‘‘(i) research that improves the safety 
and performance of buildings, structures, 
and lifelines, including the use of the large- 
scale experimental and computational fa-
cilities of the George E. Brown, Jr. Net-
work for Engineering Earthquake Simula-
tion; 
‘‘(ii) research to support more effec-
tive earthquake mitigation and response 
measures, such as developing better knowl-
edge of the specific types of vulnerabilities 
faced by segments of the community vul-
nerable to earthquakes, addressing the bar-
riers they face in adopting mitigation and 
preparation 
measures, 
and 
developing 
methods to better communicate the risks of 
earthquakes and to promote mitigation; 
and 
‘‘(iii) research on the response of com-
munities, 
households, 
businesses, 
and 
emergency responders to earthquakes; 
‘‘(B) support research to understand 
earthquake processes, earthquake patterns, and 
earthquake frequencies; 
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‘‘(C) encourage prompt dissemination of 
significant findings, sharing of data, samples, 
physical collections, and other supporting mate-
rials, and development of intellectual property 
so research results can be used by appropriate 
organizations to mitigate earthquake damage; 
‘‘(D) work with other Program agencies to 
maintain awareness of, and where appropriate 
cooperate with, earthquake risk reduction re-
search efforts in other countries, to ensure that 
the Program benefits from relevant information 
and advances in those countries; and 
‘‘(E) include to the maximum extent prac-
ticable diverse institutions, including Histori-
cally Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic- 
serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Univer-
sities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and 
Native Hawaiian-serving institutions.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1) by inserting ‘‘on Nat-
ural Hazards Risk Reduction established under sec-
tion 301 of the Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act 
of 2011’’ after ‘‘Interagency Coordinating Com-
mittee’’. 
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SEC. 105. POST-EARTHQUAKE INVESTIGATIONS PROGRAM. 
Section 11 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7705e) is amended by striking ‘‘There 
is established’’ and all that follows through ‘‘conduct of 
such earthquake investigations.’’ and inserting ‘‘The Pro-
gram shall include a post-earthquake investigations pro-
gram, the purpose of which is to investigate major earth-
quakes so as to learn lessons which can be applied to re-
duce the loss of lives and property in future earthquakes. 
The lead Program agency, in consultation with each Pro-
gram agency, shall organize investigations to study the im-
plications of the earthquakes in the areas of responsibility 
of each Program agency. The investigations shall begin 
as rapidly as possible and may be conducted by grantees 
and contractors. The Program agencies shall ensure that 
the results of the investigations are disseminated widely.’’. 
SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 12 of the Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706) is 
amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the 
following: 
‘‘(9) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out 
this Act— 
‘‘(A) $10,238,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
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‘‘(B) $10,545,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(C) $10,861,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
‘‘(D) $11,187,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 
‘‘(E) $11,523,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’; 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
United States Geological Survey for carrying out this 
Act— 
‘‘(A) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, of which 
$36,000,000 shall be made available for completion 
of the Advanced National Seismic Research and 
Monitoring System; 
‘‘(B) $92,100,000 for fiscal year 2012, of which 
$37,000,000 shall be made available for completion 
of the Advanced National Seismic Research and 
Monitoring System; 
‘‘(C) $94,263,000 for fiscal year 2013, of which 
$38,000,000 shall be made available for completion 
of the Advanced National Seismic Research and 
Monitoring System; 
‘‘(D) $96,491,000 for fiscal year 2014, of which 
$39,000,000 shall be made available for completion 
of the Advanced National Seismic Research and 
Monitoring System; and 
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‘‘(E) $98,786,000 for fiscal year 2015, of which 
$40,000,000 shall be made available for completion 
of the Advanced National Seismic Research and 
Monitoring System.’’; 
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
National Science Foundation for carrying out this Act— 
‘‘(A) $64,125,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(B) $66,049,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(C) $68,030,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
‘‘(D) $70,071,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 
‘‘(E) $72,173,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology for car-
rying out this Act— 
‘‘(A) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(B) $7,700,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(C) $7,931,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
‘‘(D) $8,169,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 
‘‘(E) $8,414,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 14 of the 
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7708) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
TITLE II—WIND 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Windstorm 
Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2011’’. 
SEC. 202. PURPOSE. 
Section 202 of the National Windstorm Impact Re-
duction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15701) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 202. PURPOSE. 
‘‘It is the purpose of the Congress in this title to 
achieve a major measurable reduction in losses of life and 
property from windstorms through the establishment and 
maintenance of an effective Windstorm Impact Reduction 
Program. The objectives of such Program shall include— 
‘‘(1) the education of households, businesses, 
and communities about the risks posed by wind-
storms, and the identification of locations, struc-
tures, lifelines, and segments of the community 
which are especially vulnerable to windstorm damage 
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and disruption, and the dissemination of information 
on methods to reduce those risks; 
‘‘(2) the development of technologically and eco-
nomically feasible design and construction methods 
and procedures to make new and existing structures, 
in areas of windstorm risk, windstorm resilient, giv-
ing high priority to the development of such methods 
and procedures for lifelines, structures associated 
with a potential high loss of life, and structures that 
are especially needed in times of disasters, such as 
hospitals and public safety and shelter facilities; 
‘‘(3) the implementation, in areas of major 
windstorm risk, of instrumentation to record and 
gather data on windstorms and the characteristics of 
the wind during those events, and continued re-
search to increase the understanding of windstorm 
phenomena; 
‘‘(4) the development, publication, and pro-
motion, in conjunction with State and local officials 
and professional organizations, of model building 
codes and standards and other means to encourage 
consideration of information about windstorm risk in 
making decisions about land use policy and construc-
tion activity; and 
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‘‘(5) the facilitation of the adoption of wind-
storm risk mitigation measures in areas of wind-
storm risk by households, businesses, and commu-
nities through outreach, incentive programs, and 
other means.’’. 
SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 203(1) of the National Windstorm Impact 
Reduction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15702(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy’’ and inserting ‘‘Director of the National In-
stitute of Standards and Technology’’. 
SEC. 204. NATIONAL WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 204 of the National Windstorm Impact Re-
duction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15703) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 204. NATIONAL WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Na-
tional Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—The activities of the 
Program shall be designed to— 
‘‘(1) research and develop cost-effective, feasible 
methods, tools, and technologies to reduce the risks 
posed by windstorms to the built environment, espe-
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cially to lessen the risk to existing structures and 
lifelines; 
‘‘(2) improve the understanding of windstorms 
and their impacts on households, businesses, com-
munities, buildings, structures, and lifelines, through 
interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research that 
involves engineering, natural sciences, and social 
sciences; and 
‘‘(3) facilitate the adoption of windstorm risk 
reduction measures by households, businesses, com-
munities, local, State and Federal governments, na-
tional standards and model building code organiza-
tions, architects and engineers, building owners, and 
others with a role in planning for disasters and plan-
ning, constructing, retrofitting, and insuring build-
ings, structures, and lifelines through— 
‘‘(A) grants, contracts, cooperative agree-
ments, and technical assistance; 
‘‘(B) development of hazard maps, stand-
ards, guidelines, voluntary consensus standards, 
and other design guidance for windstorm risk 
reduction for buildings, structures, and lifelines; 
‘‘(C) outreach and information dissemina-
tion to communities on site specific windstorm 
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hazards and ways to reduce the risks from 
those hazards; and 
‘‘(D) development and maintenance of a 
repository of information, including technical 
data, on windstorm hazards and risk reduction; 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROGRAM AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) LEAD AGENCY.—The National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (in this section referred 
to as the ‘Institute’) shall be responsible for plan-
ning and coordinating the Program. In carrying out 
this paragraph, the Director of the Institute shall— 
‘‘(A) ensure that the Program includes the 
necessary components to promote the imple-
mentation of windstorm risk reduction meas-
ures by households, businesses, communities, 
local, State, and Federal governments, national 
standards and model building code organiza-
tions, architects and engineers, building owners, 
and others with a role in planning and pre-
paring for disasters, and planning constructing, 
and retrofitting, and insuring buildings, struc-
tures, and lifelines; 
‘‘(B) support the development of perform-
ance-based engineering tools, and work with the 
appropriate groups to promote the commercial 
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application of such tools, through wind-related 
building codes, standards, and construction 
practices; 
‘‘(C) ensure the use of social science re-
search and findings in informing the develop-
ment of technology and research priorities, in 
communicating windstorm risks to the public, 
in developing windstorm risk mitigation strate-
gies, and in preparing for windstorm disasters; 
‘‘(D) coordinate all Federal post-windstorm 
investigations; and 
‘‘(E) when warranted by research or inves-
tigative findings, issue recommendations for 
changes in model codes to the relevant code de-
velopment organizations, and report back to 
Congress on whether such recommendations 
were adopted. 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND 
TECHNOLOGY.—In addition to the lead agency re-
sponsibilities described under paragraph (1), the In-
stitute shall be responsible for carrying out research 
and development to improve model codes, standards, 
design guidance and practices for the construction 
and retrofit of buildings, structures, and lifelines. In 
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carrying out this paragraph, the Director of the In-
stitute shall— 
‘‘(A) support the development of instru-
mentation, data processing, and archival capa-
bilities, and standards for the instrumentation 
and its deployment, to measure wind, wind 
loading, and other properties of severe wind and 
structure response; 
‘‘(B) coordinate with other appropriate 
Federal agencies to make the data described in 
subparagraph (A) available to researchers, 
standards and code developers, and local plan-
ners; 
‘‘(C) support the development of tools and 
methods for the collection of data on the loss of 
and damage to structures, and data on sur-
viving structures after severe windstorm events; 
‘‘(D) improve the knowledge of the impact 
of severe wind on buildings, structures, lifelines, 
and communities; 
‘‘(E) develop cost-effective windstorm im-
pact reduction tools, methods, and technologies; 
‘‘(F) work, in conjunction with other ap-
propriate Federal agencies, to support the de-
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velopment of wind standards and model codes; 
and 
‘‘(G) in conjunction with other appropriate 
Federal agencies, work closely with standards 
and model code development organizations, pro-
fessional societies, and practicing engineers, ar-
chitects, and others involved in the construction 
of buildings, structures, and lifelines, to pro-
mote better building practices, including by— 
‘‘(i) supporting the development of 
technical resources for practitioners to im-
plement new knowledge; and 
‘‘(ii) supporting the development of 
methods and tools to incorporate wind en-
gineering principles into design and con-
struction practices. 
‘‘(3) 
FEDERAL
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT 
AGENCY.—The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, consistent with the Agency’s all hazards ap-
proach, shall support the development of risk assess-
ment tools and effective mitigation techniques, assist 
with windstorm-related data collection and analysis, 
and support outreach, information dissemination, 
and implementation of windstorm preparedness and 
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mitigation measures by households, businesses, and 
communities, including by— 
‘‘(A) working to develop or improve risk- 
assessment tools, methods, and models; 
‘‘(B) work closely with other appropriate 
Federal agencies to develop and facilitate the 
adoption of windstorm impact reduction meas-
ures, including by— 
‘‘(i) developing cost-effective retrofit 
measures for existing buildings, structures, 
and lifelines to improve windstorm per-
formance; 
‘‘(ii) developing methods, tools, and 
technologies to improve the planning, de-
sign, and construction of new buildings, 
structures, and lifelines; 
‘‘(iii) supporting the development of 
model wind codes and standards for build-
ings, structures, and lifelines; and 
‘‘(iv) developing technical resources 
for practitioners that reflect new knowl-
edge and standards of practice; and 
‘‘(C) develop and disseminate guidelines 
for the construction of windstorm shelters. 
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Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish 
the role and responsibility of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency with regard to all hazards pre-
paredness, response, recovery, and mitigation. 
‘‘(4) NATIONAL
OCEANIC
AND
ATMOSPHERIC 
ADMINISTRATION.—The National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration shall support atmospheric 
sciences research and data collection to improve the 
understanding of the behavior of windstorms and 
their impact on buildings, structures, and lifelines, 
including by— 
‘‘(A) working with other appropriate Fed-
eral agencies to develop and deploy instrumen-
tation to measure speed and other characteris-
tics of wind, and to collect, analyze, and make 
available such data; 
‘‘(B) working with officials of State and 
local governments to ensure that they are 
knowledgeable about, and prepared for, the spe-
cific windstorm risks in their area; 
‘‘(C) supporting the development of suit-
able wind speed maps and other derivative 
products that support building codes and other 
hazard mitigation approaches for buildings, 
structures, and lifelines, and, to the extent pos-
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sible, ensure that such maps and other deriva-
tive products are developed consistent with the 
multihazard advisory maps authorized by sec-
tion 203(k) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5133(k)); 
‘‘(D) conducting a competitive, peer-re-
viewed process which awards grants and cooper-
ative agreements to complement the National 
Oceanic 
and 
Atmospheric 
Administration’s 
wind-related and storm surge-related research 
and data collection activities; 
‘‘(E) working with other appropriate Fed-
eral agencies and State and local governments 
to develop or improve risk-assessment tools, 
methods, and models; and 
‘‘(F) working with other appropriate Fed-
eral agencies to develop storm surge models to 
better understand the interaction between wind-
storms and bodies of water. 
‘‘(5) NATIONAL
SCIENCE
FOUNDATION.—The 
National Science Foundation shall be responsible for 
funding basic research that furthers the under-
standing of windstorms, wind engineering, and com-
munity preparation and response to windstorms. In 
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carrying out this paragraph, the Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation shall— 
‘‘(A) support multidisciplinary and inter-
disciplinary research that will improve the resil-
iency of communities to windstorms, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) research that improves the safety 
and performance of buildings, structures, 
and lifelines; 
‘‘(ii) research to support more effec-
tive windstorm mitigation and response 
measures, such as developing better knowl-
edge of the specific types of vulnerabilities 
faced by segments of the community vul-
nerable to windstorms, addressing the bar-
riers they face in adopting mitigation and 
preparation 
measures, 
and 
developing 
methods to better communicate the risks of 
windstorms and to promote mitigation; and 
‘‘(iii) research on the response of com-
munities to windstorms, including on the 
effectiveness of the emergency response, 
and the recovery process of communities, 
households, and businesses; 
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‘‘(B) support research to understand wind-
storm processes, windstorm patterns, and wind-
storm frequencies; 
‘‘(C) encourage prompt dissemination of 
significant findings, sharing of data, samples, 
physical collections, and other supporting mate-
rials, and development of intellectual property 
so research results can be used by appropriate 
organizations to mitigate windstorm damage; 
‘‘(D) work with other Program agencies to 
maintain awareness of, and where appropriate 
cooperate with, windstorm risk reduction re-
search efforts in other countries, to ensure that 
the Program benefits from relevant information 
and advances in those countries; and 
‘‘(E) include to the maximum extent prac-
ticable diverse institutions, including Histori-
cally Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic- 
serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and Univer-
sities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and 
Native Hawaiian-serving institutions.’’. 
SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 207 of the National Windstorm Impact Re-
duction Program of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15706) is amended 
to read as follows: 
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‘‘(5) $4,637,100 for fiscal year 2015. 
‘‘(d) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN-
ISTRATION.—There are authorized to be appropriated to 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for 
carrying out this title— 
‘‘(1) $2,266,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(2) $2,334,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(3) $2,404,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
‘‘(4) $2,476,100 for fiscal year 2014; and 
‘‘(5) $2,550,400 for fiscal year 2015.’’. 
TITLE 
III—INTERAGENCY 
CO-
ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 
NATURAL HAZARDS RISK RE-
DUCTION 
SEC. 301. INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 
NATURAL HAZARDS RISK REDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established an Inter-
agency Coordinating Committee on Natural Hazards Risk 
Reduction, chaired by the Director of the National Insti-
tute of Standards and Technology. 
(1) MEMBERSHIP.—In addition to the chair, 
the Committee shall be composed of— 
(A) the directors of— 
(i) the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency; 
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(ii) the United States Geological Sur-
vey; 
(iii) the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration; 
(iv) the National Science Foundation; 
(v) the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy; and 
(vi) the Office of Management and 
Budget; and 
(B) the head of any other Federal agency 
the Committee considers appropriate. 
(2) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall not meet 
less than 2 times a year at the call of the Director 
of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology. 
(3) GENERAL
PURPOSE
AND
DUTIES.—The 
Committee shall oversee the planning and coordina-
tion of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
Program and the National Windstorm Impact Re-
duction Program, and shall make proposals for plan-
ning and coordination of any other Federal research 
for natural hazard mitigation that the Committee 
considers appropriate. 
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(4) STRATEGIC PLANS.—The Committee shall 
develop and submit to Congress, not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this Act— 
(A) a Strategic Plan for the National 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program that 
includes— 
(i) prioritized goals for such Program 
that will mitigate against the loss of life 
and property from future earthquakes; 
(ii) short-term, mid-term, and long- 
term research objectives to achieve those 
goals; 
(iii) a description of the role of each 
Program 
agency 
in 
achieving 
the 
prioritized goals; 
(iv) the methods by which progress to-
wards the goals will be assessed; 
(v) an explanation of how the Pro-
gram will foster the transfer of research 
results onto outcomes, such as improved 
building codes; 
(vi) a description of the role of social 
science in informing the development of 
the prioritized goals and research objec-
tives; and 
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(vii) a description of how the George 
E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake 
Engineering Simulation and the Advanced 
National Seismic Research and Monitoring 
System will be used in achieving the 
prioritized goals and research objectives; 
and 
(B) a Strategic Plan for the National 
Windstorm Impact Reduction Program that in-
cludes— 
(i) prioritized goals for such Program 
that will mitigate against the loss of life 
and property from future windstorms; 
(ii) short-term, mid-term, and long- 
term research objectives to achieve those 
goals; 
(iii) a description of the role of each 
Program 
agency 
in 
achieving 
the 
prioritized goals; 
(iv) the methods by which progress to-
wards the goals will be assessed; 
(v) an explanation of how the Pro-
gram will foster the transfer of research 
results onto outcomes, such as improved 
building codes; and 
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(vi) a description of the role of social 
science in informing the development of 
the prioritized goals and research objec-
tives. 
(5) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, and at 
least once every two years thereafter, the Committee 
shall submit to the Congress— 
(A) a report on the progress of the Na-
tional Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program 
that includes— 
(i) a description of the activities fund-
ed for the previous two years of the Pro-
gram, a description of how these activities 
align with the prioritized goals and re-
search objectives established in the Stra-
tegic Plan, and the budgets, per agency, 
for these activities; 
(ii) the outcomes achieved by the Pro-
gram for each of the goals identified in the 
Strategic Plan; 
(iii) a description of any recommenda-
tions made to change existing building 
codes that were the result of Program ac-
tivities; and 
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(iv) a description of the extent to 
which the Program has incorporated rec-
ommendations from the Advisory Com-
mittee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction; 
and 
(B) a report on the progress of the Na-
tional Windstorm Impact Reduction Program 
that includes— 
(i) a description of the activities fund-
ed for the previous two years of the Pro-
gram, a description of how these activities 
align with the prioritized goals and re-
search objectives established in the Stra-
tegic Plan, and the budgets, per agency, 
for these activities; 
(ii) the outcomes achieved by the Pro-
gram for each of the goals identified in the 
Strategic Plan; 
(iii) a description of any recommenda-
tions made to change existing building 
codes that were the result of Program ac-
tivities; and 
(iv) a description of the extent to 
which the Program has incorporated rec-
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ommendations from the Advisory Com-
mittee on Windstorm Impact Reduction. 
(6) COORDINATED
BUDGET.—The Committee 
shall develop a coordinated budget for the National 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and a co-
ordinated budget for the National Windstorm Im-
pact Reduction Program. These budgets shall be 
submitted to the Congress at the time of the Presi-
dent’s budget submission for each fiscal year. 
(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON NATURAL HAZARDS 
REDUCTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology shall estab-
lish an Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction, an Advisory Committee on Windstorm 
Impact Reduction, and other such advisory commit-
tees as the Director considers necessary to advise 
the Institute on research, development, and tech-
nology transfer activities to mitigate the impact of 
natural disasters. 
(2) ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
ON
EARTHQUAKE 
HAZARDS REDUCTION.—The Advisory Committee on 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction shall be composed of 
at least 11 members, none of whom may be employ-
ees of the Federal Government, including represent-
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atives of research and academic institutions, indus-
try standards development organizations, emergency 
management agencies, State and local government, 
and business communities who are qualified to pro-
vide advice on earthquake hazards reduction and 
represent all related scientific, architectural, and en-
gineering disciplines. The recommendations of the 
Advisory Committee shall be considered by Federal 
agencies in implementing the National Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Program. 
(3) ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WINDSTORM IM-
PACT
REDUCTION.—The Advisory Committee on 
Windstorm Impact Reduction shall be composed of 
at least 7 members, none of whom may be employees 
of the Federal Government, including representa-
tives of research and academic institutions, industry 
standards development organizations, emergency 
management agencies, State and local government, 
and business communities who are qualified to pro-
vide advice on windstorm impact reduction and rep-
resent all related scientific, architectural, and engi-
neering disciplines. The recommendations of the Ad-
visory Committee shall be considered by Federal 
agencies in implementing the National Windstorm 
Impact Reduction Program. 
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(4) ASSESSMENTS.—The Advisory Committee 
on Earthquake Hazards Reduction and the Advisory 
Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction shall 
offer assessments on— 
(A) trends and developments in the nat-
ural, social, and engineering sciences and prac-
tices of earthquake hazards or windstorm im-
pact mitigation; 
(B) the priorities of the Programs’ Stra-
tegic Plans; 
(C) the coordination of the Programs; and 
(D) and any revisions to the Programs 
which may be necessary. 
(5) REPORTS.—At least every two years, the 
Advisory Committees shall report to the Director of 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
on the assessments carried out under paragraph (4) 
and their recommendations for ways to improve the 
Programs. In developing recommendations for the 
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, 
the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Re-
duction shall consider the recommendations of the 
United States Geological Survey Scientific Earth-
quake Studies Advisory Committee. 
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(c) COORDINATION
OF FEDERAL DISASTER RE-
SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND
TECHNOLOGY
TRANS-
FER.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction of 
the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of 
the National Science and Technology Council shall submit 
a report to the Congress identifying— 
(1) current Federal research, development, and 
technology transfer activities that address hazard 
mitigation for natural disasters, including earth-
quakes, hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, floods, and 
the current budgets for these activities; 
(2) areas of research that are common to two 
or more of the hazards identified in paragraph (1); 
and 
(3) opportunities to create synergies between 
the research activities for the hazards identified in 
paragraph (1). 
TITLE 
IV—NATIONAL 
CON-
STRUCTION 
SAFETY 
TEAM 
ACT AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 401. NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION SAFETY TEAM ACT 
AMENDMENTS. 
The National Construction Safety Team Act (15 
U.S.C. 7301 et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) in section 2(a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a building or buildings’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a building, buildings, or infra-
structure’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Director shall establish and de-
ploy a Team within 48 hours after such an 
event.’’ and inserting ‘‘The Director shall make 
a decision whether to deploy a Team within 72 
hours after such an event.’’; 
(2) in section 2(b)(1), by striking ‘‘buildings’’ 
and inserting ‘‘buildings or infrastructure’’; 
(3) in section 2(b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘building’’ 
and inserting ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; 
(4) in section 2(b)(2)(D), by striking ‘‘build-
ings’’ and inserting ‘‘buildings or infrastructure’’; 
(5) in section 2(c)(1), by striking ‘‘the United 
States Fire Administration and’’; 
(6) in section 2(c)(1)(G), by striking ‘‘building’’ 
and inserting ‘‘building or infrastructure’’; 
(7) in section 2(c)(1)(J)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘building’’ and inserting 
‘‘building or infrastructure’’; and 
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