H. R. 3485

One Hundred Third Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four

An Act

To authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction

Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1995 and 1996.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977

(42 U.S.C. 7706) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)(7)—

(A) by inserting ‘‘of the Agency’’ after ‘‘to the Director’’;

(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘September 30, 1992,’’; and

(C) by inserting ‘‘, $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending

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

ending September 30, 1996’’ after ‘‘September 30, 1993’’;

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘September 30, 1992;’’; and

(B) by inserting ‘‘; $49,200,000 for the fiscal year ending

September 30, 1995; and $50,676,000 for the fiscal year

ending September 30, 1996’’ after ‘‘September 30, 1993’’;

(3) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following

new sentence: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated, out

of funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the National

Science Foundation: (1) $16,200,000 for engineering research

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

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

research and $11,227,000 for geosciences research for the fiscal

year ending September 30, 1996.’’; and

(4) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the following

new sentence: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated, out

of funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the National

Institute of Standards and Technology, $1,900,000 for the fiscal

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

year ending September 30, 1996.’’.

SEC. 2. EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT.

(a) ASSESSMENT.—The President shall conduct an assessment

of earthquake engineering research and testing capabilities in the

United States. This assessment shall include—

(1) the need for shake tables and other earthquake

engineering research and testing facilities in the United States;

(2) options to cooperate with other countries that have

developed complementary earthquake engineering research and

testing programs and facilities;
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(3) projected costs for construction, maintenance, and operation of new earthquake engineering research and testing facilities in the United States; and

(4) options and recommendations to provide funding for

the construction and operation of new earthquake engineering

and testing facilities, including the feasibility and advisability

of developing a comprehensive earthquake engineering research

and testing program within the scope of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977.

(b) DEADLINE.—The assessment required by subsection (a) shall

be transmitted to Congress within nine months after the date

of enactment of this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.
103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Mr. introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

A BILL

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,