(I) will achieve the greatest land-
slide hazard and risk reduction; 
(II) reflect the goals and prior-
ities of the national strategy estab-
lished under subsection (b)(2)(A); 
(III) would receive not more than 
50 percent of the total cost of the 
project from non-Federal sources; and 
(IV) include acquisition of en-
hanced elevation data consistent with 
the 3D Elevation Program. 
(2) 
NATIONAL
LANDSLIDE
RESEARCH 
GRANTS.—In providing grants for landslide research 
and development, the Director of the National 
Science Foundation, in consultation with the Sec-
retary and the Committee, shall ensure that the 
grants are provided on a competitive basis to State, 
local, and tribal governments, institutions of higher 
education, and nongovernmental entities to advance 
the goals and priorities of the national strategy es-
tablished under subsection (b)(2)(A), including for 
research and development on— 
(A) the causes, mechanisms, triggers, hy-
drology, and geology of landslides; 
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(B) ways to reduce landslide hazards and 
risks to minimize loss of life and property, in-
cluding landslide hazard and risk communica-
tion, perception, decisionmaking, tools, and 
technologies; and 
(C) other goals and priorities of the na-
tional strategy established under subsection 
(b)(2)(A). 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to 
Congress an annual report, including a description of, with 
respect to the preceding calendar year— 
(1) the goals and accomplishments of the Sec-
retary and the agency heads described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (H) of subsection (c)(2) in car-
rying out the national strategy developed under sub-
section (b)(2), expressed— 
(A) by agency, program, and budgetary re-
source; and 
(B) by the goals and priorities of the na-
tional strategy established under subsection 
(b)(2)(A); 
(2) the results of the activities of the Com-
mittee under this section; 
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(3) the extent to which any recommendations of 
the Advisory Committee under subsection (d)(3)(A) 
have been implemented; 
(4) the grants provided under this section dur-
ing that preceding calendar year, including a de-
scription of— 
(A) each activity carried out using such a 
grant; and 
(B) the results of those activities; and 
(5) for each significant landslide event in the 
United States during that preceding calendar year— 
(A) a description of the landslide event and 
the implications of the event on communities, 
including life and property; 
(B) recommendations on how the identi-
fication of the landslide risk could have been 
improved prior to the event; 
(C) a description of the effectiveness of 
any warning and risk communication, including 
the dissemination of warnings by State, local, 
and tribal partners in the affected area; 
(D) recommendations to improve risk iden-
tification, reduction, and communication to 
landowners and local governments; 
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(E) recommendations to improve landslide 
hazard preparedness and emergency response 
activities under this section; and 
(F) such other findings as the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
SEC. 4. GROUND SUBSIDENCE. 
As the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the 
Secretary shall support the identification, mapping, re-
search, and monitoring of subsidence and groundwater re-
source accounting. 
SEC. 5. 3D ELEVATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
3D ELEVATION
PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a program, to be known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Pro-
gram’’— 
(A) to provide 3D elevation data coverage 
for the United States; 
(B) to coordinate and facilitate the collec-
tion, dissemination, and use of 3D elevation 
data among Federal departments and agencies 
and non-Federal entities; 
(C) to produce standard, publicly acces-
sible 3D elevation data products for the United 
States; and 
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(D) to promote the collection, dissemina-
tion, and use of 3D elevation data among Fed-
eral, State, local, and tribal governments, com-
munities, institutions of higher education, and 
the private sector through— 
(i) cooperative agreements; 
(ii) the development and maintenance 
of spatial data infrastructure to provide 
quality control and deliver to the public 3D 
elevation data products; 
(iii) the development of standards and 
guidelines for 3D elevation data acquisition 
to increase accessibility to 3D elevation 
data in a standard, easy-to-use format; and 
(iv) the identification, assessment, and 
adoption of emerging technologies to im-
prove the accuracy and efficiency of the 
3D Elevation Program. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
manage the 3D Elevation Program— 
(i) to ensure efficiency with respect to 
related activities of the Department of the 
Interior and other participating Federal 
departments and agencies; and 
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(ii) to meet the needs of Department 
of the Interior programs, stakeholders, and 
the public. 
(B) OTHER FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND 
AGENCIES.—The head of each Federal depart-
ment and agency involved in the acquisition, 
production, distribution, or application of 3D 
elevation data shall— 
(i) coordinate with the 3D Elevation 
Federal Interagency Coordinating Com-
mittee established under subsection (b) to 
acquire additional, enhanced 3D elevation 
data; 
(ii) submit to the Secretary a descrip-
tion of priority areas of interest for 3D ele-
vation data collection for use in providing 
grants and cooperative agreements under 
subsection (d); 
(iii) implement policies and procedures 
for data acquisition and sharing that are 
consistent with standards and guidelines 
developed under the 3D Elevation Pro-
gram; 
(iv) participate in, and share the re-
sults and benefits of, the 3D Elevation 
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Program, in accordance with standards 
and guidelines developed under the 3D 
Elevation Program; and 
(v) ensure that any 3D elevation data 
acquired with Federal grant funding— 
(I) meets 3D Elevation Program 
standards; and 
(II) is included in the national 
holdings of those data. 
(b) 3D ELEVATION FEDERAL INTERAGENCY CO-
ORDINATING COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall es-
tablish an interagency coordinating committee, to be 
known as the ‘‘3D Elevation Federal Interagency 
Coordinating Committee’’ (referred to in this sub-
section as the ‘‘Committee’’), to better coordinate 
3D elevation data management across the Federal 
Government. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 
composed of the following members (or their des-
ignees): 
(A) The Secretary, who shall serve as 
Chairperson of the Committee. 
(B) The Secretary of Agriculture. 
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(C) The Secretary of Commerce. 
(D) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(E) The Director of the National Science 
Foundation. 
(F) The Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy. 
(G) The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget. 
(H) The head of any other Federal depart-
ment or agency, at the request of the Secretary. 
(3) COORDINATION.—The Committee shall co-
ordinate, as appropriate, with the existing activities 
of— 
(A) the 3D Elevation Program Executive 
Forum; 
(B) the Alaska Mapping Executive Com-
mittee; 
(C) the 3D Elevation Working Group; and 
(D) the 3D National Elevation Sub-
committee. 
(4) MEETINGS.—The Committee shall meet at 
the call of the Chairperson. 
(5) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 
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(A) oversee the planning, management, 
and coordination of the 3D Elevation Program; 
and 
(B) develop, by not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and update 
periodically thereafter— 
(i) a strategic plan that establishes 
goals and priorities for activities carried 
out under the 3D Elevation Program; and 
(ii) a detailed management plan to 
implement the strategic plan. 
(c) SUBCOMMITTEE OF NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL AD-
VISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish, within the National Geospatial Advisory 
Committee, a subcommittee (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘‘Subcommittee’’). 
(B) 
MEMBERSHIP.—The 
Subcommittee 
shall— 
(i) consist of not fewer than 11 mem-
bers, of whom none may be a Federal offi-
cer or employee; and 
(ii) include representatives of— 
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(I) research and academic insti-
tutions; 
(II) industry standards develop-
ment organizations; 
(III) units of State and local gov-
ernment; and 
(IV) the private sector. 
(2) DUTIES.— 
(A) 
ASSESSMENT.—The 
Subcommittee 
shall conduct an assessment of— 
(i) trends and developments in— 
(I) the collection, dissemination, 
and use of 3D elevation data; and 
(II) science and technology relat-
ing to 3D elevation data; 
(ii) the effectiveness of the 3D Ele-
vation Program in carrying out the activi-
ties described in subsection (a)(1); 
(iii) the need to revise or reorganize 
the 3D Elevation Program; and 
(iv) the management, coordination, 
implementation, and activities of the 3D 
Elevation Program. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and not less 
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frequently than once every 2 years thereafter, 
the Subcommittee shall submit to the Secretary 
and the 3D Elevation Federal Interagency Co-
ordinating Committee established under sub-
section (b) a report that includes— 
(i) the findings of the assessment 
under subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) recommendations of the Sub-
committee based on those findings, if any. 
(d) GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 
grants and enter into cooperative agreements with 
other Federal departments and agencies, units of 
tribal, State, or local government, institutions of 
higher education, nonprofit research institutions, or 
other organizations to facilitate the improvement of 
nationwide coverage of 3D elevation data. 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant or enter into a cooperative agreement under 
this subsection, an entity described in paragraph (1) 
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. 
(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A grant or coop-
erative agreement under this subsection shall be sub-
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ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate, including making data 
publically available and interoperable with other 
Federal datasets. 
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