In the House of Representatives, U. S.,
October 27, 2000.
Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the
Senate to the bill (H.R. 1550) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize
appropriations for the United States Fire Administration for
fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and for other purposes’’, with
the following
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE AMENDMENT:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the
amendment of the Senate, insert the following:
TITLE I—UNITED STATES FIRE
ADMINISTRATION
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Fire Administration
Authorization Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (G);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (H) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(I) $44,753,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which
$3,000,000 is for research activities, and $250,000
may be used for contracts or grants to non-Federal
entities for data analysis, including general fire pro-
files and special fire analyses and report projects, and
of which $6,000,000 is for anti-terrorism training, in-
cluding associated curriculum development, for fire
and emergency services personnel;
‘‘(J) $47,800,000 for fiscal year 2002, of which
$3,250,000 is for research activities, and $250,000
may be used for contracts or grants to non-Federal
entities for data analysis, including general fire pro-
files and special fire analyses and report projects, and
of which $7,000,000 is for anti-terrorism training, in-
cluding associated curriculum development, for fire
and emergency services personnel; and
‘‘(K) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2003, of which
$3,500,000 is for research activities, and $250,000
may be used for contracts or grants to non-Federal
entities for data analysis, including general fire pro-
files and special fire analyses and report projects, and
of which $8,000,000 is for anti-terrorism training, in-
cluding associated curriculum development, for fire
and emergency services personnel.’’.
None of the funds authorized for the United States Fire Ad-
ministration for fiscal year 2002 may be obligated unless
the Administrator has verified to the Committee on Science
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate that the
obligation of funds is consistent with the strategic plan
transmitted under section 103 of this Act.
SEC. 103. STRATEGIC PLAN.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than April 30, 2001,
the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration
shall prepare and transmit to the Committee on Science
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 5-year
strategic plan of program activities for the United States
Fire Administration.
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan required by sub-
section (a) shall include—
(1) a comprehensive mission statement covering
the major functions and operations of the United
States Fire Administration in the areas of training;
research, development, test and evaluation; new tech-
nology and non-developmental item implementation;
safety; counterterrorism; data collection and analysis;
and public education;
(2) general goals and objectives, including those
related to outcomes, for the major functions and oper-
ations of the United States Fire Administration;
(3) a description of how the goals and objectives
identified under paragraph (2) are to be achieved, in-
cluding operational processes, skills and technology,
and the human, capital, information, and other re-
sources required to meet those goals and objectives;
(4) an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses
of, opportunities for, and threats to the United States
Fire Administration;
(5) an identification of the fire-related activities
of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology, the Department of Defense, and other Federal
agencies, and a discussion of how those activities can
be coordinated with and contribute to the achievement
of the goals and objectives identified under paragraph
(2);
(6) a description of objective, quantifiable per-
formance goals needed to define the level of perform-
ance achieved by program activities in training, re-
search, data collection and analysis, and public edu-
cation, and how these performance goals relate to the
general goals and objectives in the strategic plan;
(7) an identification of key factors external to
the United States Fire Administration and beyond its
control that could affect significantly the achievement
of the general goals and objectives;
(8) a description of program evaluations used in
establishing or revising general goals and objectives,
with a schedule for future program evaluations;
(9) a plan for the timely distribution of informa-
tion and educational materials to State and local
firefighting services, including volunteer, career, and
combination services throughout the United States;
(10) a description of how the strategic plan pre-
pared under this section will be incorporated into the
strategic plan and the performance plans and reports
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(11)(A) a description of the current and planned
use of the Internet for the delivery of training courses
by the National Fire Academy, including a listing of
the types of courses and a description of each course’s
provisions for real time interaction between instructor
and students, the number of students enrolled, and the
geographic distribution of students, for the most re-
cent fiscal year;
(B) an assessment of the availability and actual
use by the National Fire Academy of Federal facili-
ties suitable for distance education applications, in-
cluding facilities with teleconferencing capabilities;
and
(C) an assessment of the benefits and problems
associated with delivery of instructional courses using
the Internet, including limitations due to network
bandwidth at training sites, the availability of suit-
able course materials, and the effectiveness of such
courses in terms of student performance;
(12) timeline for implementing the plan; and
(13) the expected costs for implementing the
plan.
SEC. 104. RESEARCH AGENDA.
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
United States Fire Administration, in consultation with
the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency,
the Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, representatives of trade, professional, and non-
profit associations, State and local firefighting services, and
other appropriate entities, shall prepare and transmit to
the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report describing the United States
Fire Administration’s research agenda and including a
plan for implementing that agenda.
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by
subsection (a) shall—
(1) identify research priorities;
(2) describe how the proposed research agenda
will be coordinated and integrated with the programs
and capabilities of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology, the Department of Defense, and
other Federal agencies;
(3) identify potential roles of academic, trade,
professional, and non-profit associations, and other
research institutions in achieving the research agenda;
(4) provide cost estimates, anticipated personnel
needs, and a schedule for completing the various ele-
ments of the research agenda;
(5) describe ways to leverage resources through
partnerships, cooperative agreements, and other
means; and
(6) discuss how the proposed research agenda
will enhance training, improve State and local fire-
fighting services, impact standards and codes, in-
crease firefighter and public safety, and advance fire-
fighting techniques.
region relating to the provision of fire and emergency serv-
ices.’’.
SEC. 
107. 
NEED 
FOR 
ADDITIONAL 
TRAINING 
IN
COUNTERTERRORISM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United
States Fire Administration shall conduct an assessment of
the 
need 
for 
additional 
capabilities 
for 
Federal
counterterrorism training of emergency response personnel.
(b) CONTENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment con-
ducted under this section shall include—
(1) a review of the counterterrorism training
programs offered by the United States Fire Adminis-
tration and other Federal agencies;
(2) an estimate of the number and types of emer-
gency response personnel that have, during the period
between January 1, 1994, and October 1, 1999,
sought training described in paragraph (1), but have
been unable to receive that training as a result of the
oversubscription of the training capabilities; and
(3) a recommendation on the need to provide ad-
ditional Federal counterterrorism training centers,
including—
(A) an analysis of existing Federal facilities
that could be used as counterterrorism training
facilities; and
(B) a cost-benefit analysis of the establish-
ment of such counterterrorism training facilities.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall pre-
pare and submit to the Congress a report on the results of
the assessment conducted under this section.
SEC. 108. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE FIRE
SAFETY RESEARCH PROGRAM.
From the funds authorized to be appropriated by the
amendments made by section 102, $1,000,000 may be ex-
pended for the Worcester Polytechnic Institute fire safety
research program.
SEC. 109. INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.
Upon the conclusion of the research under a research
grant or award of $50,000 made with funds authorized by
this title (or any amendments made by this title), the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Fire Administration shall
make available through the Internet home page of the Ad-
ministration a brief summary of the results and importance
of such research grant or award. Nothing in this section
shall be construed to require or permit the release of any
information prohibited by law or regulation from being re-
leased to the public.
SEC. 110. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS.
(a) 1974 ACT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Fire Prevention
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is
amended—
(A) by striking subsection (b) of section 10
(15 U.S.C. 2209) and redesignating subsection
(c) of that section as subsection (b);
(B) by striking sections 26 and 27 (15
U.S.C. 2222; 2223);
(C) by striking ‘‘(a) The’’ in section 24 (15
U.S.C. 2220) and inserting ‘‘The’’; and
(D) by striking subsection (b) of section 24.
(2) REFERENCES TO SECRETARY.—The Federal
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C.
2201 et seq.) is amended—
(A) in section 4 (15 U.S.C. 2203)—
(i) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon in paragraph (7);
(ii) by striking paragraph (8); and
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (9) as
paragraph (8);
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting
‘‘Director’’—
(i) in section 5(b) (15 U.S.C. 2204(b));
(ii) each place it appears in section 7
(15 U.S.C. 2206);
(iii) the first place it appears in sec-
tion 11(c) (15 U.S.C. 2210(c));
(iv) in section 15(b)(2), (c), and (f) (15
U.S.C. 2214(b)(2), (c), and (f));
(v) the second place it appears in sec-
tion 15(e)(1)(A) (15 U.S.C. 2214(e)(1)(A));
(vi) in section 16 (15 U.S.C. 2215);
(vii) the second place it appears in sec-
tion 19(a) (42 U.S.C. 290a(a));
(viii) both places it appears in section
20 (15 U.S.C. 2217); and
(ix) in section 21(c) (15 U.S.C.
2218(c)); and
(C) in section 15, by striking ‘‘Secretary’s’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Director’s’’.
(b) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.—Section 12 of the
Act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 1511) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘Census;’’ in para-
graph (5);
(2) by striking paragraph (6); and
(3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (6).
SEC. 111. NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY CURRICULUM REVIEW.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United
States Fire Administration, in consultation with the Board
of Visitors and representatives of trade and professional as-
sociations, State and local firefighting services, and other
appropriate entities, shall conduct a review of the courses
of instruction available at the National Fire Academy to
ensure that they are up-to-date and complement, not dupli-
cate, courses of instruction offered elsewhere. Not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Admin-
istrator shall prepare and submit a report to the Committee
on Science of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate.
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required by
subsection (a) shall—
(1) examine and assess the courses of instruction
offered by the National Fire Academy;
(2) identify redundant and out-of-date courses of
instruction;
(3) examine the current and future impact of in-
formation technology on National Fire Academy cur-
ricula, methods of instruction, and delivery of serv-
ices; and
(4) make recommendations for updating the cur-
riculum, methods of instruction, and delivery of serv-
ices by the National Fire Academy considering cur-
rent and future needs, State-based curricula, advances
in information technologies, and other relevant fac-
tors.
SEC. 112. REPEAL OF EXCEPTION TO FIRE SAFETY RE-
QUIREMENT.
(a) REPEAL.—Section 4 of Public Law 103–195 (107
Stat. 2298) is hereby repealed.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take effect
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 113. NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) PURPOSES.—Section 151302 of title 36, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) primarily—
‘‘(A) to encourage, accept, and administer
private gifts of property for the benefit of the Na-
tional Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial and the an-
nual memorial service associated with the memo-
rial; and
‘‘(B) to, in coordination with the Federal
Government and fire services (as that term is de-
fined in section 4 of the Federal Fire Prevention
and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2203)), plan,
direct, and manage the memorial service referred
to in subparagraph (A);’’;
(2) by inserting ‘‘and Federal’’ in paragraph (2)
after ‘‘non-Federal’’;
(3) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘State and local’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Federal, State, and local’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(4) by striking ‘‘firefighters.’’ in paragraph (4)
and inserting ‘‘firefighters;’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) to provide for a national program to assist
families of fallen firefighters and fire departments in
dealing with line-of-duty deaths of those firefighters;
and
‘‘(6) to promote national, State, and local initia-
tives to increase public awareness of fire and life safe-
ty.’’.
(b) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—Section 151303 of title
36, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(f) STATUS AND COMPENSATION.—
‘‘(1) Appointment to the board shall not con-
stitute employment by or the holding of an office of
the United States.
‘‘(2) Members of the board shall serve without
compensation.’’; and
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection
(g).
(c) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.—Section 151304 of
title 36, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘not more than 2’’ in subsection
(a); and
(2) by striking ‘‘are not’’ in subsection (b)(1)
and inserting ‘‘shall not be considered’’.
(d) SUPPORT
BY
THE
ADMINISTRATOR.—Section
151307(a)(1) of title 36, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘During the 10-year period beginning on the date
of enactment of the Fire Administration Authoriza-
tion Act of 2000, the Administrator’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘shall’’ in subparagraph (B) and
inserting ‘‘may’’.
TITLE II—EARTHQUAKE
HAZARDS REDUCTION
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Authorization Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—
Section 12(a)(7) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act
of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(a)(7)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘1998,’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘1999.’’ and inserting ‘‘1999;
$19,861,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2001, of which $450,000 is for National Earthquake
Hazard Reduction Program-eligible efforts of an es-
tablished multi-state consortium to reduce the unac-
ceptable threat of earthquake damages in the New Ma-
drid seismic region through efforts to enhance pre-
paredness, 
response, 
recovery, 
and 
mitigation;
$20,705,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2002; and $21,585,000 for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2003.’’.
(b) UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.—Section
12(b) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42
U.S.C. 7706(b)) is amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘operated by the Agency.’’
the following: ‘‘There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of the Interior for purposes
of carrying out, through the Director of the United
States Geological Survey, the responsibilities that
may be assigned to the Director under this Act
$48,360,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which $3,500,000
is for the Global Seismic Network and $100,000 is for
the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Com-
mittee established under section 210 of the Earth-
quake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 2000;
$50,415,000 for fiscal year 2002, of which $3,600,000
is for the Global Seismic Network and $100,000 is for
the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Com-
mittee; and $52,558,000 for fiscal year 2003, of which
$3,700,000 is for the Global Seismic Network and
$100,000 is for the Scientific Earthquake Studies Ad-
visory Committee.’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(1);
(3) by striking ‘‘1999,’’ at the end of paragraph
(2) and inserting ‘‘1999;’’; and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(3) $9,000,000 of the amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(4) $9,250,000 of the amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2002; and
‘‘(5) $9,500,000 of the amount authorized to be
appropriated for fiscal year 2003,’’.
(c) REAL-TIME SEISMIC HAZARD WARNING SYS-
TEM.—Section 2(a)(7) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act To au-
thorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and
1999, and for other purposes’’ (111 Stat. 1159; 42 U.S.C.
7704 nt) is amended by striking ‘‘1999.’’ and inserting
‘‘1999; $2,600,000 for fiscal year 2001; $2,710,000 for fiscal
year 2002; and $2,825,000 for fiscal year 2003.’’.
(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 research
for fiscal year 2001; $19,808,000 for engineering re-
search and $12,406,000 for geosciences research for
The purpose of such system shall be to organize, modernize,
standardize, and stabilize the national, regional, and urban
seismic monitoring systems in the United States, including
sensors, recorders, and data analysis centers, into a coordi-
nated 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 capa-
bilities.
‘‘(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of the Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Authorization Act of 2000, the Director of the
United States Geological Survey shall transmit to the Con-
gress a 5-year management plan for establishing and oper-
ating the Advanced National Seismic Research and Moni-
toring System. The plan shall include annual cost estimates
for both modernization and operation, milestones, stand-
ards, 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 le-
verage 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 Monitoring
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
to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, to
be used by the Director of the United States Geologi-
cal 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 National
Science Foundation shall establish the George E. Brown,
Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation that
will upgrade, link, and integrate a system of geographically
distributed experimental facilities for earthquake engineer-
ing testing of full-sized structures and their components and
partial-scale physical models. The system shall be inte-
grated through networking software so that integrated mod-
els and databases can be used to create model-based simula-
tion, and the components of the system shall be inter-
connected with a computer network and allow for remote
access, information sharing, and collaborative research.
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion 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 appropriations
for activities related to the Program, and shall pre-
pare, in conjunction with the other Program agencies,
an annual Program budget to be submitted to the Of-
fice of Management and Budget.
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Each Program agency shall in-
clude with its annual request for appropriations sub-
mitted to the Office of Management and Budget a re-
port that—
‘‘(A) identifies each element of the proposed
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 ap-
propriations allocated to each element of the Pro-
gram.’’.