An act to reauthorize and amend the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, and for other purposes
PL 115-307 (S.1768), enacted 12/11/2018

132 STAT. 4408 
PUBLIC LAW 115–307—DEC. 11, 2018 
Public Law 115–307 
115th Congress 
An Act 
To reauthorize and amend the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 2 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, and the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico,’’ after ‘‘States’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘Oregon,’’ after ‘‘New York,’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘Tennessee,’’ after ‘‘South Carolina’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘prediction techniques 
and’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) A well-funded seismological research program could 
provide the scientific understanding needed to fully implement 
an effective earthquake early warning system.’’; 
(4) in paragraphs (6) and (7), by striking ‘‘lifelines’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘lifeline infrastructure’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) The built environment has generally been constructed 
and maintained to meet the needs of the users under normal 
conditions. When earthquakes occur, the built environment is 
generally designed to prevent severe injuries or loss of human 
life and is not expected to remain operational or able to recover 
under any specified schedule. 
‘‘(13) The National Research Council published a study 
on reducing hazards and risks associated with earthquakes 
based on the goals and objectives for achieving national earth-
quake resilience described in the strategic plan entitled ‘Stra-
tegic Plan for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
Program’. The study and an accompanying report called for 
work in 18 tasks focused on research, preparedness, and mitiga-
tion and annual funding of approximately $300,000,000 per 
year for 20 years.’’. 
(b) PURPOSE.—Section 3 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7702) is 
amended— 
National 
Earthquake 
Hazards 
Reduction 
Program 
Reauthorization 
Act of 2018. 
42 USC 7701 
note. 
Dec. 11, 2018 
[S. 1768] 
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(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the first 
sentence, by inserting ‘‘and increase the resilience of commu-
nities’’ after ‘‘future earthquakes’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘to individuals and the 
communities’’ after ‘‘an earthquake’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘in time of disaster’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘to 
facilitate 
community-wide 
post-earthquake 
recovery and in times of disaster’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘for predicting damaging 
earthquakes and’’; 
(5) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and planning’’ after 
‘‘model building’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘reconstruction’’ and 
inserting ‘‘re-occupancy, recovery, reconstruction,’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) LIFELINE INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(6) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
7703(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘lifelines’’ and inserting 
‘‘lifeline infrastructure’’. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Such Act (42 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.) is amended by striking ‘‘lifelines’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘lifeline infrastructure’’. 
(2) COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE.—Section 4 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 7703) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) The term ‘community resilience’ means the ability 
of a community to prepare and plan for, absorb, recover from, 
and more successfully adapt to adverse seismic events.’’. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUC-
TION PROGRAM. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—Subsection (a)(2) 
of section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 
(42 U.S.C. 7704) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘, community resilience,’’ 
after ‘‘seismic risk’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) publishing a systematic set of maps of active 
faults and folds, liquefaction susceptibility, suscepti-
bility for earthquake induced landslides, and other seis-
mically induced hazards; and’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘develop, operate’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘7708),’’ and inserting ‘‘continue the 
development of the Advanced National Seismic System, 
including earthquake early warning capabilities’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS RELATING
TO INTERAGENCY COORDINATING 
COMMITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION.— 
(1) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
MEMBERSHIP.—Subpara-
graph (B) of subsection (a)(3) of such section is amended, in 
the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘The committee’’ 
and inserting ‘‘In addition to the Director, the committee’’. 
(2) REDUCTION IN MINIMUM FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS OF 
INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE HAZ-
ARDS
REDUCTION.—Subparagraph (C) of such subsection is 
amended by striking ‘‘not less than 3 times a year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘not less frequently than once each year’’. 
Publication. 
Maps. 
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(3) EXPANSION OF DUTIES.—Subparagraph (D) of such sub-
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) DUTIES.— 
‘‘(i) GENERAL DUTY.—The Interagency Coordinating 
Committee shall oversee the planning, management, 
and coordination of the Program. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIFIC
DUTIES.—The duties of the Inter-
agency Coordinating Committee include the following: 
‘‘(I) Developing, not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of the National Earth-
quake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2004 and updating periodically— 
‘‘(aa) a strategic plan that establishes 
goals and priorities for the Program activities 
described under subsection (a)(2); and 
‘‘(bb) a detailed management plan to 
implement such strategic plan. 
‘‘(II) Developing a coordinated interagency 
budget for the Program that will ensure appro-
priate balance among the Program activities 
described under subsection (a)(2), and, in accord-
ance with the plans developed under subclause 
(I), submitting such budget to the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget at the time 
designated by the Director for agencies to submit 
biennial budgets. 
‘‘(III) Developing interagency memorandums 
of understanding with any relevant Federal agen-
cies on data sharing and resource commitment 
in the event of an earthquake disaster. 
‘‘(IV) 
Coordinating 
with 
the 
Interagency 
Coordinating Committee on Windstorm Impact 
Reduction and other natural hazards coordination 
committees as the Director determines appropriate 
to share data and best practices. 
‘‘(V) Coordinating with the Administrator of 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion and the Administrator of the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration on data sharing 
and resource allocation to ensure judicious use 
of Government resources and the free-flowing 
exchange of information related to earthquakes. 
‘‘(VI) Coordinating with the Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Secretary of the Interior on the 
use of public lands for earthquake monitoring and 
research stations, and related data collection. 
‘‘(VII) Coordinating with the Secretary of 
Transportation and the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development on the effects of earthquakes 
on transportation and housing stocks. 
‘‘(iii) ASSISTANCE FROM SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE 
AND SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall expedite any request for a permit 
to use public land under clause (ii)(VI).’’. 
Memorandums. 
Deadline. 
Plans. 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–307—DEC. 11, 2018 
(4) REDUCTION
IN
FREQUENCY
OF
REPORTING
BY
INTER-
AGENCY COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS 
REDUCTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a)(4) of such section is 
amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘ANNUAL’’ 
and inserting ‘‘BIENNIAL’’; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(F) as clauses (i) through (vi), respectively, and 
adjusting the indentation of the margin of such clauses, 
as so redesignated, two ems to the right; 
(iii) in clause (v), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(iv) in clause (vi), as so redesignated, by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(v) by inserting after clause (vi), as so redesignated, 
the following: 
‘‘(vii) a statement regarding whether the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
has lowered or waived the cost share requirement for 
assistance provided under subsection (b)(2)(A)(i).’’; 
(vi) in the matter preceding clause (i), as so 
redesignated, by striking ‘‘The Interagency’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Senate’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than once every 
two years, the Interagency Coordinating Committee shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Natural 
Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives a report on the Program’’; 
and 
(vii) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) SUPPORT FOR PREPARATION OF REPORT.—Each head 
of a Program agency shall submit to the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology such 
information as the Director may request for the preparation 
of a report under subparagraph (A) not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the Director requests such informa-
tion.’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendments made by 
subparagraph (A) shall take effect on the first day of the 
first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE 
OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY.—Subsection (b) of such section 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and constructing,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘constructing, evaluating, and retrofitting’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘provide new 
and’’ after ‘‘research to’’; and 
42 USC 7704 
note. 
Deadline. 
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(2) in paragraph (5), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘community resilience 
through’’ after ‘‘improve’’. 
(d) MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.—Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of such 
section is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; FEDERAL EMER-
GENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.— 
‘‘(A) PROGRAM
RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency— 
‘‘(i) shall operate a program of grants and assist-
ance to enable States to develop mitigation, prepared-
ness, 
and 
response 
plans, 
purchase 
necessary 
instrumentation, prepare inventories and conduct 
seismic safety inspections of critical structures and 
lifeline infrastructure, update building, land use plan-
ning, and zoning codes and ordinances to enhance 
seismic safety, increase earthquake awareness and 
education, and provide assistance to multi-State groups 
for such purposes; 
‘‘(ii) shall support the implementation of a com-
prehensive earthquake education, outreach, and public 
awareness program, including development of mate-
rials and their wide dissemination to all appropriate 
audiences and support public access to locality-specific 
information that may assist the public in preparing 
for, mitigating against, responding to and recovering 
from earthquakes and related disasters; 
‘‘(iii) shall, in conjunction with the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, other 
Federal agencies, and private sector groups, use 
research results to support the preparation, mainte-
nance, and wide dissemination of seismic resistant 
design guidance and related information on building 
codes, standards, and practices for new and existing 
buildings, structures, and lifeline infrastructure, aid 
in the development of performance-based design guide-
lines and methodologies, and support model codes that 
are cost effective and affordable in order to promote 
better practices within the design and construction 
industry and reduce losses from earthquakes; 
‘‘(iv) shall enter into cooperative agreements or 
contracts with States and local jurisdictions and other 
Federal agencies to establish demonstration projects 
on earthquake hazard mitigation, to link earthquake 
research and mitigation efforts with emergency 
management programs, or to prepare educational 
materials for national distribution; and 
‘‘(v) shall support the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology in the comple-
tion of programmatic goals. 
‘‘(B) STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CRITERIA.—In order 
to qualify for assistance under subparagraph (A)(i), a State 
must— 
‘‘(i) demonstrate that the assistance will result 
in enhanced seismic safety in the State; 
Contracts. 
Guidelines. 
Grants. 
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‘‘(ii) provide 25 percent of the costs of the activities 
for which assistance is being given, except that the 
Administrator may lower or waive the cost-share 
requirement for these activities for a small impover-
ished community, as defined in section 203 of the Dis-
aster Relief Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5133(a)); and 
‘‘(iii) meet such other requirements as the Adminis-
trator shall prescribe.’’. 
(e) MODIFICATION
OF RESPONSIBILITIES
OF UNITED STATES 
GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY.—Subsection 
(b)(3) 
of 
such 
section 
is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the first 
sentence— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘report on significant domestic and 
international earthquakes and’’ after ‘‘Survey shall’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘predictions.’’ and inserting ‘‘forecasts.’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘predictions, including 
aftershock 
advisories’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘alerts 
and 
early 
warnings’’; 
(3) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) issue when necessary and feasible, and notify 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, the Director of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, and State and local officials, an alert 
and an earthquake warning;’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (E), in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by striking ‘‘using’’ and inserting ‘‘including’’; 
(5) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(6) in subparagraph (J)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and data’’ after ‘‘hazard maps’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K) support the Director of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology in the completion of pro-
grammatic goals.’’. 
(f) MODIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF NATIONAL SCIENCE 
FOUNDATION.—Subsection (b)(4) of such section is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, State agencies, 
State geological surveys,’’ after ‘‘consortia’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘to support applied 
science in the production of a systematic series of earthquake- 
related geologic hazard maps, and’’ after ‘‘Survey’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘large-scale experi-
mental and computational facilities of the George E. Brown 
Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation and other 
institutions engaged in research and the implementation of 
the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program’’ and 
inserting ‘‘experimental and computational facilities’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(5) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
Notification. 
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‘‘(I) support the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology in the completion of pro-
grammatic goals.’’; 
(7) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (I) as 
clauses (i) through (ix), respectively, and indenting such clauses 
accordingly; 
(8) in the matter before clause (i), as redesignated by 
paragraph (7), in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The National 
Science Foundation’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The National Science Foundation’’; 
and 
(9) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) 
IDENTIFICATION
OF
FUNDING.—The 
National 
Science Foundation shall— 
‘‘(i) to the extent practicable, note in any notice 
of Program funding or other funding possibilities under 
the Program that the funds are part of the Program; 
‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, track the awarding 
of Federal funds through the Program; and 
‘‘(iii) not less frequently than once every 2 years, 
submit to the director of the Program a report speci-
fying the amount of Federal funds awarded to conduct 
research that enhances the understanding of earth-
quake science.’’. 
SEC. 4. REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but not later than 
such date as is necessary for the Comptroller General of the United 
States to submit the report required by subsection (c) in accordance 
with such subsection, the Comptroller General shall complete a 
review of Federal earthquake hazard risk reduction efforts. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review conducted under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A comprehensive assessment of— 
(A) the extent to which the United States Geological 
Survey has identified the risks and hazards to the United 
States posed by earthquakes, including risks and hazards 
resulting from tsunamis and landslides that are generated 
by earthquakes; 
(B) the efforts of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency and the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology to improve the resilience of the United States to 
earthquakes and to identify important gaps in the resilience 
of the United States to earthquakes; 
(C) the progress made by the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology and the Interagency Coordi-
nating Committee (as defined in section 4 the Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 of the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7703)) to coordinate effec-
tively the budget and activities of the Program agencies 
(as defined in such section 4) in advancing the plans and 
goals of the Program (as defined in such section 4) and 
how coordination among the Program agencies may be 
improved; 
(D) the extent to which the results of research in 
earthquake risk and hazards reduction supported by the 
Assessment. 
Deadline. 
Reports. 
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National Science Foundation during the 40 years of the 
Program has been effectively disseminated to Federal, 
State, local, and private sector stakeholders; and 
(E) the extent to which the research done during the 
40 years of the Program has been applied to both public 
and private earthquake risk and hazards reduction. 
(2) Recommendations to improve the Program and the resil-
iency of the United States to earthquake risks. 
(c) REPORT.—As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives a report on the 
findings of the Comptroller General with respect to the review 
completed under subsection (a). 
SEC. 5. SEISMIC STANDARDS. 
Section 8 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 
(42 U.S.C. 7705b) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 8. SEISMIC STANDARDS. 
‘‘(a) ASSESSMENT
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 
December 1, 2019, the Director of the National Institute of Stand-
ards and Technology and the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency shall jointly convene a committee of 
experts from Federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, pri-
vate sector entities, disaster management professional associations, 
engineering professional associations, and professional construction 
and homebuilding industry associations, to assess and recommend 
options for improving the built environment and critical infrastruc-
ture to reflect performance goals stated in terms of post-earthquake 
reoccupancy and functional recovery time. 
‘‘(b) REPORT
TO CONGRESS.—Not later than June 30, 2020, 
the committee convened under paragraph (1) shall submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee 
on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives a report on recommended options 
for improving the built environment and critical infrastructure to 
reflect performance goals stated in terms of post-earthquake reoccu-
pancy and functional recovery time.’’. 
SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC 
SYSTEM. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the United States Geological Survey 
shall submit to Congress a 5-year management plan for the contin-
ued operation of the Advanced National Seismic System. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) Strategies to continue the development of an earthquake 
early warning system. 
Strategies. 
Deadline. 
Deadline. 
Recommenda- 
tions. 
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(2) A mechanism for securing the participation of State 
and regional level earthquake monitoring entities, including 
those defunded by the Advanced National Seismic System in 
the last five years. 
(3) A plan to encourage and support the integration of 
geodetic and geospatial data products into earthquake moni-
toring in regions experiencing large earthquakes. 
(4) A plan to identify and evaluate existing data sets avail-
able across commercial, civil, and defense entities to determine 
if there are additional data sources to inform the development 
and deployment of the Advanced National Seismic System and 
an earthquake early warning system. 
(5) A plan to ensure that there is an active, geographically 
diverse, management and advisory structure for the Advanced 
National Seismic System. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 
(42 U.S.C. 7706) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(8)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(B) by inserting before the language following subpara-
graph (E) the following: 
‘‘(F) $8,758,000 for fiscal year 2019, 
‘‘(G) $8,758,000 for fiscal year 2020, 
‘‘(H) $8,758,000 for fiscal year 2021, 
‘‘(I) $8,758,000 for fiscal year 2022, and 
‘‘(J) $8,758,000 for fiscal year 2023,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2019, of which not 
less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for comple-
tion of the Advanced National Seismic System established 
under section 7707 of this title; 
‘‘(G) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2020, of which not 
less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for comple-
tion of the Advanced National Seismic System established 
under section 7707 of this title; 
‘‘(H) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2021, of which not 
less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for comple-
tion of the Advanced National Seismic System established 
under section 7707 of this title; 
‘‘(I) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2022, of which not less 
than $30,000,000 shall be made available for completion 
of the Advanced National Seismic System established under 
section 7707 of this title; and 
‘‘(J) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2023, of which not 
less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for comple-
tion of the Advanced National Seismic System established 
under section 7707 of this title.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, 
‘‘(G) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2020, 
‘‘(H) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, 
‘‘(I) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2022, and 
‘‘(J) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(B) by inserting before the language following subpara-
graph (E) the following: 
‘‘(F) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2019, 
‘‘(G) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2020, 
‘‘(H) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2021, 
‘‘(I) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2022, and 
‘‘(J) $5,900,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’. 
SEC. 8. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS. 
(a) CORRECTION OF TITLE OF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL 
EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT
AGENCY.—The Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 5 (42 U.S.C. 7704)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3)(B), as amended by section 
3(b)(1) of this Act— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
‘‘the directors of’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘the Administrator 
of’’ before ‘‘the’’; and 
(iii) in clauses (ii) through (v), by inserting ‘‘the 
Director of’’ before ‘‘the’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(3)(C), as amended by section 3(e), 
by striking ‘‘Director of the Federal’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administrator of the Federal’’; and 
(2) in section 9 (42 U.S.C. 7705c), by striking ‘‘Director 
of the Agency’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency’’ each place it appears. 
(b) 
REFERENCES
TO
THE
ADVANCED
NATIONAL
SEISMIC 
SYSTEM.—Such Act is amended— 
(1) in section 13 (42 U.S.C. 7707), in the section heading, 
by striking ‘‘ADVANCED
NATIONAL
SEISMIC
RESEARCH
AND 
MONITORING
SYSTEM’’ and inserting ‘‘ADVANCED
NATIONAL 
SEISMIC SYSTEM’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Advanced National Seismic Research and 
Monitoring System’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Advanced National Seismic System’’. 
(c) INCORRECT CROSS-REFERENCES.—Paragraph (4) of section 
5(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7704(a)), as amended by section 3(b)(4)(A) 
of this Act, is amended— 
(1) in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), as redesig-
nated by such section 3(b)(4)(A), by striking ‘‘subparagraph 
(3)(A)’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(3)(D)(i)(I)’’; and 
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PUBLIC LAW 115–307—DEC. 11, 2018 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 1768: 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 115–336 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transporta-
tion). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018): 
Sept. 27, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 27, considered and passed House. 
(2) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘under 
(3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘under paragraph (3)(D)(i)(I)’’. 
Approved December 11, 2018. 
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