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.’’.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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, Statebased 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 ‘‘nonFederal’’;

(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:
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‘‘(5) to provide for a national program to assist families

of fallen firefighters and fire departments in dealing with lineof-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
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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:
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‘‘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
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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, singleparent 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’’.
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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.