National Landslide Preparedness Act
PL 116-323 (H.R.8810), enacted 01/05/2021

[116th Congress Public Law 323]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 116-323
116th Congress

                                 An Act


 
   To establish a national program to identify and reduce losses from 
landslide hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program, and for 
         other purposes. <<NOTE: Jan. 5, 2021 -  [H.R. 8810]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: National 
Landslide Preparedness Act.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 43 USC 3101 note.>>  SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Landslide Preparedness 
Act''.
SEC. 2. <<NOTE: 43 USC 3101.>>  DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) 3D.--The term ``3D'' means 3-dimensional.
            (2) 3D elevation data.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``3D elevation data'' 
                means 3D, high-resolution data obtained using LiDAR, 
                IfSAR, or other methods over the United States 
                (including territories).
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``3D elevation data'' 
                includes terrestrial and bathymetric elevation data.
            (3) 3D elevation program.--The term ``3D Elevation Program'' 
        means the 3D Elevation Program established under section 5(a).
            (4) IfSAR.--The term ``IfSAR'' means interferometric 
        synthetic aperture radar.
            (5) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
            (6) Lahar.--The term ``lahar'' means a large debris flow of 
        mostly volcanic material that is--
                    (A) often fast-moving; and
                    (B) a hazard in watersheds downstream of volcanic 
                peaks.
            (7) LiDAR.--The term ``LiDAR'' means light detection and 
        ranging.
            (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United 
        States Geological Survey.
            (9) State.--The term ``State'' means--
                    (A) a State; and
                    (B) the District of Columbia.
            (10) State office.--The term ``State office'' means any unit 
        of State government that handles the identification, mapping, 
        assessment, and research of landslide hazards or responding to 
        landslide events, including--

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                    (A) a State geological survey office;
                    (B) a State department of emergency response; and
                    (C) a State department of transportation.
            (11) Territory.--The term ``territory'' means--
                    (A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
                    (B) Guam;
                    (C) American Samoa;
                    (D) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
                Islands;
                    (E) the Federated States of Micronesia;
                    (F) the Republic of the Marshall Islands;
                    (G) the Republic of Palau; and
                    (H) the United States Virgin Islands.
SEC. 3. <<NOTE: State and local governments. Territories. Native 
                    Americans. 43 USC 3102.>>  NATIONAL LANDSLIDE 
                    HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program, to be 
known as the ``National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program'' (referred 
to in this section as the ``program'')--
            (1) to identify and understand landslide hazards and risks;
            (2) to reduce losses from landslides;
            (3) to protect communities at risk of landslide hazards; and
            (4) to help improve communication and emergency 
        preparedness, including by coordinating with communities and 
        entities responsible for infrastructure that are at risk of 
        landslide hazards.

    (b) Description of Program.--
            (1) <<NOTE: Coordination.>>  Program activities.--The 
        Secretary, in coordination with the Interagency Coordinating 
        Committee on Landslide Hazards established by subsection (c)(1) 
        (referred to in this section as the ``Committee'') and in 
        coordination with existing activities of the United States 
        Geological Survey and other Federal agencies, shall--
                    (A) <<NOTE: Assessment.>>  identify, map, assess, 
                and research landslide hazards;
                    (B) respond to landslide events; and
                    (C) <<NOTE: Coordination.>>  in coordination with 
                State offices, units of local government, territories, 
                and Indian tribes--
                          (i) <<NOTE: Assessment.>>  establish working 
                      groups with State offices, units of local 
                      government, territories, and Indian tribes to 
                      identify regional and local priorities for 
                      researching, identifying, mapping, and assessing 
                      landslide hazards; and
                          (ii) <<NOTE: Guidelines.>>  develop and 
                      implement landslide hazard guidelines for--
                                    (I) geologists;
                                    (II) geological and geotechnical 
                                engineers;
                                    (III) emergency management 
                                personnel; and
                                    (IV) land use and other 
                                decisionmakers.
            (2) <<NOTE: Deadline. Time 
        period. Coordination. Publication.>>  National strategy.--Not 
        later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
        every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordination with 
        the Committee, shall develop and publish a national strategy for 
        landslide hazards, risk reduction, and response in the United 
        States (including territories), which shall include--
                    (A) goals and priorities for the program;

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                    (B) priorities for data acquisition, research, 
                communications, and risk management on landslides and 
                landslide hazards across relevant Federal agencies; and
                    (C) <<NOTE: Plan.>>  a detailed interagency plan, 
                which shall take into consideration national disaster 
                preparedness, response, and recovery frameworks, to 
                carry out the national strategy, including details about 
                the programs, projects, and budgets that will be used to 
                implement the national strategy.
            (3) <<NOTE: Coordination. Public information. Evaluation.>>  
        National landslide hazards database.--In carrying out the 
        program, the Secretary, in coordination with State offices, 
        units of local government, territories, and Indian tribes, shall 
        develop and maintain a publicly accessible national landslide 
        hazard and risk inventory database to compile, maintain, 
        standardize, and evaluate data regarding--
                    (A) landslide hazards and risks;
                    (B) the impact of landslides on--
                          (i) health and safety;
                          (ii) the economy and infrastructure; and
                          (iii) the environment;
                    (C) landslide hazard stabilization; and
                    (D) reduction of losses from landslides.
            (4) <<NOTE: Coordination. Consultation.>>  Landslide hazard 
        and risk preparedness for communities.--In carrying out the 
        program, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of 
        the Army, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, the Secretary of Transportation, and the heads of 
        other relevant Federal agencies, and in consultation with State 
        offices, units of local government, territories, and Indian 
        tribes, shall develop and disseminate--
                    (A) landslide planning and risk reduction guidance, 
                guidelines, maps, tools, and training materials to help 
                inform State, territorial, local, and Tribal governments 
                and decisionmakers with respect to--
                          (i) the use and implementation of landslide 
                      hazard assessments;
                          (ii) the applied use of the database developed 
                      under paragraph (3);
                          (iii) reducing losses from landslides; and
                          (iv) resources available for communities 
                      working to improve landslide hazard preparedness; 
                      and
                    (B) landslide preparedness curricula and training 
                modules for--
                          (i) State, territorial, local, and Tribal 
                      officials;
                          (ii) Federal, State, territorial, local, and 
                      Tribal emergency managers; and
                          (iii) the National Guard.
            (5) <<NOTE: Coordination.>>  Debris flow early warning 
        system.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary, in 
        coordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security, shall expand the early warning system for 
        debris flow by--
                    (A) expanding the early warning system for post-
                wildfire debris flow to include recently burned areas 
                across the western United States;
                    (B) <<NOTE: Procedures.>>  developing procedures 
                with State, territorial, local, and Tribal governments 
                to monitor stormwater drainage in areas with high debris 
                flow risk; and

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                    (C) identifying high-risk debris flow areas, such as 
                recently burned land and potential lahar hazard areas.
            (6) <<NOTE: Coordination.>>  Emergency response 
        activities.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary, in 
        coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security, the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, 
        States offices, units of local government, territories, and 
        Indian tribes, shall establish and support emergency response 
        procedures for the rapid deployment of Federal scientists, 
        equipment, and services to areas impacted by a significant 
        landslide event--
                    (A) to support emergency response efforts and 
                improve the safety of emergency responders;
                    (B) to improve data collection; and
                    (C) to conduct research to advance the understanding 
                of the causes, impacts, and reduction of landslide 
                hazards and risks.

    (c) Interagency Coordinating Committee on Landslide Hazards.--
            (1) <<NOTE: Establishment.>>  In general.--There is 
        established a committee, to be known as the ``Interagency 
        Coordinating Committee on Landslide Hazards''.
            (2) Membership.--The Committee shall be composed of the 
        following members (or their designees):
                    (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as Chairperson of 
                the Committee.
                    (B) The Secretary of Agriculture.
                    (C) The Secretary of the Army.
                    (D) The Secretary of Commerce.
                    (E) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
                    (F) The Secretary of Transportation.
                    (G) The Director of the National Science Foundation.
                    (H) The Director of the Office of Science and 
                Technology Policy.
                    (I) The Director of the Office of Management and 
                Budget.
            (3) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet at the call of the 
        Chairperson.
            (4) Purpose and duties.--The Committee shall--
                    (A) advise and oversee the program;
                    (B) facilitate communication and coordination across 
                Federal agencies in the planning, management, budgeting, 
                and execution of landslide activities; and
                    (C) support the development and execution of the 
                national strategy under subsection (b)(2), including 
                by--
                          (i) supporting the development of national 
                      goals and priorities for the national strategy;
                          (ii) articulating Federal agency roles, 
                      responsibilities, and resources for carrying out 
                      the national strategy; and
                          (iii) overseeing the implementation of the 
                      national strategy.

    (d) Advisory Committee.--
            (1) <<NOTE: Establishment.>>  In general.--The Secretary 
        shall establish an advisory committee, to be known as the 
        ``Advisory Committee on Landslides'' (referred to in this 
        subsection as the ``Advisory Committee'').

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            (2) Membership.--The Advisory Committee shall be composed of 
        not fewer than 11 members--
                    (A) of whom none may be an individual described in 
                any of subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section 
                7342(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code; and
                    (B) who shall be representatives of--
                          (i) States, including State geological 
                      organizations;
                          (ii) territories, including territorial 
                      geological organizations;
                          (iii) Indian tribes, including Tribal 
                      geological organizations;
                          (iv) research institutions and institutions of 
                      higher education that are qualified--
                                    (I) to provide advice regarding 
                                landslide hazard and risk reduction; and
                                    (II) to represent related 
                                scientific, architectural, engineering, 
                                and planning disciplines;
                          (v) industry standards development 
                      organizations; and
                          (vi) State, territorial, local, and Tribal 
                      emergency management agencies.
            (3) Recommendations.--
                    (A) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall submit 
                to the Committee recommendations for the implementation 
                of the program, including recommendations regarding--
                          (i) landslide hazard and risk reduction and 
                      planning;
                          (ii) tools for communities;
                          (iii) research; and
                          (iv) such other topics as the Advisory 
                      Committee determines appropriate.
                    (B) Consideration.--The Secretary and the agency 
                heads described in subparagraphs (B) through (I) of 
                subsection (c)(2) shall take into consideration any 
                recommendation of the Advisory Committee submitted under 
                subparagraph (A).

    (e) Grant Programs.--
            (1) Cooperative landslide hazard mapping and assessment 
        program.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to appropriations, the 
                Secretary may--
                          (i) provide grants, on a competitive basis, to 
                      State, territorial, local, and Tribal governments 
                      to research, map, assess, and collect data on 
                      landslide hazards within the jurisdictions of 
                      those governments; and
                          (ii) accept and use funds received from other 
                      Federal and non-Federal partners to advance the 
                      purposes of the program.
                    (B) Priority.--
                          (i) <<NOTE: Consultation.>>  In general.--The 
                      Secretary shall consult annually with the 
                      Committee, States, units of local government, 
                      territories, and Indian tribes to establish 
                      priorities for the grant program under this 
                      paragraph.
                          (ii) Funding prioritization.--In providing 
                      grants under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
                      give priority to projects--

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                                    (I) that will achieve the greatest 
                                landslide hazard and risk reduction;
                                    (II) that reflect the goals and 
                                priorities of the national strategy 
                                established under subsection (b)(2)(A);
                                    (III) not less than 50 percent of 
                                the total cost of which is matched by 
                                non-Federal sources; and
                                    (IV) that include acquisition of 
                                enhanced elevation data consistent with 
                                the 3D Elevation Program.
                    (C) <<NOTE: Public information. Web posting.>>  
                Requirement.--If the Secretary elects to provide grants 
                under subparagraph (A)(i), the Secretary shall publish 
                on a publicly available website a description of--
                          (i) the grants; and
                          (ii) the findings made from those grants.
            (2) National landslide research grants.--
                    (A) In general.--To advance the goals and priorities 
                of the national strategy established under subsection 
                (b)(2)(A), subject to appropriations, the Director of 
                the National Science Foundation (referred to in this 
                paragraph as the ``Director'') may provide grants to 
                eligible entities for landslide research, including 
                research on--
                          (i) the causes, mechanisms, triggers, 
                      hydrology, and geology of landslides;
                          (ii) ways to reduce landslide hazards and 
                      risks to minimize loss of life and property, 
                      including landslide hazard and risk communication, 
                      perception, decisionmaking, tools, and 
                      technologies; and
                          (iii) other goals and priorities of the 
                      national strategy established under subsection 
                      (b)(2)(A).
                    (B) <<NOTE: Determination.>>  Eligible entities.--
                The Director shall determine whether an entity is 
                eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph.
                    (C) Requirements.--In providing grants under this 
                paragraph, the Director shall--
                          (i) ensure that the grants are provided on a 
                      competitive basis;
                          (ii) consider grant applications submitted by 
                      eligible entities that have developed the 
                      application in partnership with 1 or more State 
                      geological surveys; and
                          (iii) <<NOTE: Public information. Web 
                      posting.>>  publish on a publicly available 
                      website a description of--
                                    (I) the grants; and
                                    (II) the findings made from those 
                                grants.

    (f) <<NOTE: Time period.>>  Biennial Report.--Through calendar year 
2030, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a biennial report, 
including a description of, with respect to the 2-calendar-year period 
preceding the date of the report--
            (1) the goals and accomplishments of the Committee in 
        carrying out the national strategy developed under subsection 
        (b)(2);
            (2) the results of the activities of the Committee under 
        this section; and
            (3) the extent to which any recommendations of the Advisory 
        Committee under subsection (d)(3)(A) have been implemented.

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    (g) <<NOTE: Deadline. Public information. Web posting. Recommenda- 
tions.>>  Significant Events.--Not later than 1 year after a significant 
landslide event in the United States (including territories) occurs, the 
Secretary shall publish on a publicly available website--
            (1) a description of the landslide event and the 
        implications of the event on communities, including life and 
        property;
            (2) recommendations on how the identification of the 
        landslide risk could have been improved prior to the event;
            (3) a description of the effectiveness of any warning and 
        risk communication, including the dissemination of warnings by 
        State, territorial, local, and Tribal partners in the affected 
        area;
            (4) recommendations to improve risk identification, 
        reduction, and communication to landowners and units of local 
        government;
            (5) recommendations to improve landslide hazard preparedness 
        and emergency response activities under this section; and
            (6) such other findings as the Secretary determines 
        appropriate.

    (h) <<NOTE: Time period.>>  Funding.--For each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2024--
            (1) there is authorized to be appropriated to the United 
        States Geological Survey, $25,000,000 to carry out this section;
            (2) there is authorized to be appropriated to the National 
        Science Foundation, $11,000,000 to carry out this section; and
            (3) there is authorized to be appropriated to the National 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $1,000,000 to carry out 
        this section.

    (i) Derivation of Funds.--Funds to carry out the activities under 
this section shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated 
that are enacted after the date of the enactment of this section.
SEC. 4. <<NOTE: 43 USC 3103.>>  GROUND SUBSIDENCE.

    As <<NOTE: Determination.>>  the Secretary determines to be 
appropriate and subject to appropriations, the Secretary, through 
existing programs, shall advance the identification, mapping, research, 
and monitoring of subsidence and groundwater resource accounting, 
particularly in areas affected by drought.
SEC. 5. <<NOTE: 43 USC 3104.>>  3D ELEVATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of 3D Elevation Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program, to 
        be known as the ``3D Elevation Program''--
                    (A) to provide 3D elevation data coverage for the 
                United States;
                    (B) <<NOTE: Coordination.>>  to coordinate and 
                facilitate the collection, dissemination, and use of 3D 
                elevation data among Federal departments and agencies 
                and non-Federal entities;
                    (C) <<NOTE: Standards. Public information. Data.>>  
                to produce standard, publicly accessible 3D elevation 
                data products for the United States; and
                    (D) to promote the collection, dissemination, and 
                use of 3D elevation data among Federal, State, local, 
                and Tribal governments, communities, 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;

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                      (iii) <<NOTE: Coordination. Standards. Guidelines. 
                      Data.>>  in coordination with the 3D Elevation 
                      Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee 
                      established under subsection (b), States, and 
                      industry and standards bodies, 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) <<NOTE: Assessment.>>  the 
                      identification, assessment, and adoption of 
                      emerging technologies to improve 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
                          (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 department and agency involved in 
                the acquisition, production, distribution, or 
                application of 3D elevation data shall--
                          (i) <<NOTE: Coordination.>>  coordinate with 
                      the 3D Elevation Federal Interagency Coordinating 
                      Committee established under subsection (b) to 
                      acquire additional, enhanced 3D elevation data;
                          (ii) submit to the Secretary a description of 
                      priority areas of interest for 3D elevation data 
                      collection for use in providing grants and 
                      cooperative agreements under subsection (d);
                          (iii) <<NOTE: Procedures.>>  implement 
                      policies and procedures for data acquisition and 
                      sharing that are consistent with standards and 
                      guidelines developed under the 3D Elevation 
                      Program;
                          (iv) participate in, and share the results and 
                      benefits of, the 3D Elevation 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 Coordinating Committee.--
            (1) <<NOTE: Coordination.>>  Establishment.--The Secretary, 
        in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary 
        of Homeland Security, shall establish an interagency 
        coordinating committee, to be known as the ``3D Elevation 
        Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee'' (referred to in 
        this subsection 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 designees):
                    (A) The Secretary, who shall serve as Chairperson of 
                the Committee.

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                    (B) The Secretary of Agriculture.
                    (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 Management and 
                Budget.
                    (H) The head of any other Federal department or 
                agency, at the request of the Secretary.
            (3) Coordination.--The Committee shall coordinate, as 
        appropriate, with the existing activities of--
                    (A) the 3D Elevation Program Executive Forum;
                    (B) the Alaska Mapping Executive Committee;
                    (C) the 3D Elevation Working Group;
                    (D) the 3D National Elevation Subcommittee; and
                    (E) State offices.
            (4) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet at the call of the 
        Chairperson.
            (5) Duties.--The Committee shall--
                    (A) oversee the planning, management, and 
                coordination of the 3D Elevation Program; and
                    (B) <<NOTE: Deadline. Update. Plans.>>  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 Advisory Committee.--
            (1) Establishment.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish, 
                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 members, of 
                      whom none may be a Federal officer or employee; 
                      and
                          (ii) include representatives of--
                                    (I) research and academic 
                                institutions;
                                    (II) industry standards development 
                                organizations;
                                    (III) units of State and local 
                                government; 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 relating 
                                to 3D elevation data;
                          (ii) the effectiveness of the 3D Elevation 
                      Program in carrying out the activities described 
                      in subsection (a)(1);

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                          (iii) the need to revise or reorganize the 3D 
                      Elevation Program; and
                          (iv) <<NOTE: Coordination.>>  the management, 
                      coordination, implementation, and activities of 
                      the 3D Elevation Program.
                    (B) <<NOTE: Time period.>>  Report.--Not later than 
                1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
                every 2 years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall submit 
                to the Secretary and the 3D Elevation Federal 
                Interagency Coordinating Committee established under 
                subsection (b) a report that includes--
                          (i) the findings of the assessment under 
                      subparagraph (A); and
                          (ii) <<NOTE: Recommenda- tions.>>  
                      recommendations of the Subcommittee 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 State, local, or Tribal 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 
        information as the Secretary may require.
            (3) <<NOTE: Determination. Public information.>>  Terms and 
        conditions.--A grant or cooperative agreement under this 
        subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the 
        Secretary determines to be appropriate, including making data 
        publically available and interoperable with other Federal 
        datasets.

    (e) <<NOTE: Time period.>>  Funding.--For each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2024, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$40,000,000 to carry out this section.

    (f) Derivation of Funds.--Funds to carry out the activities under 
this section shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary that are enacted after the date of the enactment of 
this section.

    Approved January 5, 2021.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 8810:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
            Dec. 3, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 16, considered and passed Senate.

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