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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8810 

To establish a national program to identify and reduce losses from landslide 

hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 24, 2020 

Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Mr. KILMER, Mr. HECK, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, and Ms. BONAMICI) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 

addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish a national program to identify and reduce losses 

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

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Preparedness Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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

2 (2) 3D ELEVATION DATA.— 

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

5 obtained using LiDAR, IfSAR, or other meth6 ods over the United States (including territories 

7 and freely associated states). 

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

9 data’’ includes terrestrial and bathymetric ele10 vation data. 

11 (3) 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘3D 

12 Elevation Program’’ means the 3D Elevation Pro13 gram established under section 5(a). 

14 (4) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The term 

15 ‘‘freely associated states’’ means— 

16 (A) the Federated States of Micronesia; 

17 (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

18 and 

19 (C) the Republic of Palau. 

20 (5) IFSAR.—The term ‘‘IfSAR’’ means 

21 interferometric synthetic aperture radar. 

22 (6) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 

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

24 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

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


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1 (7) LAHAR.—The term ‘‘lahar’’ means a large 

2 debris flow of mostly volcanic material that is— 

3 (A) often fast-moving; and 

4 (B) a hazard in watersheds downstream of 

5 volcanic peaks. 

6 (8) LIDAR.—The term ‘‘LiDAR’’ means light 

7 detection and ranging. 

8 (9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di10 rector of the United States Geological Survey. 

11 (10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 

12 (A) a State; and 

13 (B) the District of Columbia. 

14 (11) STATE OFFICE.—The term ‘‘State office’’ 

15 means any unit of State government that handles 

16 the identification, mapping, assessment, and re17 search of landslide hazards or responding to land18 slide events, including— 

19 (A) a State geological survey office; 

20 (B) a State department of emergency re21 sponse; and 

22 (C) a State department of transportation. 

23 (12) TERRITORY.—The term ‘‘territory’’ 

24 means— 

25 (A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 


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1 (B) Guam; 

2 (C) American Samoa; 

3 (D) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

4 Mariana Islands; and 

5 (E) the United States Virgin Islands. 

6 SEC. 3. NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS REDUCTION PRO7 GRAM. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

9 a program, to be known as the ‘‘National Landslide Haz10 ards Reduction Program’’ (referred to in this section as 

11 the ‘‘program’’)— 

12 (1) to identify and understand landslide haz13 ards and risks; 

14 (2) to reduce losses from landslides; 

15 (3) to protect communities at risk of landslide 

16 hazards; and 

17 (4) to help improve communication and emer18 gency preparedness, including by coordinating with 

19 communities and entities responsible for infrastruc20 ture that are at risk of landslide hazards. 

21 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM.— 

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

23 coordination with the Interagency Coordinating 

24 Committee on Landslide Hazards established by 

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


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1 ‘‘Committee’’) and in coordination with existing ac2 tivities of the United States Geological Survey and 

3 other Federal agencies, shall— 

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

5 landslide hazards; 

6 (B) respond to landslide events; and 

7 (C) in coordination with State offices, 

8 units of local government, territories, freely as9 sociated states, and Indian tribes— 

10 (i) establish working groups with 

11 State offices, units of local government, 

12 territories, freely associated states, and In13 dian tribes to identify regional and local 

14 priorities for researching, identifying, map15 ping, and assessing landslide hazards; and 

16 (ii) develop and implement landslide 

17 hazard guidelines for— 

18 (I) geologists; 

19 (II) geological and geotechnical 

20 engineers; 

21 (III) emergency management 

22 personnel; and 

23 (IV) land use and other decision24 makers. 


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1 (2) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—Not later than 1 

2 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 

3 every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordina4 tion with the Committee, shall develop and publish 

5 a national strategy for landslide hazards, risk reduc6 tion, and response in the United States (including 

7 territories and freely associated states), which shall 

8 include— 

9 (A) goals and priorities for the program; 

10 (B) priorities for data acquisition, re11 search, communications, and risk management 

12 on landslides and landslide hazards across rel13 evant Federal agencies; and 

14 (C) a detailed interagency plan, which shall 

15 take into consideration national disaster pre16 paredness, response, and recovery frameworks, 

17 to carry out the national strategy, including de18 tails about the programs, projects, and budgets 

19 that will be used to implement the national 

20 strategy. 

21 (3) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS DATA22 BASE.—In carrying out the program, the Secretary, 

23 in coordination with State offices, units of local gov24 ernment, territories, freely associated states, and In25 dian tribes, shall develop and maintain a publicly acVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:05 Nov 27, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8810.IH H8810

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1 cessible national landslide hazard and risk inventory 

2 database to compile, maintain, standardize, and 

3 evaluate data regarding— 

4 (A) landslide hazards and risks; 

5 (B) the impact of landslides on— 

6 (i) health and safety; 

7 (ii) the economy and infrastructure; 

8 and 

9 (iii) the environment; 

10 (C) landslide hazard stabilization; and 

11 (D) reduction of losses from landslides. 

12 (4) LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND RISK PREPARED13 NESS FOR COMMUNITIES.—In carrying out the pro14 gram, the Secretary, in coordination with the Sec15 retary of the Army, the Secretary of Commerce, the 

16 Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 

17 Transportation, and the heads of other relevant Fed18 eral agencies, and in consultation with State offices, 

19 units of local government, territories, freely associ20 ated states, and Indian tribes, shall develop and dis21 seminate— 

22 (A) landslide planning and risk reduction 

23 guidance, guidelines, maps, tools, and training 

24 materials to help inform State, territorial, freely 


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1 associated state, local, and Tribal governments 

2 and decisionmakers with respect to— 

3 (i) the use and implementation of 

4 landslide hazard assessments; 

5 (ii) the applied use of the database 

6 developed under paragraph (3); 

7 (iii) reducing losses from landslides; 

8 and 

9 (iv) resources available for commu10 nities working to improve landslide hazard 

11 preparedness; and 

12 (B) landslide preparedness curricula and 

13 training modules for— 

14 (i) State, territorial, freely associated 

15 state, local, and Tribal officials; 

16 (ii) Federal, State, territorial, freely 

17 associated state, local, and Tribal emer18 gency managers; and 

19 (iii) the National Guard. 

20 (5) DEBRIS FLOW EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.— 

21 In carrying out the program, the Secretary, in co22 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the 

23 Secretary of Homeland Security, shall expand the 

24 early warning system for debris flow by— 


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1 (A) expanding the early warning system 

2 for post-wildfire debris flow to include recently 

3 burned areas across the western United States; 

4 (B) developing procedures with State, ter5 ritorial, freely associated state, local, and Tribal 

6 governments to monitor stormwater drainage in 

7 areas with high debris flow risk; and 

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

9 such as recently burned land and potential 

10 lahar hazard areas. 

11 (6) EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—In 

12 carrying out the program, the Secretary, in coordi13 nation with the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec14 retary of Homeland Security, the heads of other rel15 evant Federal agencies, States offices, units of local 

16 government, territories, freely associated states, and 

17 Indian tribes, shall establish and support emergency 

18 response procedures for the rapid deployment of 

19 Federal scientists, equipment, and services to areas 

20 impacted by a significant landslide event— 

21 (A) to support emergency response efforts 

22 and improve the safety of emergency respond23 ers; 

24 (B) to improve data collection; and 


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1 (C) to conduct research to advance the un2 derstanding of the causes, impacts, and reduc3 tion of landslide hazards and risks. 

4 (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON

5 LANDSLIDE HAZARDS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a com7 mittee, to be known as the ‘‘Interagency Coordi8 nating Committee on Landslide Hazards’’. 

9 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 

10 composed of the following members (or their des11 ignees): 

12 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as 

13 Chairperson of the Committee. 

14 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

15 (C) The Secretary of the Army. 

16 (D) The Secretary of Commerce. 

17 (E) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

18 (F) The Secretary of Transportation. 

19 (G) The Director of the National Science 

20 Foundation. 

21 (H) The Director of the Office of Science 

22 and Technology Policy. 

23 (I) The Director of the Office of Manage24 ment and Budget. 


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

2 the call of the Chairperson. 

3 (4) PURPOSE AND DUTIES.—The Committee 

4 shall— 

5 (A) advise and oversee the program; 

6 (B) facilitate communication and coordina7 tion across Federal agencies in the planning, 

8 management, budgeting, and execution of land9 slide activities; and 

10 (C) support the development and execution 

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

12 including by— 

13 (i) supporting the development of na14 tional goals and priorities for the national 

15 strategy; 

16 (ii) articulating Federal agency roles, 

17 responsibilities, and resources for carrying 

18 out the national strategy; and 

19 (iii) overseeing the implementation of 

20 the national strategy. 

21 (d) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

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

23 an advisory committee, to be known as the ‘‘Advi24 sory Committee on Landslides’’ (referred to in this 

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


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1 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee 

2 shall be composed of not fewer than 11 members— 

3 (A) of whom none may be an individual de4 scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through 

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

6 States Code; and 

7 (B) who shall be representatives of— 

8 (i) States, including State geological 

9 organizations; 

10 (ii) territories and freely associated 

11 states, including territorial and freely asso12 ciated state geological organizations; 

13 (iii) Indian tribes, including Tribal ge14 ological organizations; 

15 (iv) research institutions and institu16 tions of higher education that are quali17 fied— 

18 (I) to provide advice regarding 

19 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 

20 and 

21 (II) to represent related sci22 entific, architectural, engineering, and 

23 planning disciplines; 

24 (v) industry standards development 

25 organizations; and 


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1 (vi) State, territorial, freely associated 

2 state, local, and Tribal emergency manage3 ment agencies. 

4 (3) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com6 mittee shall submit to the Committee rec7 ommendations for the implementation of the 

8 program, including recommendations regard9 ing— 

10 (i) landslide hazard and risk reduction 

11 and planning; 

12 (ii) tools for communities; 

13 (iii) research; and 

14 (iv) such other topics as the Advisory 

15 Committee determines appropriate. 

16 (B) CONSIDERATION.—The Secretary and 

17 the agency heads described in subparagraphs 

18 (B) through (I) of subsection (c)(2) shall take 

19 into consideration any recommendation of the 

20 Advisory Committee submitted under subpara21 graph (A). 

22 (e) GRANT PROGRAMS.— 

23 (1) COOPERATIVE LANDSLIDE HAZARD MAP24 PING AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to appropria2 tions, the Secretary may— 

3 (i) provide grants, on a competitive 

4 basis, to State, territorial, freely associated 

5 state, local, and Tribal governments to re6 search, map, assess, and collect data on 

7 landslide hazards within the jurisdictions 

8 of those governments; and 

9 (ii) accept and use funds received 

10 from other Federal and non-Federal part11 ners to advance the purposes of the pro12 gram. 

13 (B) PRIORITY.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

15 consult annually with the Committee, 

16 States, units of local government, terri17 tories, freely associated states, and Indian 

18 tribes to establish priorities for the grant 

19 program under this paragraph. 

20 (ii) FUNDING PRIORITIZATION.—In 

21 providing grants under this paragraph, the 

22 Secretary shall give priority to projects— 

23 (I) that will achieve the greatest 

24 landslide hazard and risk reduction; 


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1 (II) that reflect the goals and 

2 priorities of the national strategy es3 tablished under subsection (b)(2)(A); 

4 (III) not less than 50 percent of 

5 the total cost of which is matched by 

6 non-Federal sources; and 

7 (IV) that include acquisition of 

8 enhanced elevation data consistent 

9 with the 3D Elevation Program. 

10 (2) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE RESEARCH

11 GRANTS.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—To advance the goals 

13 and priorities of the national strategy estab14 lished under subsection (b)(2)(A), subject to ap15 propriations, the Director of the National 

16 Science Foundation (referred to in this para17 graph as the ‘‘Director’’) may provide grants to 

18 eligible entities for landslide research, including 

19 research on— 

20 (i) the causes, mechanisms, triggers, 

21 hydrology, and geology of landslides; 

22 (ii) ways to reduce landslide hazards 

23 and risks to minimize loss of life and prop24 erty, including landslide hazard and risk 


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1 communication, perception, decisionmak2 ing, tools, and technologies; and 

3 (iii) other goals and priorities of the 

4 national strategy established under sub5 section (b)(2)(A). 

6 (B) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Director 

7 shall determine whether an entity is eligible to 

8 receive a grant under this paragraph. 

9 (C) REQUIREMENTS.—In providing grants 

10 under this paragraph, the Director shall— 

11 (i) ensure that the grants are pro12 vided on a competitive basis; and 

13 (ii) consider grant applications sub14 mitted by eligible entities that have devel15 oped the application in partnership with 

16 one or more State geological surveys. 

17 (f) BIENNIAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit 

18 to Congress and publish on a publicly available website, 

19 a biennial report, including a description of, with respect 

20 to the preceding 2 calendar years— 

21 (1) the goals and accomplishments of the Sec22 retary and the agency heads described in subpara23 graphs (B) through (I) of subsection (c)(2) in car24 rying out the national strategy developed under sub25 section (b)(2), expressed— 


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1 (A) by agency, program, and budgetary re2 source; and 

3 (B) by the goals and priorities of the na4 tional strategy established under subsection 

5 (b)(2)(A); 

6 (2) the results of the activities of the Com7 mittee under this section; 

8 (3) the extent to which any recommendations of 

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

10 have been implemented; 

11 (4) the grants provided under this section dur12 ing the preceding 2 calendar years, including a de13 scription of— 

14 (A) each activity carried out using such a 

15 grant; and 

16 (B) the results of those activities; and 

17 (5) for each significant landslide event in the 

18 United States (including territories and freely asso19 ciated states) during the preceding 2 calendar 

20 years— 

21 (A) a description of the landslide event and 

22 the implications of the event on communities, 

23 including life and property; 


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1 (B) recommendations on how the identi2 fication of the landslide risk could have been 

3 improved prior to the event; 

4 (C) a description of the effectiveness of 

5 any warning and risk communication, including 

6 the dissemination of warnings by State, terri7 torial, freely associated state, local, and Tribal 

8 partners in the affected area; 

9 (D) recommendations to improve risk iden10 tification, reduction, and communication to 

11 landowners and units of local government; 

12 (E) recommendations to improve landslide 

13 hazard preparedness and emergency response 

14 activities under this section; and 

15 (F) such other findings as the Secretary 

16 determines appropriate. 

17 (g) DATA FOR SIGNIFICANT LANDSLIDE EVENTS.— 

18 Not later than 1 year after a significant landslide event 

19 in the United States (including territories and freely asso20 ciated states), the Secretary shall publish the data de21 scribed in subsection (f)(5) regarding that event on a pub22 licly available website. 

23 (h) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro24 priated to carry out this section $37,000,000 for each of 

25 fiscal years 2021 through 2024, of which— 


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1 (1) $25,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

2 available to the United States Geological Survey; 

3 (2) $11,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

4 available to the National Science Foundation; and 

5 (3) $1,000,000 each fiscal year shall be made 

6 available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

7 Administration. 

8 SEC. 4. GROUND SUBSIDENCE. 

9 As the Secretary determines to be appropriate and 

10 subject to appropriations, the Secretary, through existing 

11 programs, shall advance the identification, mapping, re12 search, monitoring, restoration, and mitigation of subsid13 ence and groundwater resource accounting, losses from 

14 subsidence, including saltwater intrusion, particularly in 

15 areas affected by drought and sea level rise. 

16 SEC. 5. 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF 3D ELEVATION PRO18 GRAM.— 

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

20 a program, to be known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Pro21 gram’’— 

22 (A) to provide 3D elevation data coverage 

23 for the United States; 

24 (B) to coordinate and facilitate the collec25 tion, dissemination, and use of 3D elevation 


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1 data among Federal departments and agencies 

2 and non-Federal entities; 

3 (C) to produce standard, publicly acces4 sible 3D elevation data products for the United 

5 States; and 

6 (D) to promote the collection, dissemina7 tion, and use of 3D elevation data among Fed8 eral, State, local, and Tribal governments, com9 munities, institutions of higher education, and 

10 the private sector through— 

11 (i) cooperative agreements; 

12 (ii) the development and maintenance 

13 of spatial data infrastructure to provide 

14 quality control and deliver to the public 3D 

15 elevation data products; 

16 (iii) in coordination with the 3D Ele17 vation Federal Interagency Coordinating 

18 Committee established under subsection 

19 (b), States, and industry and standards 

20 bodies, the development of standards and 

21 guidelines for 3D elevation data acquisition 

22 to increase accessibility to 3D elevation 

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

24 (iv) the identification, assessment, and 

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1 prove the accuracy and efficiency of the 

2 3D Elevation Program. 

3 (2) MANAGEMENT.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

5 manage the 3D Elevation Program— 

6 (i) to ensure efficiency with respect to 

7 related activities of the Department of the 

8 Interior and other participating Federal 

9 departments and agencies; and 

10 (ii) to meet the needs of Department 

11 of the Interior programs, stakeholders, and 

12 the public. 

13 (B) OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND

14 AGENCIES.—The head of each Federal depart15 ment and agency involved in the acquisition, 

16 production, distribution, or application of 3D 

17 elevation data shall— 

18 (i) coordinate with the 3D Elevation 

19 Federal Interagency Coordinating Com20 mittee established under subsection (b) to 

21 acquire additional, enhanced 3D elevation 

22 data; 

23 (ii) submit to the Secretary a descrip24 tion of priority areas of interest for 3D ele25 vation data collection for use in providing 


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1 grants and cooperative agreements under 

2 subsection (d); 

3 (iii) implement policies and procedures 

4 for data acquisition and sharing that are 

5 consistent with standards and guidelines 

6 developed under the 3D Elevation Pro7 gram; 

8 (iv) participate in, and share the re9 sults and benefits of, the 3D Elevation 

10 Program, in accordance with standards 

11 and guidelines developed under the 3D 

12 Elevation Program; and 

13 (v) ensure that any 3D elevation data 

14 acquired with Federal grant funding— 

15 (I) meets 3D Elevation Program 

16 standards; and 

17 (II) is included in the national 

18 holdings of those data. 

19 (b) 3D ELEVATION FEDERAL INTERAGENCY CO20 ORDINATING COMMITTEE.— 

21 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in co22 ordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the 

23 Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish an 

24 interagency coordinating committee, to be known as 

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1 Committee’’ (referred to in this subsection as the 

2 ‘‘Committee’’), to better coordinate 3D elevation 

3 data management across the Federal Government. 

4 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 

5 composed of the following members (or their des6 ignees): 

7 (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as 

8 Chairperson of the Committee. 

9 (B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

10 (C) The Secretary of Commerce. 

11 (D) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

12 (E) The Director of the National Science 

13 Foundation. 

14 (F) The Director of the Office of Science 

15 and Technology Policy. 

16 (G) The Director of the Office of Manage17 ment and Budget. 

18 (H) The head of any other Federal depart19 ment or agency, at the request of the Secretary. 

20 (3) COORDINATION.—The Committee shall co21 ordinate, as appropriate, with the existing activities 

22 of— 

23 (A) the 3D Elevation Program Executive 

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1 (B) the Alaska Mapping Executive Com2 mittee; 

3 (C) the 3D Elevation Working Group; 

4 (D) the 3D National Elevation Sub5 committee; and 

6 (E) State offices. 

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

8 the call of the Chairperson. 

9 (5) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 

10 (A) oversee the planning, management, 

11 and coordination of the 3D Elevation Program; 

12 and 

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

14 the date of enactment of this Act, and update 

15 periodically thereafter— 

16 (i) a strategic plan that establishes 

17 goals and priorities for activities carried 

18 out under the 3D Elevation Program; and 

19 (ii) a detailed management plan to 

20 implement the strategic plan. 

21 (c) SUBCOMMITTEE OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL AD22 VISORY COMMITTEE.— 

23 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es25 tablish, within the National Geospatial Advisory 


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1 Committee, a subcommittee (referred to in this 

2 subsection as the ‘‘Subcommittee’’). 

3 (B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Subcommittee 

4 shall— 

5 (i) consist of not fewer than 11 mem6 bers, of whom none may be a Federal offi7 cer or employee; and 

8 (ii) include representatives of— 

9 (I) research and academic insti10 tutions; 

11 (II) industry standards develop12 ment organizations; 

13 (III) units of State and local gov14 ernment; and 

15 (IV) the private sector. 

16 (2) DUTIES.— 

17 (A) ASSESSMENT.—The Subcommittee 

18 shall conduct an assessment of— 

19 (i) trends and developments in— 

20 (I) the collection, dissemination, 

21 and use of 3D elevation data; and 

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1 (ii) the effectiveness of the 3D Ele2 vation Program in carrying out the activi3 ties described in subsection (a)(1); 

4 (iii) the need to revise or reorganize 

5 the 3D Elevation Program; and 

6 (iv) the management, coordination, 

7 implementation, and activities of the 3D 

8 Elevation Program. 

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

10 the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 

11 years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall submit 

12 to the Secretary and the 3D Elevation Federal 

13 Interagency Coordinating Committee estab14 lished under subsection (b) a report that in15 cludes— 

16 (i) the findings of the assessment 

17 under subparagraph (A); and 

18 (ii) recommendations of the Sub19 committee based on those findings, if any. 

20 (d) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

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

22 grants and enter into cooperative agreements with 

23 other Federal departments and agencies, units of 

24 State, local, or Tribal government, institutions of 

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1 other organizations to facilitate the improvement of 

2 nationwide coverage of 3D elevation data. 

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

4 grant or enter into a cooperative agreement under 

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

6 shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 

7 time, in such manner, and containing such informa8 tion as the Secretary may require. 

9 (3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A grant or coop10 erative agreement under this subsection shall be sub11 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

12 determines to be appropriate, including making data 

13 publicly available and interoperable with other Fed14 eral datasets. 

15 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For each 

16 of the fiscal years 2021 through 2024, there is authorized 

17 out of funds appropriated to the Secretary $40,000,000 

18 to carry out this section. 

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