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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2250 
To reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2025 
Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Ms. SCHRIER, Ms. PEREZ, Ms. 
RANDALL, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and 
Ms. STRICKLAND) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the National Landslide Preparedness Act, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Landslide 
Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS UNDER FLOOD LEVEL OB-
SERVATION, 
OPERATIONS, 
AND 
DECISION 
SUPPORT ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 12(a) of the Flood Level 
Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act (15 
U.S.C. 9707(a)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (4) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(1) ATMOSPHERIC RIVER.—The term ‘atmos-
pheric river’ means a transient corridor of strong 
water vapor in the atmosphere that— 
‘‘(A) produces significant quantities of rain 
or snow; and 
‘‘(B) may be primarily beneficial to the 
water supply or hazardous due to flooding. 
‘‘(2) ATMOSPHERIC RIVER FLOODING EVENT.— 
The term ‘atmospheric river flooding event’ means 
an atmospheric river that— 
‘‘(A) results in flooding of rivers and 
streams or other hazards to human life, prop-
erty, or the economy; and 
‘‘(B) is of particular concern to human 
health, property, and the economy, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Commerce. 
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‘‘(3) EXTREME
PRECIPITATION
EVENT.—The 
term ‘extreme precipitation event’ means precipita-
tion quantities exceeding the 5-year annual recur-
rence interval for a specific location.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Section 12(d)(1) of the Flood 
Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9707(d)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, such 
as precipitation resulting from hurricanes, atmospheric 
river flooding events, and extreme precipitation events’’ 
before the period at the end. 
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL LANDSLIDE PRE-
PAREDNESS ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the National Land-
slide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 3101) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(12) as paragraphs (7), (8), (10), (11), (13), (14), 
(15), and (16), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ATMOSPHERIC RIVER.—The term ‘atmos-
pheric river’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 12(a) of the Flood Level Observation, Oper-
ations, and Decision Support Act (15 U.S.C. 
9707(a)). 
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‘‘(5) ATMOSPHERIC RIVER FLOODING EVENT.— 
The term ‘atmospheric river flooding event’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 12(a) of the 
Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision 
Support Act (15 U.S.C. 9707(a)). 
‘‘(6) EXTREME
PRECIPITATION
EVENT.—The 
term ‘extreme precipitation event’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 12(a) of the Flood Level 
Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act 
(15 U.S.C. 9707(a)).’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (8), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(9) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 
Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1001(a)).’’; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (11), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(12) NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘Native Hawaiian organization’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 6207 of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7517), except that the term includes the De-
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partment of Hawaiian Home Lands and the Office 
of Hawaiian Affairs.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(17) TRIBAL ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘Trib-
al organization’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).’’. 
(b) NATIONAL LANDSLIDE HAZARDS REDUCTION 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 3(a)(3) of the 
National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3102(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘protect’’ and 
inserting ‘‘contribute to protecting’’. 
(2) 
PROGRAM
ACTIVITIES.—Section 
3(b)(1)(C)(ii) of the National Landslide Prepared-
ness Act (43 U.S.C. 3102(b)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘implement’’ and inserting ‘‘dissemi-
nate’’. 
(3) NATIONAL STRATEGY.—Section 3(b)(2) of 
the National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3102(b)(2)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively, and indenting appropriately; 
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(B) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as 
so redesignated), by striking ‘‘Not later than’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) ASSESSMENT.—For purposes of the 
first national strategy published after the date 
of enactment of the National Landslide Pre-
paredness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall 
include an assessment of the risks that atmos-
pheric river flooding events and extreme pre-
cipitation events pose to the safety of life and 
property in the United States with respect to 
landslide hazards.’’. 
(4) NATIONAL
LANDSLIDE
HAZARDS
DATA-
BASE.—Section 3(b)(3) of the National Landslide 
Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 3102(b)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
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‘‘(C) the identification of areas in need of 
additional hazard risk assessment, including 
areas that may be at risk due to— 
‘‘(i) hydrology or changes in hydrology 
that may include erosion, drought, or other 
characteristics that could impact landslide 
risk; 
‘‘(ii) atmospheric river flooding events 
and extreme precipitation events, as identi-
fied by the Secretary of Commerce and the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(iii) geologic activity, such as vol-
canic eruptions, earthquakes, or tsunamis; 
or 
‘‘(iv) data-poor areas or hazards with 
poor monitoring that could contribute to 
increased landslide risk;’’. 
(5) LANDSLIDE HAZARD AND RISK PREPARED-
NESS
FOR
COMMUNITIES.—Section 3(b)(4) of the 
National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3102(b)(4)) is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions and other stakeholders, as appropriate,’’ 
before ‘‘and Indian tribes’’; 
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(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘local, and Tribal governments 
and decisionmakers’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
local governments, Indian tribes, Tribal or-
ganizations, Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions, and other decisionmakers’’; 
(ii) by striking clause (iii) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(iii) health and safety with respect to 
landslides;’’; 
(iii) by redesignating clause (iv) as 
clause (v); and 
(iv) by inserting after clause (iii) the 
following: 
‘‘(iv) reducing losses from landslides, 
including the threats caused by atmos-
pheric rivers and other extreme precipita-
tion events; and’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘local, 
and Tribal officials’’ and inserting ‘‘and 
local officials, Indian tribes, Tribal organi-
zations, and Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions’’; and 
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(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘local, 
and Tribal emergency managers’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and local emergency managers 
and emergency managers of Indian tribes, 
Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian 
organizations’’. 
(6) DEBRIS FLOW EARLY WARNING SYSTEM.— 
Section 3(b)(5) of the National Landslide Prepared-
ness Act (43 U.S.C. 3102(b)(5)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘State, territorial, local, and Tribal govern-
ments’’ and inserting ‘‘State, territorial, and 
local governments, Indian tribes, Tribal organi-
zations, and Native Hawaiian organizations’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively, and indenting appropriately; 
(C) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as 
so redesignated), by striking ‘‘In carrying out’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may consult 
with an institution of higher education de-
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scribed in subsection (d)(2)(B)(iv) and other 
stakeholders to establish and support emer-
gency response procedures, as appropriate.’’. 
(7) EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.—Sec-
tion 3(b)(6) of the National Landslide Preparedness 
Act (43 U.S.C. 3102(b)(6)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respec-
tively, and indenting appropriately; 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as 
so redesignated), by striking ‘‘In carrying’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A) (as so des-
ignated)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i) 
(as so redesignated), by inserting ‘‘Native 
Hawaiian organizations,’’ before ‘‘and In-
dian tribes’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in clause (iii) (as so redesig-
nated), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iv) to improve real-time risk man-
agement during landslide events, including 
with respect to landslide events caused 
by— 
‘‘(I) hydrology or changes in hy-
drology that may include erosion, 
drought, or other characteristics that 
could impact landslide risk; 
‘‘(II) atmospheric river flooding 
events 
and 
extreme 
precipitation 
events, as identified by the Secretary 
of Commerce and the Secretary; 
‘‘(III) geologic activity, such as 
volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, or 
tsunamis; 
‘‘(IV) data-poor areas or hazards 
with poor monitoring that could con-
tribute to increased landslide risk; or 
‘‘(V) thawing permafrost and gla-
cial retreat causing destabilization of 
slopes.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may consult 
with an institution of higher education de-
scribed in subsection (d)(2)(B)(iv) and the pri-
vate sector.’’. 
(8) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE 
ON
LANDSLIDE
HAZARDS.—Section 3(c)(2) of the 
National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 U.S.C. 
3102(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(J) The Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration.’’. 
(9) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Section 3(d)(2)(B) 
of the National Landslide Preparedness Act (43 
U.S.C. 3102(d)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘geological’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘local, and 
Tribal emergency management agencies’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and local emergency management 
agencies and emergency management agencies 
of Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organiza-
tions’’. 
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