline infrastructure’’; 

3 (D) in clause (iv)— 

4 (i) in striking ‘‘and local’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘, local, and Tribal’’; and 

6 (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

7 a semicolon; 

8 (E) by redesignating clause (v) as clause 

9 (vi); and 

10 (F) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(v) shall provide technical assistance 

13 to State, local, or Tribal governmental en14 tities in the creation of evacuation plans in 

15 the event of an earthquake, landslide, tsu16 nami, or other earthquake-related hazard; 

17 and’’; and 

18 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 

19 (A) in the subparagraph heading, by in20 serting ‘‘AND TRIBAL’’ after ‘‘STATE’’; 

21 (B) in the matter before clause (i), by in22 serting ‘‘or Tribal government’’ after ‘‘State’’; 

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1 (C) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘safety’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘performance, community resilience, 

3 or public awareness’’. 

4 (g) RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNITED STATES GEOLOGI5 CAL SURVEY.—Subsection (b)(3) of such section is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 

8 local’’ and inserting ‘‘, local, and Tribal’’; 

9 (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, the 

10 Chair of the Federal Communications Commission,’’ 

11 after ‘‘Agency’’; 

12 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 

13 through (K) as subparagraphs (J) through (O), re14 spectively; 

15 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(D) coordinate with the Administrator of 

18 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin19 istration and the Administrator of the Federal 

20 Emergency Management Agency on data shar21 ing and resource allocation to support a timely 

22 response to oceanic earthquakes and tsunamis; 

23 ‘‘(E) in consultation with the Chair of the 

24 Federal Communications Commission, ensure 

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1 broadcast as rapidly and reliably as possible, in 

2 the predominant languages in the affected re3 gion, to ensure maximum warning time for 

4 nearby persons; 

5 ‘‘(F) expand the earthquake early warning 

6 system within and to additional high earth7 quake hazard areas, including making improve8 ments as practicable to improve detection and 

9 increase the time between warning messages 

10 and perceptible ground motion; 

11 ‘‘(G) coordinating with affected State and 

12 Tribal governments on earthquake early warn13 ing system improvements;’’; 

14 (5) in subparagraph (H), as redesignated by 

15 paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘the Chair of the Fed16 eral Communications Commission,’’ after ‘‘Agency,’’; 

17 (6) in subparagraph (K), as redesignated by 

18 paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a 

19 semicolon; 

20 (7) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by 

21 paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 

22 inserting a semicolon; and 

23 (8) in subparagraph (N), as redesignated by 

24 paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘maps of natural haz25 ards associated with earthquakes and’’. 


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1 (h) RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL SCIENCE

2 FOUNDATION.—Subsection (b)(4)(A) of such section is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘including up5 dated tsunami and liquefaction risk maps,’’; and 

6 (2) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘Historically 

7 Black Colleges and Universities and those serving 

8 large proportions of Hispanics, Native Americans, 

9 Asian-Pacific Americans, and other underrep10 resented populations’’ and inserting ‘‘institutions de11 scribed in section 371(a) of the Higher Education 

12 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a))’’. 

13 SEC. 6. SEISMIC PERFORMANCE PROPERTY STANDARDS. 

14 Section 947 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Af15 fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 7704a) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘safety’’ both 

17 places it appears and inserting ‘‘performance’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘shake-related 

19 property damage’’ and inserting ‘‘seismic-related 

20 property damage to improve the post-earthquake 

21 functional recovery time’’. 

22 SEC. 7. SEISMIC STANDARDS. 

23 Section 8 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

24 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7705b) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘under para2 graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection (a)’’; 

3 and 

4 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

6 Each Program agency, as part of their Program respon7 sibilities, shall execute research, projects, grants, and 

8 other activities that support, promote, advance, or other9 wise implement the recommendations in the report sub10 mitted pursuant to subsection (b) to improve the perform11 ance of the built environment in terms of post-earthquake 

12 reoccupancy and functional recovery time. 

13 ‘‘(d) BIENNIAL REPORTS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) BIENNIAL REPORTS TO INTERAGENCY CO15 ORDINATING COMMITTEE.—No later than June 30, 

16 2025, and not less frequently than once every 2 

17 years thereafter, each Program agency shall submit 

18 to the Interagency Coordinating Committee a report 

19 on activities and progress made to support, promote, 

20 or advance the implementation of the recommenda21 tions included in the report submitted pursuant to 

22 subsection (b). 

23 ‘‘(2) INCLUSION IN BIENNIAL REPORTS OF

24 INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE.—The 

25 Interagency Coordinating Committee shall include 


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1 the information received under paragraph (1) in 

2 each biennial report submitted under section 5(a)(4), 

3 including consideration of a prioritized work plan to 

4 coordinate activities among the Program agencies 

5 and the necessary Program budget to fully imple6 ment the recommendations described in paragraph 

7 (1).’’. 

8 SEC. 8. IMPROVEMENTS TO POST-EARTHQUAKE INVES9 TIGATIONS PROGRAM. 

10 Section 11 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

11 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7705e) is amended, in the matter be12 fore paragraph (1)— 

13 (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘domestic 

14 and international’’ after ‘‘investigate major’’; and 

15 (2) in the fifth sentence, by inserting ‘‘Federal 

16 Emergency Management’’ before ‘‘Agency’’. 

17 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 (a) GENERAL AUTHORIZATION FOR PROGRAM.—Sub19 section (a)(8) of section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards 

20 Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706) is amended— 

21 (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘, and’’ 

22 and inserting a comma; and 

23 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the fol24 lowing: 

25 ‘‘(K) $10,590,000 for fiscal year 2024, 


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1 ‘‘(L) $10,590,000 for fiscal year 2025, 

2 ‘‘(M) $10,590,000 for fiscal year 2026, 

3 ‘‘(N) $10,590,000 for fiscal year 2027, 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(O) $10,590,000 for fiscal year 2028,’’. 

6 (b) UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.—Sub7 section (b)(2) of such section is amended— 

8 (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

9 and inserting a semicolon; 

10 (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period 

11 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(K) $100,900,000 for fiscal year 2024, of 

14 which not less than $36,000,000 shall be made 

15 available for completion of the Advanced Na16 tional Seismic System established under section 

17 13; 

18 ‘‘(L) $100,900,000 for fiscal year 2025, of 

19 which not less than $36,000,000 shall be made 

20 available for completion of the Advanced Na21 tional Seismic System established under section 

22 13; 

23 ‘‘(M) $100,900,000 for fiscal year 2026, of 

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1 tional Seismic System established under section 

2 13; 

3 ‘‘(N) $100,900,000 for fiscal year 2027, of 

4 which not less than $36,000,000 shall be made 

5 available for completion of the Advanced Na6 tional Seismic System established under section 

7 13; and 

8 ‘‘(O) $100,900,000 for fiscal year 2028, of 

9 which not less than $36,000,000 shall be made 

10 available for completion of the Advanced Na11 tional Seismic System established under section 

12 13.’’. 

13 (c) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—Subsection 

14 (c)(2) of such section is amended— 

15 (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘, and’’ 

16 and inserting a comma; 

17 (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period 

18 at the end and inserting a comma; and 

19 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(K) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, 

21 ‘‘(L) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, 

22 ‘‘(M) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, 

23 ‘‘(N) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2027, 

24 and 

25 ‘‘(O) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2028.’’. 


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1 (d) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

2 TECHNOLOGY.—Subsection (d)(2) of such section is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘, and’’ 

5 and inserting a comma; 

6 (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period 

7 at the end and inserting a comma; and 

8 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(K) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2024, 

11 ‘‘(L) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2025, 

12 ‘‘(M) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2026, 

13 ‘‘(N) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2027, and 

14 ‘‘(O) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2028,’’. 

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