H. R. 3485
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four
An Act
To authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977
(42 U.S.C. 7706) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(7)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘of the Agency’’ after ‘‘to the Director’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘September 30, 1992,’’; and
(C) by inserting ‘‘, $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1995, and $25,750,000 for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1996’’ after ‘‘September 30, 1993’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘September 30, 1992;’’; and
(B) by inserting ‘‘; $49,200,000 for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1995; and $50,676,000 for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1996’’ after ‘‘September 30, 1993’’;
(3) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following
new sentence: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated, out
of funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the National
Science Foundation: (1) $16,200,000 for engineering research
and $10,900,000 for geosciences research for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1995, and (2) $16,686,000 for engineering
research and $11,227,000 for geosciences research for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1996.’’; and
(4) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the following
new sentence: ‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated, out
of funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, $1,900,000 for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1995, and $1,957,000 for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1996.’’.
SEC. 2. EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT.
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The President shall conduct an assessment
of earthquake engineering research and testing capabilities in the
United States. This assessment shall include—
(1) the need for shake tables and other earthquake
engineering research and testing facilities in the United States;
(2) options to cooperate with other countries that have
developed complementary earthquake engineering research and
testing programs and facilities;
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(3) projected costs for construction, maintenance, and oper-
ation of new earthquake engineering research and testing facili-
ties in the United States; and
(4) options and recommendations to provide funding for
the construction and operation of new earthquake engineering
and testing facilities, including the feasibility and advisability
of developing a comprehensive earthquake engineering research
and testing program within the scope of the Earthquake Haz-
ards Reduction Act of 1977.
(b) DEADLINE.—The assessment required by subsection (a) shall
be transmitted to Congress within nine months after the date
of enactment of this Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
A BILL
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,