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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1261 

To establish a national program to identify and reduce losses from landslide 

hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2019 

Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Mr. KILMER, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. BONAMICI, 

Mr. HECK, and Mr. SMITH of Washington) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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 establish a national program to identify and reduce losses 

from landslide hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program, 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 Landslide 

5 Preparedness Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) 3D.—The term ‘‘3D’’ means 3-dimensional. 

2 (2) 3D ELEVATION DATA.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘3D ele4 vation data’’ means 3D, high-resolution data 

5 obtained using LiDAR, IfSAR, or other meth6 ods over the United States (including terri7 tories). 

8 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘3D elevation 

9 data’’ includes terrestrial and bathymetric ele10 vation data. 

11 (3) 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘3D 

12 Elevation Program’’ means the 3D Elevation Pro13 gram established under section 5(a). 

14 (4) IFSAR.—The term ‘‘IfSAR’’ means 

15 interferometric synthetic aperture radar. 

16 (5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 

17 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

18 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

19 Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

20 (6) LAHAR.—The term ‘‘lahar’’ means a large 

21 debris flow of mostly volcanic material that is— 

22 (A) often fast-moving; and 

23 (B) a hazard in watersheds downstream of 

24 volcanic peaks. 


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1 (7) LIDAR.—The term ‘‘LiDAR’’ means light 

2 detection and ranging. 

3 (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di5 rector of the United States Geological Survey. 

6 (9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 

7 (A) a State; and 

8 (B) the District of Columbia. 

9 (10) STATE OFFICE.—The term ‘‘State office’’ 

10 means any unit of State government that handles 

11 the identification, mapping, assessment, and re12 search of landslide hazards or responding to land13 slide events, including— 

14 (A) a State geological survey office; 

15 (B) a State department of emergency re16 sponse; and 

17 (C) a State department of transportation. 

18 (11) TERRITORY.—The term ‘‘territory’’ 

19 means— 

20 (A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

21 (B) Guam; 

22 (C) American Samoa; 

23 (D) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

24 Mariana Islands; 

25 (E) the Federated States of Micronesia; 


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1 (F) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

2 (G) the Republic of Palau; and 

3 (H) the United States Virgin Islands. 

4 SEC. 3. NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS REDUCTION PRO5 GRAM. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

7 a program, to be known as the ‘‘National Landslide Haz8 ards Reduction Program’’ (referred to in this section as 

9 the ‘‘program’’)— 

10 (1) to identify and understand landslide haz11 ards and risks; 

12 (2) to reduce losses from landslides; 

13 (3) to protect communities at risk of landslide 

14 hazards; and 

15 (4) to help improve communication and emer16 gency preparedness, including by coordinating with 

17 communities and entities responsible for infrastruc18 ture that are at risk of landslide hazards. 

19 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.— 

20 (1) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, in 

21 coordination with the Interagency Coordinating 

22 Committee on Landslide Hazards established by 

23 subsection (c)(1) (referred to in this section as the 

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1 tivities of the United States Geological Survey and 

2 other Federal agencies, shall— 

3 (A) identify, map, assess, and research 

4 landslide hazards; 

5 (B) respond to landslide events; and 

6 (C) in coordination with State offices, 

7 units of local government, territories, and In8 dian tribes— 

9 (i) establish working groups with 

10 State offices, units of local government, 

11 territories, and Indian tribes to identify re12 gional and local priorities for researching, 

13 identifying, mapping, and assessing land14 slide hazards; and 

15 (ii) develop and implement landslide 

16 hazard guidelines for— 

17 (I) geologists; 

18 (II) geological and geotechnical 

19 engineers; 

20 (III) emergency management 

21 personnel; and 

22 (IV) land use and other decision23 makers. 

24 (2) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—Not later than 1 

25 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 


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1 every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordina2 tion with the Committee, shall develop and publish 

3 a national strategy for landslide hazards, risk reduc4 tion, and response in the United States (including 

5 territories), which shall include— 

6 (A) goals and priorities for the program; 

7 (B) priorities for data acquisition, re8 search, communications, and risk management 

9 on landslides and landslide hazards across rel10 evant Federal agencies; and 

11 (C) a detailed interagency plan, which shall 

12 take into consideration national disaster pre13 paredness, response, and recovery frameworks, 

14 to carry out the national strategy, including de15 tails about the programs, projects, and budgets 

16 that will be used to implement the national 

17 strategy. 

18 (3) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS DATA19 BASE.—In carrying out the program, the Secretary, 

20 in coordination with State offices, units of local gov21 ernment, territories, and Indian tribes, shall develop 

22 and maintain a publicly accessible national landslide 

23 hazard and risk inventory database to compile, 

24 maintain, standardize, and evaluate data regard25 ing— 


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1 (A) landslide hazards and risks; 

2 (B) the impact of landslides on— 

3 (i) health and safety; 

4 (ii) the economy and infrastructure; 

5 and 

6 (iii) the environment; 

7 (C) landslide hazard stabilization; and 

8 (D) reduction of losses from landslides. 

9 (4) LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND RISK PREPARED10 NESS FOR COMMUNITIES.—In carrying out the pro11 gram, the Secretary, in coordination with the Sec12 retary of the Army, the Secretary of Commerce, the 

13 Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 

14 Transportation, and the heads of other relevant Fed15 eral agencies, and in consultation with State offices, 

16 units of local government, territories, and Indian 

17 tribes, shall develop and disseminate— 

18 (A) landslide planning and risk reduction 

19 guidance, guidelines, maps, tools, and training 

20 materials to help inform State, territorial, local, 

21 and Tribal governments and decisionmakers 

22 with respect to— 

23 (i) the use and implementation of 

24 landslide hazard assessments; 


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1 (ii) the applied use of the database 

2 developed under paragraph (3); 

3 (iii) reducing losses from landslides; 

4 and 

5 (iv) resources available for commu6 nities working to improve landslide hazard 

7 preparedness; and 

8 (B) landslide preparedness curricula and 

9 training modules for— 

10 (i) State, territorial, local, and Tribal 

11 officials; 

12 (ii) Federal, State, territorial, local, 

13 and Tribal emergency managers; and 

14 (iii) the National Guard. 

15 (5) DEBRIS FLOW EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.— 

16 In carrying out the program, the Secretary, in co17 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the 

18 Secretary of Homeland Security, shall expand the 

19 early warning system for debris flow by— 

20 (A) expanding the early warning system 

21 for post-wildfire debris flow to include recently 

22 burned areas across the western United States; 

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1 itor stormwater drainage in areas with high de2 bris flow risk; and 

3 (C) identifying high-risk debris flow areas, 

4 such as recently burned land and potential 

5 lahar hazard areas. 

6 (6) EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—In 

7 carrying out the program, the Secretary, in coordi8 nation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec9 retary of Homeland Security, the heads of other rel10 evant Federal agencies, States offices, units of local 

11 government, territories, and Indian tribes, shall es12 tablish and support emergency response procedures 

13 for the rapid deployment of Federal scientists, 

14 equipment, and services to areas impacted by a sig15 nificant landslide event— 

16 (A) to support emergency response efforts 

17 and improve the safety of emergency respond18 ers; 

19 (B) to improve data collection; and 

20 (C) to conduct research to advance the un21 derstanding of the causes, impacts, and reduc22 tion of landslide hazards and risks. 

23 (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON

24 LANDSLIDE HAZARDS.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a com2 mittee, to be known as the ‘‘Interagency Coordi3 nating Committee on Landslide Hazards’’. 

4 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 

5 composed of the following members (or their des6 ignees): 

7 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as 

8 Chairperson of the Committee. 

9 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

10 (C) The Secretary of the Army. 

11 (D) The Secretary of Commerce. 

12 (E) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

13 (F) The Secretary of Transportation. 

14 (G) The Director of the National Science 

15 Foundation. 

16 (H) The Director of the Office of Science 

17 and Technology Policy. 

18 (I) The Director of the Office of Manage19 ment and Budget. 

20 (3) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet at 

21 the call of the Chairperson. 

22 (4) PURPOSE AND DUTIES.—The Committee 

23 shall— 

24 (A) advise and oversee the program; 


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1 (B) facilitate communication and coordina2 tion across Federal agencies in the planning, 

3 management, budgeting, and execution of land4 slide activities; and 

5 (C) support the development and execution 

6 of the national strategy under subsection (b)(2), 

7 including by— 

8 (i) supporting the development of na9 tional goals and priorities for the national 

10 strategy; 

11 (ii) articulating Federal agency roles, 

12 responsibilities, and resources for carrying 

13 out the national strategy; and 

14 (iii) overseeing the implementation of 

15 the national strategy. 

16 (d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

18 an advisory committee, to be known as the ‘‘Advi19 sory Committee on Landslides’’ (referred to in this 

20 subsection as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 

21 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 

22 shall be composed of not fewer than 11 members— 

23 (A) of whom none may be an individual de24 scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through 


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1 (F) of section 7342(a)(1) of title 5, United 

2 States Code; and 

3 (B) who shall be representatives of— 

4 (i) States, including State geological 

5 organizations; 

6 (ii) territories, including territorial ge7 ological organizations; 

8 (iii) Indian tribes, including Tribal ge9 ological organizations; 

10 (iv) research institutions and institu11 tions of higher education that are quali12 fied— 

13 (I) to provide advice regarding 

14 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 

15 and 

16 (II) to represent related sci17 entific, architectural, engineering, and 

18 planning disciplines; 

19 (v) industry standards development 

20 organizations; and 

21 (vi) State, territorial, local, and Tribal 

22 emergency management agencies. 

23 (3) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

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1 ommendations for the implementation of the 

2 program, including recommendations regard3 ing— 

4 (i) landslide hazard and risk reduction 

5 and planning; 

6 (ii) tools for communities; 

7 (iii) research; and 

8 (iv) such other topics as the Advisory 

9 Committee determines appropriate. 

10 (B) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary and 

11 the agency heads described in subparagraphs 

12 (B) through (I) of subsection (c)(2) shall take 

13 into consideration any recommendation of the 

14 Advisory Committee submitted under subpara15 graph (A). 

16 (e) GRANT PROGRAMS.— 

17 (1) COOPERATIVE LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAP18 PING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropria20 tions, the Secretary may— 

21 (i) provide grants, on a competitive 

22 basis, to State, territorial, local, and Tribal 

23 governments to research, map, assess, and 

24 collect data on landslide hazards within the 

25 jurisdictions of those governments; and 


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1 (ii) accept and use funds received 

2 from other Federal and non-Federal part3 ners to advance the purposes of the pro4 gram. 

5 (B) PRIORITY.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

7 consult annually with the Committee, 

8 States, units of local government, terri9 tories, and Indian tribes to establish prior10 ities for the grant program under this 

11 paragraph. 

12 (ii) FUNDING PRIORITIZATION.—In 

13 providing grants under this paragraph, the 

14 Secretary shall give priority to projects— 

15 (I) that will achieve the greatest 

16 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 

17 (II) that reflect the goals and 

18 priorities of the national strategy es19 tablished under subsection (b)(2)(A); 

20 (III) not less than 50 percent of 

21 the total cost of which is matched by 

22 non-Federal sources; and 

23 (IV) that include acquisition of 

24 enhanced elevation data consistent 

25 with the 3D Elevation Program. 


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1 (2) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE RESEARCH

2 GRANTS.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—To advance the goals 

4 and priorities of the national strategy estab5 lished under subsection (b)(2)(A), subject to ap6 propriations, the Director of the National 

7 Science Foundation (referred to in this para8 graph as the ‘‘Director’’) may provide grants to 

9 eligible entities for landslide research, including 

10 research on— 

11 (i) the causes, mechanisms, triggers, 

12 hydrology, and geology of landslides; 

13 (ii) ways to reduce landslide hazards 

14 and risks to minimize loss of life and prop15 erty, including landslide hazard and risk 

16 communication, perception, decision17 making, tools, and technologies; and 

18 (iii) other goals and priorities of the 

19 national strategy established under sub20 section (b)(2)(A). 

21 (B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Director 

22 shall determine whether an entity is eligible to 

23 receive a grant under this paragraph. 

24 (C) REQUIREMENTS.—In providing grants 

25 under this paragraph, the Director shall— 


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1 (i) ensure that the grants are pro2 vided on a competitive basis; and 

3 (ii) consider grant applications sub4 mitted by eligible entities that have devel5 oped the application in partnership with 1 

6 or more State geological surveys. 

7 (f) BIENNIAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit 

8 to Congress a biennial report, including a description of, 

9 with respect to the preceding 2 calendar years— 

10 (1) the goals and accomplishments of the Sec11 retary and the agency heads described in subpara12 graphs (B) through (I) of subsection (c)(2) in car13 rying out the national strategy developed under sub14 section (b)(2), expressed— 

15 (A) by agency, program, and budgetary re16 source; and 

17 (B) by the goals and priorities of the na18 tional strategy established under subsection 

19 (b)(2)(A); 

20 (2) the results of the activities of the Com21 mittee under this section; 

22 (3) the extent to which any recommendations of 

23 the Advisory Committee under subsection (d)(3)(A) 

24 have been implemented; 


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1 (4) the grants provided under this section dur2 ing the preceding 2 calendar years, including a de3 scription of— 

4 (A) each activity carried out using such a 

5 grant; and 

6 (B) the results of those activities; and 

7 (5) for each significant landslide event in the 

8 United States (including territories) during the pre9 ceding 2 calendar years— 

10 (A) a description of the landslide event and 

11 the implications of the event on communities, 

12 including life and property; 

13 (B) recommendations on how the identi14 fication of the landslide risk could have been 

15 improved prior to the event; 

16 (C) a description of the effectiveness of 

17 any warning and risk communication, including 

18 the dissemination of warnings by State, terri19 torial, local, and Tribal partners in the affected 

20 area; 

21 (D) recommendations to improve risk iden22 tification, reduction, and communication to 

23 landowners and units of local government; 


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1 (E) recommendations to improve landslide 

2 hazard preparedness and emergency response 

3 activities under this section; and 

4 (F) such other findings as the Secretary 

5 determines appropriate. 

6 (g) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro7 priated to carry out this section $37,000,000 for each of 

8 fiscal years 2020 through 2023, of which— 

9 (1) $25,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

10 available to the United States Geological Survey; 

11 (2) $11,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

12 available to the National Science Foundation; and 

13 (3) $1,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

14 available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

15 Administration. 

16 SEC. 4. GROUND SUBSIDENCE. 

17 As the Secretary determines to be appropriate and 

18 subject to appropriations, the Secretary, through existing 

19 programs, shall advance the identification, mapping, re20 search, and monitoring of subsidence and groundwater re21 source accounting, particularly in areas affected by 

22 drought. 

23 SEC. 5. 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM. 

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF 3D ELEVATION PRO25 GRAM.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

2 a program, to be known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Pro3 gram’’— 

4 (A) to provide 3D elevation data coverage 

5 for the United States; 

6 (B) to coordinate and facilitate the collec7 tion, dissemination, and use of 3D elevation 

8 data among Federal departments and agencies 

9 and non-Federal entities; 

10 (C) to produce standard, publicly acces11 sible 3D elevation data products for the United 

12 States; and 

13 (D) to promote the collection, dissemina14 tion, and use of 3D elevation data among Fed15 eral, State, local, and Tribal governments, com16 munities, institutions of higher education, and 

17 the private sector through— 

18 (i) cooperative agreements; 

19 (ii) the development and maintenance 

20 of spatial data infrastructure to provide 

21 quality control and deliver to the public 3D 

22 elevation data products; 

23 (iii) in coordination with the 3D Ele24 vation Federal Interagency Coordinating 

25 Committee established under subsection 


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1 (b), States, and industry and standards 

2 bodies, the development of standards and 

3 guidelines for 3D elevation data acquisition 

4 to increase accessibility to 3D elevation 

5 data in a standard, easy-to-use format; and 

6 (iv) the identification, assessment, and 

7 adoption of emerging technologies to im8 prove the accuracy and efficiency of the 

9 3D Elevation Program. 

10 (2) MANAGEMENT.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

12 manage the 3D Elevation Program— 

13 (i) to ensure efficiency with respect to 

14 related activities of the Department of the 

15 Interior and other participating Federal 

16 departments and agencies; and 

17 (ii) to meet the needs of Department 

18 of the Interior programs, stakeholders, and 

19 the public. 

20 (B) OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND

21 AGENCIES.—The head of each Federal depart22 ment and agency involved in the acquisition, 

23 production, distribution, or application of 3D 

24 elevation data shall— 


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1 (i) coordinate with the 3D Elevation 

2 Federal Interagency Coordinating Com3 mittee established under subsection (b) to 

4 acquire additional, enhanced 3D elevation 

5 data; 

6 (ii) submit to the Secretary a descrip7 tion of priority areas of interest for 3D ele8 vation data collection for use in providing 

9 grants and cooperative agreements under 

10 subsection (d); 

11 (iii) implement policies and procedures 

12 for data acquisition and sharing that are 

13 consistent with standards and guidelines 

14 developed under the 3D Elevation Pro15 gram; 

16 (iv) participate in, and share the re17 sults and benefits of, the 3D Elevation 

18 Program, in accordance with standards 

19 and guidelines developed under the 3D 

20 Elevation Program; and 

21 (v) ensure that any 3D elevation data 

22 acquired with Federal grant funding— 

23 (I) meets 3D Elevation Program 

24 standards; and 


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1 (II) is included in the national 

2 holdings of those data. 

3 (b) 3D ELEVATION FEDERAL INTERAGENCY CO4 ORDINATING COMMITTEE.— 

5 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in co6 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the 

7 Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish an 

8 interagency coordinating committee, to be known as 

9 the ‘‘3D Elevation Federal Interagency Coordinating 

10 Committee’’ (referred to in this subsection as the 

11 ‘‘Committee’’), to better coordinate 3D elevation 

12 data management across the Federal Government. 

13 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 

14 composed of the following members (or their des15 ignees): 

16 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as 

17 Chairperson of the Committee. 

18 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

19 (C) The Secretary of Commerce. 

20 (D) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

21 (E) The Director of the National Science 

22 Foundation. 

23 (F) The Director of the Office of Science 

24 and Technology Policy. 


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1 (G) The Director of the Office of Manage2 ment and Budget. 

3 (H) The head of any other Federal depart4 ment or agency, at the request of the Secretary. 

5 (3) COORDINATION.—The Committee shall co6 ordinate, as appropriate, with the existing activities 

7 of— 

8 (A) the 3D Elevation Program Executive 

9 Forum; 

10 (B) the Alaska Mapping Executive Com11 mittee; 

12 (C) the 3D Elevation Working Group; 

13 (D) the 3D National Elevation Sub14 committee; and 

15 (E) State offices. 

16 (4) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet at 

17 the call of the Chairperson. 

18 (5) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 

19 (A) oversee the planning, management, 

20 and coordination of the 3D Elevation Program; 

21 and 

22 (B) develop, by not later than 1 year after 

23 the date of enactment of this Act, and update 

24 periodically thereafter— 


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1 (i) a strategic plan that establishes 

2 goals and priorities for activities carried 

3 out under the 3D Elevation Program; and 

4 (ii) a detailed management plan to 

5 implement the strategic plan. 

6 (c) SUBCOMMITTEE OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL AD7 VISORY COMMITTEE.— 

8 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es10 tablish, within the National Geospatial Advisory 

11 Committee, a subcommittee (referred to in this 

12 subsection as the ‘‘Subcommittee’’). 

13 (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Subcommittee 

14 shall— 

15 (i) consist of not fewer than 11 mem16 bers, of whom none may be a Federal offi17 cer or employee; and 

18 (ii) include representatives of— 

19 (I) research and academic insti20 tutions; 

21 (II) industry standards develop22 ment organizations; 

23 (III) units of State and local gov24 ernment; and 

25 (IV) the private sector. 


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1 (2) DUTIES.— 

2 (A) ASSESSMENT.—The Subcommittee 

3 shall conduct an assessment of— 

4 (i) trends and developments in— 

5 (I) the collection, dissemination, 

6 and use of 3D elevation data; and 

7 (II) science and technology relat8 ing to 3D elevation data; 

9 (ii) the effectiveness of the 3D Ele10 vation Program in carrying out the activi11 ties described in subsection (a)(1); 

12 (iii) the need to revise or reorganize 

13 the 3D Elevation Program; and 

14 (iv) the management, coordination, 

15 implementation, and activities of the 3D 

16 Elevation Program. 

17 (B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 

18 the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 

19 years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall submit 

20 to the Secretary and the 3D Elevation Federal 

21 Interagency Coordinating Committee estab22 lished under subsection (b) a report that in23 cludes— 

24 (i) the findings of the assessment 

25 under subparagraph (A); and 


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1 (ii) recommendations of the Sub2 committee based on those findings, if any. 

3 (d) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 

5 grants and enter into cooperative agreements with 

6 other Federal departments and agencies, units of 

7 State, local, or Tribal government, institutions of 

8 higher education, nonprofit research institutions, or 

9 other organizations to facilitate the improvement of 

10 nationwide coverage of 3D elevation data. 

11 (2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

12 grant or enter into a cooperative agreement under 

13 this subsection, an entity described in paragraph (1) 

14 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 

15 time, in such manner, and containing such informa16 tion as the Secretary may require. 

17 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A grant or coop18 erative agreement under this subsection shall be sub19 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

20 determines to be appropriate, including making data 

21 publically available and interoperable with other 

22 Federal datasets. 


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1 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023. 

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