S. 1768 

One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE SECOND SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen 

An Act 

To reauthorize and amend the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, 

and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2018’’. 

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 

(a) FINDINGS.—Section 2 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701) is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico,’’ after ‘‘States’’; 

(B) by inserting ‘‘Oregon,’’ after ‘‘New York,’’; and 

(C) by inserting ‘‘Tennessee,’’ after ‘‘South Carolina’’; 

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

and’’; 

(3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: 

‘‘(4) A well-funded seismological research program could 

provide the scientific understanding needed to fully implement 

an effective earthquake early warning system.’’; 

(4) in paragraphs (6) and (7), by striking ‘‘lifelines’’ each 

place it appears and inserting ‘‘lifeline infrastructure’’; and 

(5) by adding at the end the following: 

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

and maintained to meet the needs of the users under normal 

conditions. When earthquakes occur, the built environment is 

generally designed to prevent severe injuries or loss of human 

life and is not expected to remain operational or able to recover 

under any specified schedule. 

‘‘(13) The National Research Council published a study 

on reducing hazards and risks associated with earthquakes 

based on the goals and objectives for achieving national earthquake resilience described in the strategic plan entitled ‘Strategic Plan for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Program’. The study and an accompanying report called for 

work in 18 tasks focused on research, preparedness, and mitigation and annual funding of approximately $300,000,000 per 

year for 20 years.’’. 

(b) PURPOSE.—Section 3 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7702) is 

amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first 

sentence, by inserting ‘‘and increase the resilience of communities’’ after ‘‘future earthquakes’’; 

(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘to individuals and the 

communities’’ after ‘‘an earthquake’’; 

(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘in time of disaster’’ and 

inserting ‘‘to facilitate community-wide post-earthquake 

recovery and in times of disaster’’; 

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

earthquakes and’’; 

(5) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and planning’’ after 

‘‘model building’’; and 

(6) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘reconstruction’’ and 

inserting ‘‘re-occupancy, recovery, reconstruction,’’. 

(c) DEFINITIONS.— 

(1) LIFELINE INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(6) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

7703(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘lifelines’’ and inserting 

‘‘lifeline infrastructure’’. 

(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such Act (42 U.S.C. 

7701 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘lifelines’’ each place 

it appears and inserting ‘‘lifeline infrastructure’’. 

(2) COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.—Section 4 of such Act (42 

U.S.C. 7703) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(10) The term ‘community resilience’ means the ability 

of a community to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, 

and more successfully adapt to adverse seismic events.’’. 

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM. 

(a) MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Subsection (a)(2) 

of section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 

(42 U.S.C. 7704) is amended— 

(1) in subparagraph (B)— 

(A) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘, community resilience,’’ 

after ‘‘seismic risk’’; and 

(B) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(iv) publishing a systematic set of maps of active 

faults and folds, liquefaction susceptibility, susceptibility for earthquake induced landslides, and other seismically induced hazards; and’’; and 

(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘develop, operate’’ and 

all that follows through ‘‘7708),’’ and inserting ‘‘continue the 

development of the Advanced National Seismic System, 

including earthquake early warning capabilities’’. 

(b) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO INTERAGENCY COORDINATING

COMMITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION.— 

(1) CLARIFICATION REGARDING MEMBERSHIP.—Subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(3) of such section is amended, in 

the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘The committee’’ 

and inserting ‘‘In addition to the Director, the committee’’. 

(2) REDUCTION IN MINIMUM FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS OF

INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION.—Subparagraph (C) of such subsection is 

amended by striking ‘‘not less than 3 times a year’’ and 

inserting ‘‘not less frequently than once each year’’. 
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(3) EXPANSION OF DUTIES.—Subparagraph (D) of such subsection is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(D) DUTIES.— 

‘‘(i) GENERAL DUTY.—The Interagency Coordinating 

Committee shall oversee the planning, management, 

and coordination of the Program. 

‘‘(ii) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The duties of the Interagency Coordinating Committee include the following: 

‘‘(I) Developing, not later than 6 months after 

the date of the enactment of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2004 and updating periodically— 

‘‘(aa) a strategic plan that establishes 

goals and priorities for the Program activities 

described under subsection (a)(2); and 

‘‘(bb) a detailed management plan to 

implement such strategic plan. 

‘‘(II) Developing a coordinated interagency 

budget for the Program that will ensure appropriate balance among the Program activities 

described under subsection (a)(2), and, in accordance with the plans developed under subclause 

(I), submitting such budget to the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget at the time 

designated by the Director for agencies to submit 

biennial budgets. 

‘‘(III) Developing interagency memorandums 

of understanding with any relevant Federal agencies on data sharing and resource commitment 

in the event of an earthquake disaster. 

‘‘(IV) Coordinating with the Interagency 

Coordinating Committee on Windstorm Impact 

Reduction and other natural hazards coordination 

committees as the Director determines appropriate 

to share data and best practices. 

‘‘(V) Coordinating with the Administrator of 

the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Administrator of the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration on data sharing 

and resource allocation to ensure judicious use 

of Government resources and the free-flowing 

exchange of information related to earthquakes. 

‘‘(VI) Coordinating with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior on the 

use of public lands for earthquake monitoring and 

research stations, and related data collection. 

‘‘(VII) Coordinating with the Secretary of 

Transportation and the Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development on the effects of earthquakes 

on transportation and housing stocks. 

‘‘(iii) ASSISTANCE FROM SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

AND SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—To the extent practicable, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 

of the Interior shall expedite any request for a permit 

to use public land under clause (ii)(VI).’’. 
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(4) REDUCTION IN FREQUENCY OF REPORTING BY INTER- AGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS

REDUCTION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(4) of such section is 

amended— 

(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘ANNUAL’’ 

and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’; 

(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 

(F) as clauses (i) through (vi), respectively, and 

adjusting the indentation of the margin of such clauses, 

as so redesignated, two ems to the right; 

(iii) in clause (v), as so redesignated, by striking 

‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

(iv) in clause (vi), as so redesignated, by striking 

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

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

the following: 

‘‘(vii) a statement regarding whether the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 

has lowered or waived the cost share requirement for 

assistance provided under subsection (b)(2)(A)(i).’’; 

(vi) in the matter preceding clause (i), as so 

redesignated, by striking ‘‘The Interagency’’ and all 

that follows through ‘‘Senate’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once every 

two years, the Interagency Coordinating Committee shall 

submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 

on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on 

Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Natural 

Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security of 

the House of Representatives a report on the Program’’; 

and 

(vii) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(B) SUPPORT FOR PREPARATION OF REPORT.—Each head 

of a Program agency shall submit to the Director of the 

National Institute of Standards and Technology such 

information as the Director may request for the preparation 

of a report under subparagraph (A) not later than 90 days 

after the date on which the Director requests such information.’’. 

(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the first day of the 

first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment 

of this Act. 

(c) MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE

OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.—Subsection (b) of such section 

is amended— 

(1) in paragraph (1)— 

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and constructing,’’ 

and inserting ‘‘constructing, evaluating, and retrofitting’’; 

and 

(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘provide new 

and’’ after ‘‘research to’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph 

(A), in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘community resilience 

through’’ after ‘‘improve’’. 

(d) MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of such 

section is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.— 

‘‘(A) PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Administrator 

of the Federal Emergency Management Agency— 

‘‘(i) shall operate a program of grants and assistance to enable States to develop mitigation, preparedness, and response plans, purchase necessary 

instrumentation, prepare inventories and conduct 

seismic safety inspections of critical structures and 

lifeline infrastructure, update building, land use planning, and zoning codes and ordinances to enhance 

seismic safety, increase earthquake awareness and 

education, and provide assistance to multi-State groups 

for such purposes; 

‘‘(ii) shall support the implementation of a comprehensive earthquake education, outreach, and public 

awareness program, including development of materials and their wide dissemination to all appropriate 

audiences and support public access to locality-specific 

information that may assist the public in preparing 

for, mitigating against, responding to and recovering 

from earthquakes and related disasters; 

‘‘(iii) shall, in conjunction with the Director of the 

National Institute of Standards and Technology, other 

Federal agencies, and private sector groups, use 

research results to support the preparation, maintenance, and wide dissemination of seismic resistant 

design guidance and related information on building 

codes, standards, and practices for new and existing 

buildings, structures, and lifeline infrastructure, aid 

in the development of performance-based design guidelines and methodologies, and support model codes that 

are cost effective and affordable in order to promote 

better practices within the design and construction 

industry and reduce losses from earthquakes; 

‘‘(iv) shall enter into cooperative agreements or 

contracts with States and local jurisdictions and other 

Federal agencies to establish demonstration projects 

on earthquake hazard mitigation, to link earthquake 

research and mitigation efforts with emergency 

management programs, or to prepare educational 

materials for national distribution; and 

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

Institute of Standards and Technology in the completion of programmatic goals. 

‘‘(B) STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CRITERIA.—In order 

to qualify for assistance under subparagraph (A)(i), a State 

must— 

‘‘(i) demonstrate that the assistance will result 

in enhanced seismic safety in the State; 
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‘‘(ii) provide 25 percent of the costs of the activities 

for which assistance is being given, except that the 

Administrator may lower or waive the cost-share 

requirement for these activities for a small impoverished community, as defined in section 203 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5133(a)); and 

‘‘(iii) meet such other requirements as the Administrator shall prescribe.’’. 

(e) MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNITED STATES

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.—Subsection (b)(3) of such section is 

amended— 

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

sentence— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘report on significant domestic and 

international earthquakes and’’ after ‘‘Survey shall’’; and 

(B) by striking ‘‘predictions.’’ and inserting ‘‘forecasts.’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘predictions, including 

aftershock advisories’’ and inserting ‘‘alerts and early 

warnings’’; 

(3) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the following: 

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

the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, the Director of the National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, and State and local officials, an alert 

and an earthquake warning;’’; 

(4) in subparagraph (E), in the matter preceding clause 

(i), by striking ‘‘using’’ and inserting ‘‘including’’; 

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

a semicolon; 

(6) in subparagraph (J)— 

(A) by inserting ‘‘and data’’ after ‘‘hazard maps’’; and 

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

‘‘; and’’; and 

(7) by adding at the end the following: 

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

of Standards and Technology in the completion of programmatic goals.’’. 

(f) MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL SCIENCE

FOUNDATION.—Subsection (b)(4) of such section is amended— 

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

State geological surveys,’’ after ‘‘consortia’’; 

(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘to support applied 

science in the production of a systematic series of earthquakerelated geologic hazard maps, and’’ after ‘‘Survey’’; 

(3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘large-scale experimental and computational facilities of the George E. Brown 

Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation and other 

institutions engaged in research and the implementation of 

the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program’’ and 

inserting ‘‘experimental and computational facilities’’; 

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

a semicolon; 

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

end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

(6) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(I) support the Director of the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology in the completion of programmatic goals.’’; 

(7) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (I) as 

clauses (i) through (ix), respectively, and indenting such clauses 

accordingly; 

(8) in the matter before clause (i), as redesignated by 

paragraph (7), in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The National 

Science Foundation’’ and inserting the following: 

‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The National Science Foundation’’; 

and 

(9) by adding at the end the following: 

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

Science Foundation shall— 

‘‘(i) to the extent practicable, note in any notice 

of Program funding or other funding possibilities under 

the Program that the funds are part of the Program; 

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

of Federal funds through the Program; and 

‘‘(iii) not less frequently than once every 2 years, 

submit to the director of the Program a report specifying the amount of Federal funds awarded to conduct 

research that enhances the understanding of earthquake science.’’. 

SEC. 4. REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION 

PROGRAM. 

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

such date as is necessary for the Comptroller General of the United 

States to submit the report required by subsection (c) in accordance 

with such subsection, the Comptroller General shall complete a 

review of Federal earthquake hazard risk reduction efforts. 

(b) ELEMENTS.—The review conducted under subsection (a) 

shall include the following: 

(1) A comprehensive assessment of— 

(A) the extent to which the United States Geological 

Survey has identified the risks and hazards to the United 

States posed by earthquakes, including risks and hazards 

resulting from tsunamis and landslides that are generated 

by earthquakes; 

(B) the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Technology to improve the resilience of the United States to 

earthquakes and to identify important gaps in the resilience 

of the United States to earthquakes; 

(C) the progress made by the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology and the Interagency Coordinating Committee (as defined in section 4 the Earthquake 

Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 of the Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7703)) to coordinate effectively the budget and activities of the Program agencies 

(as defined in such section 4) in advancing the plans and 

goals of the Program (as defined in such section 4) and 

how coordination among the Program agencies may be 

improved; 

(D) the extent to which the results of research in 

earthquake risk and hazards reduction supported by the 
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National Science Foundation during the 40 years of the 

Program has been effectively disseminated to Federal, 

State, local, and private sector stakeholders; and 

(E) the extent to which the research done during the 

40 years of the Program has been applied to both public 

and private earthquake risk and hazards reduction. 

(2) Recommendations to improve the Program and the resiliency of the United States to earthquake risks. 

(c) REPORT.—As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 years 

after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 

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

the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on the 

findings of the Comptroller General with respect to the review 

completed under subsection (a). 

SEC. 5. SEISMIC STANDARDS. 

Section 8 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 

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

‘‘SEC. 8. SEISMIC STANDARDS. 

‘‘(a) ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 

December 1, 2019, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall jointly convene a committee of 

experts from Federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, private sector entities, disaster management professional associations, 

engineering professional associations, and professional construction 

and homebuilding industry associations, to assess and recommend 

options for improving the built environment and critical infrastructure to reflect performance goals stated in terms of post-earthquake 

reoccupancy and functional recovery time. 

‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than June 30, 2020, 

the committee convened under paragraph (1) shall submit to the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 

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

on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security 

of the House of Representatives a report on recommended options 

for improving the built environment and critical infrastructure to 

reflect performance goals stated in terms of post-earthquake reoccupancy and functional recovery time.’’. 

SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC 

SYSTEM. 

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

of the enactment of this Act, the United States Geological Survey 

shall submit to Congress a 5-year management plan for the continued operation of the Advanced National Seismic System. 

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

include the following: 

(1) Strategies to continue the development of an earthquake 

early warning system. 
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(2) A mechanism for securing the participation of State 

and regional level earthquake monitoring entities, including 

those defunded by the Advanced National Seismic System in 

the last five years. 

(3) A plan to encourage and support the integration of 

geodetic and geospatial data products into earthquake monitoring in regions experiencing large earthquakes. 

(4) A plan to identify and evaluate existing data sets available across commercial, civil, and defense entities to determine 

if there are additional data sources to inform the development 

and deployment of the Advanced National Seismic System and 

an earthquake early warning system. 

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

diverse, management and advisory structure for the Advanced 

National Seismic System. 

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 

(42 U.S.C. 7706) is amended— 

(1) in subsection (a)(8)— 

(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

and 

(B) by inserting before the language following subparagraph (E) the following: ‘‘(F) $8,758,000 for fiscal year 2019, 

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

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

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

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

(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 

(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

inserting a semicolon; 

(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at 

the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘(F) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2019, of which not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced National Seismic System established 

under section 7707 of this title; 

‘‘(G) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2020, of which not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced National Seismic System established 

under section 7707 of this title; 

‘‘(H) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2021, of which not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced National Seismic System established 

under section 7707 of this title; 

‘‘(I) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2022, of which not less 

than $30,000,000 shall be made available for completion 

of the Advanced National Seismic System established under 

section 7707 of this title; and 

‘‘(J) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2023, of which not 

less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced National Seismic System established 

under section 7707 of this title.’’; 

(3) in subsection (c)(2)— 

(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at 

the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

(C) by adding at the end the following: 

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

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

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

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

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

(4) in subsection (d)(2)— 

(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

and 

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

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

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

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

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

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

SEC. 8. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 

(a) CORRECTION OF TITLE OF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—The Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is amended— 

(1) in section 5 (42 U.S.C. 7704)— 

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

3(b)(1) of this Act— 

(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 

‘‘the directors of’’; 

(ii) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘the Administrator 

of’’ before ‘‘the’’; and 

(iii) in clauses (ii) through (v), by inserting ‘‘the 

Director of’’ before ‘‘the’’ each place it appears; and 

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

by striking ‘‘Director of the Federal’’ and inserting 

‘‘Administrator of the Federal’’; and 

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

of the Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency’’ each place it appears. 

(b) REFERENCES TO THE ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC

SYSTEM.—Such Act is amended— 

(1) in section 13 (42 U.S.C. 7707), in the section heading, 

by striking ‘‘ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC RESEARCH AND

MONITORING SYSTEM’’ and inserting ‘‘ADVANCED NATIONAL

SEISMIC SYSTEM’’; and 

(2) by striking ‘‘Advanced National Seismic Research and 

Monitoring System’’ each place it appears and inserting 

‘‘Advanced National Seismic System’’. 

(c) INCORRECT CROSS-REFERENCES.—Paragraph (4) of section 

5(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7704(a)), as amended by section 3(b)(4)(A) 

of this Act, is amended— 

(1) in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), as redesignated by such section 3(b)(4)(A), by striking ‘‘subparagraph 

(3)(A)’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

(3)(D)(i)(I)’’; and 
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(2) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘under 

(3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘under paragraph (3)(D)(i)(I)’’. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.