In the Senate of the United States,
September 30 (legislative day, September 12), 1994.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3485) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize appropria-
tions for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act
of 1977 for fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996’’, do pass with
the following
AMENDMENTS:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act
of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(7)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘of the Agency’’ after ‘‘to
the Director’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘September 30,
1992,’’; and
(C) by inserting ‘‘, $25,000,000 for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 1995, and
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$25,750,000 for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996’’ after ‘‘September 30, 1993’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘September 30,
1992;’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘; $49,200,000 for the fis-
cal year ending September 30, 1995; and
$50,676,000 for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1996’’ after ‘‘September 30, 1993’’;
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘There are authorized to be ap-
propriated, out of funds otherwise authorized to be
appropriated to the National Science Foundation: (1)
$16,200,000 for engineering research and $10,900,000
for geosciences research for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 1995, and (2) $16,686,000 for engineering
research and $11,227,000 for geosciences research for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996.’’; and
(4) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the fol-
lowing new sentence: ‘‘There are authorized to be ap-
propriated, out of funds otherwise authorized to be
appropriated to the National Institute of Standards
and Technology, $1,900,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1995, and $1,957,000 for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1996.’’.
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SEC. 2. EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT.
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The President shall conduct an as-
sessment of earthquake engineering research and testing ca-
pabilities in the United States. This assessment shall in-
clude—
(1) the need for shake tables and other earth-
quake engineering research and testing facilities in
the United States;
(2) options to cooperate with other countries that
have developed complementary earthquake engineering
research and testing programs and facilities;
(3) projected costs for construction, maintenance,
and operation of new earthquake engineering research
and testing facilities in the United States; and
(4) options and recommendations to provide
funding for the construction and operation of new
earthquake engineering and testing facilities, includ-
ing the feasibility and advisability of developing a
comprehensive earthquake engineering research and
testing program within the scope of the Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977.
(b) DEADLINE.—The assessment required by subsection
(a) shall be transmitted to Congress within nine months
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to authorize
appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1995 and 1996.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.