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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Judiciary Ethics Reform Act 
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. JUDICIAL EDUCATION FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--Chapter 42 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 630. Judicial Education Fund
    ``(a) In this section, the term--
            ``(1) `institution of higher education' has the meaning 
        given under section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 1001(a));
            ``(2) `private judicial seminar'--
                    ``(A) means a seminar, symposia, panel discussion, 
                course, or a similar event that provides continuing 
                legal education to judges; and
                    ``(B) does not include--
                            ``(i) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by, and on the campus of, an 
                        institute of higher education;
                            ``(ii) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations for the benefit 
                        of the bar association membership; or
                            ``(iii) seminars of any length conducted 
                        by, and on the campus of an institute of higher 
                        education or by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations, where a judge 
                        is a presenter and at which judges constitute 
                        less than 25 percent of the participants;
            ``(3) `national bar association' means a national 
        organization that is open to general membership to all members 
        of the bar; and
            ``(4) `State or local bar association' means a State or 
        local organization that is open to general membership to all 
        members of the bar in the specified geographic region.
    ``(b) There is established within the United States Treasury a fund 
to be known as the `Judicial Education Fund' (in this section referred 
to as the `Fund').
    ``(c) Amounts in the Fund may be made available for the payment of 
necessary expenses, including reasonable expenditures for 
transportation, food, lodging, private judicial seminar fees and 
materials, incurred by a judge or justice in attending a private 
judicial seminar approved by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center. 
Necessary expenses shall not include expenditures for recreational 
activities or entertainment other than that provided to all attendees 
as an integral part of the private judicial seminar. Any payment from 
the Fund shall be approved by the Board.
    ``(d) The Board may approve a private judicial seminar after 
submission of information by the sponsor of that private judicial 
seminar that includes--
            ``(1) the content of the private judicial seminar 
        (including a list of presenters, topics, and course materials); 
        and
            ``(2) the litigation activities of the sponsor and the 
        presenters at the private judicial seminar (including the 
        litigation activities of the employer of each presenter) on the 
        topic related to those addressed at the private judicial 
        seminar.
    ``(e) If the Board approves a private judicial seminar, the Board 
shall make the information submitted under subsection (d) relating to 
the private judicial seminar available to judges and the public by 
posting the information on the Internet.
    ``(f) The Judicial Conference shall promulgate guidelines to ensure 
that the Board only approves private judicial seminars that are 
conducted in a manner so as to maintain the public's confidence in an 
unbiased and fair-minded judiciary.
    ``(g) There are authorized to be appropriated for deposit in the 
Fund $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008, to 
remain available until expended.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 42 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``630. Judicial Education Fund.''.

SEC. 3. PRIVATE JUDICIAL SEMINAR GIFTS PROHIBITED.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
            (1) ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning 
        given under section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 1001(a));
            (2) ``private judicial seminar''--
                    (A) means a seminar, symposia, panel discussion, 
                course, or a similar event that provides continuing 
                legal education to judges; and
                    (B) does not include--
                            (i) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by, and on the campus of, an 
                        institute of higher education;
                            (ii) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations for the benefit 
                        of the bar association membership; or
                            (iii) seminars of any length conducted by, 
                        and on the campus of an institute of higher 
                        education or by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations, where a judge 
                        is a presenter and at which judges constitute 
                        less than 25 percent of the participants;
            (3) ``national bar association'' means a national 
        organization that is open to general membership to all members 
        of the bar; and
            (4) ``State or local bar association'' means a State or 
        local organization that is open to general membership to all 
        members of the bar in the specified geographic region.
    (b) In General.--Not later than 240 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Judicial Conference of the United States 
shall promulgate regulations to apply section 7353(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of 
anything of value in connection with a private judicial seminar.
    (c) Exception.--The prohibition under the regulations promulgated 
under subsection (b) shall not apply if--
            (1) the judge participates in a private judicial seminar as 
        a speaker, panel participant, or otherwise presents 
        information;
            (2) Federal judges are not the primary audience at the 
        private judicial seminar; and
            (3) the thing of value accepted is--
                    (A) reimbursement from the private judicial seminar 
                sponsor of reasonable transportation, food, or lodging 
                expenses on any day on which the judge speaks, 
                participates, or presents information, as applicable;
                    (B) attendance at the private judicial seminar on 
                any day on which the judge speaks, participates, or 
                presents information, as applicable; or
                    (C) anything excluded from the definition of a gift 
                under regulations of the Judicial Conference of the 
                United States under sections 7351 and 7353 of title 5, 
                United States Code, as in effect on the date of 
                enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. RECUSAL LISTS.

    Section 455 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(g)(1) Each justice, judge, and magistrate of the United States 
shall maintain a list of all financial interests that would require 
disqualification under subsection (b)(4).
    ``(2) Each list maintained under paragraph (1) shall be made 
available to the public at the office of the clerk for the court at 
which a justice, judge, or magistrate is assigned.''.

Answer: Federal Judiciary Ethics Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) establish within the Treasury a Judicial Education Fund for the payment of necessary expenses incurred by a judge or justice in attending a private judicial seminar approved by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center; and (2) require each justice, judge, and magistrate of the United States to maintain a list (to be made available to the public) of all financial interests that would require disqualification in any proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned.

Directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate regulations to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of anything in value in connection with a private judicial seminar, with specified exceptions.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief 
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) During World War II, 6,000,000 victims of the Holocaust 
        lost their lives and property.
            (2) In addition to the many atrocities that befell the 
        victims of the Nazi regime, many of the insurance claims that 
        rightfully should have been paid to the victims and their 
        families were not.
            (3) In many instances, insurance company records are the 
        only proof of the existence of these insurance policies 
        belonging to Holocaust victims.
            (4) Many Holocaust survivors and their descendants have 
        been fighting for 50 years to persuade insurance companies to 
        settle unpaid claims.
            (5) Holocaust survivors and families of victims have asked 
        that insurance companies disclose any information they possess 
        that could show proof of insurance policies held by Holocaust 
        victims and survivors.
            (6) Insurance companies doing business in the United States 
        have a responsibility to ensure that any involvement they or 
        their related companies may have had with insurance policies of 
        Holocaust victims are disclosed to the Federal Government and 
        to ensure the rapid resolution of these questions, eliminating 
        the further victimization of these policyholders and their 
        families.
            (7) The international Jewish community is negotiating with 
        responsible insurance companies to establish an international 
        commission to resolve the issue of outstanding insurance 
        claims.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF HOLOCAUST INSURANCE REGISTRY.

    The Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State, and Secretary of 
Commerce shall jointly establish and maintain a central registry 
containing records and information relating to insurance policies of 
victims, living and deceased, of the Holocaust. The registry shall be 
known as the Holocaust Insurance Registry and shall be accessible to 
the public.

SEC. 4. FULL DISCLOSURE BY INSURANCE FIRMS.

    Any insurer currently doing business in the United States that sold 
life, property, liability, health, annuity, dowry, educational, or 
casualty insurance policies, directly or through a related company, to 
persons in Europe, which were in effect between 1920 and 1945, whether 
the sale occurred before or after the insurer and the related company 
became related, shall, within 180 days following the date of the 
enactment of this Act, file or cause to be filed the following 
information with the Departments of the Treasury, State, or Commerce to 
be entered into the Holocaust Insurance Registry:
            (1) The number of such insurance policies.
            (2) The holder, beneficiary, and current status of such 
        policies.
            (3) A comparison of the names of holders and beneficiaries 
        of such policies and the names of the victims of the Holocaust.
The names of victims of the Holocaust shall be provided by the 
Department of State and may additionally be obtained from the Yad 
Vashem repository in Israel.

SEC. 5. CERTIFICATION BY INSURANCE COMPANIES.

    Each insurer subject to section 4 shall certify under penalty of 
perjury to any of the following:
            (1) The proceeds of the policies described in section 4 
        have been paid to the designated beneficiaries or their heirs 
        where that person or persons, after diligent search, could be 
        located and identified.
            (2) The proceeds of the policies where the beneficiaries or 
        heirs could not, after diligent search, be located or 
        identified, have been distributed to Holocaust survivors or to 
        qualified charitable nonprofit organizations for the purpose of 
        assisting Holocaust survivors.
            (3) A court of law has certified in a legal proceeding 
        resolving the rights of unpaid policyholders, their heirs, and 
        beneficiaries, a plan for the distribution of the proceeds.
            (4) The proceeds have not been distributed and the amount 
        of those proceeds.
An insurer currently doing business in the United States that did not 
sell any insurance policies in Europe prior to 1945, shall not be 
subject to this section if a related company, whether or not authorized 
and currently doing business in the United States, has made a filing 
under this section.

SEC. 6. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--Any insurer that knowingly files information 
required by this Act that is false shall be liable for a civil penalty 
not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, which penalty is hereby 
appropriated to the Departments of Treasury, State, and Commerce to be 
used to aid in the resolution of Holocaust insurance claims.
    (b) Suspension.--Any insurance company that fails to comply with 
the requirements of this Act by the 210th day after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, shall be suspended from practicing in the 
insurance business until the time that the insurer complies with this 
Act.
    (c) Regulation.--The Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State, 
and Secretary of Commerce shall jointly adopt regulations to implement 
this Act.

SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that outstanding claims under insurance 
policies held by Holocaust victims and survivors be resolved at the 
earliest possible time.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Holocaust victim'' means any person who was 
        persecuted during the period of 1929 to 1945, inclusive, by 
        Nazi Germany, its allies, or sympathizers.
            (2) The term ``related company'' means any parent, 
        subsidiary, reinsurer, successor in interest, managing general 
        agent, or affiliate company of the insurer.
            (3) The term ``proceeds'' means the face value or other 
        payout value of insurance policies and annuities plus 
        reasonable interest to date of payment without diminution for 
        wartime or immediate postwar currency devaluation.

Answer: Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Commerce jointly to establish a central public registry containing records and information relating to insurance policies of living and deceased victims of the Holocaust, to be known as the Holocaust Insurance Registry. 
Requires any insurer currently doing business in the United States that sold life, property, liability, health, annuity, dowry, educational, or casualty insurance policies, directly or through a related company, to persons in Europe, which were in effect between 1920 and 1945, to file with the Departments of the Treasury, State, or Commerce for entry into the Registry:  (1) the number of such insurance policies; (2) the holder, beneficiary, and current status of such policies; and (3) a comparison of the names of holders and beneficiaries of such policies and the names of Holocaust victims. 
Requires each such insurer to certify under penalty of perjury to any of the following:  (1) the proceeds of the policies have been paid to the designated beneficiaries or their heirs where that person or persons could be located and identified; (2) the proceeds of the policies, where the beneficiaries or heirs could not be located or identified, have been distributed to Holocaust survivors or to qualified charitable nonprofit organizations for the purpose of assisting Holocaust survivors; (3) a court of law has certified in a legal proceeding resolving the rights of unpaid policyholders, their heirs, and beneficiaries, a plan for the distribution of the proceeds; or (4) the proceeds have not been distributed and the amounts of those proceeds.  Exempts from such filing requirement any insurer currently doing business in the United States that did not sell any insurance policies in Europe before 1945, if a related company, whether or not authorized and currently doing business in the United States, has made such a filing. 
Makes any insurer that knowingly files false information liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, which penalty is appropriated to the Departments of the Treasury, State, and Commerce to be used to aid in the resolution of Holocaust insurance claims.  Declares that any insurance company that fails to comply with the requirements of this Act shall be suspended from practicing in the insurance business until the time that the insurer complies. 
Expresses the sense of the Congress that outstanding claims under insurance policies held by Holocaust victims and survivors be resolved at the earliest possible time.


Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
Authorization Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Federal Emergency Management Agency.--Section 12(a) of the 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(a)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(1) General.--'' and all that follows 
        through ``(7) There'' and inserting ``General.--There'';
            (2) by striking ``1998, and'' and inserting ``1998,''; and
            (3) by inserting ``, $19,800,000 for the fiscal year ending 
        September 30, 2000, and $20,400,000 for the fiscal year ending 
        September 30, 2001'' after ``September 30, 1999''.
    (b) United States Geological Survey.--(1) Section 12(b) of the 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(b)) is 
amended--
            (A) by inserting ``There are authorized to be appropriated 
        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 $46,100,000 for fiscal year 2000, of which $3,500,000 
        shall be used for the Global Seismic Network and $100,000 shall 
        be used for the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory 
        Committee established under section 6 of the Earthquake Hazards 
        Reduction Authorization Act of 1999; and $47,500,000 for fiscal 
        year 2001, of which $3,600,000 shall be used for the Global 
        Seismic Network and $100,000 shall be used for the Scientific 
        Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee established under section 
        6 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 
        1999.'' after ``operated by the Agency.'';
            (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (C) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraphs:
            ``(3) $9,000,000 of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated for fiscal year 2000; and
            ``(4) $9,500,000 of the amount authorized to be 
        appropriated for fiscal year 2001,''.
    (2) Section 2(a)(7) of the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize 
appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 
1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes'' is 
amended by inserting ``, $1,600,000 for fiscal year 2000, and 
$1,650,000 for fiscal year 2001'' after ``1998 and 1999''.
    (c) 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 striking the period at the end and inserting ``, and 
        (5) $19,000,000 for engineering research and $10,900,000 for 
        geosciences research for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
        2000. There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
        Science Foundation $19,600,000 for engineering research and 
        $11,200,000 for geosciences research for fiscal year 2001.''.
    (d) National Institute of Standards and Technology.--Section 12(d) 
of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(d)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``1998, and''; and inserting ``1998,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, $2,200,000 for fiscal year 2000, and 
        $2,265,000 for fiscal year 2001'' after ``September 30, 1999''.

SEC. 3. REPEALS.

    Section 10 and subsections (e) and (f) of section 12 of the 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7705d and 7706 (e) 
and (f)) are repealed.

SEC. 4. ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC RESEARCH AND MONITORING SYSTEM.

    The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 13. ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC RESEARCH AND MONITORING SYSTEM.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Director of the United States Geological 
Survey shall establish and operate an Advanced National Seismic 
Research and Monitoring System. 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 coordinated 
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 capabilities.
    ``(b) Management Plan.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 
1999, the Director of the United States Geological Survey shall 
transmit to the Congress a 5-year management plan for establishing and 
operating the Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System. 
The plan shall include annual cost estimates for both modernization and 
operation, milestones, standards, 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 leverage 
resources.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) Expansion and modernization.--In addition to amounts 
        appropriated 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 Geological Survey to 
        establish the Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring 
        System--
                    ``(A) $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2000;
                    ``(B) $33,700,000 for fiscal year 2001;
                    ``(C) $35,100,000 for fiscal year 2002;
                    ``(D) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
                    ``(E) $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2004.
            ``(2) Operation.--In addition to amounts appropriated 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 Geological Survey to operate the Advanced 
        National Seismic Research and Monitoring System--
                    ``(A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
                    ``(B) $10,300,000 for fiscal year 2001.''.

SEC. 5. NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION.

    The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 14. NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Director of the National Science 
Foundation shall establish a Network for Earthquake Engineering 
Simulation that will upgrade, link, and integrate a system of 
geographically distributed experimental facilities for earthquake 
engineering testing of full-sized structures and their components and 
partial-scale physical models. The system shall be integrated through 
networking software so that integrated models and databases can be used 
to create model-based simulation, and the components of the system 
shall be interconnected with a computer network and allow for remote 
access, information sharing, and collaborative research.
    ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts 
appropriated under section 12(c), there are authorized to be 
appropriated, out of funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated to 
the National Science Foundation, $7,700,000 for fiscal year 2000 for 
the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation. In addition to 
amounts appropriated under section 12(c), there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the 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. 6. SCIENTIFIC EARTHQUAKE STUDIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) Establishment.--The Director of the United States Geological 
Survey shall establish a Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory 
Committee.
    (b) Organization.--The Director shall establish procedures for 
selection of individuals not employed by the Federal Government who are 
qualified in the seismic sciences and other appropriate fields and may, 
pursuant to such procedures, select up to ten individuals, one of whom 
shall be designated Chairman, to serve on the Advisory Committee. 
Selection of individuals for the Advisory Committee shall be based 
solely on established records of distinguished service, and the 
Director shall ensure that a reasonable cross-section of views and 
expertise is represented. In selecting individuals to serve on the 
Advisory Committee, the Director shall seek and give due consideration 
to recommendations from the National Academy of Sciences, professional 
societies, and other appropriate organizations.
    (c) Meetings.--The Advisory Committee shall meet at such times and 
places as may be designated by the Chairman in consultation with the 
Director.
    (d) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall advise the Director on 
matters relating to the United States Geological Survey's participation 
in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, including the 
United States Geological Survey's roles, goals, and objectives within 
that Program, its capabilities and research needs, guidance on 
achieving major objectives, and establishing and measuring performance 
goals. The Advisory Committee shall issue an annual report to the 
Director for submission to Congress on or before September 30 of each 
year. The report shall describe the Advisory Committee's activities and 
address policy issues or matters that affect the United States 
Geological Survey's participation in the National Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Program.

SEC. 7. BUDGET COORDINATION.

    Section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7704) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating 
                subparagraphs (B) through (F) as subparagraphs (A) 
                through (E), respectively; and
                    (B) by moving subparagraph (E), as so redesignated 
                by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, so as to appear 
                immediately after subparagraph (D), as so redesignated; 
                and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Budget Coordination.--
            ``(1) Guidance.--The Agency shall each year provide 
        guidance to the other Program agencies concerning the 
        preparation of requests for appropriations for activities 
        related to the Program, and shall prepare, in conjunction with 
        the other Program agencies, an annual Program budget to be 
        submitted to the Office of Management and Budget.
            ``(2) Reports.--Each Program agency shall include with its 
        annual request for appropriations submitted to the Office of 
        Management and Budget a report 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 
                appropriations allocated to each element of the 
                Program.''.

SEC. 8. REPORT ON AT-RISK POPULATIONS.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, and after a period for public comment, the Director of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency shall transmit to the Congress a report 
describing the elements of the Program that specifically address the 
needs of at-risk populations, including the elderly, persons with 
disabilities, non-English-speaking families, single-parent households, 
and the poor. Such report shall also identify additional actions that 
could be taken to address those needs, and make recommendations for any 
additional legislative authority required to take such actions.

SEC. 9. PUBLIC ACCESS TO EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION.

    Section 5(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 
1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``, and 
development of means of increasing public access to available locality-
specific information that may assist the public in preparing for or 
responding to earthquakes'' after ``and the general public''.

SEC. 10. LIFELINES.

    Section 4(6) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7703(6)) is amended by inserting ``and infrastructure'' after 
``communication facilities''.

SEC. 11. COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.

    No funds authorized pursuant to this Act may be expended by an 
entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the 
entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 
1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, popularly known as the ``Buy American Act'').

SEC. 12. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.

    (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--In the case 
of any equipment or products that may be authorized to be purchased 
with financial assistance provided under this Act, it is the sense of 
the Congress that entities receiving such assistance should, in 
expending the assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and 
products.
    (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing financial 
assistance under this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
provide to each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the 
statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.

SEC. 13. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS.

    If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that 
any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a ``Made in America'' 
inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product 
sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United 
States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or 
subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to this Act, pursuant to 
the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in 
section 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 21, 1999.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

Answer:
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 1999 - Amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for earthquake hazards reduction for FY 2000 and 2001. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 and 2001 to the Secretary of the Interior for carrying out, through the Director of the U.S.  Geological Survey (USGS), responsibilities assigned under the Act, with specified amounts available for the Global Seismic Network and the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee.  Makes specified amounts available for FY 2000 and 2001 for a related USGS grant program. Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 2000 and 2001 for a USGS program to develop a prototype real-time seismic warning system. Authorizes appropriations under the Act for FY 2000 and 2001 for National Science Foundation (NSF) engineering and geosciences research and for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Repeals a provision regarding non-Federal cost sharing for supplemental funds. Requires the USGS Director to: (1) establish an Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System to modernize, standardize, and stabilize the national, regional, and urban seismic monitoring systems in the United States into a coordinated system; and (2) transmit a five-year management plan for the System to Congress.  Authorizes appropriations. Requires the NSF Director to establish a Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation that will upgrade, link, and integrate a system of geographically distributed experimental facilities for earthquake engineering testing of full-sized structures and their components and partial-scale physical models.   Authorizes appropriations. Requires the USGS Director to establish a Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee. Requires the FEMA Director to report to Congress on elements of the earthquake hazards reduction program that specifically address the needs of at-risk populations, including the elderly, persons with disabilities, non-English-speaking families, single-parent households, and the poor.  Requires such report to make recommendations for additional legislative authority required to address such needs. Sets forth Buy American requirements with respect to assistance expended by entities under this Act.  Expresses the sense of Congress that entities receiving assistance under this Act should purchase only American-made equipment and products with such assistance. Makes persons who have labeled products not made in the United States as "Made in America" ineligible for contracts made with funds provided by this Act.