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[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1550 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.1550

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
             the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand

                                 An Act

 
 To authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration, 
 and for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, for 
       fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003, and for other purposes.

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

               TITLE I--UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Fire Administration Authorization 
Act of 2000''.

SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (G);
        (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (H) and 
    inserting a semicolon; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(I) $44,753,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which $3,000,000 is 
    for research activities, and $250,000 may be used for contracts or 
    grants to non-Federal entities for data analysis, including general 
    fire profiles and special fire analyses and report projects, and of 
    which $6,000,000 is for anti-terrorism training, including 
    associated curriculum development, for fire and emergency services 
    personnel;
        ``(J) $47,800,000 for fiscal year 2002, of which $3,250,000 is 
    for research activities, and $250,000 may be used for contracts or 
    grants to non-Federal entities for data analysis, including general 
    fire profiles and special fire analyses and report projects, and of 
    which $7,000,000 is for anti-terrorism training, including 
    associated curriculum development, for fire and emergency services 
    personnel; and
        ``(K) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, of which $3,500,000 is 
    for research activities, and $250,000 may be used for contracts or 
    grants to non-Federal entities for data analysis, including general 
    fire profiles and special fire analyses and report projects, and of 
    which $8,000,000 is for anti-terrorism training, including 
    associated curriculum development, for fire and emergency services 
    personnel.''.
None of the funds authorized for the United States Fire Administration 
for fiscal year 2002 may be obligated unless the Administrator has 
verified to the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate that the obligation of funds is consistent with the strategic 
plan transmitted under section 103 of this Act.

SEC. 103. STRATEGIC PLAN.

    (a) Requirement.--Not later than April 30, 2001, the Administrator 
of the United States Fire Administration shall prepare and transmit to 
the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 5-
year strategic plan of program activities for the United States Fire 
Administration.
    (b) Contents of Plan.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
include--
        (1) a comprehensive mission statement covering the major 
    functions and operations of the United States Fire Administration 
    in the areas of training; research, development, test and 
    evaluation; new technology and non-developmental item 
    implementation; safety; counterterrorism; data collection and 
    analysis; and public education;
        (2) general goals and objectives, including those related to 
    outcomes, for the major functions and operations of the United 
    States Fire Administration;
        (3) a description of how the goals and objectives identified 
    under paragraph (2) are to be achieved, including operational 
    processes, skills and technology, and the human, capital, 
    information, and other resources required to meet those goals and 
    objectives;
        (4) an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of, 
    opportunities for, and threats to the United States Fire 
    Administration;
        (5) an identification of the fire-related activities of the 
    National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of 
    Defense, and other Federal agencies, and a discussion of how those 
    activities can be coordinated with and contribute to the 
    achievement of the goals and objectives identified under paragraph 
    (2);
        (6) a description of objective, quantifiable performance goals 
    needed to define the level of performance achieved by program 
    activities in training, research, data collection and analysis, and 
    public education, and how these performance goals relate to the 
    general goals and objectives in the strategic plan;
        (7) an identification of key factors external to the United 
    States Fire Administration and beyond its control that could affect 
    significantly the achievement of the general goals and objectives;
        (8) a description of program evaluations used in establishing 
    or revising general goals and objectives, with a schedule for 
    future program evaluations;
        (9) a plan for the timely distribution of information and 
    educational materials to State and local firefighting services, 
    including volunteer, career, and combination services throughout 
    the United States;
        (10) a description of how the strategic plan prepared under 
    this section will be incorporated into the strategic plan and the 
    performance plans and reports of the Federal Emergency Management 
    Agency;
        (11)(A) a description of the current and planned use of the 
    Internet for the delivery of training courses by the National Fire 
    Academy, including a listing of the types of courses and a 
    description of each course's provisions for real time interaction 
    between instructor and students, the number of students enrolled, 
    and the geographic distribution of students, for the most recent 
    fiscal year;
        (B) an assessment of the availability and actual use by the 
    National Fire Academy of Federal facilities suitable for distance 
    education applications, including facilities with teleconferencing 
    capabilities; and
        (C) an assessment of the benefits and problems associated with 
    delivery of instructional courses using the Internet, including 
    limitations due to network bandwidth at training sites, the 
    availability of suitable course materials, and the effectiveness of 
    such courses in terms of student performance;
        (12) timeline for implementing the plan; and
        (13) the expected costs for implementing the plan.

SEC. 104. RESEARCH AGENDA.

    (a) Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Fire 
Administration, in consultation with the Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, representatives of trade, professional, and 
non-profit associations, State and local firefighting services, and 
other appropriate entities, shall prepare and transmit to the Committee 
on Science of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing 
the United States Fire Administration's research agenda and including a 
plan for implementing that agenda.
    (b) Contents of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) 
shall--
        (1) identify research priorities;
        (2) describe how the proposed research agenda will be 
    coordinated and integrated with the programs and capabilities of 
    the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department 
    of Defense, and other Federal agencies;
        (3) identify potential roles of academic, trade, professional, 
    and non-profit associations, and other research institutions in 
    achieving the research agenda;
        (4) provide cost estimates, anticipated personnel needs, and a 
    schedule for completing the various elements of the research 
    agenda;
        (5) describe ways to leverage resources through partnerships, 
    cooperative agreements, and other means; and
        (6) discuss how the proposed research agenda will enhance 
    training, improve State and local firefighting services, impact 
    standards and codes, increase firefighter and public safety, and 
    advance firefighting techniques.
    (c) Use in Preparing Strategic Plan.--The research agenda prepared 
under this section shall be used in the preparation of the strategic 
plan required by section 103.

SEC. 105. SURPLUS AND EXCESS FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.

    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 33. SURPLUS AND EXCESS FEDERAL EQUIPMENT.

    ``The Administrator shall make publicly available, including 
through the Internet, information on procedures for acquiring surplus 
and excess equipment or property that may be useful to State and local 
fire, emergency, and hazardous material handling service providers.''.

SEC. 106. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL FACILITIES.

    The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, as amended by 
section 105, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 34. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL FACILITIES.

    ``The Administrator shall make publicly available, including 
through the Internet, information on procedures for establishing 
cooperative agreements between State and local fire and emergency 
services and Federal facilities in their region relating to the 
provision of fire and emergency services.''.

SEC. 107. NEED FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN COUNTERTERRORISM.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the United States Fire 
Administration shall conduct an assessment of the need for additional 
capabilities for Federal counterterrorism training of emergency 
response personnel.
    (b) Contents of Assessment.--The assessment conducted under this 
section shall include--
        (1) a review of the counterterrorism training programs offered 
    by the United States Fire Administration and other Federal 
    agencies;
        (2) an estimate of the number and types of emergency response 
    personnel that have, during the period between January 1, 1994, and 
    October 1, 1999, sought training described in paragraph (1), but 
    have been unable to receive that training as a result of the 
    oversubscription of the training capabilities; and
        (3) a recommendation on the need to provide additional Federal 
    counterterrorism training centers, including--
            (A) an analysis of existing Federal facilities that could 
        be used as counterterrorism training facilities; and
            (B) a cost-benefit analysis of the establishment of such 
        counterterrorism training facilities.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare and submit to 
the Congress a report on the results of the assessment conducted under 
this section.

SEC. 108. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE FIRE SAFETY RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    From the funds authorized to be appropriated by the amendments made 
by section 102, $1,000,000 may be expended for the Worcester 
Polytechnic Institute fire safety research program.

SEC. 109. INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.

    Upon the conclusion of the research under a research grant or award 
of $50,000 made with funds authorized by this title (or any amendments 
made by this title), the Administrator of the United States Fire 
Administration shall make available through the Internet home page of 
the Administration a brief summary of the results and importance of 
such research grant or award. Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to require or permit the release of any information 
prohibited by law or regulation from being released to the public.

SEC. 110. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS.

    (a) 1974 Act.--
        (1) In general.--The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 
    1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended--
            (A) by striking subsection (b) of section 10 (15 U.S.C. 
        2209) and redesignating subsection (c) of that section as 
        subsection (b);
            (B) by striking sections 26 and 27 (15 U.S.C. 2222; 2223);
            (C) by striking ``(a) The'' in section 24 (15 U.S.C. 2220) 
        and inserting ``The''; and
            (D) by striking subsection (b) of section 24.
        (2) References to secretary.--The Federal Fire Prevention and 
    Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended--
            (A) in section 4 (15 U.S.C. 2203)--
                (i) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon in 
            paragraph (7);
                (ii) by striking paragraph (8); and
                (iii) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (8);
            (B) by striking ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Director''--
                (i) in section 5(b) (15 U.S.C. 2204(b));
                (ii) each place it appears in section 7 (15 U.S.C. 
            2206);
                (iii) the first place it appears in section 11(c) (15 
            U.S.C. 2210(c));
                (iv) in section 15(b)(2), (c), and (f) (15 U.S.C. 
            2214(b)(2), (c), and (f));
                (v) the second place it appears in section 15(e)(1)(A) 
            (15 U.S.C. 2214(e)(1)(A));
                (vi) in section 16 (15 U.S.C. 2215);
                (vii) the second place it appears in section 19(a) (42 
            U.S.C. 290a(a));
                (viii) both places it appears in section 20 (15 U.S.C. 
            2217); and
                (ix) in section 21(c) (15 U.S.C. 2218(c)); and
            (C) in section 15, by striking ``Secretary's'' each place 
        it appears and inserting ``Director's''.
    (b) Department of Commerce.--Section 12 of the Act of February 14, 
1903 (15 U.S.C. 1511) is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``and'' after ``Census;'' in paragraph (5);
        (2) by striking paragraph (6); and
        (3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (6).

SEC. 111. NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY CURRICULUM REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the United States Fire 
Administration, in consultation with the Board of Visitors and 
representatives of trade and professional associations, State and local 
firefighting services, and other appropriate entities, shall conduct a 
review of the courses of instruction available at the National Fire 
Academy to ensure that they are up-to-date and complement, not 
duplicate, courses of instruction offered elsewhere. Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall prepare and submit a report to the Committee on Science of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate.
    (b) Contents of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) 
shall--
        (1) examine and assess the courses of instruction offered by 
    the National Fire Academy;
        (2) identify redundant and out-of-date courses of instruction;
        (3) examine the current and future impact of information 
    technology on National Fire Academy curricula, methods of 
    instruction, and delivery of services; and
        (4) make recommendations for updating the curriculum, methods 
    of instruction, and delivery of services by the National Fire 
    Academy considering current and future needs, State-based 
    curricula, advances in information technologies, and other relevant 
    factors.

SEC. 112. REPEAL OF EXCEPTION TO FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 4 of Public Law 103-195 (107 Stat. 2298) is 
hereby repealed.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 113. NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION TECHNICAL 
              CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Purposes.--Section 151302 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended--
        (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
        ``(1) primarily--
            ``(A) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of 
        property for the benefit of the National Fallen Firefighters' 
        Memorial and the annual memorial service associated with the 
        memorial; and
            ``(B) to, in coordination with the Federal Government and 
        fire services (as that term is defined in section 4 of the 
        Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 
        2203)), plan, direct, and manage the memorial service referred 
        to in subparagraph (A);'';
        (2) by inserting ``and Federal'' in paragraph (2) after ``non-
    Federal'';
        (3) in paragraph (3)--
            (A) by striking ``State and local'' and inserting 
        ``Federal, State, and local''; and
            (B) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon;
        (4) by striking ``firefighters.'' in paragraph (4) and 
    inserting ``firefighters;''; and
        (5) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(5) to provide for a national program to assist families of 
    fallen firefighters and fire departments in dealing with line-of-
    duty deaths of those firefighters; and
        ``(6) to promote national, State, and local initiatives to 
    increase public awareness of fire and life safety.''.
    (b) Board of Directors.--Section 151303 of title 36, United States 
Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the 
    following:
    ``(f) Status and Compensation.--
        ``(1) Appointment to the board shall not constitute employment 
    by or the holding of an office of the United States.
        ``(2) Members of the board shall serve without compensation.''; 
    and
        (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
    (c) Officers and Employees.--Section 151304 of title 36, United 
States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking ``not more than 2'' in subsection (a); and
        (2) by striking ``are not'' in subsection (b)(1) and inserting 
    ``shall not be considered''.
    (d) Support by the Administrator.--Section 151307(a)(1) of title 
36, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking ``The Administrator'' and inserting ``During 
    the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
    Fire Administration Authorization Act of 2000, the Administrator''; 
    and
        (2) by striking ``shall'' in subparagraph (B) and inserting 
    ``may''.

                 TITLE II--EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
Authorization Act of 2000''.

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Federal Emergency Management Agency.--Section 12(a)(7) of the 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(a)(7)) is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``and'' after ``1998,''; and
        (2) by striking ``1999.'' and inserting ``1999; $19,861,000 for 
    the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, of which $450,000 is for 
    National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program-eligible efforts of an 
    established multi-state consortium to reduce the unacceptable 
    threat of earthquake damages in the New Madrid seismic region 
    through efforts to enhance preparedness, response, recovery, and 
    mitigation; $20,705,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    2002; and $21,585,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    2003.''.
    (b) United States Geological Survey.--Section 12(b) of the 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(b)) is 
amended--
        (1) by inserting after ``operated by the Agency.'' the 
    following: ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
    Secretary of the Interior for purposes of carrying out, through the 
    Director of the United States Geological Survey, the 
    responsibilities that may be assigned to the Director under this 
    Act $48,360,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which $3,500,000 is for 
    the Global Seismic Network and $100,000 is for the Scientific 
    Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee established under section 210 
    of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 2000; 
    $50,415,000 for fiscal year 2002, of which $3,600,000 is for the 
    Global Seismic Network and $100,000 is for the Scientific 
    Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee; and $52,558,000 for fiscal 
    year 2003, of which $3,700,000 is for the Global Seismic Network 
    and $100,000 is for the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory 
    Committee.'';
        (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
        (3) by striking ``1999,'' at the end of paragraph (2) and 
    inserting ``1999;''; and
        (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
        ``(3) $9,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
    for fiscal year 2001;
        ``(4) $9,250,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
    for fiscal year 2002; and
        ``(5) $9,500,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
    for fiscal year 2003,''.
    (c) Real-time Seismic Hazard Warning System.--Section 2(a)(7) of 
the Act entitled ``An Act To authorize appropriations for carrying out 
the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 
1999, and for other purposes'' (111 Stat. 1159; 42 U.S.C. 7704 note) is 
amended by striking ``1999.'' and inserting ``1999; $2,600,000 for 
fiscal year 2001; $2,710,000 for fiscal year 2002; and $2,825,000 for 
fiscal year 2003.''.
    (d) National Science Foundation.--Section 12(c) of the Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(c)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``1998, and'' and inserting ``1998,''; and
        (2) by inserting after ``1999.'' the following: ``There are 
    authorized to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation 
    $19,000,000 for engineering research and $11,900,000 for 
    geosciences research for fiscal year 2001; $19,808,000 for 
    engineering research and $12,406,000 for geosciences research for 
    fiscal year 2002; and $20,650,000 for engineering research and 
    $12,933,000 for geosciences research for fiscal year 2003.''.
    (e) National Institute of Standards and Technology.--Section 12(d) 
of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(d)) is 
amended--
        (1) by striking ``1998, and'' and inserting ``1998,''; and
        (2) by striking ``1999.'' and inserting ``1999, $2,332,000 for 
    fiscal year 2001, $2,431,000 for fiscal year 2002, and $2,534,300 
    for fiscal year 2003.''.

SEC. 203. REPEALS.

    Section 10 and subsections (e) and (f) of section 12 of the 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7705d and 7706(e) 
and (f)) are repealed.

SEC. 204. ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC RESEARCH AND MONITORING SYSTEM.

    The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 13. ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC RESEARCH AND MONITORING SYSTEM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Director of the United States Geological 
Survey shall establish and operate an Advanced National Seismic 
Research and Monitoring System. The purpose of such system shall be to 
organize, modernize, standardize, and stabilize the national, regional, 
and urban seismic monitoring systems in the United States, including 
sensors, recorders, and data analysis centers, into a coordinated 
system that will measure and record the full range of frequencies and 
amplitudes exhibited by seismic waves, in order to enhance earthquake 
research and warning capabilities.
    ``(b) Management Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 
2000, the Director of the United States Geological Survey shall 
transmit to the Congress a 5-year management plan for establishing and 
operating the Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System. 
The plan shall include annual cost estimates for both modernization and 
operation, milestones, standards, and performance goals, as well as 
plans for securing the participation of all existing networks in the 
Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System and for 
establishing new, or enhancing existing, partnerships to leverage 
resources.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
        ``(1) Expansion and modernization.--In addition to amounts 
    appropriated under section 12(b), there are authorized to be 
    appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, to be used by the 
    Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish the 
    Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System--
            ``(A) $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2002;
            ``(B) $33,700,000 for fiscal year 2003;
            ``(C) $35,100,000 for fiscal year 2004;
            ``(D) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
            ``(E) $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2006.
        ``(2) Operation.--In addition to amounts appropriated under 
    section 12(b), there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
    Secretary of the Interior, to be used by the Director of the United 
    States Geological Survey to operate the Advanced National Seismic 
    Research and Monitoring System--
            ``(A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
            ``(B) $10,300,000 for fiscal year 2003.''.

SEC. 205. NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION.

    The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et 
seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 14. NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Director of the National Science 
Foundation shall establish the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for 
Earthquake Engineering Simulation that will upgrade, link, and 
integrate a system of geographically distributed experimental 
facilities for earthquake engineering testing of full-sized structures 
and their components and partial-scale physical models. The system 
shall be integrated through networking software so that integrated 
models and databases can be used to create model-based simulation, and 
the components of the system shall be interconnected with a computer 
network and allow for remote access, information sharing, and 
collaborative research.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts 
appropriated under section 12(c), there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the George E. 
Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation--
        ``(1) $28,200,000 for fiscal year 2001;
        ``(2) $24,400,000 for fiscal year 2002;
        ``(3) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
        ``(4) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.''.

SEC. 206. BUDGET COORDINATION.

    Section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7704) is amended--
        (1) by striking subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1) and 
    redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (F) of subsection (b)(1) as 
    subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Budget Coordination.--
        ``(1) Guidance.--The Agency shall each year provide guidance to 
    the other Program agencies concerning the preparation of requests 
    for appropriations for activities related to the Program, and shall 
    prepare, in conjunction with the other Program agencies, an annual 
    Program budget to be submitted to the Office of Management and 
    Budget.
        ``(2) Reports.--Each Program agency shall include with its 
    annual request for appropriations submitted to the Office of 
    Management and Budget a report that--
            ``(A) identifies each element of the proposed Program 
        activities of the agency;
            ``(B) specifies how each of these activities contributes to 
        the Program; and
            ``(C) states the portion of its request for appropriations 
        allocated to each element of the Program.''.

SEC. 207. REPORT ON AT-RISK POPULATIONS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and after a period for public comment, the Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall transmit to the Congress a report 
describing the elements of the Program that specifically address the 
needs of at-risk populations, including the elderly, persons with 
disabilities, non-English-speaking families, single-parent households, 
and the poor. Such report shall also identify additional actions that 
could be taken to address those needs and make recommendations for any 
additional legislative authority required to take such actions.

SEC. 208. PUBLIC ACCESS TO EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION.

    Section 5(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 
1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``, and 
development of means of increasing public access to available locality-
specific information that may assist the public in preparing for or 
responding to earthquakes'' after ``and the general public''.

SEC. 209. LIFELINES.

    Section 4(6) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7703(6)) is amended by inserting ``and infrastructure'' after 
``communication facilities''.

SEC. 210. SCIENTIFIC EARTHQUAKE STUDIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--The Director of the United States Geological 
Survey shall establish a Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory 
Committee.
    (b) Organization.--The Director shall establish procedures for 
selection of individuals not employed by the Federal Government who are 
qualified in the seismic sciences and other appropriate fields and may, 
pursuant to such procedures, select up to 10 individuals, one of whom 
shall be designated Chairman, to serve on the Advisory Committee. 
Selection of individuals for the Advisory Committee shall be based 
solely on established records of distinguished service, and the 
Director shall ensure that a reasonable cross-section of views and 
expertise is represented. In selecting individuals to serve on the 
Advisory Committee, the Director shall seek and give due consideration 
to recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences, professional 
societies, and other appropriate organizations.
    (c) Meetings.--The Advisory Committee shall meet at such times and 
places as may be designated by the Chairman in consultation with the 
Director.
    (d) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall advise the Director on 
matters relating to the United States Geological Survey's participation 
in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, including the 
United States Geological Survey's roles, goals, and objectives within 
that Program, its capabilities and research needs, guidance on 
achieving major objectives, and establishing and measuring performance 
goals. The Advisory Committee shall issue an annual report to the 
Director for submission to Congress on or before September 30 of each 
year. The report shall describe the Advisory Committee's activities and 
address policy issues or matters that affect the United States 
Geological Survey's participation in the National Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Program.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.
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