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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1675 

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 

MARCH 22, 2017 

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

NORTON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. KILMER, Mr. HECK, and Mr. 

GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 

Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish a national program to identify and reduce losses 

from landslide hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Preparedness Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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

2 (2) 3D ELEVATION DATA.— 

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

5 obtained using lidar, ifsar, or other methods 

6 over the United States (including territories). 

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

8 data’’ includes terrestrial and bathymetric ele9 vation data. 

10 (3) 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘3D 

11 Elevation Program’’ means the 3D Elevation Pro12 gram established under section 5(a). 

13 (4) IFSAR.—The term ‘‘ifsar’’ means 

14 interferometric synthetic aperture radar. 

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

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

17 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

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

19 (6) LIDAR.—The term ‘‘lidar’’ means light de20 tection and ranging. 

21 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

22 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di23 rector of the United States Geological Survey. 

24 (8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any unit 

25 of State government handling the identification, 


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1 mapping, assessment, and research of landslide haz2 ards or responding to landslide events, including— 

3 (A) a State geological survey office; 

4 (B) a State department of emergency re5 sponse; and 

6 (C) a State department of transportation. 

7 SEC. 3. NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS REDUCTION PRO8 GRAM. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

10 a program, to be known as the ‘‘National Landslide Haz11 ards Reduction Program’’ (referred to in this section as 

12 the ‘‘program’’)— 

13 (1) to identify and understand landslide haz14 ards and risks; 

15 (2) to reduce losses from landslides; 

16 (3) to protect communities at risk of landslide 

17 hazards; and 

18 (4) to help improve communication and emer19 gency preparedness, including by coordinating with 

20 communities and entities responsible for infrastruc21 ture that are at risk of landslide hazards. 

22 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.— 

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

24 coordination with the Interagency Coordinating 

25 Committee on Landslide Hazards established by 


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

2 ‘‘Committee’’) and in coordination with existing ac3 tivities of the United States Geological Survey and 

4 other Federal agencies, shall— 

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

6 landslide hazards; 

7 (B) respond to landslide events; and 

8 (C) in coordination with States and Indian 

9 tribes— 

10 (i) establish working groups with 

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

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

15 (ii) develop and implement landslide 

16 hazard guidelines for— 

17 (I) geologists; 

18 (II) geological and geotechnical 

19 engineers; and 

20 (III) land use and other decision21 makers. 

22 (2) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 

23 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

24 every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordina25 tion with the Committee, shall develop and publish 


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1 a national strategy for landslide hazards and risk re2 duction in the United States, which shall include— 

3 (A) goals and priorities for the program; 

4 (B) priorities for data acquisition, re5 search, communications, and risk management 

6 on landslides and landslide hazards across rel7 evant Federal agencies; and 

8 (C) a detailed interagency plan to carry 

9 out the national strategy, including details 

10 about the programs, projects, and budgets that 

11 will be used to implement the national strategy. 

12 (3) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS DATA13 BASE.—In carrying out the program, the Secretary, 

14 in coordination with States and Indian tribes, shall 

15 develop and maintain a publicly accessible national 

16 landslide hazard and risk inventory database to com17 pile, maintain, standardize, and evaluate data re18 garding— 

19 (A) landslide hazards and risks nationwide; 

20 (B) the nationwide impact of landslides 

21 on— 

22 (i) health and safety; 

23 (ii) the economy and infrastructure; 

24 and 

25 (iii) the environment; 


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1 (C) landslide hazard stabilization; and 

2 (D) reduction of losses from landslides. 

3 (4) LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND RISK PREPARED4 NESS FOR COMMUNITIES.—In carrying out the pro5 gram, the Secretary, in coordination with the Sec6 retary of the Army, the Secretary of Commerce, the 

7 Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 

8 Transportation, and the heads of other relevant Fed9 eral agencies, and in consultation with States and 

10 Indian tribes, shall develop and disseminate— 

11 (A) landslide planning and risk reduction 

12 guidance, guidelines, maps, tools, and training 

13 materials to help inform State, local, and tribal 

14 governments and decisionmakers with respect 

15 to— 

16 (i) the use and implementation of 

17 landslide hazard assessments; 

18 (ii) the applied use of the database 

19 developed under paragraph (3); 

20 (iii) reducing losses from landslides; 

21 and 

22 (iv) resources available for commu23 nities working to improve landslide hazard 

24 preparedness; and 


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1 (B) landslide preparedness curricula and 

2 training modules for— 

3 (i) State, local, and tribal officials; 

4 (ii) Federal, State, local, and tribal 

5 emergency managers; and 

6 (iii) the National Guard. 

7 (5) FLASH FLOOD AND DEBRIS FLOW EARLY

8 WARNING SYSTEM.—In carrying out the program, 

9 the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of 

10 Commerce, shall expand the early warning system 

11 for flash floods and debris flow by— 

12 (A) expanding the early warning system 

13 for post-wildfire debris flow to include recently 

14 burned areas across the western United States; 

15 (B) developing procedures with State, 

16 local, and tribal governments to monitor 

17 stormwater drainage in areas with high flash 

18 flood and debris flow risk; and 

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

20 such as recently burned land and potential 

21 lahar hazard areas. 

22 (6) EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—In 

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1 evant Federal agencies, States, and Indian tribes, 

2 shall establish emergency response procedures for 

3 the rapid deployment of Federal scientists, equip4 ment, and services to areas impacted by a significant 

5 landslide event— 

6 (A) to support emergency response efforts 

7 and improve the safety of emergency respond8 ers; 

9 (B) to improve data collection; and 

10 (C) to conduct research to advance the un11 derstanding of the causes, impacts, and reduc12 tion of landslide hazards and risks. 

13 (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON

14 LANDSLIDE HAZARDS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a com16 mittee, to be known as the ‘‘Interagency Coordi17 nating Committee on Landslide Hazards’’. 

18 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 

19 composed of the following members (or their des20 ignees): 

21 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as 

22 Chairperson of the Committee. 

23 (B) The Secretary of the Army. 

24 (C) The Secretary of Commerce. 

25 (D) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 


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1 (E) The Secretary of Transportation. 

2 (F) The Director of the National Science 

3 Foundation. 

4 (G) The Director of the Office of Science 

5 and Technology Policy. 

6 (H) The Director of the Office of Manage7 ment and Budget. 

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

9 the call of the Chairperson. 

10 (4) PURPOSE AND DUTIES.—The Committee 

11 shall— 

12 (A) advise and oversee the program; 

13 (B) facilitate communication and coordina14 tion across Federal agencies in the planning, 

15 management, budgeting, and execution of land16 slide activities; and 

17 (C) support the development and execution 

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

19 including by— 

20 (i) supporting the development of na21 tional goals and priorities for the national 

22 strategy; 

23 (ii) articulating Federal agency roles, 

24 responsibilities, and resources for carrying 

25 out the national strategy; and 


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1 (iii) overseeing the implementation of 

2 the national strategy. 

3 (d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

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

5 an advisory committee, to be known as the ‘‘Advi6 sory Committee on Landslides’’ (referred to in this 

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

8 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 

9 shall be composed of not fewer than 11 members— 

10 (A) of whom none may be an individual de11 scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through 

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

13 States Code; and 

14 (B) who shall be representatives of— 

15 (i) States, including State geological 

16 organizations; 

17 (ii) Indian tribes, including tribal geo18 logical organizations; 

19 (iii) 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 (iv) industry standards development 

5 organizations; and 

6 (v) State, local, and tribal emergency 

7 management agencies. 

8 (3) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com10 mittee shall submit to the Committee rec11 ommendations for the implementation of the 

12 program, including recommendations regard13 ing— 

14 (i) landslide hazard and risk reduction 

15 and planning; 

16 (ii) tools for communities; 

17 (iii) research; and 

18 (iv) such other topics as the Advisory 

19 Committee determines appropriate. 

20 (B) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary and 

21 the agency heads described in subparagraphs 

22 (A) through (H) of subsection (c)(2) shall take 

23 into consideration any recommendation of the 

24 Advisory Committee submitted under subpara25 graph (A). 


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1 (e) GRANT PROGRAMS.— 

2 (1) COOPERATIVE LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAP3 PING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropria5 tions, the Secretary may— 

6 (i) provide grants, on a competitive 

7 basis, to State, local, and tribal govern8 ments to research, map, assess, and collect 

9 data on landslide hazards within the juris10 dictions of those governments; and 

11 (ii) accept and use funds received 

12 from other Federal and non-Federal part13 ners to advance the purposes of the pro14 gram. 

15 (B) PRIORITY.— 

16 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

17 consult annually with the Committee, 

18 States, and Indian tribes to establish prior19 ities for the grant program under this 

20 paragraph. 

21 (ii) FUNDING PRIORITIZATION.—In 

22 providing grants under this paragraph, the 

23 Secretary shall give priority to projects 

24 that— 


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1 (I) will achieve the greatest land2 slide hazard and risk reduction; 

3 (II) reflect the goals and prior4 ities of the national strategy estab5 lished under subsection (b)(2)(A); 

6 (III) would receive not more than 

7 50 percent of the total cost of the 

8 project from non-Federal sources; and 

9 (IV) include acquisition of en10 hanced elevation data consistent with 

11 the 3D Elevation Program. 

12 (2) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE RESEARCH

13 GRANTS.—In providing grants for landslide research 

14 and development, the Director of the National 

15 Science Foundation, in consultation with the Sec16 retary and the Committee, shall ensure that the 

17 grants are provided on a competitive basis to State, 

18 local, and tribal governments, institutions of higher 

19 education, and nongovernmental entities to advance 

20 the goals and priorities of the national strategy es21 tablished under subsection (b)(2)(A), including for 

22 research and development on— 

23 (A) the causes, mechanisms, triggers, hy24 drology, and geology of landslides; 


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1 (B) ways to reduce landslide hazards and 

2 risks to minimize loss of life and property, in3 cluding landslide hazard and risk communica4 tion, perception, decisionmaking, tools, and 

5 technologies; and 

6 (C) other goals and priorities of the na7 tional strategy established under subsection 

8 (b)(2)(A). 

9 (f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to 

10 Congress an annual report, including a description of, with 

11 respect to the preceding calendar year— 

12 (1) the goals and accomplishments of the Sec13 retary and the agency heads described in subpara14 graphs (A) through (H) of subsection (c)(2) in car15 rying out the national strategy developed under sub16 section (b)(2), expressed— 

17 (A) by agency, program, and budgetary re18 source; and 

19 (B) by the goals and priorities of the na20 tional strategy established under subsection 

21 (b)(2)(A); 

22 (2) the results of the activities of the Com23 mittee under this section; 


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1 (3) the extent to which any recommendations of 

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

3 have been implemented; 

4 (4) the grants provided under this section dur5 ing that preceding calendar year, including a de6 scription of— 

7 (A) each activity carried out using such a 

8 grant; and 

9 (B) the results of those activities; and 

10 (5) for each significant landslide event in the 

11 United States during that preceding calendar year— 

12 (A) a description of the landslide event and 

13 the implications of the event on communities, 

14 including life and property; 

15 (B) recommendations on how the identi16 fication of the landslide risk could have been 

17 improved prior to the event; 

18 (C) a description of the effectiveness of 

19 any warning and risk communication, including 

20 the dissemination of warnings by State, local, 

21 and tribal partners in the affected area; 

22 (D) recommendations to improve risk iden23 tification, reduction, and communication to 

24 landowners and local governments; 


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1 (E) recommendations to improve landslide 

2 hazard preparedness and emergency response 

3 activities under this section; and 

4 (F) such other findings as the Secretary 

5 determines appropriate. 

6 SEC. 4. GROUND SUBSIDENCE. 

7 As the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the 

8 Secretary shall support the identification, mapping, re9 search, and monitoring of subsidence and groundwater re10 source accounting. 

11 SEC. 5. 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF 3D ELEVATION PRO13 GRAM.— 

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

15 a program, to be known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Pro16 gram’’— 

17 (A) to provide 3D elevation data coverage 

18 for the United States; 

19 (B) to coordinate and facilitate the collec20 tion, dissemination, and use of 3D elevation 

21 data among Federal departments and agencies 

22 and non-Federal entities; 

23 (C) to produce standard, publicly acces24 sible 3D elevation data products for the United 

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1 (D) to promote the collection, dissemina2 tion, and use of 3D elevation data among Fed3 eral, State, local, and tribal governments, com4 munities, institutions of higher education, and 

5 the private sector through— 

6 (i) cooperative agreements; 

7 (ii) the development and maintenance 

8 of spatial data infrastructure to provide 

9 quality control and deliver to the public 3D 

10 elevation data products; 

11 (iii) the development of standards and 

12 guidelines for 3D elevation data acquisition 

13 to increase accessibility to 3D elevation 

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

15 (iv) the identification, assessment, and 

16 adoption of emerging technologies to im17 prove the accuracy and efficiency of the 

18 3D Elevation Program. 

19 (2) MANAGEMENT.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

21 manage the 3D Elevation Program— 

22 (i) to ensure efficiency with respect to 

23 related activities of the Department of the 

24 Interior and other participating Federal 

25 departments and agencies; and 


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1 (ii) to meet the needs of Department 

2 of the Interior programs, stakeholders, and 

3 the 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 

22 developed under the 3D Elevation Pro23 gram; 

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1 Program, in accordance with standards 

2 and guidelines developed under the 3D 

3 Elevation Program; and 

4 (v) ensure that any 3D elevation data 

5 acquired with Federal grant funding— 

6 (I) meets 3D Elevation Program 

7 standards; and 

8 (II) is included in the national 

9 holdings of those data. 

10 (b) 3D ELEVATION FEDERAL INTERAGENCY CO11 ORDINATING COMMITTEE.— 

12 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in co13 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall es14 tablish an interagency coordinating committee, to be 

15 known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Federal Interagency 

16 Coordinating Committee’’ (referred to in this sub17 section as the ‘‘Committee’’), to better coordinate 

18 3D elevation data management across the Federal 

19 Government. 

20 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 

21 composed of the following members (or their des22 ignees): 

23 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as 

24 Chairperson of the Committee. 

25 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 


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1 (C) The Secretary of Commerce. 

2 (D) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

3 (E) The Director of the National Science 

4 Foundation. 

5 (F) The Director of the Office of Science 

6 and Technology Policy. 

7 (G) The Director of the Office of Manage8 ment and Budget. 

9 (H) The head of any other Federal depart10 ment or agency, at the request of the Secretary. 

11 (3) COORDINATION.—The Committee shall co12 ordinate, as appropriate, with the existing activities 

13 of— 

14 (A) the 3D Elevation Program Executive 

15 Forum; 

16 (B) the Alaska Mapping Executive Com17 mittee; 

18 (C) the 3D Elevation Working Group; and 

19 (D) the 3D National Elevation Sub20 committee. 

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

22 the call of the Chairperson. 

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1 (A) oversee the planning, management, 

2 and coordination of the 3D Elevation Program; 

3 and 

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

5 the date of enactment of this Act, and update 

6 periodically thereafter— 

7 (i) a strategic plan that establishes 

8 goals and priorities for activities carried 

9 out under the 3D Elevation Program; and 

10 (ii) a detailed management plan to 

11 implement the strategic plan. 

12 (c) SUBCOMMITTEE OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL AD13 VISORY COMMITTEE.— 

14 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es16 tablish, within the National Geospatial Advisory 

17 Committee, a subcommittee (referred to in this 

18 subsection as the ‘‘Subcommittee’’). 

19 (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Subcommittee 

20 shall— 

21 (i) consist of not fewer than 11 mem22 bers, of whom none may be a Federal offi23 cer or employee; and 

24 (ii) include representatives of— 


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1 (I) research and academic insti2 tutions; 

3 (II) industry standards develop4 ment organizations; 

5 (III) units of State and local gov6 ernment; and 

7 (IV) the private sector. 

8 (2) DUTIES.— 

9 (A) ASSESSMENT.—The Subcommittee 

10 shall conduct an assessment of— 

11 (i) trends and developments in— 

12 (I) the collection, dissemination, 

13 and use of 3D elevation data; and 

14 (II) science and technology relat15 ing to 3D elevation data; 

16 (ii) the effectiveness of the 3D Ele17 vation Program in carrying out the activi18 ties described in subsection (a)(1); 

19 (iii) the need to revise or reorganize 

20 the 3D Elevation Program; and 

21 (iv) the management, coordination, 

22 implementation, and activities of the 3D 

23 Elevation Program. 

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

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1 frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, 

2 the Subcommittee shall submit to the Secretary 

3 and the 3D Elevation Federal Interagency Co4 ordinating Committee established under sub5 section (b) a report that includes— 

6 (i) the findings of the assessment 

7 under subparagraph (A); and 

8 (ii) recommendations of the Sub9 committee based on those findings, if any. 

10 (d) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

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

12 grants and enter into cooperative agreements with 

13 other Federal departments and agencies, units of 

14 tribal, State, or local government, institutions of 

15 higher education, nonprofit research institutions, or 

16 other organizations to facilitate the improvement of 

17 nationwide coverage of 3D elevation data. 

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

19 grant or enter into a cooperative agreement under 

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

21 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 

22 time, in such manner, and containing such informa23 tion as the Secretary may require. 

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1 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

2 determines to be appropriate, including making data 

3 publically available and interoperable with other 

4 Federal datasets. 

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