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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3820 

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 

A BILL 

To reauthorize Federal natural hazards reduction programs, 

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 ‘‘Natural Hazards Risk 

5 Reduction Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

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1 (1) The United States faces significant risks 

2 from many types of natural hazards, including 

3 earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and 

4 floods. Increasing numbers of Americans are living 

5 in areas prone to these hazards. 

6 (2) Earthquakes occur without warning and can 

7 have devastating effects. According to the U.S. Geo8 logical Survey, two recent earthquakes, the 

9 Northridge Earthquake in 1994, and the Loma 

10 Prieta Earthquake in 1989, killed nearly 100 people, 

11 injured 12,757, and caused $33 billion in damages. 

12 Nearly all States face some level of seismic risk. 

13 Twenty-six urban areas in 14 States have a signifi14 cant seismic risk. 

15 (3) Severe weather is the most costly natural 

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

17 data from the National Weather Service over the 

18 last 10 years, tornadoes, thunderstorms, and hurri19 canes have caused an average of 226 fatalities and 

20 $16 billion of property damage per year. The 2005 

21 hurricane season was one of the most destructive in 

22 United States history, killing 1,836 people, and 

23 causing $80 billion in damage. 

24 (4) The United States Fire Administration re25 ports that 38 percent of new home construction in 

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1 2002 was in areas adjacent to, or intermixed with, 

2 wildlands. Fires in the wildland-urban interface are 

3 costly. For example, the 2007 California Witch fire 

4 alone caused $1.3 billion in insured property losses, 

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

6 addition, Government Accountability Office reported 

7 in 2007 that the Federal spending for wildfire sup8 pression between 2001 and 2005 was, on average, 

9 $2.9 billion per year. 

10 (5) Developing better knowledge about natural 

11 hazard phenomena and their effects is crucial to as12 sessing the risks these hazards pose to communities. 

13 Instrumentation, monitoring, and data gathering to 

14 characterize earthquakes and wind events are impor15 tant activities to increase this knowledge. 

16 (6) Current building codes and standards can 

17 mitigate the damages caused by natural hazards. 

18 The Institute for Business and Home Safety esti19 mated that the $19 billion in damage caused by 

20 Hurricane Andrew in 1994 could have been reduced 

21 by half if such codes and standards were in effect. 

22 Research for the continuous improvement of building 

23 codes, standards, and design practices—and for de24 veloping methods to retrofit existing structures—is 

25 crucial to mitigating losses from natural hazards. 

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

2 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) 

3 has supported research to develop seismic codes, 

4 standards, and building practices that have been 

5 widely adopted. The NEHRP Recommended Provi6 sions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and 

7 Other Structures and the Guidance for Seismic Per8 formance Assessment of Buildings are two examples. 

9 (8) Research to understand the institutional, 

10 social, behavioral, and economic factors that influ11 ence how households, businesses, and communities 

12 perceive risk and prepare for natural hazards, and 

13 how well they recover after a disaster, can increase 

14 the implementation of risk mitigation measures. 

15 (9) A major goal of the Federal natural haz16 ards-related research and development effort should 

17 be to reduce the loss of life and damage to commu18 nities and infrastructure through increasing the 

19 adoption of hazard mitigation measures. 

20 (10) Research, development, and technology 

21 transfer to secure infrastructure is vitally important. 

22 Infrastructure that supports electricity, transpor23 tation, drinking water, and other services is vital im24 mediately after a disaster, and their quick return to 

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1 function speeds the economic recovery of a disaster2 impacted community. 

3 TITLE I—EARTHQUAKES 

4 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

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

6 Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 

7 2009’’. 

8 SEC. 102. FINDINGS. 

9 Section 2 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

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

11 SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS. 

12 Section 4 of the National Earthquake Hazards Re13 duction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7703) is amended by 

14 striking paragraphs (8) and (9). 

15 SEC. 104. NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION 

16 PROGRAM. 

17 Section 5 of the National Earthquake Hazards Re18 duction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704) is amended— 

19 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

21 follows: 

22 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The activities of 

23 the Program shall be designed to— 

24 ‘‘(A) research and develop effective meth25 ods, tools, and technologies to reduce the risk 

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1 posed by earthquakes to the built environment, 

2 especially to lessen the risk to existing struc3 tures and lifelines; 

4 ‘‘(B) improve the understanding of earth5 quakes and their effects on households, busi6 nesses, communities, buildings, structures, and 

7 lifelines, through interdisciplinary and multi8 disciplinary research that involves engineering, 

9 natural sciences, and social sciences; and 

10 ‘‘(C) facilitate the adoption of earthquake 

11 risk reduction measures by households, busi12 nesses, communities, local, State, and Federal 

13 governments, national standards and model 

14 building code organizations, architects and engi15 neers, building owners, and others with a role 

16 in planning for disasters and planning, con17 structing, retrofitting, and insuring buildings, 

18 structures, and lifelines through— 

19 ‘‘(i) grants, contracts, cooperative 

20 agreements, and technical assistance; 

21 ‘‘(ii) development of standards, guide22 lines, voluntary consensus standards, and 

23 other design guidance for earthquake haz24 ards risk reduction for buildings, struc25 tures, and lifelines; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) outreach and information dis2 semination to communities on location-spe3 cific earthquake hazards and methods to 

4 reduce the risks from those hazards; and 

5 ‘‘(iv) development and maintenance of 

6 a repository of information, including tech7 nical data, on seismic risk and hazards re8 duction.’’; and 

9 (B) by striking paragraphs (3) through 

10 (5); 

11 (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol12 lows: 

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

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

15 Standards and Technology (in this section referred 

16 to as the ‘Institute’) shall be responsible for plan17 ning and coordinating the Program. In carrying out 

18 this paragraph, the Director of the Institute shall— 

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

20 necessary components to promote the imple21 mentation of earthquake hazards risk reduction 

22 measures by households, businesses, commu23 nities, local, State, and Federal governments, 

24 national standards and model building code or25 ganizations, architects and engineers, building 

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1 owners, and others with a role in preparing for 

2 disasters, or the planning, constructing, retro3 fitting, and insuring of buildings, structures, 

4 and lifelines; 

5 ‘‘(B) support the development of perform6 ance-based seismic engineering tools, and work 

7 with the appropriate groups to promote the 

8 commercial application of such tools, through 

9 earthquake-related building codes, standards, 

10 and construction practices; 

11 ‘‘(C) ensure the use of social science re12 search and findings in informing research and 

13 technology development priorities, commu14 nicating earthquake risks to the public, devel15 oping earthquake risk mitigation strategies, and 

16 preparing for earthquake disasters; 

17 ‘‘(D) coordinate all Federal post-earth18 quake investigations; and 

19 ‘‘(E) when warranted by research or inves20 tigative findings, issue recommendations for 

21 changes in model codes to the relevant code de22 velopment organizations, and report back to 

23 Congress on whether such recommendations 

24 were adopted. 

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1 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

2 TECHNOLOGY.—In addition to the lead agency re3 sponsibilities described under paragraph (1), the In4 stitute shall be responsible for carrying out research 

5 and development to improve building codes and 

6 standards and practices for buildings, structures, 

7 and lifelines. In carrying out this paragraph, the Di8 rector of the Institute shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) work, in conjunction with other ap10 propriate Federal agencies, to support the de11 velopment of improved seismic standards and 

12 model codes; 

13 ‘‘(B) in coordination with other appro14 priate Federal agencies, work closely with 

15 standards and model code development organi16 zations, professional societies, and practicing 

17 engineers, architects, and others involved in the 

18 construction of buildings, structures, and life19 lines, to promote better building practices, in20 cluding by— 

21 ‘‘(i) developing technical resources for 

22 practitioners on new knowledge and stand23 ards of practice; and 

24 ‘‘(ii) developing methods and tools to 

25 facilitate the incorporation of earthquake 

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1 engineering principles into design and con2 struction practices; 

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

4 and practitioner guidance to feasibly and cost5 effectively retrofit existing buildings and struc6 tures to increase their earthquake resiliency; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(D) work closely with national standards 

9 organizations, and other interested parties, to 

10 develop seismic safety standards and practices 

11 for new and existing lifelines. 

12 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

13 AGENCY.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Emer15 gency Management Agency (in this paragraph 

16 referred to as the ‘Agency’) shall be responsible 

17 for facilitating the development and adoption of 

18 standards, model building codes, and better 

19 seismic building practices, developing tools to 

20 assess earthquake hazards, promoting the adop21 tion of hazard mitigation measures, and car22 rying out a program of direct assistance to 

23 States and localities to mitigate earthquake 

24 risks to buildings, structures, lifelines, and com25 munities. 

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

2 of the Agency shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) work closely with other relevant 

4 Federal agencies, standards and model 

5 building code development organizations, 

6 architects, engineers, and other profes7 sionals, to facilitate the development and 

8 adoption of standards, model codes, and 

9 design and construction practices to in10 crease the earthquake resiliency of new 

11 and existing buildings, structures, and life12 lines in the— 

13 ‘‘(I) preparation, maintenance, 

14 and wide dissemination of design 

15 guidance, model building codes and 

16 standards, and practices to increase 

17 the earthquake resiliency of new and 

18 existing buildings, structures, and life19 lines; 

20 ‘‘(II) development of perform21 ance-based design guidelines and 

22 methodologies supporting model codes 

23 for buildings, structures, and lifelines; 

24 and 

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1 ‘‘(III) development of methods 

2 and tools to facilitate the incorpora3 tion of earthquake engineering prin4 ciples into design and construction 

5 practices; 

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

7 methods to assist local planners, and oth8 ers, to model and predict the potential im9 pact of earthquake damage in seismically 

10 hazardous areas; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) support the implementation of a 

12 comprehensive earthquake education and 

13 public awareness program, including the 

14 development of materials and their wide 

15 dissemination to all appropriate audiences, 

16 and support public access to locality-spe17 cific information that may assist the public 

18 in preparing for, mitigating against, re19 sponding to, and recovering from earth20 quakes and related disasters. 

21 ‘‘(C) STATE ASSISTANCE GRANT PRO22 GRAM.—The Director of the Agency shall oper23 ate a program of grants and assistance to en24 able States to develop mitigation, preparedness, 

25 and response plans, compare inventories and 

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1 conduct seismic safety inspections of critical 

2 structures and lifelines, update building and 

3 zoning codes and ordinances to enhance seismic 

4 safety, increase earthquake awareness and edu5 cation, and encourage the development of 

6 multistate groups for such purposes. In order to 

7 qualify for assistance under this subparagraph, 

8 a State must— 

9 ‘‘(i) demonstrate that the assistance 

10 will result in enhanced seismic safety in 

11 the State; 

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

13 the activities for which assistance is being 

14 given, except that the Director may lower 

15 or waive the cost-share requirement for 

16 these activities in exceptional cases of eco17 nomic hardship; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) meet such other requirements as 

19 the Director of the Agency shall prescribe. 

20 ‘‘(4) UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.— 

21 The United States Geological Survey (in this para22 graph referred to as the ‘Survey’) shall conduct re23 search and other activities necessary to characterize 

24 and identify earthquake hazards, assess earthquake 

25 risks, monitor seismic activity, and provide real-time 

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1 earthquake information. In carrying out this para2 graph, the Director of the Survey shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) conduct a systematic assessment of 

4 the seismic risks in each region of the Nation 

5 prone to earthquakes, including, where appro6 priate, the establishment and operation of in7 tensive monitoring projects on hazardous faults, 

8 detailed seismic hazard and risk studies in 

9 urban and other developed areas where earth10 quake risk is determined to be significant, and 

11 engineering seismology studies; 

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

13 governments to ensure that they are knowledge14 able about the specific seismic risks in their 

15 areas; 

16 ‘‘(C) develop standard procedures, in con17 sultation with the Director of the Federal 

18 Emergency Management Agency, for issuing 

19 earthquake alerts, including aftershock 

20 advisories; 

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

22 Director of the Federal Emergency Manage23 ment Agency of, an earthquake prediction or 

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1 ated by the National Earthquake Prediction 

2 Evaluation Council; 

3 ‘‘(E) operate, as integral parts of the Ad4 vanced National Seismic Research and Moni5 toring System, a National Earthquake Informa6 tion Center and a national seismic network, to7 gether providing timely and accurate informa8 tion on earthquakes world-wide; 

9 ‘‘(F) support the operation of regional seis10 mic networks in areas of higher seismic risk; 

11 ‘‘(G) develop and support seismic instru12 mentation of buildings and other structures to 

13 obtain data on their response to earthquakes 

14 for use in engineering studies and assessment 

15 of damage; 

16 ‘‘(H) monitor and assess Earth surface de17 formation as it pertains to the evaluation of 

18 earthquake hazards and impacts; 

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

20 maintain awareness of, and where appropriate 

21 cooperate with, earthquake risk reduction ef22 forts in other countries, to ensure that the Pro23 gram benefits from relevant information and 

24 advances in those countries; 

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1 ‘‘(J) maintain suitable seismic hazard 

2 maps in support of building codes for structures 

3 and lifelines, including additional maps needed 

4 for performance-based design approaches; 

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

6 process which awards grants and cooperative 

7 agreements to complement and extend related 

8 internal Survey research and monitoring activi9 ties; and 

10 ‘‘(L) operate, in cooperation with the Na11 tional Science Foundation, a Global Seis12 mographic Network for detection of earth13 quakes around the world and research into fun14 damental earth processes. 

15 ‘‘(5) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—The 

16 National Science Foundation shall be responsible for 

17 funding basic research that furthers the under18 standing of earthquakes, earthquake engineering, 

19 and community preparation and response to earth20 quakes. In carrying out this paragraph, the Director 

21 of the National Science Foundation shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) support multidisciplinary and inter23 disciplinary research that will improve the resil24 iency of communities to earthquakes, includ25 ing— 

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1 ‘‘(i) research that improves the safety 

2 and performance of buildings, structures, 

3 and lifelines, including the use of the large4 scale experimental and computational fa5 cilities of the George E. Brown, Jr. Net6 work for Engineering Earthquake Simula7 tion; 

8 ‘‘(ii) research to support more effec9 tive earthquake mitigation and response 

10 measures, such as developing better knowl11 edge of the specific types of vulnerabilities 

12 faced by population groups and economic 

13 sectors vulnerable to earthquakes, address14 ing the barriers they face in adopting miti15 gation and preparation measures, and de16 veloping methods to better communicate 

17 the risks of earthquakes and to promote 

18 mitigation; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) research on the response of com20 munities, households, businesses, and 

21 emergency responders to earthquakes; 

22 ‘‘(B) support research to understand 

23 earthquake processes, earthquake patterns, and 

24 earthquake frequencies; 

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1 ‘‘(C) encourage prompt dissemination of 

2 significant findings, sharing of data, samples, 

3 physical collections, and other supporting mate4 rials, and development of intellectual property 

5 so research results can be used by appropriate 

6 organizations to mitigate earthquake damage; 

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

8 maintain awareness of, and where appropriate 

9 cooperate with, earthquake risk reduction re10 search efforts in other countries, to ensure that 

11 the Program benefits from relevant information 

12 and advances in those countries; and 

13 ‘‘(E) include to the maximum extent prac14 ticable diverse institutions, including Histori15 cally Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic16 serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Univer17 sities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and 

18 Native Hawaiian-serving institutions.’’; and 

19 (3) in subsection (c)(1) by inserting ‘‘on Nat20 ural Hazards Risk Reduction established under sec21 tion 301 of the Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act 

22 of 2009’’ after ‘‘Interagency Coordinating Com23 mittee’’. 

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1 SEC. 105. POST-EARTHQUAKE INVESTIGATIONS PROGRAM. 

2 Section 11 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 

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

4 is established’’ and all that follows through ‘‘conduct of 

5 such earthquake investigations.’’ and inserting ‘‘The Pro6 gram shall include a post-earthquake investigations pro7 gram, the purpose of which is to investigate major earth8 quakes so as to learn lessons which can be applied to re9 duce the loss of lives and property in future earthquakes. 

10 The lead Program agency, in consultation with each Pro11 gram agency, shall organize investigations to study the im12 plications of the earthquakes in the areas of responsibility 

13 of each Program agency. The investigations shall begin 

14 as rapidly as possible and may be conducted by grantees 

15 and contractors. The Program agencies shall ensure that 

16 the results of the investigations are disseminated widely.’’. 

17 SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 12 of the Earthquake 

19 Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706) is 

20 amended— 

21 (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the 

22 following: 

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

24 Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out 

25 this Act— 

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

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

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

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

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

5 (2) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the 

6 following: 

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

8 United States Geological Survey for carrying out this Act, 

9 including the Advanced National Seismic Research and 

10 Monitoring System— 

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

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

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

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

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

16 (3) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the 

17 following: 

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

19 National Science Foundation for carrying out this Act— 

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

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

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

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

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

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1 (4) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the 

2 following: 

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

4 National Institute of Standards and Technology for car5 rying out this Act— 

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

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

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

9 ‘‘(D) $8,169,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

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

11 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 14(b) of 

12 the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 

13 (42 U.S.C. 7708(b)) is repealed. 

14 TITLE II—WIND 

15 SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 

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

17 Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2009’’. 

18 SEC. 202. PURPOSE. 

19 Section 202 of the National Windstorm Impact Re20 duction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15701) is amended to 

21 read as follows: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 202. PURPOSE. 

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

24 achieve a major measurable reduction in losses of life and 

25 property from windstorms through the establishment and 

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1 maintenance of an effective Windstorm Impact Reduction 

2 Program. The objectives of such Program shall include— 

3 ‘‘(1) the education of households, businesses, 

4 and communities about the risks posed by wind5 storms, and the identification of locations, struc6 tures, lifelines, and segments of the community 

7 which are especially vulnerable to windstorm damage 

8 and disruption, and the dissemination of information 

9 on methods to reduce those risks; 

10 ‘‘(2) the development of technologically and eco11 nomically feasible design and construction methods 

12 and procedures to make new and existing structures, 

13 in areas of windstorm risk, windstorm resilient, giv14 ing high priority to the development of such methods 

15 and procedures for lifelines, structures associated 

16 with a potential high loss of life, and structures that 

17 are especially needed in times of disasters, such as 

18 hospitals and public safety and shelter facilities; 

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

20 windstorm risk, of instrumentation to record and 

21 gather data on windstorms and the characteristics of 

22 the wind during those events, and continued re23 search to increase the understanding of windstorm 

24 phenomena; 

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1 ‘‘(4) the development, publication, and pro2 motion, in conjunction with State and local officials 

3 and professional organizations, of model building 

4 codes and standards and other means to encourage 

5 consideration of information about windstorm risk in 

6 making decisions about land use policy and construc7 tion activity; and 

8 ‘‘(5) the facilitation of the adoption of wind9 storm risk mitigation measures in areas of wind10 storm risk by households, businesses, and commu11 nities through outreach, incentive programs, and 

12 other means.’’. 

13 SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 

14 Section 203(1) of the National Windstorm Impact 

15 Reduction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15702(1)) is amended 

16 by striking ‘‘Director of the Office of Science and Tech17 nology Policy’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the National In18 stitute of Standards and Technology’’. 

19 SEC. 204. NATIONAL WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION PRO20 GRAM. 

21 Section 204 of the National Windstorm Impact Re22 duction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15703) is amended to 

23 read as follows: 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 204. NATIONAL WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION 

2 PROGRAM. 

3 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Na4 tional Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. 

5 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The activities of the 

6 Program shall be designed to— 

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

8 methods, tools, and technologies to reduce the risks 

9 posed by windstorms to the built environment, espe10 cially to lessen the risk to existing structures and 

11 lifelines; 

12 ‘‘(2) improve the understanding of windstorms 

13 and their impacts on households, businesses, com14 munities, buildings, structures, and lifelines, through 

15 interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research that 

16 involves engineering, natural sciences, and social 

17 sciences; and 

18 ‘‘(3) facilitate the adoption of windstorm risk 

19 reduction measures by households, businesses, com20 munities, local, State and Federal governments, na21 tional standards and model building code organiza22 tions, architects and engineers, building owners, and 

23 others with a role in planning for disasters and plan24 ning, constructing, retrofitting, and insuring build25 ings, structures, and lifelines through— 

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1 ‘‘(A) grants, contracts, cooperative agree2 ments, and technical assistance; 

3 ‘‘(B) development of hazard maps, stand4 ards, guidelines, voluntary consensus standards, 

5 and other design guidance for windstorm risk 

6 reduction for buildings, structures, and lifelines; 

7 ‘‘(C) outreach and information dissemina8 tion to communities on site specific windstorm 

9 hazards and ways to reduce the risks from 

10 those hazards; and 

11 ‘‘(D) development and maintenance of a 

12 repository of information, including technical 

13 data, on windstorm hazards and risk reduction; 

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

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

16 Standards and Technology (in this section referred 

17 to as the ‘Institute’) shall be responsible for plan18 ning and coordinating the Program. In carrying out 

19 this paragraph, the Director of the Institute shall— 

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

21 necessary components to promote the imple22 mentation of windstorm risk reduction meas23 ures by households, businesses, communities, 

24 local, State, and Federal governments, national 

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1 tions, architects and engineers, building owners, 

2 and others with a role in planning and pre3 paring for disasters, and planning constructing, 

4 and retrofitting, and insuring buildings, struc5 tures, and lifelines; 

6 ‘‘(B) support the development of perform7 ance-based engineering tools, and work with the 

8 appropriate groups to promote the commercial 

9 application of such tools, through wind-related 

10 building codes, standards, and construction 

11 practices; 

12 ‘‘(C) ensure the use of social science re13 search and findings in informing the develop14 ment of technology and research priorities, in 

15 communicating windstorm risks to the public, 

16 in developing windstorm risk mitigation strate17 gies, and in preparing for windstorm disasters; 

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

19 investigations; and 

20 ‘‘(E) when warranted by research or inves21 tigative findings, issue recommendations for 

22 changes in model codes to the relevant code de23 velopment organizations, and report back to 

24 Congress on whether such recommendations 

25 were adopted. 

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1 ‘‘(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

2 TECHNOLOGY.—In addition to the lead agency re3 sponsibilities described under paragraph (1), the In4 stitute shall be responsible for carrying out research 

5 and development to improve model codes, standards, 

6 design guidance and practices for the construction 

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

8 carrying out this paragraph, the Director of the In9 stitute shall— 

10 ‘‘(A) support the development of instru11 mentation, data processing, and archival capa12 bilities, and standards for the instrumentation 

13 and its deployment, to measure wind, wind 

14 loading, and other properties of severe wind and 

15 structure response; 

16 ‘‘(B) coordinate with other appropriate 

17 Federal agencies to make the data described in 

18 subparagraph (A) available to researchers, 

19 standards and code developers, and local plan20 ners; 

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

22 methods for the collection of data on the loss of 

23 and damage to structures, and data on sur24 viving structures after severe windstorm events; 

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

2 of severe wind on buildings, structures, lifelines, 

3 and communities; 

4 ‘‘(E) develop cost-effective windstorm im5 pact reduction tools, methods, and technologies; 

6 ‘‘(F) work, in conjunction with other ap7 propriate Federal agencies, to support the de8 velopment of wind standards and model codes; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(G) in conjunction with other appropriate 

11 Federal agencies, work closely with standards 

12 and model code development organizations, pro13 fessional societies, and practicing engineers, ar14 chitects, and others involved in the construction 

15 of buildings, structures, and lifelines, to pro16 mote better building practices, including by— 

17 ‘‘(i) supporting the development of 

18 technical resources for practitioners to im19 plement new knowledge; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) supporting the development of 

21 methods and tools to incorporate wind en22 gineering principles into design and con23 struction practices. 

24 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

25 AGENCY.—The Federal Emergency Management 

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1 Agency shall support the development of risk assess2 ment tools and effective mitigation techniques, assist 

3 with windstorm-related data collection and analysis, 

4 and support outreach, information dissemination, 

5 and implementation of windstorm preparedness and 

6 mitigation measures by households, businesses, and 

7 communities, including by— 

8 ‘‘(A) working to develop or improve risk9 assessment tools, methods, and models; 

10 ‘‘(B) work closely with other appropriate 

11 Federal agencies to develop and facilitate the 

12 adoption of windstorm impact reduction meas13 ures, including by— 

14 ‘‘(i) developing cost-effective retrofit 

15 measures for existing buildings, structures, 

16 and lifelines to improve windstorm per17 formance; 

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

19 technologies to improve the planning, de20 sign, and construction of new buildings, 

21 structures, and lifelines; 

22 ‘‘(iii) supporting the development of 

23 model wind codes and standards for build24 ings, structures, and lifelines; and 

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1 ‘‘(iv) developing technical resources 

2 for practitioners that reflect new knowl3 edge and standards of practice; and 

4 ‘‘(C) develop and disseminate guidelines 

5 for the construction of windstorm shelters. 

6 ‘‘(4) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC

7 ADMINISTRATION.—The National Oceanic and At8 mospheric Administration shall support atmospheric 

9 sciences research and data collection to improve the 

10 understanding of the behavior of windstorms and 

11 their impact on buildings, structures, and lifelines, 

12 including by— 

13 ‘‘(A) working with other appropriate Fed14 eral agencies to develop and deploy instrumen15 tation to measure speed and other characteris16 tics of wind, and to collect, analyze, and make 

17 available such data; 

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

19 local governments to ensure that they are 

20 knowledgeable about, and prepared for, the spe21 cific windstorm risks in their area; 

22 ‘‘(C) maintaining suitable wind speed maps 

23 in support of standards for codes for buildings, 

24 structures, and lifelines; 

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1 ‘‘(D) conducting a competitive, peer-re2 viewed process which awards grants and cooper3 ative agreements to complement the National 

4 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 

5 wind-related research and data collection activi6 ties; and 

7 ‘‘(E) working with other appropriate Fed8 eral agencies to develop or improve risk-assess9 ment tools, methods, and models. 

10 ‘‘(5) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—The 

11 National Science Foundation shall be responsible for 

12 funding basic research that furthers the under13 standing of windstorms, wind engineering, and com14 munity preparation and response to windstorms. In 

15 carrying out this paragraph, the Director of the Na16 tional Science Foundation shall— 

17 ‘‘(A) support multidisciplinary and inter18 disciplinary research that will improve the resil19 iency of communities to windstorms, includ20 ing— 

21 ‘‘(i) research that improves the safety 

22 and performance of buildings, structures, 

23 and lifelines; 

24 ‘‘(ii) research to support more effec25 tive windstorm mitigation and response 

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1 measures, such as developing better knowl2 edge of the specific types of vulnerabilities 

3 faced by population groups and economic 

4 sectors vulnerable to windstorms, address5 ing the barriers they face in adopting miti6 gation and preparation measures, and de7 veloping methods to better communicate 

8 the risks of windstorms and to promote 

9 mitigation; and 

10 ‘‘(iii) research on the response of com11 munities to windstorms, including on the 

12 effectiveness of the emergency response, 

13 and the recovery process of communities, 

14 households, and businesses; 

15 ‘‘(B) support research to understand wind16 storm processes, windstorm patterns, and wind17 storm frequencies; 

18 ‘‘(C) encourage prompt dissemination of 

19 significant findings, sharing of data, samples, 

20 physical collections, and other supporting mate21 rials, and development of intellectual property 

22 so research results can be used by appropriate 

23 organizations to mitigate windstorm damage; 

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

25 maintain awareness of, and where appropriate 

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1 cooperate with, windstorm risk reduction re2 search efforts in other countries, to ensure that 

3 the Program benefits from relevant information 

4 and advances in those countries; and 

5 ‘‘(E) include to the maximum extent prac6 ticable diverse institutions, including Histori7 cally Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic8 serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Univer9 sities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and 

10 Native Hawaiian-serving institutions.’’. 

11 SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

12 Section 207 of the National Windstorm Impact Re13 duction Program of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15706) is amended 

14 to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 ‘‘(a) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGEN17 CY.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fed18 eral Emergency Management Agency for carrying out this 

19 title— 

20 ‘‘(1) $9,682,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

21 ‘‘(2) $9,972,500 for fiscal year 2011; 

22 ‘‘(3) $10,271,600 for fiscal year 2012; 

23 ‘‘(4) $10,579,800 for fiscal year 2013; and 

24 ‘‘(5) $10,897,200 for fiscal year 2014. 

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1 ‘‘(b) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.—There are 

2 authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 

3 Foundation for carrying out this title— 

4 ‘‘(1) $9,682,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

5 ‘‘(2) $9,972,500 for fiscal year 2011; 

6 ‘‘(3) $10,271,600 for fiscal year 2012; 

7 ‘‘(4) $10,579,800 for fiscal year 2013; and 

8 ‘‘(5) $10,897,200 for fiscal year 2014. 

9 ‘‘(c) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND

10 TECHNOLOGY.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

11 to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for 

12 carrying out this title— 

13 ‘‘(1) $4,120,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

14 ‘‘(2) $4,243,600 for fiscal year 2011; 

15 ‘‘(3) $4,370,900 for fiscal year 2012; 

16 ‘‘(4) $4,502,000 for fiscal year 2013; and 

17 ‘‘(5) $4,637,100 for fiscal year 2014. 

18 ‘‘(d) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN19 ISTRATION.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 

20 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for 

21 carrying out this title— 

22 ‘‘(1) $2,266,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

23 ‘‘(2) $2,334,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

24 ‘‘(3) $2,404,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

25 ‘‘(4) $2,476,100 for fiscal year 2013; and 

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1 ‘‘(5) $2,550,400 for fiscal year 2014.’’. 

2 TITLE III—INTERAGENCY CO3 ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 

4 NATURAL HAZARDS RISK RE5 DUCTION 

6 SEC. 301. INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 

7 NATURAL HAZARDS RISK REDUCTION. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established an Inter9 agency Coordinating Committee on Natural Hazards Risk 

10 Reduction, chaired by the Director of the National Insti11 tute of Standards and Technology. 

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

13 the Committee shall be composed of— 

14 (A) the directors of— 

15 (i) the Federal Emergency Manage16 ment Agency; 

17 (ii) the United State Geological Sur18 vey; 

19 (iii) the National Oceanic and Atmos20 pheric Administration; 

21 (iv) the National Science Foundation; 

22 (v) the Office of Science and Tech23 nology Policy; and 

24 (vi) the Office of Management and 

25 Budget; 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 

8 Committee shall oversee the planning and coordina9 tion of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

10 Program and the National Windstorm Impact Re11 duction Program, and shall make proposals for plan12 ning and coordination of any other Federal research 

13 for natural hazard mitigation that the Committee 

14 considers appropriate. 

15 (4) STRATEGIC PLANS.—The Committee 

16 shall— 

17 (A) develop and submit to Congress, not 

18 later than one year after the date of enactment 

19 of this Act— 

20 (i) a Strategic Plan for the National 

21 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 

22 that includes— 

23 (I) prioritized goals for such Pro24 gram that will mitigate against the 

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1 loss of life and property from future 

2 earthquakes; 

3 (II) short-term, mid-term, and 

4 long-term research objectives to 

5 achieve those goals; 

6 (III) a description of the role of 

7 each Program agency in achieving the 

8 prioritized goals; 

9 (IV) the methods by which 

10 progress towards the goals will be as11 sessed; 

12 (V) an explanation of how the 

13 Program will foster the transfer of re14 search results onto outcomes, such as 

15 improved building codes; 

16 (VI) a description of the role of 

17 social science in informing the devel18 opment of the prioritized goals and re19 search objectives; and 

20 (VII) a description of how the 

21 George E. Brown, Jr. Network for 

22 Earthquake Engineering Simulation 

23 and the Advanced National Seismic 

24 Research and Monitoring System will 

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1 be used in achieving the prioritized 

2 goals and research objectives; and 

3 (ii) a Strategic Plan for the National 

4 Windstorm Impact Reduction Program 

5 that includes— 

6 (I) prioritized goals for such Pro7 gram that will mitigate against the 

8 loss of life and property from future 

9 windstorms; 

10 (II) short-term, mid-term, and 

11 long-term research objectives to 

12 achieve those goals; 

13 (III) a description of the role of 

14 each Program agency in achieving the 

15 prioritized goals; 

16 (IV) the methods by which 

17 progress towards the goals will be as18 sessed; 

19 (V) an explanation of how the 

20 Program will foster the transfer of re21 search results onto outcomes, such as 

22 improved building codes; and 

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1 opment of the prioritized goals and re2 search objectives. 

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

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

5 least once every two years thereafter, the Committee 

6 shall submit to the Congress— 

7 (A) a report on the progress of the Na8 tional Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 

9 that includes— 

10 (i) a description of the activities fund11 ed for the previous two years of the Pro12 gram, a description of how these activities 

13 align with the prioritized goals and re14 search objectives established in the Stra15 tegic Plan, and the budgets, per agency, 

16 for these activities; 

17 (ii) the outcomes achieved by the Pro18 gram for each of the goals identified in the 

19 Strategic Plan; 

20 (iii) a description of any recommenda21 tions made to change existing building 

22 codes that were the result of Program ac23 tivities; and 

24 (iv) a description of the extent to 

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1 ommendations from the Advisory Com2 mittee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction; 

3 and 

4 (B) a report on the progress of the Na5 tional Windstorm Impact Reduction Program 

6 that includes— 

7 (i) a description of the activities fund8 ed for the previous two years of the Pro9 gram, a description of how these activities 

10 align with the prioritized goals and re11 search objectives established in the Stra12 tegic Plan, and the budgets, per agency, 

13 for these activities; 

14 (ii) the outcomes achieved by the Pro15 gram for each of the goals identified in the 

16 Strategic Plan; 

17 (iii) a description of any recommenda18 tions made to change existing building 

19 codes that were the result of Program ac20 tivities; and 

21 (iv) a description of the extent to 

22 which the Program has incorporated rec23 ommendations from the Advisory Com24 mittee on Windstorm Impact Reduction. 

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1 (6) COORDINATED BUDGET.—The Committee 

2 shall develop a coordinated budget for the National 

3 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and a co4 ordinated budget for the National Windstorm Im5 pact Reduction Program. These budgets shall be 

6 submitted to the Congress at the time of the Presi7 dent’s budget submission for each fiscal year. 

8 (b) ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON NATURAL HAZARDS

9 REDUCTION.— 

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

11 Institute of Standards and Technology shall estab12 lish an Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards 

13 Reduction, an Advisory Committee on Windstorm 

14 Impact Reduction, and other such advisory commit15 tees as the Director considers necessary to advise 

16 the Institute on research, development, and tech17 nology transfer activities to mitigate the impact of 

18 natural disasters. 

19 (2) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE

20 HAZARDS REDUCTION.—The Advisory Committee on 

21 Earthquake Hazards Reduction shall be composed of 

22 at least 11 members, none of whom may be employ23 ees of the Federal Government, including represent24 atives of research and academic institutions, indus25 try standards development organizations, State and 

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1 local government, and business communities who are 

2 qualified to provide advice on earthquake hazards re3 duction and represent all related scientific, architec4 tural, and engineering disciplines. The recommenda5 tions of the Advisory Committee shall be considered 

6 by Federal agencies in implementing the National 

7 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. 

8 (3) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WINDSTORM IM9 PACT REDUCTION.—The Advisory Committee on 

10 Windstorm Impact Reduction shall be composed of 

11 at least 7 members, none of whom may be employees 

12 of the Federal Government, including representa13 tives of research and academic institutions, industry 

14 standards development organizations, State and 

15 local government, and business communities who are 

16 qualified to provide advice on windstorm impact re17 duction and represent all related scientific, architec18 tural, and engineering disciplines. The recommenda19 tions of the Advisory Committee shall be considered 

20 by Federal agencies in implementing the National 

21 Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. 

22 (4) ASSESSMENTS.—The Advisory Committee 

23 on Earthquake Hazards Reduction and the Advisory 

24 Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction shall 

25 offer assessments on— 

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1 (A) trends and developments in the nat2 ural, social, and engineering sciences and prac3 tices of earthquake hazards or windstorm im4 pact mitigation; 

5 (B) the priorities of the Programs’ Stra6 tegic Plans; 

7 (C) the coordination of the Programs; and 

8 (D) and any revisions to the Programs 

9 which may be necessary. 

10 (5) REPORTS.—At least every two years, the 

11 Advisory Committees shall report to the Director of 

12 the National Institute of Standards and Technology 

13 on the assessments carried out under paragraph (4) 

14 and their recommendations for ways to improve the 

15 Programs. In developing recommendations for the 

16 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, 

17 the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Re18 duction shall consider the recommendations of the 

19 United States Geological Survey Scientific Earth20 quake Studies Advisory Committee. 

21 (c) COORDINATION OF FEDERAL DISASTER RE22 SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANS23 FER.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

24 of this Act, the Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction of 

25 the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of 

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1 the National Science and Technology Council shall submit 

2 a report to the Congress identifying— 

3 (1) current Federal research, development, and 

4 technology transfer activities that address hazard 

5 mitigation for natural disasters, including earth6 quakes, hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, floods, and 

7 the current budgets for these activities; 

8 (2) areas of research that are common to two 

9 or more of the hazards identified in paragraph (1); 

10 and 

11 (3) opportunities to create synergies between 

12 the research activities for the hazards identified in 

13 paragraph (1). 

14 TITLE IV—NATIONAL CON15 STRUCTION SAFETY TEAM 

16 ACT AMENDMENTS 

17 SEC. 401. NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAM ACT 

18 AMENDMENTS. 

19 The National Construction Safety Team Act (15 

20 U.S.C. 7301 et seq.) is amended— 

21 (1) in section 2(a)— 

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

23 and inserting ‘‘a building, buildings, or infra24 structure’’; and 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘To the maximum extant 

2 practicable, the Director shall establish and de3 ploy a Team within 48 hours after such an 

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

5 a decision whether to deploy a Team within 72 

6 hours after such an event.’’; 

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

8 and inserting ‘‘buildings or infrastructure’’; 

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

10 and inserting ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; 

11 (4) in section 2(b)(2)(D), by striking ‘‘build12 ings’’ and inserting ‘‘buildings or infrastructure’’; 

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

14 States Fire Administration and’’; 

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

16 and inserting ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; 

17 (7) in section 2(c)(1)(J)— 

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

19 ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; and 

20 (B) by inserting ‘‘and the National Wind21 storm Impact Reduction Act of 2004’’ after 

22 ‘‘Act of 1977’’; 

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

24 building’’ and inserting ‘‘investigating building and 

25 infrastructure’’; 

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1 (9) in section 4(a)(1)— 

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

3 ‘‘a building or infrastructure’’; and 

4 (B) by striking ‘‘building’’ both of the 

5 other places it appears and inserting ‘‘building 

6 or infrastructure’’; 

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

8 both places it appears and inserting ‘‘building or in9 frastructure’’; 

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

11 places it appears and inserting ‘‘building or infra12 structure’’; 

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

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

15 ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; 

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

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

18 ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; 

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

20 and at reasonable cost’’; 

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

22 inserting ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; 

23 (16) in section 8(1) and (4), by striking ‘‘build24 ing’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘building 

25 or infrastructure’’; 

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

2 States Fire Administration and’’; 

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

4 and inserting ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; 

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

6 and inserting ‘‘building and infrastructure’’; 

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

8 States Fire Administration and’’; and 

9 (21) by striking section 12. 

10 TITLE V—FIRE RESEARCH 

11 PROGRAM 

12 SEC. 501. FIRE RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

13 Section 16(a)(1) of the National Institute of Stand14 ards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278f(a)(1)) is 

15 amended— 

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

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

18 to,’’; and 

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

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

21 including’’. 

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