118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3606 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 

4 2024’’. 

5 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF FINDINGS. 

6 Section 2 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

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

8 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘50 States, and the Com10 monwealth of Puerto Rico,’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘States and Tribal jurisdictions’’; 

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

13 ‘‘States’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘Almost half of the United States population 

16 resides in areas that are at risk or experiencing 

17 a damaging earthquake during the 50-year pe18 riod beginning on the date of the enactment of 

19 the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

20 Program Reauthorization Act of 2024’’; 

21 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (A) by inserting after the first sentence the 

23 following: ‘‘A 2023 report by the Federal Emer24 gency Management Agency and the United 

25 States Geological Survey (FEMA P–366) esti26 mates the annualized earthquake losses to the 
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1 national building stock is $14,700,000,000 per 

2 year and the total economic exposure to earth3 quake losses (buildings and contents) across the 

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

5 (B) in the third sentence— 

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

7 inserting ‘‘, construction, evaluation, and 

8 retrofitting’’; 

9 (ii) by striking ‘‘and (E)’’ and insert10 ing the following: ‘‘(E) inventories of build11 ings and infrastructure with high seismic 

12 risk, especially those that are critical to 

13 community resilience, (F) programs that 

14 require or incentivize replacement or ret15 rofit of existing buildings and infrastruc16 ture with high seismic risk, especially those 

17 that are critical to community resilience, 

18 and (G)’’; 

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

20 after ‘‘local,’’; 

21 (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘could pro22 vide’’ and all that follows through the period at the 

23 end and inserting ‘‘is necessary to provide the sci24 entific understanding needed to improve and expand 

25 the earthquake early warning system.’’; 
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1 (5) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘cave-ins’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘collapse’’; 

3 (6) in paragraph (9)— 

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

5 local’’ and inserting ‘‘local, and Tribal govern6 ment’’; and 

7 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

8 ‘‘transfer knowledge and information to’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘exchange knowledge and information 

10 between’’; and 

11 (C) in the third sentence, by striking 

12 ‘‘specifications, criteria’’ and inserting ‘‘guide13 lines, codes, standards’’; 

14 (7) in paragraph (12)— 

15 (A) in the second sentence— 

16 (i) by striking ‘‘When earthquakes 

17 occur, the built environment is generally’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘Relatively newer buildings 

19 and infrastructure have generally been’’; 

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

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

22 and 

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

24 addition, buildings and infrastructure built to 

25 older codes and standards may pose significant 
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1 risk of injury, loss of life, or irreparable dam2 age. A 2021 report submitted to Congress pur3 suant to section 8(b), as amended by section 5 

4 of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

5 Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public 

6 Law 115–307), by the Federal Emergency 

7 Management Agency and the National Institute 

8 of Standards and Technology (FEMA P2090/ 

9 NST SP–1254) provides recommendations for 

10 improving post-earthquake functional recovery 

11 time of the built environment to support com12 munity resilience goals and many of these rec13 ommendations still need to be implemented.’’; 

14 and 

15 (8) in paragraph (13)— 

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

17 2011’’ after ‘‘a study’’; 

18 (B) in the second sentence, by inserting 

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

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

21 ‘‘The cost of actual seismic retrofits to reduce 

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

23 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF PURPOSE. 

24 Section 3 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

25 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7702) is amended— 
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1 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

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

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

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

5 and inserting ‘‘buildings and infrastructure’’; 

6 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘and construction’’ and in8 serting ‘‘, construction, evaluation, and retro9 fitting’’; and 

10 (B) by inserting ‘‘housing and care facili11 ties for vulnerable populations,’’ after ‘‘occu12 pancy buildings’’; and 

13 (3) in paragraph (4)— 

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

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

16 (B) by striking ‘‘encourage consideration 

17 of’’ and inserting ‘‘incorporate’’. 

18 SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITIONS. 

19 Section 4 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

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

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

22 secondary effects such as earthquake-caused 

23 tsunamis’’; and 

24 (2) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(11) The term ‘Tribal government’ has the 

2 meaning given the term ‘tribal government’ in sec3 tion in section 421 of the Congressional Budget Act 

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

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

6 post-earthquake performance state in which a build7 ing or lifeline infrastructure system is maintained, 

8 or restored, to safely and adequately support the 

9 basic intended functions associated with the pre10 earthquake use or occupancy of a building, or the 

11 pre-earthquake service level of a lifeline infrastruc12 ture system. 

13 ‘‘(13) The term ‘earthquake forecast’ means a 

14 statement of probabilities that 1 or more earth15 quakes within a clearly specified magnitude range 

16 may occur within a specified time interval and geo17 graphic region.’’. 

18 SEC. 5. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZ19 ARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM. 

20 (a) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Subsection (a)(2) of sec21 tion 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 

22 (42 U.S.C. 7704) is amended— 

23 (1) in subparagraph (B)— 

24 (A) in the matter before clause (i)— 
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1 (i) by striking ‘‘and local’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘, local, and Tribal’’; and 

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

4 and inserting ‘‘, designing, constructing, 

5 evaluating, and retrofitting’’; 

6 (B) by amending clause (ii) to read as fol7 lows: 

8 ‘‘(ii) development of standards, guide9 lines, and voluntary standards, guidelines, 

10 and consensus codes for earthquake haz11 ards reduction for buildings, structures, 

12 and lifeline infrastructure, including post13 earthquake recovery-based performance ob14 jectives that address reoccupancy and 

15 downtime of community-prioritized build16 ings, structures, and services provided by 

17 lifeline infrastructure;’’; 

18 (C) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and haz19 ards reduction; and’’ and inserting ‘‘functional 

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

21 (D) in clause (iv)— 

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

23 after ‘‘publishing’’; 

24 (ii) by inserting ‘‘in coordination with 

25 the National Tsunami Hazards Mitigation 
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1 Program, tsunami susceptibility,’’ after 

2 ‘‘liquefaction susceptibility,’’; and 

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

4 a semicolon; and 

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

6 ‘‘(v) subject to the availability of 

7 funds, development of best practices and 

8 guidelines to create an inventory of and 

9 conduct seismic performance evaluations of 

10 buildings, structures, and lifeline infra11 structure with high seismic risk, especially 

12 those that are critical to community resil13 ience; and 

14 ‘‘(vi) subject to the availability of 

15 funds, the provision of technical assistance 

16 upon request by a State, local, or Tribal 

17 government regarding— 

18 ‘‘(I) the creation of an inventory 

19 of buildings, structures, and lifeline 

20 infrastructure; 

21 ‘‘(II) the performance of seismic 

22 performance evaluations; and 

23 ‘‘(III) cost-effective best practices 

24 for retrofitting existing buildings, 
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1 structures, and lifeline infrastruc2 ture.’’; 

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

4 and inserting a semicolon; 

5 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub6 paragraph (E); and 

7 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(D) improve the understanding of— 

10 ‘‘(i) the multiple hazards associated 

11 with earthquakes, including liquefaction, 

12 tsunamis, landslides, structural fires, and 

13 the compounding effects of climate on 

14 these hazards; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) potential mitigation measures for 

16 such hazards; and’’. 

17 (b) DUTIES OF INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COM18 MITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION.—Sub19 section (a)(3)(D)(ii) of such section is amended— 

20 (1) in subclause (V), by inserting ‘‘and associ21 ated secondary hazards’’ before the period at the 

22 end; and 

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

24 ‘‘(VIII) Coordinating with the 

25 Chair of the Federal Communications 
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1 Commission on the timely broad2 casting of emergency alerts generated 

3 by the earthquake early warning sys4 tem.’’. 

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

6 such section is amended by striking ‘‘under paragraph 

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

8 paragraph (3)(D)(ii)(I)’’. 

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

10 such section is amended— 

11 (1) by inserting ‘‘the Chair of the Scientific 

12 Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee and’’ after 

13 ‘‘including’’; 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘and local government’’ and in15 serting ‘‘, local, and Tribal governments’’; and 

16 (3) by inserting ‘‘social,’’ after ‘‘scientific,’’. 

17 (e) LEAD AGENCY FOR RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRO18 GRAM AGENCIES.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

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

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

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

24 and inserting ‘‘planning, designing, con25 structing, evaluating, and retrofitting’’; 
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1 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 

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

3 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(C) improve the understanding of earth6 quake-caused fires and support the development 

7 of engineering tools and construction methods 

8 that mitigate the risk of fire following earth9 quakes; 

10 ‘‘(D) develop, in coordination with the Ad11 ministrator of the Federal Emergency Manage12 ment Agency, best practices and guidelines for 

13 a State, local, or Tribal government to create 

14 an inventory of buildings, structures, or lifeline 

15 infrastructure that are critical to community re16 silience or otherwise have high seismic risk; 

17 ‘‘(E) provide, in coordination with the Ad18 ministrator of the Federal Emergency Manage19 ment Agency, technical assistance to a State, 

20 local, or Tribal government requesting such as21 sistance with respect to the creation of an in22 ventory of buildings, structures, or lifeline in23 frastructure;’’. 
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1 (f) RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY

2 MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—Subsection (b)(2) of such sec3 tion is amended— 

4 (1) in subparagraph (A)— 

5 (A) in clause (i)— 

6 (i) by inserting ‘‘and Tribal govern7 ments’’ after ‘‘States’’; 

8 (ii) by inserting ‘‘and performance 

9 evaluations’’ after ‘‘safety inspections’’; 

10 and 

11 (iii) by inserting ‘‘and improve post12 earthquake functional recovery’’ after 

13 ‘‘seismic safety’’; 

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

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

16 (C) in clause (iii)— 

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

18 and inserting ‘‘to all appropriate audi19 ences, including Tribal governments, of’’; 

20 and 

21 (ii) by inserting ‘‘that enhance seismic 

22 safety, improve post-earthquake functional 

23 recovery, and reduce losses from earth24 quakes’’ after ‘‘and lifeline infrastructure’’; 

25 (D) in clause (iv)— 
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1 (i) in striking ‘‘and local’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘, local, and Tribal’’; and 

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

4 a semicolon; 

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

6 (vi); and 

7 (F) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(v) shall provide technical assistance 

10 to State, local, or Tribal governmental en11 tities in the creation of evacuation plans in 

12 the event of an earthquake, landslide, tsu13 nami, or other earthquake-related hazard; 

14 and’’; and 

15 (2) in subparagraph (B)— 

16 (A) in the subparagraph heading, by in17 serting ‘‘AND TRIBAL’’ after ‘‘STATE’’; 

18 (B) in the matter before clause (i), by in19 serting ‘‘or Tribal government’’ after ‘‘State’’; 

20 and 

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

22 inserting ‘‘performance, community resilience, 

23 or public awareness’’. 
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1 (g) RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNITED STATES GEOLOGI2 CAL SURVEY.—Subsection (b)(3) of such section is 

3 amended— 

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

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

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

7 Chair of the Federal Communications Commission,’’ 

8 after ‘‘Agency’’; 

9 (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 

10 through (K) as subparagraphs (L) through (Q), re11 spectively; 

12 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(D) coordinate with the Administrator of 

15 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin16 istration and the Administrator of the Federal 

17 Emergency Management Agency on data shar18 ing and resource allocation to support a timely 

19 response to oceanic earthquakes and tsunamis; 

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

21 Federal Communications Commission, ensure 

22 that earthquake alerts and early warnings are 

23 broadcast as rapidly and reliably as possible, in 

24 the predominant languages in the affected re-
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1 gion, to ensure maximum warning time for 

2 nearby persons; 

3 ‘‘(F) expand the earthquake early warning 

4 system within and to additional high risk haz5 ard areas, including making improvements as 

6 practicable to improve detection and increase 

7 the time between warning messages and percep8 tible ground motion; 

9 ‘‘(G) coordinating with affected State and 

10 Tribal governments on earthquake early warn11 ing system improvements; 

12 ‘‘(H) issue earthquake forecasts, when ap13 propriate, for aftershocks associated with sig14 nificant earthquakes in the United States;’’; 

15 (5) in subparagraph (I), as redesignated by 

16 paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘the Chair of the Fed17 eral Communications Commission,’’ after ‘‘Agency,’’; 

18 (6) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by 

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

20 semicolon; 

21 (7) in subparagraph (M), as redesignated by 

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

23 inserting a semicolon; and 
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1 (8) in subparagraph (O), as redesignated by 

2 paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘maps of natural haz3 ards associated with earthquakes and’’. 

4 (h) RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL SCIENCE

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

6 amended— 

7 (1) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘including up8 dated tsunami and liquefaction risk maps,’’; and 

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

10 Black Colleges and Universities and those serving 

11 large proportions of Hispanics, Native Americans, 

12 Asian-Pacific Americans, and other underrep13 resented populations’’ and inserting ‘‘institutions de14 scribed in section 371(a) of the Higher Education 

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

16 SEC. 6. SEISMIC PERFORMANCE PROPERTY STANDARDS. 

17 Section 947 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Af18 fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 7704a) is amended— 

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

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

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

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

23 property damage to improve the post-earthquake 

24 functional recovery time’’. 
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1 SEC. 7. SEISMIC STANDARDS. 

2 Section 8 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

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

4 (1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘under para5 graph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection (a)’’; 

6 and 

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

8 ‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

9 Each Program agency, as part of their Program respon10 sibilities, shall execute research, projects, grants, and 

11 other activities that support, promote, advance, or other12 wise implement the recommendations in the report sub13 mitted pursuant to subsection (b) to improve the perform14 ance of the built environment in terms of post-earthquake 

15 reoccupancy and functional recovery time. 

16 ‘‘(d) BIENNIAL REPORTS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) BIENNIAL REPORTS TO INTERAGENCY CO18 ORDINATING COMMITTEE.—No later than September 

19 30, 2025, and not less frequently than once every 2 

20 years thereafter, each Program agency shall submit 

21 to the Interagency Coordinating Committee a report 

22 on activities and progress made to support, promote, 

23 or advance the implementation of the recommenda24 tions included in the report submitted pursuant to 

25 subsection (b). 
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1 ‘‘(2) INCLUSION IN BIENNIAL REPORTS OF

2 INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE.—The 

3 Interagency Coordinating Committee shall include 

4 the information received under paragraph (1) in 

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

6 including consideration of a prioritized work plan to 

7 coordinate activities among the Program agencies 

8 and the necessary Program budget to fully imple9 ment the recommendations described in paragraph 

10 (1).’’. 

11 SEC. 8. IMPROVEMENTS TO POST-EARTHQUAKE INVES12 TIGATIONS PROGRAM. 

13 Section 11 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

14 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7705e) is amended, in the matter be15 fore paragraph (1)— 

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

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

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

19 Emergency Management’’ before ‘‘Agency’’. 

20 SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 (a) GENERAL AUTHORIZATION FOR PROGRAM.—Sub22 section (a)(8) of section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards 

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

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

25 and inserting a comma; and 
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1 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the fol2 lowing: 

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

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

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

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

7 and 

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

9 (b) UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.—Sub10 section (b)(2) of such section is amended— 

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

12 and inserting a semicolon; 

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

14 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

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

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

18 available for completion of the Advanced Na19 tional Seismic System established under section 

20 13; 

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

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

23 available for completion of the Advanced Na24 tional Seismic System established under section 

25 13; 
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1 ‘‘(M) $100,900,000 for fiscal year 2026, of 

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

3 available for completion of the Advanced Na4 tional Seismic System established under section 

5 13; 

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

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

8 available for completion of the Advanced Na9 tional Seismic System established under section 

10 13; and 

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

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

13 available for completion of the Advanced Na14 tional Seismic System established under section 

15 13.’’. 

16 (c) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—Subsection 

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

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

19 and inserting a comma; 

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

21 at the end and inserting a comma; and 

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

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

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

25 ‘‘(M) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, 
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1 ‘‘(N) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2027, 

2 and 

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

4 (d) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

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

6 amended— 

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

8 and inserting a comma; 

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

10 at the end and inserting a comma; and 

11 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (J) the fol12 lowing: 

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

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

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

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

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

Passed the Senate December 5, 2024. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3606 

AN ACT 

To reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Act of 1977, and for other purposes.