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Union Calendar No. 74 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1261 

[Report No. 116–99, Part I] 

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 

JUNE 3, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JUNE 3, 2019 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged; committed to the 

Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 

to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 14, 2019] 


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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. 


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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 Pre5 paredness Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) 3D.—The term ‘‘3D’’ means 3-dimensional. 

9 (2) 3D ELEVATION DATA.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘3D elevation 

11 data’’ means 3D, high-resolution data obtained 

12 using LiDAR, IfSAR, or other methods over the 

13 United States (including territories and freely 

14 associated states). 

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

16 data’’ includes terrestrial and bathymetric ele17 vation data. 

18 (3) 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘3D 

19 Elevation Program’’ means the 3D Elevation Pro20 gram established under section 5(a). 

21 (4) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The term 

22 ‘‘freely associated states’’ means— 

23 (A) the Federated States of Micronesia; 

24 (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

25 and 


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1 (C) the Republic of Palau. 

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

3 interferometric synthetic aperture radar. 

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

5 the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 

6 Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 

7 U.S.C. 5304). 

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

9 debris flow of mostly volcanic material that is— 

10 (A) often fast-moving; and 

11 (B) a hazard in watersheds downstream of 

12 volcanic peaks. 

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

14 detection and ranging. 

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

16 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di17 rector of the United States Geological Survey. 

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

19 (A) a State; and 

20 (B) the District of Columbia. 

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

22 means any unit of State government that handles the 

23 identification, mapping, assessment, and research of 

24 landslide hazards or responding to landslide events, 

25 including— 


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1 (A) a State geological survey office; 

2 (B) a State department of emergency re3 sponse; and 

4 (C) a State department of transportation. 

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

6 means— 

7 (A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

8 (B) Guam; 

9 (C) American Samoa; 

10 (D) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

11 Mariana Islands; and 

12 (E) the United States Virgin Islands. 

13 SEC. 3. NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS REDUCTION PRO14 GRAM. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a 

16 program, to be known as the ‘‘National Landslide Hazards 

17 Reduction Program’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘pro18 gram’’)— 

19 (1) to identify and understand landslide hazards 

20 and risks; 

21 (2) to reduce losses from landslides; 

22 (3) to protect communities at risk of landslide 

23 hazards; and 

24 (4) to help improve communication and emer25 gency preparedness, including by coordinating with 


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1 communities and entities responsible for infrastruc2 ture that are at risk of landslide hazards. 

3 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.— 

4 (1) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary, in co5 ordination with the Interagency Coordinating Com6 mittee on Landslide Hazards established by subsection 

7 (c)(1) (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Committee’’) 

8 and in coordination with existing activities of the 

9 United States Geological Survey and other Federal 

10 agencies, shall— 

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

12 landslide hazards; 

13 (B) respond to landslide events; and 

14 (C) in coordination with State offices, units 

15 of local government, territories, freely associated 

16 states, and Indian tribes— 

17 (i) establish working groups with State 

18 offices, units of local government, territories, 

19 freely associated states, and Indian tribes to 

20 identify regional and local priorities for re21 searching, identifying, mapping, and assess22 ing landslide hazards; and 

23 (ii) develop and implement landslide 

24 hazard guidelines for— 

25 (I) geologists; 


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1 (II) geological and geotechnical 

2 engineers; 

3 (III) emergency management per4 sonnel; and 

5 (IV) land use and other decision6 makers. 

7 (2) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—Not later than 1 year 

8 after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 

9 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with 

10 the Committee, shall develop and publish a national 

11 strategy for landslide hazards, risk reduction, and re12 sponse in the United States (including territories and 

13 freely associated states), which shall include— 

14 (A) goals and priorities for the program; 

15 (B) priorities for data acquisition, research, 

16 communications, and risk management on land17 slides and landslide hazards across relevant Fed18 eral agencies; and 

19 (C) a detailed interagency plan, which shall 

20 take into consideration national disaster pre21 paredness, response, and recovery frameworks, to 

22 carry out the national strategy, including details 

23 about the programs, projects, and budgets that 

24 will be used to implement the national 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, 

24 units of local government, territories, freely associated 


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1 states, and Indian tribes, shall develop and dissemi2 nate— 

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 de11 veloped 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.—In 

2 carrying out the program, the Secretary, in coordina3 tion with the Secretary of Commerce and the Sec4 retary of Homeland Security, shall expand the early 

5 warning system for debris flow by— 

6 (A) expanding the early warning system for 

7 post-wildfire debris flow to include recently 

8 burned areas across the western United States; 

9 (B) developing procedures with State, terri10 torial, 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 lahar 

15 hazard areas. 

16 (6) EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—In car17 rying out the program, the Secretary, in coordination 

18 with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 

19 Homeland Security, the heads of other relevant Fed20 eral agencies, States offices, units of local government, 

21 territories, freely associated states, and Indian tribes, 

22 shall establish and support emergency response proce23 dures for the rapid deployment of Federal scientists, 

24 equipment, and services to areas impacted by a sig25 nificant landslide event— 


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1 (A) to support emergency response efforts 

2 and improve the safety of emergency responders; 

3 (B) to improve data collection; and 

4 (C) to conduct research to advance the un5 derstanding of the causes, impacts, and reduc6 tion of landslide hazards and risks. 

7 (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON

8 LANDSLIDE HAZARDS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a com10 mittee, to be known as the ‘‘Interagency Coordinating 

11 Committee on Landslide Hazards’’. 

12 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be com13 posed of the following members (or their designees): 

14 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as Chair15 person of the Committee. 

16 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

17 (C) The Secretary of the Army. 

18 (D) The Secretary of Commerce. 

19 (E) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

20 (F) The Secretary of Transportation. 

21 (G) The Director of the National Science 

22 Foundation. 

23 (H) The Director of the Office of Science 

24 and Technology Policy. 


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

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

4 the call of the Chairperson. 

5 (4) PURPOSE AND DUTIES.—The Committee 

6 shall— 

7 (A) advise and oversee the program; 

8 (B) facilitate communication and coordina9 tion across Federal agencies in the planning, 

10 management, budgeting, and execution of land11 slide activities; and 

12 (C) support the development and execution 

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

14 including by— 

15 (i) supporting the development of na16 tional goals and priorities for the national 

17 strategy; 

18 (ii) articulating Federal agency roles, 

19 responsibilities, and resources for carrying 

20 out the national strategy; and 

21 (iii) overseeing the implementation of 

22 the national strategy. 

23 (d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

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

25 an advisory committee, to be known as the ‘‘Advisory 


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1 Committee on Landslides’’ (referred to in this sub2 section as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 

3 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 

4 shall be composed of not fewer than 11 members— 

5 (A) of whom none may be an individual de6 scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) 

7 of section 7342(a)(1) of title 5, United States 

8 Code; and 

9 (B) who shall be representatives of— 

10 (i) States, including State geological 

11 organizations; 

12 (ii) territories and freely associated 

13 states, including territorial and freely asso14 ciated state geological organizations; 

15 (iii) Indian tribes, including Tribal 

16 geological organizations; 

17 (iv) research institutions and institu18 tions of higher education that are quali19 fied— 

20 (I) to provide advice regarding 

21 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 

22 and 

23 (II) to represent related scientific, 

24 architectural, engineering, and plan25 ning disciplines; 


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1 (v) industry standards development or2 ganizations; and 

3 (vi) State, territorial, freely associated 

4 state, local, and Tribal emergency manage5 ment agencies. 

6 (3) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 

8 shall submit to the Committee recommendations 

9 for the implementation of the program, including 

10 recommendations regarding— 

11 (i) landslide hazard and risk reduction 

12 and planning; 

13 (ii) tools for communities; 

14 (iii) research; and 

15 (iv) such other topics as the Advisory 

16 Committee determines appropriate. 

17 (B) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary and 

18 the agency heads described in subparagraphs (B) 

19 through (I) of subsection (c)(2) shall take into 

20 consideration any recommendation of the Advi21 sory Committee submitted under subparagraph 

22 (A). 

23 (e) GRANT PROGRAMS.— 

24 (1) COOPERATIVE LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAPPING

25 AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropria2 tions, the Secretary may— 

3 (i) provide grants, on a competitive 

4 basis, to State, territorial, freely associated 

5 state, local, and Tribal governments to re6 search, map, assess, and collect data on 

7 landslide hazards within the jurisdictions of 

8 those governments; and 

9 (ii) accept and use funds received from 

10 other Federal and non-Federal partners to 

11 advance the purposes of the program. 

12 (B) PRIORITY.— 

13 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

14 consult annually with the Committee, 

15 States, units of local government, territories, 

16 freely associated states, and Indian tribes to 

17 establish priorities for the grant program 

18 under this paragraph. 

19 (ii) FUNDING PRIORITIZATION.—In 

20 providing grants under this paragraph, the 

21 Secretary shall give priority to projects— 

22 (I) that will achieve the greatest 

23 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 


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1 (II) that reflect the goals and pri2 orities of the national strategy estab3 lished under subsection (b)(2)(A); 

4 (III) not less than 50 percent of 

5 the total cost of which is matched by 

6 non-Federal sources; and 

7 (IV) that include acquisition of 

8 enhanced elevation data consistent 

9 with the 3D Elevation Program. 

10 (2) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE RESEARCH GRANTS.— 

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

12 and priorities of the national strategy established 

13 under subsection (b)(2)(A), subject to appropria14 tions, the Director of the National Science Foun15 dation (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘‘Di16 rector’’) may provide grants to eligible entities 

17 for landslide research, including research on— 

18 (i) the causes, mechanisms, triggers, 

19 hydrology, and geology of landslides; 

20 (ii) ways to reduce landslide hazards 

21 and risks to minimize loss of life and prop22 erty, including landslide hazard and risk 

23 communication, perception, decisionmaking, 

24 tools, and technologies; and 


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1 (iii) other goals and priorities of the 

2 national strategy established under sub3 section (b)(2)(A). 

4 (B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Director 

5 shall determine whether an entity is eligible to 

6 receive a grant under this paragraph. 

7 (C) REQUIREMENTS.—In providing grants 

8 under this paragraph, the Director shall— 

9 (i) ensure that the grants are provided 

10 on a competitive basis; and 

11 (ii) consider grant applications sub12 mitted by eligible entities that have devel13 oped the application in partnership with 1 

14 or more State geological surveys. 

15 (f) BIENNIAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to 

16 Congress a biennial report, including a description of, with 

17 respect to the preceding 2 calendar years— 

18 (1) the goals and accomplishments of the Sec19 retary and the agency heads described in subpara20 graphs (B) through (I) of subsection (c)(2) in car21 rying out the national strategy developed under sub22 section (b)(2), expressed— 

23 (A) by agency, program, and budgetary re24 source; and 


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1 (B) by the goals and priorities of the na2 tional strategy established under subsection 

3 (b)(2)(A); 

4 (2) the results of the activities of the Committee 

5 under this section; 

6 (3) the extent to which any recommendations of 

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

8 have been implemented; 

9 (4) the grants provided under this section during 

10 the preceding 2 calendar years, including a descrip11 tion of— 

12 (A) each activity carried out using such a 

13 grant; and 

14 (B) the results of those activities; and 

15 (5) for each significant landslide event in the 

16 United States (including territories and freely associ17 ated states) during the preceding 2 calendar years— 

18 (A) a description of the landslide event and 

19 the implications of the event on communities, in20 cluding life and property; 

21 (B) recommendations on how the identifica22 tion of the landslide risk could have been im23 proved prior to the event; 

24 (C) a description of the effectiveness of any 

25 warning and risk communication, including the 


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1 dissemination of warnings by State, territorial, 

2 freely associated state, local, and Tribal partners 

3 in the affected area; 

4 (D) recommendations to improve risk iden5 tification, reduction, and communication to 

6 landowners and units of local government; 

7 (E) recommendations to improve landslide 

8 hazard preparedness and emergency response ac9 tivities under this section; and 

10 (F) such other findings as the Secretary de11 termines appropriate. 

12 (g) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appropriated 

13 to carry out this section $37,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

14 2020 through 2023, of which— 

15 (1) $25,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

16 available to the United States Geological Survey; 

17 (2) $11,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

18 available to the National Science Foundation; and 

19 (3) $1,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

20 available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

21 Administration. 

22 SEC. 4. GROUND SUBSIDENCE. 

23 As the Secretary determines to be appropriate and sub24 ject to appropriations, the Secretary, through existing pro25 grams, shall advance the identification, mapping, research, 


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1 monitoring, restoration, and mitigation of subsidence and 

2 groundwater resource accounting, losses from subsidence, 

3 including saltwater intrusion, particularly in areas affected 

4 by drought and sea level rise. 

5 SEC. 5. 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.— 

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

8 a program, to be known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Pro9 gram’’— 

10 (A) to provide 3D elevation data coverage 

11 for the United States; 

12 (B) to coordinate and facilitate the collec13 tion, dissemination, and use of 3D elevation 

14 data among Federal departments and agencies 

15 and non-Federal entities; 

16 (C) to produce standard, publicly accessible 

17 3D elevation data products for the United States; 

18 and 

19 (D) to promote the collection, dissemination, 

20 and use of 3D elevation data among Federal, 

21 State, local, and Tribal governments, commu22 nities, institutions of higher education, and the 

23 private sector through— 

24 (i) cooperative agreements; 


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1 (ii) the development and maintenance 

2 of spatial data infrastructure to provide 

3 quality control and deliver to the public 3D 

4 elevation data products; 

5 (iii) in coordination with the 3D Ele6 vation Federal Interagency Coordinating 

7 Committee established under subsection (b), 

8 States, and industry and standards bodies, 

9 the development of standards and guidelines 

10 for 3D elevation data acquisition to in11 crease accessibility to 3D elevation data in 

12 a standard, easy-to-use format; and 

13 (iv) the identification, assessment, and 

14 adoption of emerging technologies to im15 prove the accuracy and efficiency of the 3D 

16 Elevation Program. 

17 (2) MANAGEMENT.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

19 manage the 3D Elevation Program— 

20 (i) to ensure efficiency with respect to 

21 related activities of the Department of the 

22 Interior and other participating Federal de23 partments and agencies; and 


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1 (ii) to meet the needs of Department of 

2 the Interior programs, stakeholders, and the 

3 public. 

4 (B) OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND

5 AGENCIES.—The head of each Federal depart6 ment and agency involved in the acquisition, 

7 production, distribution, or application of 3D 

8 elevation data shall— 

9 (i) coordinate with the 3D Elevation 

10 Federal Interagency Coordinating Com11 mittee established under subsection (b) to 

12 acquire additional, enhanced 3D elevation 

13 data; 

14 (ii) submit to the Secretary a descrip15 tion of priority areas of interest for 3D ele16 vation data collection for use in providing 

17 grants and cooperative agreements under 

18 subsection (d); 

19 (iii) implement policies and procedures 

20 for data acquisition and sharing that are 

21 consistent with standards and guidelines de22 veloped under the 3D Elevation Program; 

23 (iv) participate in, and share the re24 sults and benefits of, the 3D Elevation Pro25 gram, in accordance with standards and 


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1 guidelines developed under the 3D Elevation 

2 Program; and 

3 (v) ensure that any 3D elevation data 

4 acquired with Federal grant funding— 

5 (I) meets 3D Elevation Program 

6 standards; and 

7 (II) is included in the national 

8 holdings of those data. 

9 (b) 3D ELEVATION FEDERAL INTERAGENCY COORDI10 NATING COMMITTEE.— 

11 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in coordi12 nation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Sec13 retary of Homeland Security, shall establish an inter14 agency coordinating committee, to be known as the 

15 ‘‘3D Elevation Federal Interagency Coordinating 

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

17 ‘‘Committee’’), to better coordinate 3D elevation data 

18 management across the Federal Government. 

19 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be com20 posed of the following members (or their designees): 

21 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as Chair22 person of the Committee. 

23 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

24 (C) The Secretary of Commerce. 

25 (D) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 


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1 (E) The Director of the National Science 

2 Foundation. 

3 (F) The Director of the Office of Science 

4 and Technology Policy. 

5 (G) The Director of the Office of Manage6 ment and Budget. 

7 (H) The head of any other Federal depart8 ment or agency, at the request of the Secretary. 

9 (3) COORDINATION.—The Committee shall co10 ordinate, as appropriate, with the existing activities 

11 of— 

12 (A) the 3D Elevation Program Executive 

13 Forum; 

14 (B) the Alaska Mapping Executive Com15 mittee; 

16 (C) the 3D Elevation Working Group; 

17 (D) the 3D National Elevation Sub18 committee; and 

19 (E) State offices. 

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

21 the call of the Chairperson. 

22 (5) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 

23 (A) oversee the planning, management, and 

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

2 the date of enactment of this Act, and update pe3 riodically thereafter— 

4 (i) a strategic plan that establishes 

5 goals and priorities for activities carried 

6 out under the 3D Elevation Program; and 

7 (ii) a detailed management plan to 

8 implement the strategic plan. 

9 (c) SUBCOMMITTEE OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL ADVI10 SORY COMMITTEE.— 

11 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es13 tablish, within the National Geospatial Advisory 

14 Committee, a subcommittee (referred to in this 

15 subsection as the ‘‘Subcommittee’’). 

16 (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Subcommittee 

17 shall— 

18 (i) consist of not fewer than 11 mem19 bers, of whom none may be a Federal officer 

20 or employee; and 

21 (ii) include representatives of— 

22 (I) research and academic institu23 tions; 

24 (II) industry standards develop25 ment organizations; 


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1 (III) units of State and local gov2 ernment; and 

3 (IV) the private sector. 

4 (2) DUTIES.— 

5 (A) ASSESSMENT.—The Subcommittee shall 

6 conduct an assessment of— 

7 (i) trends and developments in— 

8 (I) the collection, dissemination, 

9 and use of 3D elevation data; and 

10 (II) science and technology relat11 ing to 3D elevation data; 

12 (ii) the effectiveness of the 3D Ele13 vation Program in carrying out the activi14 ties described in subsection (a)(1); 

15 (iii) the need to revise or reorganize 

16 the 3D Elevation Program; and 

17 (iv) the management, coordination, 

18 implementation, and activities of the 3D 

19 Elevation Program. 

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

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

22 years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall submit 

23 to the Secretary and the 3D Elevation Federal 

24 Interagency Coordinating Committee established 

25 under subsection (b) a report that includes— 


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1 (i) the findings of the assessment under 

2 subparagraph (A); and 

3 (ii) recommendations of the Sub4 committee based on those findings, if any. 

5 (d) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

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

7 grants and enter into cooperative agreements with 

8 other Federal departments and agencies, units of 

9 State, local, or Tribal government, institutions of 

10 higher education, nonprofit research institutions, or 

11 other organizations to facilitate the improvement of 

12 nationwide coverage of 3D elevation data. 

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

14 grant or enter into a cooperative agreement under 

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

16 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 

17 time, in such manner, and containing such informa18 tion as the Secretary may require. 

19 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A grant or coop20 erative agreement under this subsection shall be sub21 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary de22 termines to be appropriate, including making data 

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1 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

2 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023. 


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Union Calendar No. 74 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1261 

[Report No. 116–99, Part I] 

A BILL 

To establish a national program to identify and repurposes. national 3D Elevation Program, and for other duce losses from landslide hazards, to establish a 

JUNE 3, 2019 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

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an amendment 

UNE 3, 2019 

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology disprinted House on the State of the Union and ordered to be charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 


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