(10) REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.—Section 3 of 
the National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3102) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(e) 
through (i) as subsections (f) through (j), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (d) the 
following: 
‘‘(e) REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of the National Land-
slide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025, 
the Secretary shall establish in the State of Alaska 
and other regions, as the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate, a regional partnership with an eligible 
partner described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE PARTNERS.—An organization or 
institution of higher education with expertise in 
landslide mapping, research, and monitoring shall be 
eligible for a regional partnership under paragraph 
(1). 
‘‘(3) PURPOSES AND DUTIES.—A regional part-
nership established under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) allow the Secretary to leverage appli-
cable expertise in regional organizations; 
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‘‘(B) coordinate long-term landslide re-
search specific to the applicable region; and 
‘‘(C) align interagency landslide moni-
toring efforts.’’. 
(11) GRANT PROGRAMS.—Section 3 of the Na-
tional Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 3102) 
is amended, in paragraph (1) of subsection (f) (as 
so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘local, and Tribal governments to research, 
map, assess’’ and inserting ‘‘and local govern-
ments, Indian tribes, Tribal organizations, and 
Native Hawaiian organizations to research, 
map, assess, monitor’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘institu-
tions of higher education described in sub-
section (d)(2)(B)(iv),’’ before ‘‘and Indian 
tribes’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) by redesignating subclauses 
(II) through (IV) as subclauses (III) 
through (V), respectively; and 
(II) by inserting after subclause 
(I) the following: 
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‘‘(II) in regions that have re-
cently experienced loss of life due to 
landslides;’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘award-
ed’’ after ‘‘grants’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘made’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or other accomplishments 
resulting’’. 
(12) SIGNIFICANT EVENTS.—Section 3 of the 
National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3102) is amended, in subsection (h)(3) (as so redes-
ignated), by striking ‘‘local, and Tribal partners’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and local partners, Indian tribes, 
Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions’’. 
(13) FUNDING.—Section 3 of the National 
Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 3102) is 
amended, in subsection (i) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘there is 
authorized to be appropriated to the United 
States Geological Survey, $25,000,000 to carry 
out this section’’ and inserting ‘‘from amounts 
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appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
United States Geological Survey, $35,000,000 
shall be used to carry out this section, of which 
not less than $10,000,000 shall be used for the 
purchase, deployment, and repair of landslide 
early warning systems in high risk areas’’. 
(c) 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 5(a) of the Na-
tional Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3104(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘and 
derivative’’ after ‘‘3D elevation’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
process, and integrate’’ after ‘‘acquire’’. 
(2) 3D ELEVATION FEDERAL INTERAGENCY CO-
ORDINATING
COMMITTEE.—Section 5(b)(3) of the 
National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3104(b)(3)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) the 3D Hydrography Program Work-
ing Group;’’. 
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(3) 
GRANTS
AND
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS.—Section 5(d)(3) of the National Landslide 
Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 3104(d)(3)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘publically’’ and inserting ‘‘publicly’’. 
(4) FUNDING.—Section 5(e) of the National 
Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 3104(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
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