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(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 Na-
tional Science Foundation $19,000,000 for engineer-
ing research and $11,900,000 for geosciences re-
search for fiscal year 2001; $19,808,000 for engi-
neering research and $12,406,000 for geosciences
research for fiscal year 2002; and $20,650,000 for
engineering research and $12,933,000 for geo-
sciences 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 fis-
cal year 2002, and $2,534,300 for fiscal year
2003.’’.
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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U.S.C. 7705d and 7706 (e) and (f)) are repealed.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:
‘‘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 Sys-
tem. The purpose of such system shall be to organize,
modernize, standardize, and stabilize the national, re-
gional, and urban seismic monitoring systems in the
United States, including sensors, recorders, and data anal-
ysis 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 Haz-
ards Reduction Authorization Act of 2000, the Director
of the United States Geological Survey shall transmit to
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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, mile-
stones, 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 ad-
dition to amounts appropriated under section 12(b),
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of the Interior, to be used by the Director of
the United States Geological Survey to establish the
Advanced National Seismic Research and Moni-
toring 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 ap-
propriated under section 12(b), there are authorized
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to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior,
to be used by the Director of the United States Geo-
logical 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 SIM-
ULATION.
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 SIM-
ULATION.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Na-
tional Science Foundation shall establish the George E.
Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simula-
tion that will upgrade, link, and integrate a system of geo-
graphically distributed experimental facilities for earth-
quake 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 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
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for remote access, information sharing, and collaborative
research.
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In ad-
dition 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 sub-
section:
‘‘(c) BUDGET COORDINATION.—
‘‘(1) GUIDANCE.—The Agency shall each year
provide guidance to the other Program agencies con-
cerning the preparation of requests for appropria-
tions for activities related to the Program, and shall
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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 pro-
posed 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 one year after the date of the enact-
ment 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, single-
parent households, and the poor. Such report shall also
identify additional actions that could be taken to address
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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 in-
creasing public access to available locality-specific infor-
mation that may assist the public in preparing for or re-
sponding to earthquakes’’ after ‘‘and the general public’’.
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 Earth-
quake 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 ten individuals, one of
whom shall be designated Chairman, to serve on the Advi-
sory Committee. Selection of individuals for the Advisory
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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 rep-
resented. In selecting individuals to serve on the Advisory
Committee, the Director shall seek and give due consider-
ation to recommendations from the National Academy of
Sciences, professional societies, and other appropriate or-
ganizations.
(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 Geo-
logical 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 meas-
uring 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
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States Geological Survey’s participation in the National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.
Amend the title so as to read as follows: ‘‘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.’’.
Attest:
Clerk.