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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1261 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 4, 2019 

Received 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Preparedness Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) 3D.—The term ‘‘3D’’ means 3-dimensional. 

7 (2) 3D ELEVATION DATA.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘3D ele9 vation data’’ means 3D, high-resolution data 

10 obtained using LiDAR, IfSAR, or other meth11 ods over the United States (including territories 

12 and freely associated states). 

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

14 data’’ includes terrestrial and bathymetric ele15 vation data. 

16 (3) 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘3D 

17 Elevation Program’’ means the 3D Elevation Pro18 gram established under section 5(a). 

19 (4) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The term 

20 ‘‘freely associated states’’ means— 

21 (A) the Federated States of Micronesia; 

22 (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

23 and 

24 (C) the Republic of Palau. 

25 (5) IFSAR.—The term ‘‘IfSAR’’ means 

26 interferometric synthetic aperture radar. 


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1 (6) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 

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

3 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

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

5 (7) LAHAR.—The term ‘‘lahar’’ means a large 

6 debris flow of mostly volcanic material that is— 

7 (A) often fast-moving; and 

8 (B) a hazard in watersheds downstream of 

9 volcanic peaks. 

10 (8) LIDAR.—The term ‘‘LiDAR’’ means light 

11 detection and ranging. 

12 (9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

13 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di14 rector of the United States Geological Survey. 

15 (10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 

16 (A) a State; and 

17 (B) the District of Columbia. 

18 (11) STATE OFFICE.—The term ‘‘State office’’ 

19 means any unit of State government that handles 

20 the identification, mapping, assessment, and re21 search of landslide hazards or responding to land22 slide events, including— 

23 (A) a State geological survey office; 

24 (B) a State department of emergency re25 sponse; and 


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1 (C) a State department of transportation. 

2 (12) TERRITORY.—The term ‘‘territory’’ 

3 means— 

4 (A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

5 (B) Guam; 

6 (C) American Samoa; 

7 (D) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

8 Mariana Islands; and 

9 (E) the United States Virgin Islands. 

10 SEC. 3. NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS REDUCTION PRO11 GRAM. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

13 a program, to be known as the ‘‘National Landslide Haz14 ards Reduction Program’’ (referred to in this section as 

15 the ‘‘program’’)— 

16 (1) to identify and understand landslide haz17 ards and risks; 

18 (2) to reduce losses from landslides; 

19 (3) to protect communities at risk of landslide 

20 hazards; and 

21 (4) to help improve communication and emer22 gency preparedness, including by coordinating with 

23 communities and entities responsible for infrastruc24 ture that are at risk of landslide hazards. 

25 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.— 


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

2 coordination with the Interagency Coordinating 

3 Committee on Landslide Hazards established by 

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

5 ‘‘Committee’’) and in coordination with existing ac6 tivities of the United States Geological Survey and 

7 other Federal agencies, shall— 

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

9 landslide hazards; 

10 (B) respond to landslide events; and 

11 (C) in coordination with State offices, 

12 units of local government, territories, freely as13 sociated states, and Indian tribes— 

14 (i) establish working groups with 

15 State offices, units of local government, 

16 territories, freely associated states, and In17 dian tribes to identify regional and local 

18 priorities for researching, identifying, map19 ping, and assessing landslide hazards; and 

20 (ii) develop and implement landslide 

21 hazard guidelines for— 

22 (I) geologists; 

23 (II) geological and geotechnical 

24 engineers; 


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1 (III) emergency management 

2 personnel; and 

3 (IV) land use and other decision4 makers. 

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

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

7 every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordina8 tion with the Committee, shall develop and publish 

9 a national strategy for landslide hazards, risk reduc10 tion, and response in the United States (including 

11 territories and freely associated states), which shall 

12 include— 

13 (A) goals and priorities for the program; 

14 (B) priorities for data acquisition, re15 search, communications, and risk management 

16 on landslides and landslide hazards across rel17 evant Federal agencies; and 

18 (C) a detailed interagency plan, which shall 

19 take into consideration national disaster pre20 paredness, response, and recovery frameworks, 

21 to carry out the national strategy, including de22 tails about the programs, projects, and budgets 

23 that will be used to implement the national 

24 strategy. 


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1 (3) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS DATA2 BASE.—In carrying out the program, the Secretary, 

3 in coordination with State offices, units of local gov4 ernment, territories, freely associated states, and In5 dian tribes, shall develop and maintain a publicly ac6 cessible national landslide hazard and risk inventory 

7 database to compile, maintain, standardize, and 

8 evaluate data regarding— 

9 (A) landslide hazards and risks; 

10 (B) the impact of landslides on— 

11 (i) health and safety; 

12 (ii) the economy and infrastructure; 

13 and 

14 (iii) the environment; 

15 (C) landslide hazard stabilization; and 

16 (D) reduction of losses from landslides. 

17 (4) LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND RISK PREPARED18 NESS FOR COMMUNITIES.—In carrying out the pro19 gram, the Secretary, in coordination with the Sec20 retary of the Army, the Secretary of Commerce, the 

21 Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 

22 Transportation, and the heads of other relevant Fed23 eral agencies, and in consultation with State offices, 

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1 ated states, and Indian tribes, shall develop and dis2 seminate— 

3 (A) landslide planning and risk reduction 

4 guidance, guidelines, maps, tools, and training 

5 materials to help inform State, territorial, freely 

6 associated state, local, and Tribal governments 

7 and decisionmakers with respect to— 

8 (i) the use and implementation of 

9 landslide hazard assessments; 

10 (ii) the applied use of the database 

11 developed under paragraph (3); 

12 (iii) reducing losses from landslides; 

13 and 

14 (iv) resources available for commu15 nities working to improve landslide hazard 

16 preparedness; and 

17 (B) landslide preparedness curricula and 

18 training modules for— 

19 (i) State, territorial, freely associated 

20 state, local, and Tribal officials; 

21 (ii) Federal, State, territorial, freely 

22 associated state, local, and Tribal emer23 gency managers; and 

24 (iii) the National Guard. 


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1 (5) DEBRIS FLOW EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.— 

2 In carrying out the program, the Secretary, in co3 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the 

4 Secretary of Homeland Security, shall expand the 

5 early warning system for debris flow by— 

6 (A) expanding the early warning system 

7 for post-wildfire debris flow to include recently 

8 burned areas across the western United States; 

9 (B) developing procedures with State, ter10 ritorial, freely associated state, local, and Tribal 

11 governments to monitor stormwater drainage in 

12 areas with high debris flow risk; and 

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

14 such as recently burned land and potential 

15 lahar hazard areas. 

16 (6) EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—In 

17 carrying out the program, the Secretary, in coordi18 nation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec19 retary of Homeland Security, the heads of other rel20 evant Federal agencies, States offices, units of local 

21 government, territories, freely associated states, and 

22 Indian tribes, shall establish and support emergency 

23 response procedures for the rapid deployment of 

24 Federal scientists, equipment, and services to areas 

25 impacted by a significant landslide event— 


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1 (A) to support emergency response efforts 

2 and improve the safety of emergency respond3 ers; 

4 (B) to improve data collection; and 

5 (C) to conduct research to advance the un6 derstanding of the causes, impacts, and reduc7 tion of landslide hazards and risks. 

8 (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON

9 LANDSLIDE HAZARDS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a com11 mittee, to be known as the ‘‘Interagency Coordi12 nating Committee on Landslide Hazards’’. 

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 the Army. 

20 (D) The Secretary of Commerce. 

21 (E) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

22 (F) The Secretary of Transportation. 

23 (G) The Director of the National Science 

24 Foundation. 


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1 (H) The Director of the Office of Science 

2 and Technology Policy. 

3 (I) The Director of the Office of Manage4 ment and Budget. 

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

6 the call of the Chairperson. 

7 (4) PURPOSE AND DUTIES.—The Committee 

8 shall— 

9 (A) advise and oversee the program; 

10 (B) facilitate communication and coordina11 tion across Federal agencies in the planning, 

12 management, budgeting, and execution of land13 slide activities; and 

14 (C) support the development and execution 

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

16 including by— 

17 (i) supporting the development of na18 tional goals and priorities for the national 

19 strategy; 

20 (ii) articulating Federal agency roles, 

21 responsibilities, and resources for carrying 

22 out the national strategy; and 

23 (iii) overseeing the implementation of 

24 the national strategy. 

25 (d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 


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

2 an advisory committee, to be known as the ‘‘Advi3 sory Committee on Landslides’’ (referred to in this 

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

5 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 

6 shall be composed of not fewer than 11 members— 

7 (A) of whom none may be an individual de8 scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through 

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

10 States Code; and 

11 (B) who shall be representatives of— 

12 (i) States, including State geological 

13 organizations; 

14 (ii) territories and freely associated 

15 states, including territorial and freely asso16 ciated state geological organizations; 

17 (iii) Indian tribes, including Tribal ge18 ological organizations; 

19 (iv) research institutions and institu20 tions of higher education that are quali21 fied— 

22 (I) to provide advice regarding 

23 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 

24 and 


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1 (II) to represent related sci2 entific, architectural, engineering, and 

3 planning disciplines; 

4 (v) industry standards development 

5 organizations; and 

6 (vi) State, territorial, freely associated 

7 state, local, and Tribal emergency manage8 ment agencies. 

9 (3) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com11 mittee shall submit to the Committee rec12 ommendations for the implementation of the 

13 program, including recommendations regard14 ing— 

15 (i) landslide hazard and risk reduction 

16 and planning; 

17 (ii) tools for communities; 

18 (iii) research; and 

19 (iv) such other topics as the Advisory 

20 Committee determines appropriate. 

21 (B) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary and 

22 the agency heads described in subparagraphs 

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

24 into consideration any recommendation of the 


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1 Advisory Committee submitted under subpara2 graph (A). 

3 (e) GRANT PROGRAMS.— 

4 (1) COOPERATIVE LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAP5 PING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropria7 tions, the Secretary may— 

8 (i) provide grants, on a competitive 

9 basis, to State, territorial, freely associated 

10 state, local, and Tribal governments to re11 search, map, assess, and collect data on 

12 landslide hazards within the jurisdictions 

13 of those governments; and 

14 (ii) accept and use funds received 

15 from other Federal and non-Federal part16 ners to advance the purposes of the pro17 gram. 

18 (B) PRIORITY.— 

19 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

20 consult annually with the Committee, 

21 States, units of local government, terri22 tories, freely associated states, and Indian 

23 tribes to establish priorities for the grant 

24 program under this paragraph. 


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1 (ii) FUNDING PRIORITIZATION.—In 

2 providing grants under this paragraph, the 

3 Secretary shall give priority to projects— 

4 (I) that will achieve the greatest 

5 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 

6 (II) that reflect the goals and 

7 priorities of the national strategy es8 tablished under subsection (b)(2)(A); 

9 (III) not less than 50 percent of 

10 the total cost of which is matched by 

11 non-Federal sources; and 

12 (IV) that include acquisition of 

13 enhanced elevation data consistent 

14 with the 3D Elevation Program. 

15 (2) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE RESEARCH

16 GRANTS.— 

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

18 and priorities of the national strategy estab19 lished under subsection (b)(2)(A), subject to ap20 propriations, the Director of the National 

21 Science Foundation (referred to in this para22 graph as the ‘‘Director’’) may provide grants to 

23 eligible entities for landslide research, including 

24 research on— 


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1 (i) the causes, mechanisms, triggers, 

2 hydrology, and geology of landslides; 

3 (ii) ways to reduce landslide hazards 

4 and risks to minimize loss of life and prop5 erty, including landslide hazard and risk 

6 communication, perception, decision7 making, tools, and technologies; and 

8 (iii) other goals and priorities of the 

9 national strategy established under sub10 section (b)(2)(A). 

11 (B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Director 

12 shall determine whether an entity is eligible to 

13 receive a grant under this paragraph. 

14 (C) REQUIREMENTS.—In providing grants 

15 under this paragraph, the Director shall— 

16 (i) ensure that the grants are pro17 vided on a competitive basis; and 

18 (ii) consider grant applications sub19 mitted by eligible entities that have devel20 oped the application in partnership with 

21 one or more State geological surveys. 

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

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

24 with respect to the preceding 2 calendar years— 


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1 (1) the goals and accomplishments of the Sec2 retary and the agency heads described in subpara3 graphs (B) through (I) of subsection (c)(2) in car4 rying out the national strategy developed under sub5 section (b)(2), expressed— 

6 (A) by agency, program, and budgetary re7 source; and 

8 (B) by the goals and priorities of the na9 tional strategy established under subsection 

10 (b)(2)(A); 

11 (2) the results of the activities of the Com12 mittee under this section; 

13 (3) the extent to which any recommendations of 

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

15 have been implemented; 

16 (4) the grants provided under this section dur17 ing the preceding 2 calendar years, including a de18 scription of— 

19 (A) each activity carried out using such a 

20 grant; and 

21 (B) the results of those activities; and 

22 (5) for each significant landslide event in the 

23 United States (including territories and freely asso24 ciated states) during the preceding 2 calendar 

25 years— 


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1 (A) a description of the landslide event and 

2 the implications of the event on communities, 

3 including life and property; 

4 (B) recommendations on how the identi5 fication of the landslide risk could have been 

6 improved prior to the event; 

7 (C) a description of the effectiveness of 

8 any warning and risk communication, including 

9 the dissemination of warnings by State, terri10 torial, freely associated state, local, and Tribal 

11 partners in the affected area; 

12 (D) recommendations to improve risk iden13 tification, reduction, and communication to 

14 landowners and units of local government; 

15 (E) recommendations to improve landslide 

16 hazard preparedness and emergency response 

17 activities under this section; and 

18 (F) such other findings as the Secretary 

19 determines appropriate. 

20 (g) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro21 priated to carry out this section $37 million for each of 

22 fiscal years 2020 through 2023, of which— 

23 (1) $25 million each fiscal year shall be made 

24 available to the United States Geological Survey; 


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1 (2) $11 million each fiscal year shall be made 

2 available to the National Science Foundation; and 

3 (3) $1 million each fiscal year shall be made 

4 available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

5 Administration. 

6 SEC. 4. GROUND SUBSIDENCE. 

7 As the Secretary determines to be appropriate and 

8 subject to appropriations, the Secretary, through existing 

9 programs, shall advance the identification, mapping, re10 search, monitoring, restoration, and mitigation of subsid11 ence and groundwater resource accounting, losses from 

12 subsidence, including saltwater intrusion, particularly in 

13 areas affected by drought and sea level rise. 

14 SEC. 5. 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF 3D ELEVATION PRO16 GRAM.— 

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

18 a program, to be known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Pro19 gram’’— 

20 (A) to provide 3D elevation data coverage 

21 for the United States; 

22 (B) to coordinate and facilitate the collec23 tion, dissemination, and use of 3D elevation 

24 data among Federal departments and agencies 

25 and non-Federal entities; 


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1 (C) to produce standard, publicly acces2 sible 3D elevation data products for the United 

3 States; and 

4 (D) to promote the collection, dissemina5 tion, and use of 3D elevation data among Fed6 eral, State, local, and Tribal governments, com7 munities, institutions of higher education, and 

8 the private sector through— 

9 (i) cooperative agreements; 

10 (ii) the development and maintenance 

11 of spatial data infrastructure to provide 

12 quality control and deliver to the public 3D 

13 elevation data products; 

14 (iii) in coordination with the 3D Ele15 vation Federal Interagency Coordinating 

16 Committee established under subsection 

17 (b), States, and industry and standards 

18 bodies, the development of standards and 

19 guidelines for 3D elevation data acquisition 

20 to increase accessibility to 3D elevation 

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

22 (iv) the identification, assessment, and 

23 adoption of emerging technologies to im24 prove the accuracy and efficiency of the 

25 3D Elevation Program. 


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1 (2) MANAGEMENT.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

3 manage the 3D Elevation Program— 

4 (i) to ensure efficiency with respect to 

5 related activities of the Department of the 

6 Interior and other participating Federal 

7 departments and agencies; and 

8 (ii) to meet the needs of Department 

9 of the Interior programs, stakeholders, and 

10 the public. 

11 (B) OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND

12 AGENCIES.—The head of each Federal depart13 ment and agency involved in the acquisition, 

14 production, distribution, or application of 3D 

15 elevation data shall— 

16 (i) coordinate with the 3D Elevation 

17 Federal Interagency Coordinating Com18 mittee established under subsection (b) to 

19 acquire additional, enhanced 3D elevation 

20 data; 

21 (ii) submit to the Secretary a descrip22 tion of priority areas of interest for 3D ele23 vation data collection for use in providing 

24 grants and cooperative agreements under 

25 subsection (d); 


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1 (iii) implement policies and procedures 

2 for data acquisition and sharing that are 

3 consistent with standards and guidelines 

4 developed under the 3D Elevation Pro5 gram; 

6 (iv) participate in, and share the re7 sults and benefits of, the 3D Elevation 

8 Program, in accordance with standards 

9 and guidelines developed under the 3D 

10 Elevation Program; and 

11 (v) ensure that any 3D elevation data 

12 acquired with Federal grant funding— 

13 (I) meets 3D Elevation Program 

14 standards; and 

15 (II) is included in the national 

16 holdings of those data. 

17 (b) 3D ELEVATION FEDERAL INTERAGENCY CO18 ORDINATING COMMITTEE.— 

19 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in co20 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the 

21 Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish an 

22 interagency coordinating committee, to be known as 

23 the ‘‘3D Elevation Federal Interagency Coordinating 

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

2 data management across the Federal Government. 

3 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 

4 composed of the following members (or their des5 ignees): 

6 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as 

7 Chairperson of the Committee. 

8 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

9 (C) The Secretary of Commerce. 

10 (D) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

11 (E) The Director of the National Science 

12 Foundation. 

13 (F) The Director of the Office of Science 

14 and Technology Policy. 

15 (G) The Director of the Office of Manage16 ment and Budget. 

17 (H) The head of any other Federal depart18 ment or agency, at the request of the Secretary. 

19 (3) COORDINATION.—The Committee shall co20 ordinate, as appropriate, with the existing activities 

21 of— 

22 (A) the 3D Elevation Program Executive 

23 Forum; 

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1 (C) the 3D Elevation Working Group; 

2 (D) the 3D National Elevation Sub3 committee; and 

4 (E) State offices. 

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

6 the call of the Chairperson. 

7 (5) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 

8 (A) oversee the planning, management, 

9 and coordination of the 3D Elevation Program; 

10 and 

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

12 the date of enactment of this Act, and update 

13 periodically thereafter— 

14 (i) a strategic plan that establishes 

15 goals and priorities for activities carried 

16 out under the 3D Elevation Program; and 

17 (ii) a detailed management plan to 

18 implement the strategic plan. 

19 (c) SUBCOMMITTEE OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL AD20 VISORY COMMITTEE.— 

21 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es23 tablish, within the National Geospatial Advisory 

24 Committee, a subcommittee (referred to in this 

25 subsection as the ‘‘Subcommittee’’). 


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1 (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Subcommittee 

2 shall— 

3 (i) consist of not fewer than 11 mem4 bers, of whom none may be a Federal offi5 cer or employee; and 

6 (ii) include representatives of— 

7 (I) research and academic insti8 tutions; 

9 (II) industry standards develop10 ment organizations; 

11 (III) units of State and local gov12 ernment; and 

13 (IV) the private sector. 

14 (2) DUTIES.— 

15 (A) ASSESSMENT.—The Subcommittee 

16 shall conduct an assessment of— 

17 (i) trends and developments in— 

18 (I) the collection, dissemination, 

19 and use of 3D elevation data; and 

20 (II) science and technology relat21 ing to 3D elevation data; 

22 (ii) the effectiveness of the 3D Ele23 vation Program in carrying out the activi24 ties described in subsection (a)(1); 


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1 (iii) the need to revise or reorganize 

2 the 3D Elevation Program; and 

3 (iv) the management, coordination, 

4 implementation, and activities of the 3D 

5 Elevation Program. 

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

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

8 years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall submit 

9 to the Secretary and the 3D Elevation Federal 

10 Interagency Coordinating Committee estab11 lished under subsection (b) a report that in12 cludes— 

13 (i) the findings of the assessment 

14 under subparagraph (A); and 

15 (ii) recommendations of the Sub16 committee based on those findings, if any. 

17 (d) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

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

19 grants and enter into cooperative agreements with 

20 other Federal departments and agencies, units of 

21 State, local, or Tribal government, institutions of 

22 higher education, nonprofit research institutions, or 

23 other organizations to facilitate the improvement of 

24 nationwide coverage of 3D elevation data. 


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

2 grant or enter into a cooperative agreement under 

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

4 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 

5 time, in such manner, and containing such informa6 tion as the Secretary may require. 

7 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A grant or coop8 erative agreement under this subsection shall be sub9 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

10 determines to be appropriate, including making data 

11 publically available and interoperable with other 

12 Federal datasets. 

13 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

14 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $40 

15 million for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2019. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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