Survey Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory 
Committee. 
‘‘(D) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT 
APPLICATION.—Section 14 of the Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C. 14) shall not 
apply to the Advisory Committee.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Federal Emergency 
Management Agency’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘of the Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Na-
tional Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology shall have the primary responsibility 
for planning and coordinating the Program. 
In carrying out this paragraph, the Direc-
tor of the Institute’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and 
(C) and redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
and (E) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), re-
spectively; 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) support the development of perform-
ance-based seismic engineering tools, and work 
with appropriate groups to promote the commer-
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cial application of such tools, through earth-
quake-related building codes, standards, and con-
struction practices;’’; 
(iv) by striking ‘‘The principal official 
carrying out the responsibilities described 
in this paragraph shall be at a level no 
lower than that of Associate Director.’’; and 
(v) in subparagraph (D), as redesig-
nated by clause (ii), by striking ‘‘National 
Science Foundation, the National Institutes 
of Standards and Technology’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy, the National Science Foundation’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘In addition to the 
lead’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Agency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency (in this 
Act referred to as the ‘Agency’)’’; and 
(ii) by amending clause (iii) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(iii) assist the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, other Federal 
agencies, and private sector groups in the 
preparation and wide dissemination of 
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building codes and practices for structures 
and lifelines, and aid in the development of 
performance based codes for buildings, 
structures, and lifelines that are cost effec-
tive and affordable;’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘and other activities’’ 
after ‘‘shall conduct research’’; 
(ii) in subparagraphs (C) and (D), by 
striking ‘‘the Agency’’ both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘the Director of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency and the 
Director of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘establish, using existing facilities, a Center 
for the International Exchange of Earth-
quake Information’’ and inserting ‘‘operate, 
using the National Earthquake Information 
Center, a forum for the international ex-
change of earthquake information’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘Network’’ and inserting ‘‘System’’; and 
(v) by inserting after subparagraph 
(H) the following new subparagraphs: 
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‘‘(I) work with other Program agencies to 
coordinate Program activities with similar 
eathquake hazards reduction efforts in other 
countries, to ensure that the Program benefits 
from relevant information and advances in those 
countries; and 
‘‘(J) maintain suitable seismic hazard maps 
in support of building codes for structures and 
lifelines, including additional maps needed for 
performance based design approaches.’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4)—
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(D), (E), and (F) as subparagraphs (E), 
(F), and (H), respectively; 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) support research that improves the 
safety and performance of buildings, structures, 
and lifeline systems using large-scale experi-
mental and computational facilities;’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (F) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; and 
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph 
(F) (as so redesignated) the following: 
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‘‘(G) include to the maximum extent prac-
ticable diverse institutions, including Histori-
cally Black Colleges and Universities and those 
serving large proportions of Hispanics, Native 
Americans, Asian-Pacific Americans, and other 
underrepresented populations; and’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘The Na-
tional’’ and inserting ‘‘In addition to the lead 
agency responsibilities described under para-
graph (1), the National’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Agency’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Interagency Coordinating Committee’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by adding after paragraph 
(7) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out 
this Act $19,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; $21,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2005; and $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. Of 
such amounts appropriated, not less than $3,000,000 shall 
be made available each such fiscal year for supporting the 
development of performance-based, cost-effective, and afford-
able codes for buildings, structures, and lifelines.’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the United States Geological Survey for carrying out 
this Act $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, of which 
not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for 
completion of the Advanced National Seismic Re-
search and Monitoring System established under sec-
tion 13; $83,500,000 for fiscal year 2005, of which 
not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for 
completion of the Advanced National Seismic Re-
search and Monitoring System established under sec-
tion 13; $93,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, of which 
not less than $36,000,000 shall be made available for 
completion of the Advanced National Seismic Re-
search and Monitoring System established under sec-
tion 13; such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 
2007, of which not less than $36,000,000 shall be 
made available for completion of the Advanced Na-
tional Seismic Research and Monitoring System es-
tablished under section 13; and such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal year 2008, of which not less than 
$36,000,000 shall be made available for completion of 
the Advanced National Seismic Research and Moni-
toring System established under section 13.’’; 
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(3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the National Science Foundation for carrying out this 
Act $39,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; $44,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2005; and $47,500,000 for fiscal year 
2006.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d) by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
for carrying out this Act $8,000,000 for fiscal year 
2004; 
$9,600,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2005; 
and 
$12,500,000 for fiscal year 2006. Of such amounts ap-
propriated, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made 
available each such fiscal year for supporting the de-
velopment of performance-based, cost-effective, and af-
fordable codes for buildings, structures, and lifelines.’’. 
(b) Section 13 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7707) is amended by striking sub-
section (c). 
(c) Section 14(b) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduc-
tion Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7708(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following: 
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Union Calendar No. 136
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2608
[Report No. 108–246, Part I] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Program, and for other purposes. 
AUGUST 14, 2003
Reported from the Committee on Science with an 
amendment 
AUGUST 14, 2003
Referral to the Committee on Resources extended for a 
period ending not later than August 14, 2003
AUGUST 14, 2003
The Committee on Resources discharged; referred to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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