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 Interagency 
Coordinating Committee on Natural Hazards Risk Reduc-
tion, chaired by the Director of the National Institute 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; 
(ii) the United State 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 
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(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 Com-
mittee shall oversee the planning and coordination of 
the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Pro-
gram and the National Windstorm Impact Reduction 
Program, and shall make proposals for planning and 
coordination of any other Federal research for natural 
hazard mitigation that the Committee considers ap-
propriate. 
(4) STRATEGIC PLANS.—The Committee shall de-
velop 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; 
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(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 Program 
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 objectives; 
and 
(vii) a description of how the George 
E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake En-
gineering Simulation and the Advanced Na-
tional Seismic Research and Monitoring 
System will be used in achieving the 
prioritized goals and research objectives; 
and 
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(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 Program 
will foster the transfer of research results 
onto outcomes, such as improved building 
codes; and 
(vi) a description of the role of social 
science in informing the development of the 
prioritized goals and research objectives. 
(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— 
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(A) a report on the progress of the National 
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 Strategic 
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 activities; 
and 
(iv) a description of the extent to 
which the Program has incorporated rec-
ommendations from the Advisory Committee 
on Earthquake Hazards Reduction; and 
(B) a report on the progress of the National 
Windstorm Impact Reduction Program that in-
cludes— 
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(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 Strategic 
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 activities; 
and 
(iv) a description of the extent to 
which the Program has incorporated rec-
ommendations from the Advisory Committee 
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 Impact 
Reduction Program. These budgets shall be submitted 
to the Congress at the time of the President’s budget 
submission for each fiscal year. 
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