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Union Calendar No. 244 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3820 

[Report No. 111–424, Part I] 

To reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 15, 2009 

Mr. WU (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. GRAYSON, and Mr. MOORE

of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science 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 

FEBRUARY 26, 2010 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GORDON of Tennessee and Mr. SCHIFF

FEBRUARY 26, 2010 

Reported from the Committee on Science and Technology with an amendment 

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

FEBRUARY 26, 2010 

Committees on Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure 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 October 15, 2009] 


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A BILL 

To reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs, 

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 ‘‘Natural Hazards Risk 

5 Reduction Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) The United States faces significant risks 

9 from many types of natural hazards, including earth10 quakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and floods. 

11 Increasing numbers of Americans are living in areas 

12 prone to these hazards. 

13 (2) Earthquakes occur without warning and can 

14 have devastating effects. According to the U.S. Geo15 logical Survey, two recent earthquakes, the Northridge 

16 Earthquake in 1994, and the Loma Prieta Earth17 quake in 1989, killed nearly 100 people, injured 

18 12,757, and caused $33 billion in damages. Nearly all 

19 States face some level of seismic risk. Twenty-six 

20 urban areas in 14 States have a significant seismic 

21 risk. 

22 (3) Severe weather is the most costly natural 

23 hazard, measured on a per year basis. According to 

24 data from the National Weather Service over the last 

25 10 years, tornadoes, thunderstorms, and hurricanes 


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1 have caused an average of 226 fatalities and $16 bil2 lion of property damage per year. The 2005 hurricane 

3 season was one of the most destructive in United 

4 States history, killing 1,836 people, and causing $80 

5 billion in damage. 

6 (4) The United States Fire Administration re7 ports that 38 percent of new home construction in 

8 2002 was in areas adjacent to, or intermixed with, 

9 wildlands. Fires in the wildland-urban interface are 

10 costly. For example, the 2007 California Witch fire 

11 alone caused $1.3 billion in insured property losses, 

12 according to the Insurance Services Office (ISO). In 

13 addition, Government Accountability Office reported 

14 in 2007 that the Federal spending for wildfire sup15 pression between 2001 and 2005 was, on average, $2.9 

16 billion per year. 

17 (5) Developing better knowledge about natural 

18 hazard phenomena and their effects is crucial to as19 sessing the risks these hazards pose to communities. 

20 Instrumentation, monitoring, and data gathering to 

21 characterize earthquakes and wind events are impor22 tant activities to increase this knowledge. 

23 (6) Current building codes and standards can 

24 mitigate the damages caused by natural hazards. The 

25 Institute for Business and Home Safety estimated 


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1 that the $19 billion in damage caused by Hurricane 

2 Andrew in 1994 could have been reduced by half if 

3 such codes and standards were in effect. Research for 

4 the continuous improvement of building codes, stand5 ards, and design practices—and for developing meth6 ods to retrofit existing structures—is crucial to miti7 gating losses from natural hazards. 

8 (7) Since its creation in 1977, the National 

9 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) 

10 has supported research to develop seismic codes, 

11 standards, and building practices that have been 

12 widely adopted. The NEHRP Recommended Provi13 sions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and 

14 Other Structures and the Guidance for Seismic Per15 formance Assessment of Buildings are two examples. 

16 (8) Research to understand the institutional, so17 cial, behavioral, and economic factors that influence 

18 how households, businesses, and communities perceive 

19 risk and prepare for natural hazards, and how well 

20 they recover after a disaster, can increase the imple21 mentation of risk mitigation measures. 

22 (9) A major goal of the Federal natural hazards23 related research and development effort should be to 

24 reduce the loss of life and damage to communities and 


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1 infrastructure through increasing the adoption of haz2 ard mitigation measures. 

3 (10) Research, development, and technology 

4 transfer to secure infrastructure is vitally important. 

5 Infrastructure that supports electricity, transpor6 tation, drinking water, and other services is vital im7 mediately after a disaster, and their quick return to 

8 function speeds the economic recovery of a disaster9 impacted community. 

10 TITLE I—EARTHQUAKES 

11 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

12 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Earthquake 

13 Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2009’’. 

14 SEC. 102. FINDINGS. 

15 Section 2 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

16 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701) is repealed. 

17 SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS. 

18 Section 4 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

19 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7703) is amended by striking para20 graphs (8) and (9). 

21 SEC. 104. NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION 

22 PROGRAM. 

23 Section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

24 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The activities of the 

4 Program shall be designed to— 

5 ‘‘(A) research and develop effective methods, 

6 tools, and technologies to reduce the risk posed by 

7 earthquakes to the built environment, especially 

8 to lessen the risk to existing structures and life9 lines; 

10 ‘‘(B) improve the understanding of earth11 quakes and their effects on households, businesses, 

12 communities, buildings, structures, and lifelines, 

13 through interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary 

14 research that involves engineering, natural 

15 sciences, and social sciences; and 

16 ‘‘(C) facilitate the adoption of earthquake 

17 risk reduction measures by households, busi18 nesses, communities, local, State, and Federal 

19 governments, national standards and model 

20 building code organizations, architects and engi21 neers, building owners, and others with a role in 

22 planning for disasters and planning, con23 structing, retrofitting, and insuring buildings, 

24 structures, and lifelines through— 


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1 ‘‘(i) grants, contracts, cooperative 

2 agreements, and technical assistance; 

3 ‘‘(ii) development of standards, guide4 lines, voluntary consensus standards, and 

5 other design guidance for earthquake haz6 ards risk reduction for buildings, structures, 

7 and lifelines; 

8 ‘‘(iii) outreach and information dis9 semination to communities on location-spe10 cific earthquake hazards and methods to re11 duce the risks from those hazards; and 

12 ‘‘(iv) development and maintenance of 

13 a repository of information, including tech14 nical data, on seismic risk and hazards re15 duction.’’; and 

16 (B) by striking paragraphs (3) through (5); 

17 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROGRAM AGENCIES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) LEAD AGENCY.—The National Institute of 

21 Standards and Technology (in this section referred to 

22 as the ‘Institute’) shall be responsible for planning 

23 and coordinating the Program. In carrying out this 

24 paragraph, the Director of the Institute shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) ensure that the Program includes the 

2 necessary components to promote the implemen3 tation of earthquake hazards risk reduction 

4 measures by households, businesses, communities, 

5 local, State, and Federal governments, national 

6 standards and model building code organiza7 tions, architects and engineers, building owners, 

8 and others with a role in preparing for disasters, 

9 or the planning, constructing, retrofitting, and 

10 insuring of buildings, structures, and lifelines; 

11 ‘‘(B) support the development of perform12 ance-based seismic engineering tools, and work 

13 with the appropriate groups to promote the com14 mercial application of such tools, through earth15 quake-related building codes, standards, and con16 struction practices; 

17 ‘‘(C) ensure the use of social science research 

18 and findings in informing research and tech19 nology development priorities, communicating 

20 earthquake risks to the public, developing earth21 quake risk mitigation strategies, and preparing 

22 for earthquake disasters; 

23 ‘‘(D) coordinate all Federal post-earthquake 

24 investigations; and 


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1 ‘‘(E) when warranted by research or inves2 tigative findings, issue recommendations for 

3 changes in model codes to the relevant code devel4 opment organizations, and report back to Con5 gress on whether such recommendations were 

6 adopted. 

7 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

8 TECHNOLOGY.—In addition to the lead agency re9 sponsibilities described under paragraph (1), the In10 stitute shall be responsible for carrying out research 

11 and development to improve building codes and 

12 standards and practices for buildings, structures, and 

13 lifelines. In carrying out this paragraph, the Director 

14 of the Institute shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) work, in conjunction with other appro16 priate Federal agencies, to support the develop17 ment of improved seismic standards and model 

18 codes; 

19 ‘‘(B) in coordination with other appro20 priate Federal agencies, work closely with stand21 ards and model code development organizations, 

22 professional societies, and practicing engineers, 

23 architects, and others involved in the construc24 tion of buildings, structures, and lifelines, to pro25 mote better building practices, including by— 


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1 ‘‘(i) developing technical resources for 

2 practitioners on new knowledge and stand3 ards of practice; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) developing methods and tools to 

5 facilitate the incorporation of earthquake 

6 engineering principles into design and con7 struction practices; 

8 ‘‘(C) develop tools, technologies, methods, 

9 and practitioner guidance to feasibly and cost-ef10 fectively retrofit existing buildings and structures 

11 to increase their earthquake resiliency; and 

12 ‘‘(D) work closely with national standards 

13 organizations, and other interested parties, to de14 velop seismic safety standards and practices for 

15 new and existing lifelines. 

16 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGEN17 CY.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Emergency 

19 Management Agency (in this paragraph referred 

20 to as the ‘Agency’) shall be responsible for facili21 tating the development and adoption of stand22 ards, model building codes, and better seismic 

23 building practices, developing tools to assess 

24 earthquake hazards, promoting the adoption of 

25 hazard mitigation measures, and carrying out a 


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1 program of direct assistance to States and local2 ities to mitigate earthquake risks to buildings, 

3 structures, lifelines, and communities. 

4 ‘‘(B) DIRECTOR’S DUTIES.—The Director of 

5 the Agency shall— 

6 ‘‘(i) work closely with other relevant 

7 Federal agencies, standards and model 

8 building code development organizations, 

9 architects, engineers, and other profes10 sionals, to facilitate the development and 

11 adoption of standards, model codes, and de12 sign and construction practices to increase 

13 the earthquake resiliency of new and exist14 ing buildings, structures, and lifelines in 

15 the— 

16 ‘‘(I) preparation, maintenance, 

17 and wide dissemination of design guid18 ance, model building codes and stand19 ards, and practices to increase the 

20 earthquake resiliency of new and exist21 ing buildings, structures, and lifelines; 

22 ‘‘(II) development of performance23 based design guidelines and methodolo24 gies supporting model codes for build25 ings, structures, and lifelines; and 


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1 ‘‘(III) development of methods and 

2 tools to facilitate the incorporation of 

3 earthquake engineering principles into 

4 design and construction practices; 

5 ‘‘(ii) develop tools, technologies, and 

6 methods to assist local planners, and others, 

7 to model and predict the potential impact of 

8 earthquake damage in seismically haz9 ardous areas; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) support the implementation of a 

11 comprehensive earthquake education and 

12 public awareness program, including the 

13 development of materials and their wide 

14 dissemination to all appropriate audiences, 

15 and support public access to locality-spe16 cific information that may assist the public 

17 in preparing for, mitigating against, re18 sponding to, and recovering from earth19 quakes and related disasters. 

20 ‘‘(C) STATE ASSISTANCE GRANT PRO21 GRAM.—The Director of the Agency shall operate 

22 a program of grants and assistance to enable 

23 States to develop mitigation, preparedness, and 

24 response plans, compare inventories and conduct 

25 seismic safety inspections of critical structures 


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1 and lifelines, update building and zoning codes 

2 and ordinances to enhance seismic safety, in3 crease earthquake awareness and education, and 

4 encourage the development of multistate groups 

5 for such purposes. In order to qualify for assist6 ance under this subparagraph, a State must— 

7 ‘‘(i) demonstrate that the assistance 

8 will result in enhanced seismic safety in the 

9 State; 

10 ‘‘(ii) provide 50 percent of the costs of 

11 the activities for which assistance is being 

12 given, except that the Director may lower or 

13 waive the cost-share requirement for these 

14 activities in exceptional cases of economic 

15 hardship; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) meet such other requirements as 

17 the Director of the Agency shall prescribe. 

18 ‘‘(4) UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.—The 

19 United States Geological Survey (in this paragraph 

20 referred to as the ‘Survey’) shall conduct research and 

21 other activities necessary to characterize and identify 

22 earthquake hazards, assess earthquake risks, monitor 

23 seismic activity, and provide real-time earthquake in24 formation. In carrying out this paragraph, the Direc25 tor of the Survey shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) conduct a systematic assessment of the 

2 seismic risks in each region of the Nation prone 

3 to earthquakes, including, where appropriate, the 

4 establishment and operation of intensive moni5 toring projects on hazardous faults, detailed seis6 mic hazard and risk studies in urban and other 

7 developed areas where earthquake risk is deter8 mined to be significant, and engineering seis9 mology studies; 

10 ‘‘(B) work with officials of State and local 

11 governments to ensure that they are knowledge12 able about the specific seismic risks in their 

13 areas; 

14 ‘‘(C) develop standard procedures, in con15 sultation with the Director of the Federal Emer16 gency Management Agency, for issuing earth17 quake alerts, including aftershock advisories; 

18 ‘‘(D) issue when justified, and notify the 

19 Director of the Federal Emergency Management 

20 Agency of, an earthquake prediction or other 

21 earthquake advisory, which may be evaluated by 

22 the National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation 

23 Council; 

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1 toring System, a National Earthquake Informa2 tion Center and a national seismic network, to3 gether providing timely and accurate informa4 tion on earthquakes world-wide; 

5 ‘‘(F) support the operation of regional seis6 mic networks in areas of higher seismic risk; 

7 ‘‘(G) develop and support seismic instru8 mentation of buildings and other structures to 

9 obtain data on their response to earthquakes for 

10 use in engineering studies and assessment of 

11 damage; 

12 ‘‘(H) monitor and assess Earth surface de13 formation as it pertains to the evaluation of 

14 earthquake hazards and impacts; 

15 ‘‘(I) work with other Program agencies to 

16 maintain awareness of, and where appropriate 

17 cooperate with, earthquake risk reduction efforts 

18 in other countries, to ensure that the Program 

19 benefits from relevant information and advances 

20 in those countries; 

21 ‘‘(J) maintain suitable seismic hazard maps 

22 in support of building codes for structures and 

23 lifelines, including additional maps needed for 

24 performance-based design approaches; 


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1 ‘‘(K) conduct a competitive, peer-reviewed 

2 process which awards grants and cooperative 

3 agreements to complement and extend related in4 ternal Survey research and monitoring activi5 ties; and 

6 ‘‘(L) operate, in cooperation with the Na7 tional Science Foundation, a Global Seis8 mographic Network for detection of earthquakes 

9 around the world and research into fundamental 

10 earth processes. 

11 ‘‘(5) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—The Na12 tional Science Foundation shall be responsible for 

13 funding basic research that furthers the under14 standing of earthquakes, earthquake engineering, and 

15 community preparation and response to earthquakes. 

16 In carrying out this paragraph, the Director of the 

17 National Science Foundation shall— 

18 ‘‘(A) support multidisciplinary and inter19 disciplinary research that will improve the resil20 iency of communities to earthquakes, includ21 ing— 

22 ‘‘(i) research that improves the safety 

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1 cilities of the George E. Brown, Jr. Network 

2 for Engineering Earthquake Simulation; 

3 ‘‘(ii) research to support more effective 

4 earthquake mitigation and response meas5 ures, such as developing better knowledge of 

6 the specific types of vulnerabilities faced by 

7 segments of the community vulnerable to 

8 earthquakes, addressing the barriers they 

9 face in adopting mitigation and prepara10 tion measures, and developing methods to 

11 better communicate the risks of earthquakes 

12 and to promote mitigation; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) research on the response of com14 munities, households, businesses, and emer15 gency responders to earthquakes; 

16 ‘‘(B) support research to understand earth17 quake processes, earthquake patterns, and earth18 quake frequencies; 

19 ‘‘(C) encourage prompt dissemination of 

20 significant findings, sharing of data, samples, 

21 physical collections, and other supporting mate22 rials, and development of intellectual property so 

23 research results can be used by appropriate orga24 nizations to mitigate earthquake damage; 


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1 ‘‘(D) work with other Program agencies to 

2 maintain awareness of, and where appropriate 

3 cooperate with, earthquake risk reduction re4 search efforts in other countries, to ensure that 

5 the Program benefits from relevant information 

6 and advances in those countries; and 

7 ‘‘(E) include to the maximum extent prac8 ticable diverse institutions, including Histori9 cally Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic10 serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Univer11 sities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and 

12 Native Hawaiian-serving institutions.’’; and 

13 (3) in subsection (c)(1) by inserting ‘‘on Natural 

14 Hazards Risk Reduction established under section 301 

15 of the Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2009’’ 

16 after ‘‘Interagency Coordinating Committee’’. 

17 SEC. 105. POST-EARTHQUAKE INVESTIGATIONS PROGRAM. 

18 Section 11 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

19 of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7705e) is amended by striking ‘‘There 

20 is established’’ and all that follows through ‘‘conduct of such 

21 earthquake investigations.’’ and inserting ‘‘The Program 

22 shall include a post-earthquake investigations program, the 

23 purpose of which is to investigate major earthquakes so as 

24 to learn lessons which can be applied to reduce the loss of 

25 lives and property in future earthquakes. The lead Program 


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1 agency, in consultation with each Program agency, shall 

2 organize investigations to study the implications of the 

3 earthquakes in the areas of responsibility of each Program 

4 agency. The investigations shall begin as rapidly as possible 

5 and may be conducted by grantees and contractors. The 

6 Program agencies shall ensure that the results of the inves7 tigations are disseminated widely.’’. 

8 SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 12 of the Earthquake Haz10 ards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706) is amended— 

11 (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(9) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 

14 Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out 

15 this Act— 

16 ‘‘(A) $10,238,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

17 ‘‘(B) $10,545,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

18 ‘‘(C) $10,861,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

19 ‘‘(D) $11,187,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

20 ‘‘(E) $11,523,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’; 

21 (2) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 

24 United States Geological Survey for carrying out this Act, 


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1 including the Advanced National Seismic Research and 

2 Monitoring System— 

3 ‘‘(A) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

4 ‘‘(B) $72,100,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

5 ‘‘(C) $74,263,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

6 ‘‘(D) $76,491,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

7 ‘‘(E) $78,786,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’; 

8 (3) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 

11 National Science Foundation for carrying out this Act— 

12 ‘‘(A) $64,125,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

13 ‘‘(B) $66,049,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

14 ‘‘(C) $68,030,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

15 ‘‘(D) $70,071,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

16 ‘‘(E) $72,173,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’; and 

17 (4) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 

20 National Institute of Standards and Technology for car21 rying out this Act— 

22 ‘‘(A) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

23 ‘‘(B) $7,700,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

24 ‘‘(C) $7,931,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

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1 ‘‘(E) $8,414,000 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 

2 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 14 of the Na3 tional Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 

4 U.S.C. 7708) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—’’; and 

6 (2) by striking subsection (b). 

7 TITLE II—WIND 

8 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Windstorm 

10 Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2009’’. 

11 SEC. 202. PURPOSE. 

12 Section 202 of the National Windstorm Impact Reduc13 tion Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15701) is amended to read as 

14 follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 202. PURPOSE. 

16 ‘‘It is the purpose of the Congress in this title to 

17 achieve a major measurable reduction in losses of life and 

18 property from windstorms through the establishment and 

19 maintenance of an effective Windstorm Impact Reduction 

20 Program. The objectives of such Program shall include— 

21 ‘‘(1) the education of households, businesses, and 

22 communities about the risks posed by windstorms, 

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1 tion, and the dissemination of information on meth2 ods to reduce those risks; 

3 ‘‘(2) the development of technologically and eco4 nomically feasible design and construction methods 

5 and procedures to make new and existing structures, 

6 in areas of windstorm risk, windstorm resilient, giv7 ing high priority to the development of such methods 

8 and procedures for lifelines, structures associated with 

9 a potential high loss of life, and structures that are 

10 especially needed in times of disasters, such as hos11 pitals and public safety and shelter facilities; 

12 ‘‘(3) the implementation, in areas of major 

13 windstorm risk, of instrumentation to record and 

14 gather data on windstorms and the characteristics of 

15 the wind during those events, and continued research 

16 to increase the understanding of windstorm phe17 nomena; 

18 ‘‘(4) the development, publication, and pro19 motion, in conjunction with State and local officials 

20 and professional organizations, of model building 

21 codes and standards and other means to encourage 

22 consideration of information about windstorm risk in 

23 making decisions about land use policy and construc24 tion activity; and 


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1 ‘‘(5) the facilitation of the adoption of wind2 storm risk mitigation measures in areas of windstorm 

3 risk by households, businesses, and communities 

4 through outreach, incentive programs, and other 

5 means.’’. 

6 SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 

7 Section 203(1) of the National Windstorm Impact Re8 duction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15702(1)) is amended by 

9 striking ‘‘Director of the Office of Science and Technology 

10 Policy’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the National Institute 

11 of Standards and Technology’’. 

12 SEC. 204. NATIONAL WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION PRO13 GRAM. 

14 Section 204 of the National Windstorm Impact Reduc15 tion Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15703) is amended to read as 

16 follows: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 204. NATIONAL WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION 

18 PROGRAM. 

19 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Na20 tional Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. 

21 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The activities of the Pro22 gram shall be designed to— 

23 ‘‘(1) research and develop cost-effective, feasible 

24 methods, tools, and technologies to reduce the risks 

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1 cially to lessen the risk to existing structures and life2 lines; 

3 ‘‘(2) improve the understanding of windstorms 

4 and their impacts on households, businesses, commu5 nities, buildings, structures, and lifelines, through 

6 interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research that 

7 involves engineering, natural sciences, and social 

8 sciences; and 

9 ‘‘(3) facilitate the adoption of windstorm risk re10 duction measures by households, businesses, commu11 nities, local, State and Federal governments, national 

12 standards and model building code organizations, ar13 chitects and engineers, building owners, and others 

14 with a role in planning for disasters and planning, 

15 constructing, retrofitting, and insuring buildings, 

16 structures, and lifelines through— 

17 ‘‘(A) grants, contracts, cooperative agree18 ments, and technical assistance; 

19 ‘‘(B) development of hazard maps, stand20 ards, guidelines, voluntary consensus standards, 

21 and other design guidance for windstorm risk re22 duction for buildings, structures, and lifelines; 

23 ‘‘(C) outreach and information dissemina24 tion to communities on site specific windstorm 


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1 hazards and ways to reduce the risks from those 

2 hazards; and 

3 ‘‘(D) development and maintenance of a re4 pository of information, including technical 

5 data, on windstorm hazards and risk reduction; 

6 ‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROGRAM AGENCIES.— 

7 ‘‘(1) LEAD AGENCY.—The National Institute of 

8 Standards and Technology (in this section referred to 

9 as the ‘Institute’) shall be responsible for planning 

10 and coordinating the Program. In carrying out this 

11 paragraph, the Director of the Institute shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) ensure that the Program includes the 

13 necessary components to promote the implemen14 tation of windstorm risk reduction measures by 

15 households, businesses, communities, local, State, 

16 and Federal governments, national standards 

17 and model building code organizations, archi18 tects and engineers, building owners, and others 

19 with a role in planning and preparing for disas20 ters, and planning constructing, and retrofitting, 

21 and insuring buildings, structures, and lifelines; 

22 ‘‘(B) support the development of perform23 ance-based engineering tools, and work with the 

24 appropriate groups to promote the commercial 

25 application of such tools, through wind-related 


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1 building codes, standards, and construction prac2 tices; 

3 ‘‘(C) ensure the use of social science research 

4 and findings in informing the development of 

5 technology and research priorities, in commu6 nicating windstorm risks to the public, in devel7 oping windstorm risk mitigation strategies, and 

8 in preparing for windstorm disasters; 

9 ‘‘(D) coordinate all Federal post-windstorm 

10 investigations; and 

11 ‘‘(E) when warranted by research or inves12 tigative findings, issue recommendations for 

13 changes in model codes to the relevant code devel14 opment organizations, and report back to Con15 gress on whether such recommendations were 

16 adopted. 

17 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

18 TECHNOLOGY.—In addition to the lead agency re19 sponsibilities described under paragraph (1), the In20 stitute shall be responsible for carrying out research 

21 and development to improve model codes, standards, 

22 design guidance and practices for the construction 

23 and retrofit of buildings, structures, and lifelines. In 

24 carrying out this paragraph, the Director of the Insti25 tute shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) support the development of instrumen2 tation, data processing, and archival capabili3 ties, and standards for the instrumentation and 

4 its deployment, to measure wind, wind loading, 

5 and other properties of severe wind and structure 

6 response; 

7 ‘‘(B) coordinate with other appropriate 

8 Federal agencies to make the data described in 

9 subparagraph (A) available to researchers, stand10 ards and code developers, and local planners; 

11 ‘‘(C) support the development of tools and 

12 methods for the collection of data on the loss of 

13 and damage to structures, and data on surviving 

14 structures after severe windstorm events; 

15 ‘‘(D) improve the knowledge of the impact 

16 of severe wind on buildings, structures, lifelines, 

17 and communities; 

18 ‘‘(E) develop cost-effective windstorm im19 pact reduction tools, methods, and technologies; 

20 ‘‘(F) work, in conjunction with other appro21 priate Federal agencies, to support the develop22 ment of wind standards and model codes; and 

23 ‘‘(G) in conjunction with other appropriate 

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1 fessional societies, and practicing engineers, ar2 chitects, and others involved in the construction 

3 of buildings, structures, and lifelines, to promote 

4 better building practices, including by— 

5 ‘‘(i) supporting the development of 

6 technical resources for practitioners to im7 plement new knowledge; and 

8 ‘‘(ii) supporting the development of 

9 methods and tools to incorporate wind engi10 neering principles into design and construc11 tion practices. 

12 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGEN13 CY.—The Federal Emergency Management Agency 

14 shall support the development of risk assessment tools 

15 and effective mitigation techniques, assist with wind16 storm-related data collection and analysis, and sup17 port outreach, information dissemination, and imple18 mentation of windstorm preparedness and mitigation 

19 measures by households, businesses, and communities, 

20 including by— 

21 ‘‘(A) working to develop or improve risk-as22 sessment tools, methods, and models; 

23 ‘‘(B) work closely with other appropriate 

24 Federal agencies to develop and facilitate the 


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1 adoption of windstorm impact reduction meas2 ures, including by— 

3 ‘‘(i) developing cost-effective retrofit 

4 measures for existing buildings, structures, 

5 and lifelines to improve windstorm per6 formance; 

7 ‘‘(ii) developing methods, tools, and 

8 technologies to improve the planning, de9 sign, and construction of new buildings, 

10 structures, and lifelines; 

11 ‘‘(iii) supporting the development of 

12 model wind codes and standards for build13 ings, structures, and lifelines; and 

14 ‘‘(iv) developing technical resources for 

15 practitioners that reflect new knowledge and 

16 standards of practice; and 

17 ‘‘(C) develop and disseminate guidelines for 

18 the construction of windstorm shelters. 

19 ‘‘(4) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC AD20 MINISTRATION.—The National Oceanic and Atmos21 pheric Administration shall support atmospheric 

22 sciences research and data collection to improve the 

23 understanding of the behavior of windstorms and 

24 their impact on buildings, structures, and lifelines, 

25 including by— 


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1 ‘‘(A) working with other appropriate Fed2 eral agencies to develop and deploy instrumenta3 tion to measure speed and other characteristics 

4 of wind, and to collect, analyze, and make avail5 able such data; 

6 ‘‘(B) working with officials of State and 

7 local governments to ensure that they are knowl8 edgeable about, and prepared for, the specific 

9 windstorm risks in their area; 

10 ‘‘(C) supporting the development of suitable 

11 wind speed maps and other derivative products 

12 that support building codes and other hazard 

13 mitigation approaches for buildings, structures, 

14 and lifelines; 

15 ‘‘(D) conducting a competitive, peer-re16 viewed process which awards grants and cooper17 ative agreements to complement the National 

18 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 

19 wind-related and storm surge-related research 

20 and data collection activities; 

21 ‘‘(E) working with other appropriate Fed22 eral agencies and State and local governments to 

23 develop or improve risk-assessment tools, meth24 ods, and models; and 


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1 ‘‘(F) working with other appropriate Fed2 eral agencies to develop storm surge models to 

3 better understand the interaction between wind4 storms and bodies of water. 

5 ‘‘(5) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—The Na6 tional Science Foundation shall be responsible for 

7 funding basic research that furthers the under8 standing of windstorms, wind engineering, and com9 munity preparation and response to windstorms. In 

10 carrying out this paragraph, the Director of the Na11 tional Science Foundation shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) support multidisciplinary and inter13 disciplinary research that will improve the resil14 iency of communities to windstorms, including— 

15 ‘‘(i) research that improves the safety 

16 and performance of buildings, structures, 

17 and lifelines; 

18 ‘‘(ii) research to support more effective 

19 windstorm mitigation and response meas20 ures, such as developing better knowledge of 

21 the specific types of vulnerabilities faced by 

22 segments of the community vulnerable to 

23 windstorms, addressing the barriers they 

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1 better communicate the risks of windstorms 

2 and to promote mitigation; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) research on the response of com4 munities to windstorms, including on the 

5 effectiveness of the emergency response, and 

6 the recovery process of communities, house7 holds, and businesses; 

8 ‘‘(B) support research to understand wind9 storm processes, windstorm patterns, and wind10 storm frequencies; 

11 ‘‘(C) encourage prompt dissemination of 

12 significant findings, sharing of data, samples, 

13 physical collections, and other supporting mate14 rials, and development of intellectual property so 

15 research results can be used by appropriate orga16 nizations to mitigate windstorm damage; 

17 ‘‘(D) work with other Program agencies to 

18 maintain awareness of, and where appropriate 

19 cooperate with, windstorm risk reduction re20 search efforts in other countries, to ensure that 

21 the Program benefits from relevant information 

22 and advances in those countries; and 

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1 serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Univer2 sities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and 

3 Native Hawaiian-serving institutions.’’. 

4 SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 Section 207 of the National Windstorm Impact Reduc6 tion Program of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15706) is amended to read 

7 as follows: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

9 ‘‘(a) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.— 

10 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Federal 

11 Emergency Management Agency for carrying out this 

12 title— 

13 ‘‘(1) $9,682,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

14 ‘‘(2) $9,972,500 for fiscal year 2011; 

15 ‘‘(3) $10,271,600 for fiscal year 2012; 

16 ‘‘(4) $10,579,800 for fiscal year 2013; and 

17 ‘‘(5) $10,897,200 for fiscal year 2014. 

18 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—There are au19 thorized to be appropriated to the National Science Foun20 dation for carrying out this title— 

21 ‘‘(1) $9,682,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

22 ‘‘(2) $9,972,500 for fiscal year 2011; 

23 ‘‘(3) $10,271,600 for fiscal year 2012; 

24 ‘‘(4) $10,579,800 for fiscal year 2013; and 

25 ‘‘(5) $10,897,200 for fiscal year 2014. 


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1 ‘‘(c) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECH2 NOLOGY.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the 

3 National Institute of Standards and Technology for car4 rying out this title— 

5 ‘‘(1) $4,120,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

6 ‘‘(2) $4,243,600 for fiscal year 2011; 

7 ‘‘(3) $4,370,900 for fiscal year 2012; 

8 ‘‘(4) $4,502,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

9 ‘‘(5) $4,637,100 for fiscal year 2014. 

10 ‘‘(d) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINIS11 TRATION.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the 

12 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for car13 rying out this title— 

14 ‘‘(1) $2,266,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

15 ‘‘(2) $2,334,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

16 ‘‘(3) $2,404,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

17 ‘‘(4) $2,476,100 for fiscal year 2013; and 

18 ‘‘(5) $2,550,400 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 


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1 TITLE III—INTERAGENCY CO2 ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 

3 NATURAL HAZARDS RISK RE4 DUCTION 

5 SEC. 301. INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 

6 NATURAL HAZARDS RISK REDUCTION. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established an Interagency 

8 Coordinating Committee on Natural Hazards Risk Reduc9 tion, chaired by the Director of the National Institute of 

10 Standards and Technology. 

11 (1) MEMBERSHIP.—In addition to the chair, the 

12 Committee shall be composed of— 

13 (A) the directors of— 

14 (i) the Federal Emergency Manage15 ment Agency; 

16 (ii) the United State Geological Sur17 vey; 

18 (iii) the National Oceanic and Atmos19 pheric Administration; 

20 (iv) the National Science Foundation; 

21 (v) the Office of Science and Tech22 nology Policy; and 

23 (vi) the Office of Management and 

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1 (B) the head of any other Federal agency 

2 the Committee considers appropriate. 

3 (2) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall not meet 

4 less than 2 times a year at the call of the Director 

5 of the National Institute of Standards and Tech6 nology. 

7 (3) GENERAL PURPOSE AND DUTIES.—The Com8 mittee shall oversee the planning and coordination of 

9 the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Pro10 gram and the National Windstorm Impact Reduction 

11 Program, and shall make proposals for planning and 

12 coordination of any other Federal research for natural 

13 hazard mitigation that the Committee considers ap14 propriate. 

15 (4) STRATEGIC PLANS.—The Committee shall de16 velop and submit to Congress, not later than one year 

17 after the date of enactment of this Act— 

18 (A) a Strategic Plan for the National 

19 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program that 

20 includes— 

21 (i) prioritized goals for such Program 

22 that will mitigate against the loss of life 

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1 (ii) short-term, mid-term, and long2 term research objectives to achieve those 

3 goals; 

4 (iii) a description of the role of each 

5 Program agency in achieving the 

6 prioritized goals; 

7 (iv) the methods by which progress to8 wards the goals will be assessed; 

9 (v) an explanation of how the Program 

10 will foster the transfer of research results 

11 onto outcomes, such as improved building 

12 codes; 

13 (vi) a description of the role of social 

14 science in informing the development of the 

15 prioritized goals and research objectives; 

16 and 

17 (vii) a description of how the George 

18 E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake En19 gineering Simulation and the Advanced Na20 tional Seismic Research and Monitoring 

21 System will be used in achieving the 

22 prioritized goals and research objectives; 

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1 (B) a Strategic Plan for the National 

2 Windstorm Impact Reduction Program that in3 cludes— 

4 (i) prioritized goals for such Program 

5 that will mitigate against the loss of life 

6 and property from future windstorms; 

7 (ii) short-term, mid-term, and long8 term research objectives to achieve those 

9 goals; 

10 (iii) a description of the role of each 

11 Program agency in achieving the 

12 prioritized goals; 

13 (iv) the methods by which progress to14 wards the goals will be assessed; 

15 (v) an explanation of how the Program 

16 will foster the transfer of research results 

17 onto outcomes, such as improved building 

18 codes; and 

19 (vi) a description of the role of social 

20 science in informing the development of the 

21 prioritized goals and research objectives. 

22 (5) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than one 

23 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and at 

24 least once every two years thereafter, the Committee 

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1 (A) a report on the progress of the National 

2 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program that 

3 includes— 

4 (i) a description of the activities fund5 ed for the previous two years of the Pro6 gram, a description of how these activities 

7 align with the prioritized goals and re8 search objectives established in the Strategic 

9 Plan, and the budgets, per agency, for these 

10 activities; 

11 (ii) the outcomes achieved by the Pro12 gram for each of the goals identified in the 

13 Strategic Plan; 

14 (iii) a description of any recommenda15 tions made to change existing building codes 

16 that were the result of Program activities; 

17 and 

18 (iv) a description of the extent to 

19 which the Program has incorporated rec20 ommendations from the Advisory Committee 

21 on Earthquake Hazards Reduction; and 

22 (B) a report on the progress of the National 

23 Windstorm Impact Reduction Program that in24 cludes— 


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1 (i) a description of the activities fund2 ed for the previous two years of the Pro3 gram, a description of how these activities 

4 align with the prioritized goals and re5 search objectives established in the Strategic 

6 Plan, and the budgets, per agency, for these 

7 activities; 

8 (ii) the outcomes achieved by the Pro9 gram for each of the goals identified in the 

10 Strategic Plan; 

11 (iii) a description of any recommenda12 tions made to change existing building codes 

13 that were the result of Program activities; 

14 and 

15 (iv) a description of the extent to 

16 which the Program has incorporated rec17 ommendations from the Advisory Committee 

18 on Windstorm Impact Reduction. 

19 (6) COORDINATED BUDGET.—The Committee 

20 shall develop a coordinated budget for the National 

21 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and a co22 ordinated budget for the National Windstorm Impact 

23 Reduction Program. These budgets shall be submitted 

24 to the Congress at the time of the President’s budget 

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1 (b) ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON NATURAL HAZARDS

2 REDUCTION.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 

4 Institute of Standards and Technology shall establish 

5 an Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Re6 duction, an Advisory Committee on Windstorm Im7 pact Reduction, and other such advisory committees 

8 as the Director considers necessary to advise the Insti9 tute on research, development, and technology transfer 

10 activities to mitigate the impact of natural disasters. 

11 (2) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE

12 HAZARDS REDUCTION.—The Advisory Committee on 

13 Earthquake Hazards Reduction shall be composed of 

14 at least 11 members, none of whom may be employees 

15 of the Federal Government, including representatives 

16 of research and academic institutions, industry stand17 ards development organizations, State and local gov18 ernment, and business communities who are qualified 

19 to provide advice on earthquake hazards reduction 

20 and represent all related scientific, architectural, and 

21 engineering disciplines. The recommendations of the 

22 Advisory Committee shall be considered by Federal 

23 agencies in implementing the National Earthquake 

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1 (3) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WINDSTORM IM2 PACT REDUCTION.—The Advisory Committee on 

3 Windstorm Impact Reduction shall be composed of at 

4 least 7 members, none of whom may be employees of 

5 the Federal Government, including representatives of 

6 research and academic institutions, industry stand7 ards development organizations, State and local gov8 ernment, and business communities who are qualified 

9 to provide advice on windstorm impact reduction and 

10 represent all related scientific, architectural, and en11 gineering disciplines. The recommendations of the Ad12 visory Committee shall be considered by Federal agen13 cies in implementing the National Windstorm Impact 

14 Reduction Program. 

15 (4) ASSESSMENTS.—The Advisory Committee on 

16 Earthquake Hazards Reduction and the Advisory 

17 Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction shall 

18 offer assessments on— 

19 (A) trends and developments in the natural, 

20 social, and engineering sciences and practices of 

21 earthquake hazards or windstorm impact mitiga22 tion; 

23 (B) the priorities of the Programs’ Strategic 

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1 (D) and any revisions to the Programs 

2 which may be necessary. 

3 (5) REPORTS.—At least every two years, the Ad4 visory Committees shall report to the Director of the 

5 National Institute of Standards and Technology on 

6 the assessments carried out under paragraph (4) and 

7 their recommendations for ways to improve the Pro8 grams. In developing recommendations for the Na9 tional Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, the 

10 Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduc11 tion shall consider the recommendations of the United 

12 States Geological Survey Scientific Earthquake Stud13 ies Advisory Committee. 

14 (c) COORDINATION OF FEDERAL DISASTER RE15 SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.— 

16 Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 

17 Act, the Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction of the Com18 mittee on Environment and Natural Resources of the Na19 tional Science and Technology Council shall submit a re20 port to the Congress identifying— 

21 (1) current Federal research, development, and 

22 technology transfer activities that address hazard 

23 mitigation for natural disasters, including earth24 quakes, hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, floods, and the 

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1 (2) areas of research that are common to two or 

2 more of the hazards identified in paragraph (1); and 

3 (3) opportunities to create synergies between the 

4 research activities for the hazards identified in para5 graph (1). 

6 TITLE IV—NATIONAL CONSTRUC7 TION SAFETY TEAM ACT 

8 AMENDMENTS 

9 SEC. 401. NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAM ACT 

10 AMENDMENTS. 

11 The National Construction Safety Team Act (15 

12 U.S.C. 7301 et seq.) is amended— 

13 (1) in section 2(a)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘a building or buildings’’ 

15 and inserting ‘‘a building, buildings, or infra16 structure’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘To the maximum extent 

18 practicable, the Director shall establish and de19 ploy a Team within 48 hours after such an 

20 event.’’ and inserting ‘‘The Director shall make 

21 a decision whether to deploy a Team within 72 

22 hours after such an event.’’; 

23 (2) in section 2(b)(1), by striking ‘‘buildings’’ 

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1 (3) in section 2(b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘building’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; 

3 (4) in section 2(b)(2)(D), by striking ‘‘buildings’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘buildings or infrastructure’’; 

5 (5) in section 2(c)(1), by striking ‘‘the United 

6 States Fire Administration and’’; 

7 (6) in section 2(c)(1)(G), by striking ‘‘building’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; 

9 (7) in section 2(c)(1)(J)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘building’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; and 

12 (B) by inserting ‘‘and the National Wind13 storm Impact Reduction Act of 2004’’ after ‘‘Act 

14 of 1977’’; 

15 (8) in section 4(a), by striking ‘‘investigating a 

16 building’’ and inserting ‘‘investigating building and 

17 infrastructure’’; 

18 (9) in section 4(a)(1)— 

19 (A) by striking ‘‘a building’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘a building or infrastructure’’; and 

21 (B) by striking ‘‘building’’ both of the other 

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1 (10) in section 4(a)(3), by striking ‘‘building’’ 

2 both places it appears and inserting ‘‘building or in3 frastructure’’; 

4 (11) in section 4(b), by striking ‘‘building’’ both 

5 places it appears and inserting ‘‘building or infra6 structure’’; 

7 (12) in section 4(c)(1) and (2), by striking 

8 ‘‘building’’ both places it appears and inserting 

9 ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; 

10 (13) in section 4(d)(3) and (4), by striking 

11 ‘‘building’’ both places it appears and inserting 

12 ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; 

13 (14) in section 7(a), by striking ‘‘on request and 

14 at reasonable cost’’; 

15 (15) in section 7(c), by striking ‘‘building’’ and 

16 inserting ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; 

17 (16) in section 8(1) and (4), by striking ‘‘build18 ing’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘building 

19 or infrastructure’’; 

20 (17) in section 9, by striking ‘‘the United States 

21 Fire Administration and’’; 

22 (18) in section 9(2)(C), by striking ‘‘building’’ 

23 and inserting ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; 

24 (19) in section 10(3), by striking ‘‘building’’ and 

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1 (20) in section 11(a), by striking ‘‘the United 

2 States Fire Administration and’’; and 

3 (21) by striking section 12. 

4 TITLE V—FIRE RESEARCH 

5 PROGRAM 

6 SEC. 501. FIRE RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

7 Section 16(a)(1) of the National Institute of Standards 

8 and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278f(a)(1)) is amended— 

9 (1) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘fires at 

10 the wildland-urban interface,’’ after ‘‘but not limited 

11 to,’’; and 

12 (2) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘fires at 

13 the wildland-urban interface,’’ after ‘‘types of fires, 

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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3820 

[Report No. 111–424, Part I] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction 

programs, and for other purposes. 

FEBRUARY 26, 2010 

Reported from the Committee on Science and Technology 

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EBRUARY 26, 2010 

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