IC 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1768 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition 

to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 

AN ACT 

To reauthorize and amend the National Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction 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 Earthquake 

3 Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 

4 2018’’. 

5 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

6 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 2 of the Earthquake Haz7 ards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (A) by inserting ‘‘, and the Commonwealth 

11 of Puerto Rico,’’ after ‘‘States’’; 

12 (B) by inserting ‘‘Oregon,’’ after ‘‘New 

13 York,’’; and 

14 (C) by inserting ‘‘Tennessee,’’ after ‘‘South 

15 Carolina’’; 

16 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘prediction 

17 techniques and’’; 

18 (3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(4) A well-funded seismological research pro21 gram could provide the scientific understanding 

22 needed to fully implement an effective earthquake 

23 early warning system.’’; 

24 (4) in paragraphs (6) and (7), by striking ‘‘life25 lines’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘lifeline 

26 infrastructure’’; and 


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

2 ‘‘(12) The built environment has generally been 

3 constructed and maintained to meet the needs of the 

4 users under normal conditions. When earthquakes 

5 occur, the built environment is generally designed to 

6 prevent severe injuries or loss of human life and is 

7 not expected to remain operational or able to recover 

8 under any specified schedule. 

9 ‘‘(13) The National Research Council published 

10 a study on reducing hazards and risks associated 

11 with earthquakes based on the goals and objectives 

12 for achieving national earthquake resilience de13 scribed in the strategic plan entitled ‘Strategic Plan 

14 for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

15 Program’. The study and an accompanying report 

16 called for work in 18 tasks focused on research, pre17 paredness, and mitigation and annual funding of ap18 proximately $300,000,000 per year for 20 years.’’. 

19 (b) PURPOSE.—Section 3 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

20 7702) is amended— 

21 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in 

22 the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘and increase the re23 silience of communities’’ after ‘‘future earthquakes’’; 

24 (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘to individ25 uals and the communities’’ after ‘‘an earthquake’’; 


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1 (3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘in time of 

2 disaster’’ and inserting ‘‘to facilitate community3 wide post-earthquake recovery and in times of dis4 aster’’; 

5 (4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘for predicting 

6 damaging earthquakes and’’; 

7 (5) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and plan8 ning’’ after ‘‘model building’’; and 

9 (6) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘reconstruc10 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘re-occupancy, recovery, recon11 struction,’’. 

12 (c) DEFINITIONS.— 

13 (1) LIFELINE INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(6) of such 

15 Act (42 U.S.C. 7703(6)) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘lifelines’’ and inserting ‘‘lifeline infrastruc17 ture’’. 

18 (B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such Act 

19 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is amended by striking 

20 ‘‘lifelines’’ each place it appears and inserting 

21 ‘‘lifeline infrastructure’’. 

22 (2) COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.—Section 4 of 

23 such Act (42 U.S.C. 7703) is amended by adding at 

24 the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(10) The term ‘community resilience’ means 

2 the ability of a community to prepare and plan for, 

3 absorb, recover from, and more successfully adapt to 

4 adverse seismic events.’’. 

5 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZ6 ARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM. 

7 (a) MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Sub8 section (a)(2) of section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Re9 duction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704) is amended— 

10 (1) in subparagraph (B)— 

11 (A) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘, commu12 nity resilience,’’ after ‘‘seismic risk’’; and 

13 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(iv) publishing a systematic set of 

15 maps of active faults and folds, lique16 faction susceptibility, susceptibility for 

17 earthquake induced landslides, and other 

18 seismically induced hazards; and’’; and 

19 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘develop, 

20 operate’’ and all that follows through ‘‘7708),’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘continue the development of the Advanced 

22 National Seismic System, including earthquake early 

23 warning capabilities’’. 


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1 (b) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO INTERAGENCY CO2 ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS RE3 DUCTION.— 

4 (1) CLARIFICATION REGARDING MEMBER5 SHIP.—Subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(3) of 

6 such section is amended, in the matter preceding 

7 clause (i), by striking ‘‘The committee’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘In addition to the Director, the committee’’. 

9 (2) REDUCTION IN MINIMUM FREQUENCY OF

10 MEETINGS OF INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COM11 MITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION.— 

12 Subparagraph (C) of such subsection is amended by 

13 striking ‘‘not less than 3 times a year’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘not less frequently than once each year’’. 

15 (3) EXPANSION OF DUTIES.—Subparagraph 

16 (D) of such subsection is amended to read as fol17 lows: 

18 ‘‘(D) DUTIES.— 

19 ‘‘(i) GENERAL DUTY.—The Inter20 agency Coordinating Committee shall over21 see the planning, management, and coordi22 nation of the Program. 

23 ‘‘(ii) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The duties 

24 of the Interagency Coordinating Committee 

25 include the following: 


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1 ‘‘(I) Developing, not later than 6 

2 months after the date of the enact3 ment of the National Earthquake 

4 Hazards Reduction Program Reau5 thorization Act of 2004 and updating 

6 periodically— 

7 ‘‘(aa) a strategic plan that 

8 establishes goals and priorities 

9 for the Program activities de10 scribed under subsection (a)(2); 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(bb) a detailed manage13 ment plan to implement such 

14 strategic plan. 

15 ‘‘(II) Developing a coordinated 

16 interagency budget for the Program 

17 that will ensure appropriate balance 

18 among the Program activities de19 scribed under subsection (a)(2), and, 

20 in accordance with the plans devel21 oped under subclause (I), submitting 

22 such budget to the Director of the Of23 fice of Management and Budget at 

24 the time designated by the Director 


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1 for agencies to submit biennial budg2 ets. 

3 ‘‘(III) Developing interagency 

4 memorandums of understanding with 

5 any relevant Federal agencies on data 

6 sharing and resource commitment in 

7 the event of an earthquake disaster. 

8 ‘‘(IV) Coordinating with the 

9 Interagency Coordinating Committee 

10 on Windstorm Impact Reduction and 

11 other natural hazards coordination 

12 committees as the Director determines 

13 appropriate to share data and best 

14 practices. 

15 ‘‘(V) Coordinating with the Ad16 ministrator of the National Aero17 nautics and Space Administration and 

18 the Administrator of the National 

19 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra20 tion on data sharing and resource al21 location to ensure judicious use of 

22 Government resources and the free23 flowing exchange of information re24 lated to earthquakes. 


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1 ‘‘(VI) Coordinating with the Sec2 retary of Agriculture and the Sec3 retary of the Interior on the use of 

4 public lands for earthquake moni5 toring and research stations, and re6 lated data collection. 

7 ‘‘(VII) Coordinating with the 

8 Secretary of Transportation and the 

9 Secretary of Housing and Urban De10 velopment on the effects of earth11 quakes on transportation and housing 

12 stocks. 

13 ‘‘(iii) ASSISTANCE FROM SECRETARY

14 OF AGRICULTURE AND SECRETARY OF THE

15 INTERIOR.—To the extent practicable, the 

16 Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 

17 of the Interior shall expedite any request 

18 for a permit to use public land under 

19 clause (ii)(VI).’’. 

20 (4) REDUCTION IN FREQUENCY OF REPORTING

21 BY INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON

22 EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(4) of 

24 such section is amended— 


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1 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik2 ing ‘‘ANNUAL’’ and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’; 

3 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

4 (A) through (F) as clauses (i) through (vi), 

5 respectively, and adjusting the indentation 

6 of the margin of such clauses, as so redes7 ignated, two ems to the right; 

8 (iii) in clause (v), as so redesignated, 

9 by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semi10 colon; 

11 (iv) in clause (vi), as so redesignated, 

12 by striking the period at the end and in13 serting ‘‘; and’’; 

14 (v) by inserting after clause (vi), as so 

15 redesignated, the following: 

16 ‘‘(vii) a statement regarding whether 

17 the Administrator of the Federal Emer18 gency Management Agency has lowered or 

19 waived the cost share requirement for as20 sistance provided under subsection 

21 (b)(2)(A)(i).’’; 

22 (vi) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

23 as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘The Inter24 agency’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Sen25 ate’’ and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently 

2 than once every two years, the Interagency Co3 ordinating Committee shall submit to the Com4 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor5 tation, the Committee on Energy and Natural 

6 Resources, and the Committee on Homeland 

7 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen8 ate and the Committee on Science, Space, and 

9 Technology, the Committee on Energy and 

10 Commerce, the Committee on Natural Re11 sources, and the Committee on Homeland Secu12 rity of the House of Representatives a report on 

13 the Program’’; and 

14 (vii) by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(B) SUPPORT FOR PREPARATION OF RE17 PORT.—Each head of a Program agency shall 

18 submit to the Director of the National Institute 

19 of Standards and Technology such information 

20 as the Director may request for the preparation 

21 of a report under subparagraph (A) not later 

22 than 90 days after the date on which the Direc23 tor requests such information.’’. 

24 (B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments 

25 made by subparagraph (A) shall take effect on 


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1 the first day of the first fiscal year beginning 

2 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

3 (c) MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF NA4 TIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.— 

5 Subsection (b) of such section is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and 

8 constructing,’’ and inserting ‘‘constructing, 

9 evaluating, and retrofitting’’; and 

10 (B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 

11 ‘‘provide new and’’ after ‘‘research to’’; and 

12 (2) in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding 

13 subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by inserting 

14 ‘‘community resilience through’’ after ‘‘improve’’. 

15 (d) MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF FED16 ERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—Paragraph 

17 (2) of subsection (b) of such section is amended to read 

18 as follows: 

19 ‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; 

20 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.— 

21 ‘‘(A) PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES.—The 

22 Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man23 agement Agency— 

24 ‘‘(i) shall operate a program of grants 

25 and assistance to enable States to develop 


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1 mitigation, preparedness, and response 

2 plans, purchase necessary instrumentation, 

3 prepare inventories and conduct seismic 

4 safety inspections of critical structures and 

5 lifeline infrastructure, update building, 

6 land use planning, and zoning codes and 

7 ordinances to enhance seismic safety, in8 crease earthquake awareness and edu9 cation, and provide assistance to multi10 State groups for such purposes; 

11 ‘‘(ii) shall support the implementation 

12 of a comprehensive earthquake education, 

13 outreach, and public awareness program, 

14 including development of materials and 

15 their wide dissemination to all appropriate 

16 audiences and support public access to lo17 cality-specific information that may assist 

18 the public in preparing for, mitigating 

19 against, responding to and recovering from 

20 earthquakes and related disasters; 

21 ‘‘(iii) shall, in conjunction with the 

22 Director of the National Institute of 

23 Standards and Technology, other Federal 

24 agencies, and private sector groups, use re25 search results to support the preparation, 


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1 maintenance, and wide dissemination of 

2 seismic resistant design guidance and re3 lated information on building codes, stand4 ards, and practices for new and existing 

5 buildings, structures, and lifeline infra6 structure, aid in the development of per7 formance-based design guidelines and 

8 methodologies, and support model codes 

9 that are cost effective and affordable in 

10 order to promote better practices within 

11 the design and construction industry and 

12 reduce losses from earthquakes; 

13 ‘‘(iv) shall enter into cooperative 

14 agreements or contracts with States and 

15 local jurisdictions and other Federal agen16 cies to establish demonstration projects on 

17 earthquake hazard mitigation, to link 

18 earthquake research and mitigation efforts 

19 with emergency management programs, or 

20 to prepare educational materials for na21 tional distribution; and 

22 ‘‘(v) shall support the Director of the 

23 National Institute of Standards and Tech24 nology in the completion of programmatic 

25 goals. 


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1 ‘‘(B) STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CRI2 TERIA.—In order to qualify for assistance 

3 under subparagraph (A)(i), a State must— 

4 ‘‘(i) demonstrate that the assistance 

5 will result in enhanced seismic safety in 

6 the State; 

7 ‘‘(ii) provide 25 percent of the costs of 

8 the activities for which assistance is being 

9 given, except that the Administrator may 

10 lower or waive the cost-share requirement 

11 for these activities for a small impover12 ished community, as defined in section 203 

13 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (42 

14 U.S.C. 5133(a)); and 

15 ‘‘(iii) meet such other requirements as 

16 the Administrator shall prescribe.’’. 

17 (e) MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNITED

18 STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.—Subsection (b)(3) of such 

19 section is amended— 

20 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 

21 in the first sentence— 

22 (A) by inserting ‘‘report on significant do23 mestic and international earthquakes and’’ after 

24 ‘‘Survey shall’’; and 


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1 (B) by striking ‘‘predictions.’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘forecasts.’’; 

3 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘pre4 dictions, including aftershock advisories’’ and insert5 ing ‘‘alerts and early warnings’’; 

6 (3) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting 

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(D) issue when necessary and feasible, 

9 and notify the Administrator of the Federal 

10 Emergency Management Agency, the Director 

11 of the National Institute of Standards and 

12 Technology, and State and local officials, an 

13 alert and an earthquake warning;’’; 

14 (4) in subparagraph (E), in the matter pre15 ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘using’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘including’’; 

17 (5) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

18 and inserting a semicolon; 

19 (6) in subparagraph (J)— 

20 (A) by inserting ‘‘and data’’ after ‘‘hazard 

21 maps’’; and 

22 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

23 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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


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1 ‘‘(K) support the Director of the National 

2 Institute of Standards and Technology in the 

3 completion of programmatic goals.’’. 

4 (f) MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF NA5 TIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—Subsection (b)(4) of 

6 such section is amended— 

7 (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, State 

8 agencies, State geological surveys,’’ after ‘‘con9 sortia’’; 

10 (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘to sup11 port applied science in the production of a system12 atic series of earthquake-related geologic hazard 

13 maps, and’’ after ‘‘Survey’’; 

14 (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘large15 scale experimental and computational facilities of the 

16 George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engi17 neering Simulation and other institutions engaged in 

18 research and the implementation of the National 

19 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program’’ and in20 serting ‘‘experimental and computational facilities’’; 

21 (4) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

22 and inserting a semicolon; 

23 (5) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 

24 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

25 (6) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(I) support the Director of the National 

2 Institute of Standards and Technology in the 

3 completion of programmatic goals.’’; 

4 (7) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 

5 (I) as clauses (i) through (ix), respectively, and in6 denting such clauses accordingly; 

7 (8) in the matter before clause (i), as redesig8 nated by paragraph (7), in the first sentence, by 

9 striking ‘‘The National Science Foundation’’ and in10 serting the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The National Science 

12 Foundation’’; and 

13 (9) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(B) IDENTIFICATION OF FUNDING.—The 

15 National Science Foundation shall— 

16 ‘‘(i) to the extent practicable, note in 

17 any notice of Program funding or other 

18 funding possibilities under the Program 

19 that the funds are part of the Program; 

20 ‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, track 

21 the awarding of Federal funds through the 

22 Program; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) not less frequently than once 

24 every 2 years, submit to the director of the 

25 Program a report specifying the amount of 


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1 Federal funds awarded to conduct research 

2 that enhances the understanding of earth3 quake science.’’. 

4 SEC. 4. REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARD 

5 REDUCTION PROGRAM. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but not 

7 later than such date as is necessary for the Comptroller 

8 General of the United States to submit the report required 

9 by subsection (c) in accordance with such subsection, the 

10 Comptroller General shall complete a review of Federal 

11 earthquake hazard risk reduction efforts. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—The review conducted under sub13 section (a) shall include the following: 

14 (1) A comprehensive assessment of— 

15 (A) the extent to which the United States 

16 Geological Survey has identified the risks and 

17 hazards to the United States posed by earth18 quakes, including risks and hazards resulting 

19 from tsunamis and landslides that are gen20 erated by earthquakes; 

21 (B) the efforts of the Federal Emergency 

22 Management Agency and the National Institute 

23 of Standards and Technology to improve the re24 silience of the United States to earthquakes and 


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1 to identify important gaps in the resilience of 

2 the United States to earthquakes; 

3 (C) the progress made by the National In4 stitute of Standards and Technology and the 

5 Interagency Coordinating Committee (as de6 fined in section 4 the Earthquake Hazards Re7 duction Act of 1977 of the Earthquake Hazards 

8 Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7703)) to co9 ordinate effectively the budget and activities of 

10 the Program agencies (as defined in such sec11 tion 4) in advancing the plans and goals of the 

12 Program (as defined in such section 4) and how 

13 coordination among the Program agencies may 

14 be improved; 

15 (D) the extent to which the results of re16 search in earthquake risk and hazards reduc17 tion supported by the National Science Founda18 tion during the 40 years of the Program has 

19 been effectively disseminated to Federal, State, 

20 local, and private sector stakeholders; and 

21 (E) the extent to which the research done 

22 during the 40 years of the Program has been 

23 applied to both public and private earthquake 

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1 (2) Recommendations to improve the Program 

2 and the resiliency of the United States to earth3 quake risks. 

4 (c) REPORT.—As soon as practicable, but not later 

5 than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

6 the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee 

7 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Com8 mittee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Com9 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

10 of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and 

11 Technology, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the 

12 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep13 resentatives a report on the findings of the Comptroller 

14 General with respect to the review completed under sub15 section (a). 

16 SEC. 5. SEISMIC STANDARDS. 

17 Section 8 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

18 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7705b) is amended to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘SEC. 8. SEISMIC STANDARDS. 

20 ‘‘(a) ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not 

21 later than December 1, 2019, the Director of the National 

22 Institute of Standards and Technology and the Adminis23 trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

24 shall jointly convene a committee of experts from Federal 

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1 entities, disaster management professional associations, 

2 engineering professional associations, and professional 

3 construction and homebuilding industry associations, to 

4 assess and recommend options for improving the built en5 vironment and critical infrastructure to reflect perform6 ance goals stated in terms of post-earthquake reoccupancy 

7 and functional recovery time. 

8 ‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than June 

9 30, 2020, the committee convened under paragraph (1) 

10 shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

11 Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural 

12 Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

13 Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 

14 on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on 

15 Natural Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Se16 curity of the House of Representatives a report on rec17 ommended options for improving the built environment 

18 and critical infrastructure to reflect performance goals 

19 stated in terms of post-earthquake reoccupancy and func20 tional recovery time.’’. 

21 SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ADVANCED NATIONAL 

22 SEISMIC SYSTEM. 

23 (a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States 

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1 agement plan for the continued operation of the Advanced 

2 National Seismic System. 

3 (b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) 

4 shall include the following: 

5 (1) Strategies to continue the development of 

6 an earthquake early warning system. 

7 (2) A mechanism for securing the participation 

8 of State and regional level earthquake monitoring 

9 entities, including those defunded by the Advanced 

10 National Seismic System in the last five years. 

11 (3) A plan to encourage and support the inte12 gration of geodetic and geospatial data products into 

13 earthquake monitoring in regions experiencing large 

14 earthquakes. 

15 (4) A plan to identify and evaluate existing 

16 data sets available across commercial, civil, and de17 fense entities to determine if there are additional 

18 data sources to inform the development and deploy19 ment of the Advanced National Seismic System and 

20 an earthquake early warning system. 

21 (5) A plan to ensure that there is an active, 

22 geographically diverse, management and advisory 

23 structure for the Advanced National Seismic Sys24 tem. 


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1 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

3 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706) is amended— 

4 (1) in subsection (a)(8)— 

5 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

6 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

7 (B) by inserting before the language fol8 lowing subparagraph (E) the following: 

9 ‘‘(F) $8,758,000 for fiscal year 2019, 

10 ‘‘(G) $8,758,000 for fiscal year 2020, 

11 ‘‘(H) $8,758,000 for fiscal year 2021, 

12 ‘‘(I) $8,758,000 for fiscal year 2022, and 

13 ‘‘(J) $8,758,000 for fiscal year 2023,’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (b)(2)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; 

16 and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

17 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

18 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

19 and 

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

21 ‘‘(F) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2019, of 

22 which not less than $30,000,000 shall be made 

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

25 7707 of this title; 


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1 ‘‘(G) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2020, of 

2 which not less than $30,000,000 shall be made 

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

5 7707 of this title; 

6 ‘‘(H) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2021, of 

7 which not less than $30,000,000 shall be made 

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

10 7707 of this title; 

11 ‘‘(I) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2022, of 

12 which not less than $30,000,000 shall be made 

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

15 7707 of this title; and 

16 ‘‘(J) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2023, of 

17 which not less than $30,000,000 shall be made 

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

20 7707 of this title.’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (c)(2)— 

22 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

23 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 

2 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

3 and 

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

5 ‘‘(F) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, 

6 ‘‘(G) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, 

7 ‘‘(H) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, 

8 ‘‘(I) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, and 

9 ‘‘(J) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’; 

10 and 

11 (4) in subsection (d)(2)— 

12 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

13 ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

14 (B) by inserting before the language fol15 lowing subparagraph (E) the following: 

16 ‘‘(F) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2019, 

17 ‘‘(G) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2020, 

18 ‘‘(H) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2021, 

19 ‘‘(I) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2022, and 

20 ‘‘(J) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’. 

21 SEC. 8. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

22 (a) CORRECTION OF TITLE OF ADMINISTRATOR OF

23 THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.— 

24 The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 

25 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is amended— 


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1 (1) in section 5 (42 U.S.C. 7704)— 

2 (A) in subsection (a)(3)(B), as amended by 

3 section 3(b)(1) of this Act— 

4 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

5 by striking ‘‘the directors of’’; 

6 (ii) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘the Ad7 ministrator of’’ before ‘‘the’’; and 

8 (iii) in clauses (ii) through (v), by in9 serting ‘‘the Director of’’ before ‘‘the’’ each 

10 place it appears; and 

11 (B) in subsection (b)(3)(C), as amended by 

12 section 3(e), by striking ‘‘Director of the Fed13 eral’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Fed14 eral’’; and 

15 (2) in section 9 (42 U.S.C. 7705c), by striking 

16 ‘‘Director of the Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis17 trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen18 cy’’ each place it appears. 

19 (b) REFERENCES TO THE ADVANCED NATIONAL

20 SEISMIC SYSTEM.—Such Act is amended— 

21 (1) in section 13 (42 U.S.C. 7707), in the sec22 tion heading, by striking ‘‘ADVANCED NATIONAL

23 SEISMIC RESEARCH AND MONITORING SYS24 TEM’’ and inserting ‘‘ADVANCED NATIONAL SEIS25 MIC SYSTEM’’; and 


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1 (2) by striking ‘‘Advanced National Seismic Re2 search and Monitoring System’’ each place it ap3 pears and inserting ‘‘Advanced National Seismic 

4 System’’. 

5 (c) INCORRECT CROSS-REFERENCES.—Paragraph 

6 (4) of section 5(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7704(a)), as 

7 amended by section 3(b)(4)(A) of this Act, is amended— 

8 (1) in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), 

9 as redesignated by such section 3(b)(4)(A), by strik10 ing ‘‘subparagraph (3)(A)’’ both places it appears 

11 and inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)(D)(i)(I)’’; and 

12 (2) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by strik13 ing ‘‘under (3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘under paragraph 

14 (3)(D)(i)(I)’’. 

Passed the Senate September 27, 2018. 

Attest: JULIE E. ADAMS, 

Secretary. 


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