113 HR 2132 IH: Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-05-23
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of
2013
.
2.Congress finds the following:
(1)The United States faces significant risks
from many types of natural hazards, including earthquakes, hurricanes,
tornadoes, wildfires, and floods. Increasing numbers of Americans are living in
areas prone to these hazards.
(2)Earthquakes occur
without warning and can have devastating effects. According to the United
States Geological Survey, the Northridge Earthquake in 1994 and the Loma Prieta
Earthquake in 1989 killed nearly 100 people, injured 12,757, and caused $33
billion in damages. Nearly all States face some level of seismic risk.
Twenty-six urban areas in 14 States have a significant seismic risk.
(3)Severe weather is the most costly natural
hazard, measured on a per year basis. According to data from the National
Weather Service over the last 10 years, severe weather has caused an average of
278 fatalities and $24.3 billion of property damage per year. In 2012,
Hurricane Sandy inflicted the worst power outage caused by a natural disaster
in the history of the United States and resulted in an estimated $70 billion in
damages. The 2005 hurricane season was one of the most destructive in United
States history, killing 1,836 people, and causing $80 billion in damage.
(4)The United States
Fire Administration reports that 38 percent of new home construction in 2002
was in areas adjacent to, or intermixed with, wildlands. Fires in the
wildland-urban interface are costly. For example, the 2007 California Witch
fire alone caused $1.3 billion in insured property losses, according to the
Insurance Services Office (ISO). In addition, the Government Accountability
Office reported in 2009 that the Federal spending for wildfire suppression
between 2001 and 2007 was, on average, $2.9 billion per year.
(5)Developing better
knowledge about natural hazard phenomena and their effects is crucial to
assessing the risks these hazards pose to communities. Instrumentation,
monitoring, and data gathering to characterize earthquakes and wind events are
important activities to increase this knowledge.
(6)Current building
codes and standards can mitigate the damages caused by natural hazards. The
Institute for Business and Home Safety estimated that the $19 billion in damage
caused by Hurricane Andrew in 1994 could have been reduced by half if such
codes and standards were in effect. Research for the continuous improvement of
building codes, standards, and design practices—and for developing methods to
retrofit existing structures—is crucial to mitigating losses from natural
hazards.
(7)Since its creation
in 1977, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) has
supported research to develop seismic codes, standards, and building practices
that have been widely adopted. The NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic
Regulations for New Buildings and Other Structures and the Guidance for Seismic
Performance Assessment of Buildings are two examples.
(8)Research to
understand the institutional, social, behavioral, and economic factors that
influence how households, businesses, and communities perceive risk and prepare
for natural hazards, and how well they recover after a disaster, can increase
the implementation of risk mitigation measures.
(9)A major goal of the Federal natural
hazards-related research and development effort should be to reduce the loss of
life and damage to communities and infrastructure through increasing the
adoption of hazard mitigation measures.
(10)Research,
development, and technology transfer to secure infrastructure is vitally
important. Infrastructure that supports electricity, transportation, drinking
water, and other services is vital immediately after a disaster, and their
quick return to function speeds the economic recovery of a disaster-impacted
community.
<enum>I</enum><header>Earthquakes</header>
<section id="HFA28ACDF17D04E78B41D10A399845657"><enum>101.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>National Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H3C4A926C9798493A81477792A6CC85D7"><enum>102.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7701">42 U.S.C. 7701</external-xref>) is repealed.</text>
</section><section id="HB4C5D3312C5B4CE191FBAC32CB5F735C"><enum>103.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4 of the Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7703">42 U.S.C. 7703</external-xref>) is amended by striking paragraphs (8)
and (9).</text>
</section><section id="H5E4ECB68F91C4DC2B0F05B2A3C36587D"><enum>104.</enum><header>National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7704">42 U.S.C. 7704</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H779930CA3E1A439DB7B8C15DA1165F10"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H54B04EE97F3A4E588970D57A14E78FC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by amending
paragraph (2) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3398896EB9854C19AD5811E03F97753B" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H85C2E3AFE4684D8B865EE043CFEAF6B1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The activities of
the Program shall be designed to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB711303CD53B4D47A282CB07C36B1BC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>research and
develop effective methods, tools, and technologies to reduce the risk posed by
earthquakes to the built environment, especially to lessen the risk to existing
structures and lifelines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H80D373BEDE39494CB897F1B9C8B85E54"><enum>(B)</enum><text>improve the
understanding of earthquakes and their effects on households, businesses,
communities, buildings, structures, and lifelines, through interdisciplinary
and multidisciplinary research that involves engineering, natural sciences, and
social sciences; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE64A4322F7264A79BA35018773A7BA27"><enum>(C)</enum><text>facilitate the
adoption of earthquake risk reduction measures by households, businesses,
communities, local, State, and Federal governments, national standards and
model building code organizations, architects and engineers, building owners,
and others with a role in planning for disasters and planning, constructing,
retrofitting, and insuring buildings, structures, and lifelines through—</text>
<clause id="HF985902EBED64027B5E8A88A5E5D7864"><enum>(i)</enum><text>grants, contracts,
cooperative agreements, and technical assistance;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC1F50B35DCE64086952DD61771820D6E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>development of
standards, guidelines, voluntary consensus standards, and other design guidance
for earthquake hazards risk reduction for buildings, structures, and
lifelines;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2E21B9244894466D9BFB6B0C94EB7B30"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>outreach and
information dissemination to communities on location-specific earthquake
hazards and methods to reduce the risks from those hazards; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3F8D15D620144614828BD6C44375BE3F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>development and
maintenance of a repository of information, including technical data, on
seismic risk and hazards reduction.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H922988576FAB45208FA6BE6165B2314B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (3) through (5);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7970FF9EC7F048578C866ABB5AECA32D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending
subsection (b) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H71ADBF542B6F4D8A97B8457D097749BF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HA97B74351A7848C9A5B6DE09B68C3DA1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of program agencies</header>
<paragraph id="HE202BEAD29804412A7A1B69FAF12CE60"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Lead
agency</header><text>The National Institute of Standards and Technology (in
this section referred to as the <term>Institute</term>) shall be responsible
for planning and coordinating the Program. In carrying out this paragraph, the
Director of the Institute shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H07D60610F00A4039A88398C176CD9B66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that the
Program includes the necessary components to promote the implementation of
earthquake hazards risk reduction measures by households, businesses,
communities, local, State, and Federal governments, national standards and
model building code organizations, architects and engineers, building owners,
and others with a role in preparing for disasters, or the planning,
constructing, retrofitting, and insuring of buildings, structures, and
lifelines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A75AA7C814A48DD8D61F1F36B3DA843"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support the
development of performance-based seismic engineering tools, and work with the
appropriate groups to promote the commercial application of such tools, through
earthquake-related building codes, standards, and construction
practices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD730C74919C94E328922DEE15CD3B577"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure the use of
social science research and findings in informing research and technology
development priorities, communicating earthquake risks to the public,
developing earthquake risk mitigation strategies, and preparing for earthquake
disasters;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2ABC47BC058E4250969ABE8E89C55737"><enum>(D)</enum><text>coordinate all
Federal post-earthquake investigations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7EAB4E2A4E4C42E69A79C48B47A5DD68"><enum>(E)</enum><text>when warranted by
research or investigative findings, issue recommendations for changes in model
codes to the relevant code development organizations, and report back to
Congress on whether such recommendations were adopted.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H814BFEAD0AD5431DBF618E29CF179EB8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National
Institute of Standards and Technology</header><text>In addition to the lead
agency responsibilities described under paragraph (1), the Institute shall be
responsible for carrying out research and development to improve building codes
and standards and practices for buildings, structures, and lifelines. In
carrying out this paragraph, the Director of the Institute shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA9BA57D9988046E389C12FBD18BC0DBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>work, in
conjunction with other appropriate Federal agencies, to support the development
of improved seismic standards and model codes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1B340BAA1EC4E07AE6368514EFB0B2F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in coordination
with other appropriate Federal agencies, work closely with standards and model
code development organizations, professional societies, and practicing
engineers, architects, and others involved in the construction of buildings,
structures, and lifelines, to promote better building practices, including
by—</text>
<clause id="H1FC8492DFA7B4156AB05A1DE3280B668"><enum>(i)</enum><text>developing
technical resources for practitioners on new knowledge and standards of
practice; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H662E0FFD51A0463FBCA7A2370A3342B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing
methods and tools to facilitate the incorporation of earthquake engineering
principles into design and construction practices;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1E34B0EA6796440DA8DABA9CC66BE11E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop tools,
technologies, methods, and practitioner guidance to feasibly and
cost-effectively retrofit existing buildings and structures to increase their
earthquake resiliency; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3D47926D73D64BC48826C4FF87F0EF08"><enum>(D)</enum><text>work closely with
national standards organizations, and other interested parties, to develop
seismic safety standards and practices for new and existing lifelines.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1D7709BE31614CC6A9D03DB35C5CEDE2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
Emergency Management Agency</header>
<subparagraph id="H1B1EF5C99B0444C9ACA3E4B270BD0B14"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (in this paragraph referred to as the <term>Agency</term>),
consistent with the Agency’s all hazards approach, shall be responsible for
facilitating the development and adoption of standards, model building codes,
and better seismic building practices, developing tools to assess earthquake
hazards, promoting the adoption of hazard mitigation measures, and carrying out
a program of direct assistance to States and localities to mitigate earthquake
risks to buildings, structures, lifelines, and communities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFC1EB5FE6524F51B29D7EB6D7D78EF4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Director’s
duties</header><text>The Director of the Agency shall—</text>
<clause id="HFE458EC994B54A5DA5BEB796C5F3CEBB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>work closely with
other relevant Federal agencies, standards and model building code development
organizations, architects, engineers, and other professionals, to facilitate
the development and adoption of standards, model codes, and design and
construction practices to increase the earthquake resiliency of new and
existing buildings, structures, and lifelines in the—</text>
<subclause id="HAD4AF7A810E74139871700E01C8B6C20"><enum>(I)</enum><text>preparation,
maintenance, and wide dissemination of design guidance, model building codes
and standards, and practices to increase the earthquake resiliency of new and
existing buildings, structures, and lifelines;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H8B1607667087422C888C8244584C1AD9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>development of
performance-based design guidelines and methodologies supporting model codes
for buildings, structures, and lifelines; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7096D52B8B674150850447171826A51A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>development of
methods and tools to facilitate the incorporation of earthquake engineering
principles into design and construction practices;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H9DAAC13A5EAC4FE59451B287A243CCD1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>develop tools,
technologies, and methods to assist local planners, and others, to model and
predict the potential impact of earthquake damage in seismically hazardous
areas; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1FBB72150C7642599F37A9E4804C489E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>support the
implementation of a comprehensive earthquake education and public awareness
program, including the development of materials 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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4D8E8E32FA1342BAA2EA37A1A5C96579"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State assistance
grant program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of
the Agency shall operate a program of grants and assistance to enable States to
develop mitigation, preparedness, and response plans, compare inventories and
conduct seismic safety inspections of critical structures and lifelines, update
building and zoning codes and ordinances to enhance seismic safety, increase
earthquake awareness and education, and encourage the development of multistate
groups for such purposes. The Director shall operate such programs in
coordination with the all hazards mitigation and preparedness programs
authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.</external-xref>), in order to ensure that such programs are as
consistent as possible. In order to qualify for assistance under this
subparagraph, a State must—</text>
<clause id="HE376AA77797E434ABDE9FBCD6F4A151B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>demonstrate that
the assistance will result in enhanced seismic safety in the State;</text>
</clause><clause id="H10A89BA096C74F4C9BB1BC9B277CF29D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provide 50
percent of the costs of the activities for which assistance is being given,
except that the Director may lower or waive the cost-share requirement for
these activities in exceptional cases of economic hardship; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC2D43C5CBE1244BDA3E1B1F96DA055E4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>meet such other
requirements as the Director of the Agency shall prescribe.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCA0C38C7F7E94C5BAB74816DFC781260"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Federal
Emergency Management Agency role and responsibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
diminish the role and responsibility of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
with regard to all hazards preparedness, response, recovery, and
mitigation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF354692004834FF08DC7D905810D51D7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>United States
Geological Survey</header><text>The United States Geological Survey (in this
paragraph referred to as the <term>Survey</term>) shall conduct research and
other activities necessary to characterize and identify earthquake hazards,
assess earthquake risks, monitor seismic activity, and provide real-time
earthquake information. In carrying out this paragraph, the Director of the
Survey shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF3A1ADFA8F504FD1932EDC05965290A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conduct a
systematic assessment of the seismic risks in each region of the Nation prone
to earthquakes, including, where appropriate, the establishment and operation
of intensive monitoring projects on hazardous faults, detailed seismic hazard
and risk studies in urban and other developed areas where earthquake risk is
determined to be significant, and engineering seismology studies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H160EC08A376E4CD1A032C95D57EDA51F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>work with
officials of State and local governments to ensure that they are knowledgeable
about the specific seismic risks in their areas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H63A1AA27D3B84B77A10FF5B4E51E7B0E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop standard procedures, in
consultation with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for
issuing earthquake alerts, including aftershock advisories, and, to the extent
possible, ensure that such alerts are compatible with the Integrated Public
Alerts and Warning System program authorized by section 202 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5132">42 U.S.C. 5132</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H937040F439C6412388F735AC5DB4EED3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>issue when
justified, and notify the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
of, an earthquake prediction or other earthquake advisory, which may be
evaluated by the National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51A840F0078347D79D16586660B025E6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>operate, as
integral parts of the Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System,
a National Earthquake Information Center and a national seismic network,
together providing timely and accurate information on earthquakes
worldwide;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H994E2CDF4A99454E82416C5961836E09"><enum>(F)</enum><text>support the
operation of regional seismic networks in areas of higher seismic risk;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC3A37E2ACE4B4D7792CDFF69F687F0A1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>develop and
support seismic instrumentation of buildings and other structures to obtain
data on their response to earthquakes for use in engineering studies and
assessment of damage;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDAF567BBFA1F4CE2BD57883E3FDA0EAB"><enum>(H)</enum><text>monitor and assess
Earth surface deformation as it pertains to the evaluation of earthquake
hazards and impacts;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA492A1ECB69A4B288B8E3CDE2A4F290A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>work with other
Program agencies to maintain awareness of, and where appropriate cooperate
with, earthquake risk reduction efforts in other countries, to ensure that the
Program benefits from relevant information and advances in those
countries;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H855B1DF3D24D4C39A9B14BCF700439A6"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain suitable seismic hazard maps in
support of building codes for structures and lifelines, including additional
maps needed for performance-based design approaches, and, to the extent
possible, ensure that such maps are developed consistent with the multihazard
advisory maps authorized by section 203(k) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5133">42 U.S.C. 5133(k)</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6882B0C8382B4B2F9E87B06D3A80205A"><enum>(K)</enum><text>conduct a
competitive, peer-reviewed process which awards grants and cooperative
agreements to complement and extend related internal Survey research and
monitoring activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H24826AB038C143848D3FFF82CD6062EF"><enum>(L)</enum><text>operate, in
cooperation with the National Science Foundation, a Global Seismographic
Network for detection of earthquakes around the world and research into
fundamental earth processes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H73CA26A948A54BD59D111F85A51F7424"><enum>(5)</enum><header>National Science
Foundation</header><text>The National Science Foundation shall be responsible
for funding basic research that furthers the understanding of earthquakes,
earthquake engineering, and community preparation and response to earthquakes.
In carrying out this paragraph, the Director of the National Science Foundation
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8B12B765B48E4101AB6C4AC13C73CBA2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support
multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research that will improve the
resiliency of communities to earthquakes, including—</text>
<clause id="H67B065461B3D4910BEE7D1DE78013EE0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>research that
improves the safety and performance of buildings, structures, and lifelines,
including the use of the large-scale experimental and computational facilities
of the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Engineering Earthquake
Simulation;</text>
</clause><clause id="H52D47E0CFF6A44198AA2A3D203E3D441"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research to support more effective
earthquake mitigation and response measures, such as developing better
knowledge of the specific types of vulnerabilities faced by segments of the
community vulnerable to earthquakes, addressing the barriers they face in
adopting mitigation and preparation measures, and developing methods to better
communicate the risks of earthquakes and to promote mitigation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H73A9A6FF0D854054B5D142B6585D2894"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>research on the
response of communities, households, businesses, and emergency responders to
earthquakes;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H30D2285696804FAC8212DD3935824171"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support research
to understand earthquake processes, earthquake patterns, and earthquake
frequencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D32A47D76774DFEB7175CDC61C2A9F8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>encourage prompt
dissemination of significant findings, sharing of data, samples, physical
collections, and other supporting materials, and development of intellectual
property so research results can be used by appropriate organizations to
mitigate earthquake damage;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAEBCC87081E647919F15687FDC00DDA3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>work with other
Program agencies to maintain awareness of, and where appropriate cooperate
with, earthquake risk reduction research efforts in other countries, to ensure
that the Program benefits from relevant information and advances in those
countries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB4B8D0DCDC3C48199B7BDFB59AD266A4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>include to the
maximum extent practicable diverse institutions, including Historically Black
Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and
Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and Native Hawaiian-serving
institutions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11C190687EC74F4BB2A02FAAFC895DD7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)(1) by inserting <quote>on Natural Hazards Risk Reduction established under
section 301 of the <short-title>Natural Hazards Risk
Reduction Act of 2013</short-title></quote> after <quote>Interagency
Coordinating Committee</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H27D85FF5B7B94E14B446A7CF76FD6477"><enum>105.</enum><header>Post-earthquake
investigations program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
11 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7705e">42 U.S.C. 7705e</external-xref>) is amended
by striking <quote>There is established</quote> and all that follows through
<quote>conduct of such earthquake investigations.</quote> and inserting
<quote>The Program shall include a post-earthquake investigations program, the
purpose of which is to investigate major earthquakes so as to learn lessons
which can be applied to reduce the loss of lives and property in future
earthquakes. The lead Program agency, in consultation with each Program agency,
shall organize investigations to study the implications of the earthquakes in
the areas of responsibility of each Program agency. The investigations shall
begin as rapidly as possible and may be conducted by grantees and contractors.
The Program agencies shall ensure that the results of the investigations are
disseminated widely.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HCE2388EC986D41DC8FC8E452721CDAA1"><enum>106.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H96FCDD8831624D0C8B1B35EAE15BD052"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of
1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7706">42 U.S.C. 7706</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE6C688D487214BCD9715D4CB19050AFA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by adding at the
end of subsection (a) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HEEBD0EFFAFC04F7693E44D4C5D41F56A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC79437BD4ACF499DA338BDABB42F4EB5" indent="up1"><enum>(9)</enum><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out this
Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="H850CA5842EB8428BBD03342EC9504D0E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$10,238,000 for fiscal year
2013;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H40A2B37E8A8D4527B5EB99F13F9E0A5A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$10,545,000 for fiscal year
2014;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF43E3C65AA4E4BDBBD21700493848BAE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$10,861,000 for fiscal year
2015;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HED7A37EE20C74C0A9BBB3EB1B753223A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$11,187,000 for fiscal year 2016;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75035DBDBAA94B04A9E58D45FFA0F5B7"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$11,523,000 for fiscal year
2017.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA05FADCA6E6B4625A2CC2841A43DF9E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end of subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H97D17D64A3F14AD7A88BAFDE94BE5FE1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H528AE5CD1EB3496E84183F722FB7292E" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated to the United States Geological Survey for carrying out this
Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2D2986925F0A4E7DADD2103C07BA4372"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$90,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, of which
$36,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced National
Seismic Research and Monitoring System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5D9C8FC07CA7484C8C300934318A26E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$92,100,000 for fiscal year 2014, of which
$37,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced National
Seismic Research and Monitoring System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2BEB2AC380304BFE86F68B3C82C8811D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$94,263,000 for fiscal year 2015, of which
$38,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced National
Seismic Research and Monitoring System;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC22AFFF829CD41FEA64D61A52D704DFE"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$96,491,000 for fiscal year 2016, of which
$39,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced National
Seismic Research and Monitoring System; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9C58FAC2E3243AD87CA200D55940058"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$98,786,000 for fiscal year 2017, of which
$40,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced National
Seismic Research and Monitoring
System.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H52D0CECB38E54C74B62E0FF7B27703F2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end of subsection (c) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H436961BF78864998B0FB9BA9607EAF93" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC74F6615865B4A149170B155E259739F" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Science Foundation for carrying out this
Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9632F9658BCC435C8A856B3FE946115D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$64,125,000 for fiscal year
2013;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H07D9792B2E9046D0AFDDA722CB808112"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$66,049,000 for fiscal year
2014;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB14F2F2A973D426288DFEEAC593B4F11"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$68,030,000 for fiscal year
2015;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H934CC156C78B4FF6B83B37E2F8CA79C0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$70,071,000 for fiscal year 2016;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE26B30712E444FDF9BF9F17E6726B4AB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$72,173,000 for fiscal year
2017.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF5BA12E86354DA1AC9925F32C61C4C3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end of subsection (d) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H31A2A06E00724DC780372DCE3CA6FCCA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF7A8ABCCB2C2403E8979EB82F86CBC36" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for carrying
out this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8161C223FBC644448B67C85D9B7ECA66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$7,000,000 for fiscal year
2013;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD274C60978B043FF96BE01D9E0AF0DD0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$7,700,000 for fiscal year
2014;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8BBA547B5EED4890826D069CF713F3BA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$7,931,000 for fiscal year
2015;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55DDEA9C8A9D4E8793AF01820AA52864"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$8,169,000 for fiscal year 2016;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H251ACBA1B3CE46B08A570452382CFB51"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$8,414,000 for fiscal year
2017.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H64E9FD60216942548F7E348C19107DCA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 14 of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7708">42 U.S.C. 7708</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H184E5FA34345495AB9F2280F30DB15FE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>(a) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Establishment.—</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C53F16D34D6450AAFF8CFB744C39607"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Wind</header>
<section id="H31501C1670F04D83A183964DDF9CB848"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short
title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited
as the <quote><short-title>National Windstorm Impact
Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2013</short-title></quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H5E19516711044F03AAF5F600FEC43C6D"><enum>202.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 202 of the National Windstorm Impact
Reduction Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15701">42 U.S.C. 15701</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2EB5B0BABDA34DF98BF53C45FA9F53C8" style="OLC">
<section id="H0529F6C5FE1D4C509B240AF4D78D4C2D"><enum>202.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the purpose of the Congress in this
title to achieve a major measurable reduction in losses of life and property
from windstorms through the establishment and maintenance of an effective
Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. The objectives of such Program shall
include—</text>
<paragraph id="H6501113BFFD642ACBD3C0545A0C7F369"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the education of
households, businesses, and communities about the risks posed by windstorms,
and the identification of locations, structures, lifelines, and segments of the
community which are especially vulnerable to windstorm damage and disruption,
and the dissemination of information on methods to reduce those risks;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEFD4DEA8D10049F5A84AE355048AE6B4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the development of
technologically and economically feasible design and construction methods and
procedures to make new and existing structures, in areas of windstorm risk,
windstorm resilient, giving high priority to the development of such methods
and procedures for lifelines, structures associated with a potential high loss
of life, and structures that are especially needed in times of disasters, such
as hospitals and public safety and shelter facilities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H733D368F55A94C22A8F34360910289BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
implementation, in areas of major windstorm risk, of instrumentation to record
and gather data on windstorms and the characteristics of the wind during those
events, and continued research to increase the understanding of windstorm
phenomena;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2060741D61484E5BBE38B966163D7CEE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the development,
publication, and promotion, in conjunction with State and local officials and
professional organizations, of model building codes and standards and other
means to encourage consideration of information about windstorm risk in making
decisions about land use policy and construction activity; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6815B19A5F347DB8D3724A1A6D88A1F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the facilitation
of the adoption of windstorm risk mitigation measures in areas of windstorm
risk by households, businesses, and communities through outreach, incentive
programs, and other
means.</text>
</paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H0D490155D285486DA4C8DED8C519972B"><enum>203.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203(1) of the National Windstorm
Impact Reduction Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15702">42 U.S.C. 15702(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking
<quote>Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy</quote> and
inserting <quote>Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="HF2640C1ADFD0450B9C0AE53CB59FD8CA"><enum>204.</enum><header>National
windstorm impact reduction program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 204 of the National Windstorm Impact
Reduction Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15703">42 U.S.C. 15703</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C0F344ACE704202941303EE929FCFFC" style="OLC">
<section id="HBFB1D4F02C2E49239146CD4BE15AFDC3"><enum>204.</enum><header>National
Windstorm Impact Reduction Program</header>
<subsection id="HEBC453B99D9C4997AA7859D3BC1E4667"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC7450329A2E84E4DB1D43E08E157F27E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The activities of
the Program shall be designed to—</text>
<paragraph id="H76B76259317F41139694C6CBBC3E16A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>research and
develop cost-effective, feasible methods, tools, and technologies to reduce the
risks posed by windstorms to the built environment, especially to lessen the
risk to existing structures and lifelines;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0AF02823D004F63A480A62EBC970CAF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>improve the
understanding of windstorms and their impacts on households, businesses,
communities, buildings, structures, and lifelines, through interdisciplinary
and multidisciplinary research that involves engineering, natural sciences, and
social sciences; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB104EEE30C945B9B0D5F285B6A9A365"><enum>(3)</enum><text>facilitate the
adoption of windstorm risk reduction measures by households, businesses,
communities, local, State and Federal governments, national standards and model
building code organizations, architects and engineers, building owners, and
others with a role in planning for disasters and planning, constructing,
retrofitting, and insuring buildings, structures, and lifelines through—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7388EC6A4559441F944E70E7ABE65661"><enum>(A)</enum><text>grants, contracts,
cooperative agreements, and technical assistance;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H119116375A664F5786F38C57A712B537"><enum>(B)</enum><text>development of
hazard maps, standards, guidelines, voluntary consensus standards, and other
design guidance for windstorm risk reduction for buildings, structures, and
lifelines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H203E4069B20B4D7CB6EF06A8CF54B615"><enum>(C)</enum><text>outreach and
information dissemination to communities on site specific windstorm hazards and
ways to reduce the risks from those hazards; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H641FDE27E22140D0B99945828467CA7D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>development and
maintenance of a repository of information, including technical data, on
windstorm hazards and risk reduction;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBF1B49A698884718802525E7EBD8484A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of Program Agencies</header>
<paragraph id="H77FC30389E874E758130593B07CB48EF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Lead
agency</header><text>The National Institute of Standards and Technology (in
this section referred to as the <term>Institute</term>) shall be responsible
for planning and coordinating the Program. In carrying out this paragraph, the
Director of the Institute shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7088EA9D8ABA46659289C7406F777503"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that the
Program includes the necessary components to promote the implementation of
windstorm risk reduction measures by households, businesses, communities,
local, State, and Federal governments, national standards and model building
code organizations, architects and engineers, building owners, and others with
a role in planning and preparing for disasters, and planning constructing, and
retrofitting, and insuring buildings, structures, and lifelines;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H51DA5E8D5313465FA5B0507BA3821886"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support the
development of performance-based engineering tools, and work with the
appropriate groups to promote the commercial application of such tools, through
wind-related building codes, standards, and construction practices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H758099F443B4452680234F1A7257BD62"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure the use of
social science research and findings in informing the development of technology
and research priorities, in communicating windstorm risks to the public, in
developing windstorm risk mitigation strategies, and in preparing for windstorm
disasters;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5C96FB46A7D04F4EBE4A6BF82DFF9393"><enum>(D)</enum><text>coordinate all
Federal post-windstorm investigations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92D8C0510EE44FBBBBFC1112A28BF1AC"><enum>(E)</enum><text>when warranted by
research or investigative findings, issue recommendations for changes in model
codes to the relevant code development organizations, and report back to
Congress on whether such recommendations were adopted.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD342D3AEA5674A42B6EB6C9037856E5C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National
Institute of Standards and Technology</header><text>In addition to the lead
agency responsibilities described under paragraph (1), the Institute shall be
responsible for carrying out research and development to improve model codes,
standards, design guidance and practices for the construction and retrofit of
buildings, structures, and lifelines. In carrying out this paragraph, the
Director of the Institute shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H50926B4A6276432787DDCA1765247D80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support the
development of instrumentation, data processing, and archival capabilities, and
standards for the instrumentation and its deployment, to measure wind, wind
loading, and other properties of severe wind and structure response;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC5A5FB1118141FFA1258821D637B96F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate with
other appropriate Federal agencies to make the data described in subparagraph
(A) available to researchers, standards and code developers, and local
planners;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2F091019113B488E8310E88578141CCB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>support the
development of tools and methods for the collection of data on the loss of and
damage to structures, and data on surviving structures after severe windstorm
events;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD4605E34295447ED97A36AB31D6E4539"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improve the
knowledge of the impact of severe wind on buildings, structures, lifelines, and
communities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37E4726C2364410CAEEC3645599EF9FF"><enum>(E)</enum><text>develop
cost-effective windstorm impact reduction tools, methods, and
technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F10CA7260174CDEBCBC3F0C91BFBF02"><enum>(F)</enum><text>work, in
conjunction with other appropriate Federal agencies, to support the development
of wind standards and model codes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9FD9458A81954C6A818F93FA52B08D64"><enum>(G)</enum><text>in conjunction
with other appropriate Federal agencies, work closely with standards and model
code development organizations, professional societies, and practicing
engineers, architects, and others involved in the construction of buildings,
structures, and lifelines, to promote better building practices, including
by—</text>
<clause id="HF6275A0D0EFC44D0806D908FB006401F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>supporting the
development of technical resources for practitioners to implement new
knowledge; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HCB2FE217B4EA49FBB87E44EA29E952B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>supporting the
development of methods and tools to incorporate wind engineering principles
into design and construction practices.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF601312066AF4A0F9054C752EFAB112F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Federal
Emergency Management Agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Emergency Management Agency,
consistent with the Agency’s all hazards approach, shall support the
development of risk assessment tools and effective mitigation techniques,
assist with windstorm-related data collection and analysis, and support
outreach, information dissemination, and implementation of windstorm
preparedness and mitigation measures by households, businesses, and
communities, including by—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCCF91C69B50D4D44892D284DD3203322"><enum>(A)</enum><text>working to develop
or improve risk-assessment tools, methods, and models;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H047B0A9EF60A42D193E1E23C78EC3D08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>work closely with
other appropriate Federal agencies to develop and facilitate the adoption of
windstorm impact reduction measures, including by—</text>
<clause id="HB12C252D06EE43979BB441E535C71FA9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>developing
cost-effective retrofit measures for existing buildings, structures, and
lifelines to improve windstorm performance;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7B67B01E3772464D845545E0B90CA348"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>developing
methods, tools, and technologies to improve the planning, design, and
construction of new buildings, structures, and lifelines;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCB8799E8D5614AF68A5F57D4C64BFF0E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>supporting the
development of model wind codes and standards for buildings, structures, and
lifelines; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H88088198CE8741CAA4553B2347239875"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>developing
technical resources for practitioners that reflect new knowledge and standards
of practice; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8CB1905D7E542B5A2637B5C6B27CECF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>develop and
disseminate guidelines for the construction of windstorm shelters.</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">Nothing in
this Act shall be construed to diminish the role and responsibility of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency with regard to all hazards preparedness,
response, recovery, and mitigation.</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph id="H3A270B9B81554EC68ECA4C60ACC10E96"><enum>(4)</enum><header>National oceanic
and atmospheric administration</header><text>The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration shall support atmospheric sciences research and data
collection to improve the understanding of the behavior of windstorms and their
impact on buildings, structures, and lifelines, including by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H617DACCB6F834C538ABA56225DE9E5F6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>working with other
appropriate Federal agencies to develop and deploy instrumentation to measure
speed and other characteristics of wind, and to collect, analyze, and make
available such data;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3246098D7AFE4B2A9E93CBF695D21095"><enum>(B)</enum><text>working with
officials of State and local governments to ensure that they are knowledgeable
about, and prepared for, the specific windstorm risks in their area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H259AE3154DA442749687CC5298FEB950"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supporting the development of suitable wind
speed maps and other derivative products that support building codes and other
hazard mitigation approaches for buildings, structures, and lifelines, and, to
the extent possible, ensure that such maps and other derivative products are
developed consistent with the multihazard advisory maps authorized by section
203(k) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5133">42 U.S.C. 5133(k)</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA683BEEE341C40C694E82AA92A8FF9E4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>conducting a
competitive, peer-reviewed process which awards grants and cooperative
agreements to complement the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s
wind-related and storm surge-related research and data collection
activities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H47462E6D837B4C989BCCCCF4A5DFCC9F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">working with other appropriate Federal
agencies and State and local governments to develop or improve risk-assessment
tools, methods, and models; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDFCBE67A934442DEA892B952CBFAC256"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">working with other appropriate Federal
agencies to develop storm surge models to better understand the interaction
between windstorms and bodies of water.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4093246923124F0887B9AE809C312321"><enum>(5)</enum><header>National science
foundation</header><text>The National Science Foundation shall be responsible
for funding basic research that furthers the understanding of windstorms, wind
engineering, and community preparation and response to windstorms. In carrying
out this paragraph, the Director of the National Science Foundation
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC40C9DBE41154E5C94394833679A4907"><enum>(A)</enum><text>support
multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research that will improve the
resiliency of communities to windstorms, including—</text>
<clause id="HC0031BFCFF6D40AD8FE01B6416FE84ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>research that
improves the safety and performance of buildings, structures, and
lifelines;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3183060AC6CE430A9C18D9C15199318F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research to support more effective
windstorm mitigation and response measures, such as developing better knowledge
of the specific types of vulnerabilities faced by segments of the community
vulnerable to windstorms, addressing the barriers they face in adopting
mitigation and preparation measures, and developing methods to better
communicate the risks of windstorms and to promote mitigation; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF4D7F06E6F8C400FA5F0AA716D5951F8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>research on the
response of communities to windstorms, including on the effectiveness of the
emergency response, and the recovery process of communities, households, and
businesses;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9EB755A5E1F4D89B175B0009A85842F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>support research
to understand windstorm processes, windstorm patterns, and windstorm
frequencies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H616A264377C64DF88A85585B54F6D056"><enum>(C)</enum><text>encourage prompt
dissemination of significant findings, sharing of data, samples, physical
collections, and other supporting materials, and development of intellectual
property so research results can be used by appropriate organizations to
mitigate windstorm damage;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9768E7CEC0794ABBB6373633A981819A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>work with other
Program agencies to maintain awareness of, and where appropriate cooperate
with, windstorm risk reduction research efforts in other countries, to ensure
that the Program benefits from relevant information and advances in those
countries; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H73A3420B6EF243A188F568FB50630137"><enum>(E)</enum><text>include to the
maximum extent practicable diverse institutions, including Historically Black
Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribal Colleges and
Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and Native Hawaiian-serving
institutions.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H90AD7745FEE04202834435A2A2BE67FB"><enum>205.</enum><header>Authorization
of Appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 207
of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15706">42 U.S.C. 15706</external-xref>) is
amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45FC219FD1D941CF8623CC800C1B3DAE" style="OLC">
<section id="H667239676793447483DD52644674AC2E"><enum>207.</enum><header>Authorization
of Appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H83C10782416A48B8B9A5604314D7FF23"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal
emergency management agency</header><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out this
title—</text>
<paragraph id="H76D8D71D8BF94C78B83B5F008E3CE980"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$9,682,000 for
fiscal year 2013;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF05BEC8907AF4D08885C0BAFC6190C2F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$9,972,500 for
fiscal year 2014;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEA288320D7814E478F1E18119BC768DF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$10,271,600 for
fiscal year 2015;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H115680B3D1D3445D9C8EBDC010C2326D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$10,579,800 for
fiscal year 2016; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H58A71F74B094479FA4B34D902A6310A4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$10,897,200 for
fiscal year 2017.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0696256AB11344288125FEB2398CCB90"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National science
foundation</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
National Science Foundation for carrying out this title—</text>
<paragraph id="HD1C82182110A476D92779838392044AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$9,682,000 for
fiscal year 2013;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5F9127A7D3684AE092095B859A4E3A45"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$9,972,500 for
fiscal year 2014;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE9E04F2BCE64966A3C50C6181DEC20C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$10,271,600 for
fiscal year 2015;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6150B49A13534EAB87F94D02487ED172"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$10,579,800 for
fiscal year 2016; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40B0704FEFB04C12B5B1F8671D76F908"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$10,897,200 for
fiscal year 2017.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H440926BFE6F54A5A9CFE847FBC3B9550"><enum>(c)</enum><header>National
institute of standards and technology</header><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for carrying
out this title—</text>
<paragraph id="H288CB5BBC061449D97AA97AAAABA7D4C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$4,120,000 for
fiscal year 2013;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF79D5B2FC58D4699902B224AB2F0ED01"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$4,243,600 for
fiscal year 2014;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H75694677467446F1A4953ED3AE110308"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$4,370,900 for
fiscal year 2015;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H012DA697AF5A4904879267EEA960DD79"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$4,502,000 for
fiscal year 2016; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4BF4457984844D9981FC4EAA6204F13F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$4,637,100 for
fiscal year 2017.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1D6134F6D91A4D328A2BE8402A47D6B1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>National oceanic
and atmospheric administration</header><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for
carrying out this title—</text>
<paragraph id="HE5C4A04C284248EB97A267BC0BE0FE13"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$2,266,000 for
fiscal year 2013;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B84098332F4433FA51A8E029C0667F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$2,334,000 for
fiscal year 2014;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD13E7B359F6641AA88E11B7F9413D0EF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$2,404,000 for
fiscal year 2015;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H42B656B6C0304E229D62801B866DBA3A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$2,476,100 for
fiscal year 2016; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D52D7C766C54879B53E9A6286585A8E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$2,550,400 for
fiscal year
2017.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Interagency
Coordinating Committee on Natural Hazards Risk Reduction</header>
<section id="H432445D57AD14F63B9D5BC9C7BCAC459" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>Interagency
Coordinating Committee on Natural Hazards Risk Reduction</header>
<subsection id="H0889D1C4A8D1458D8255710586C1E335"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established an Interagency Coordinating
Committee on Natural Hazards Risk Reduction, chaired by the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology.</text>
<paragraph id="H5BCB24D35B434004AD445FF6E9EDF6C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>In
addition to the chair, the Committee shall be composed of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7A7C5FFFB8CF45EAA4420F8DD8B45BF1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the directors
of—</text>
<clause id="HFC637D38B1DA4BA98CC3957B42698D11"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Federal Emergency Management Agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="H6E36DAE85FD848D5BD8255253CE9392D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
United States Geological Survey;</text>
</clause><clause id="H69A5EBF9EBD34610823569F71773FF56"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text>
</clause><clause id="H10E88E2C048942798AEA28F269E2D89E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
National Science Foundation;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF069B7C16E7D4F0EB3569019E86AF0E9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
Office of Science and Technology Policy; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H01F81E34D59B428487CF16CD073B181B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the
Office of Management and Budget; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E86239378F34E72912762A6AAA10850"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the head of any
other Federal agency the Committee considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9A3032C4A10444A3B674100DEF8007DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Committee shall not meet less than 2 times a year at the call of the Director
of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B4D9934B1E84341B77490CCE162D892"><enum>(3)</enum><header>General purpose
and duties</header><text>The Committee shall oversee the planning and
coordination of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and the
National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, and shall make proposals for
planning and coordination of any other Federal research for natural hazard
mitigation that the Committee considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC9E00EF4F7F4AB19B3BC29554A28887"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Strategic
plans</header><text>The Committee shall develop and submit to Congress, not
later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD2F351ECAEB540AFBEF5C5CF2273BDE7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a Strategic Plan
for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program that includes—</text>
<clause id="H93403C37FDCF42678FAFD7013C67C1AB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prioritized goals
for such Program that will mitigate against the loss of life and property from
future earthquakes;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC1C9997E3FEA4BCAA816E62A1D89F127"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>short-term,
mid-term, and long-term research objectives to achieve those goals;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3DE30F25B150451E80AA8618EF225C75"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
description of the role of each Program agency in achieving the prioritized
goals;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8C068412D22A4437AF01C44CE88C4D0C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
methods by which progress towards the goals will be assessed;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC8B9EAA0582B4D0F92A03277FCA35D4B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an
explanation of how the Program will foster the transfer of research results
onto outcomes, such as improved building codes;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8760B34F480942AA9B46643C879A0441"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a
description of the role of social science in informing the development of the
prioritized goals and research objectives; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3A832A88914D42CCB94B1FF9A259BD5F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>a
description of how the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering
Simulation and the Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System
will be used in achieving the prioritized goals and research objectives;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H45E9F47BDA0C42E8ABC7D844304DE4DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a Strategic Plan
for the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program that includes—</text>
<clause id="H10DE453591C3428A8A1E2F8FDA2C0F6F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prioritized goals
for such Program that will mitigate against the loss of life and property from
future windstorms;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8A4CEB2F76DB4083B0F4DC5F89BC13F6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>short-term,
mid-term, and long-term research objectives to achieve those goals;</text>
</clause><clause id="H870E059E374946918962D88CC837FDAE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
description of the role of each Program agency in achieving the prioritized
goals;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD77D80235C2E42358F1D422A427C7F62"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
methods by which progress towards the goals will be assessed;</text>
</clause><clause id="H063CC7C35A5A4F478CDE39187155F31D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>an
explanation of how the Program will foster the transfer of research results
onto outcomes, such as improved building codes; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC9185FCF51944EF49E9D896FDB077B02"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>a
description of the role of social science in informing the development of the
prioritized goals and research objectives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB7B430BBED794B9E97A0FEC4DB53A83C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Progress
reports</header><text>Not later than one year after the date of enactment of
this Act, and at least once every two years thereafter, the Committee shall
submit to the Congress—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB0D169CBC3304D9C974AAF2123781014"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a report on the
progress of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program that
includes—</text>
<clause id="H3B7368257F6B4719A13E183D6ED999C8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of the activities funded for the previous two years of the Program,
a description of how these activities align with the prioritized goals and
research objectives established in the Strategic Plan, and the budgets, per
agency, for these activities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H170B77CFD2844226AC2A18FCD8D55118"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
outcomes achieved by the Program for each of the goals identified in the
Strategic Plan;</text>
</clause><clause id="H77667E67792D4E1DAEBF0818B6038FA8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
description of any recommendations made to change existing building codes that
were the result of Program activities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H6CA116FC693845D6B601798AE2E595B1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
description of the extent to which the Program has incorporated recommendations
from the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H587AC3EEC2F3424B8B999327B0F791BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a report on the
progress of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program that
includes—</text>
<clause id="HAA83F1B42D854D37B19305A6E4F80B41"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of the activities funded for the previous two years of the Program,
a description of how these activities align with the prioritized goals and
research objectives established in the Strategic Plan, and the budgets, per
agency, for these activities;</text>
</clause><clause id="H90FF5FEC414F43AF8174D894D1F74C0C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
outcomes achieved by the Program for each of the goals identified in the
Strategic Plan;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD038C217FF8B4C55975DA13C932CA843"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a
description of any recommendations made to change existing building codes that
were the result of Program activities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H5BB0A87737CC4BB48B3E275F7D718AEC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
description of the extent to which the Program has incorporated recommendations
from the Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2E6BAEC66D3942BCACCA4BD238A3B670"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Coordinated
budget</header><text>The Committee shall develop a coordinated budget for the
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and a coordinated budget for the
National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program. These budgets shall be submitted
to the Congress at the time of the President’s budget submission for each
fiscal year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H43B04C33202E43B38B5A8C9CFF9A7609"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Advisory
Committees on Natural Hazards Reduction</header>
<paragraph id="H7E0EE76D47604EF99AF032C5C22996D6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology shall establish an Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards
Reduction, an Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction, and other such
advisory committees as the Director considers necessary to advise the Institute
on research, development, and technology transfer activities to mitigate the
impact of natural disasters.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2100614292F346BAA2E1B0A337A837F8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advisory
committee on earthquake hazards reduction</header><text>The Advisory Committee
on Earthquake Hazards Reduction shall be composed of at least 11 members, none
of whom may be employees of the Federal Government, including representatives
of research and academic institutions, industry standards development
organizations, emergency management agencies, State and local government, and
business communities who are qualified to provide advice on earthquake hazards
reduction and represent all related scientific, architectural, and engineering
disciplines. The recommendations of the Advisory Committee shall be considered
by Federal agencies in implementing the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H56F56E86C09245BBBA716C72EC8CFEB0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Advisory
committee on windstorm impact reduction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact
Reduction shall be composed of at least 7 members, none of whom may be
employees of the Federal Government, including representatives of research and
academic institutions, industry standards development organizations, emergency
management agencies, State and local government, and business communities who
are qualified to provide advice on windstorm impact reduction and represent all
related scientific, architectural, and engineering disciplines. The
recommendations of the Advisory Committee shall be considered by Federal
agencies in implementing the National Windstorm Impact Reduction
Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H654E4547BDDE40088922B2AB360A36B7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Assessments</header><text>The
Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction and the Advisory Committee
on Windstorm Impact Reduction shall offer assessments on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6EBBCB2189CC49A4B64054B64800E81C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>trends and
developments in the natural, social, and engineering sciences and practices of
earthquake hazards or windstorm impact mitigation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C891E8995D34296A55425BB78A45AE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the priorities of
the Programs’ Strategic Plans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF30D22938C6D4AECA2CDDBA16F8F0906"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the coordination
of the Programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBEC999BE0ECE44AD90A34C70686E2500"><enum>(D)</enum><text>and any revisions
to the Programs which may be necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HEDFF95D9B863464B802BB358A7E8D543"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>At
least every two years, the Advisory Committees shall report to the Director of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology on the assessments carried
out under paragraph (4) and their recommendations for ways to improve the
Programs. In developing recommendations for the National Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Program, the Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction shall
consider the recommendations of the United States Geological Survey Scientific
Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB11897D5DC343DB89845326245B29D4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination of
Federal disaster research, development, and technology
transfer</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction of the Committee on
Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology
Council shall submit a report to the Congress identifying—</text>
<paragraph id="H9CB450EADAB046EF942053A333A2B372"><enum>(1)</enum><text>current Federal
research, development, and technology transfer activities that address hazard
mitigation for natural disasters, including earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados,
wildfires, floods, and the current budgets for these activities;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DF90FF022F14875A3BBE8C2A1424E94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>areas of research
that are common to two or more of the hazards identified in paragraph (1);
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H843440BA77594972ADFDC3E6A4C9F6C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>opportunities to
create synergies between the research activities for the hazards identified in
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>National
Construction Safety Team Act Amendments</header>
<section id="HF28F2703D51E4B90B40D0BB85F626B01"><enum>401.</enum><header>National
Construction Safety Team Act amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The National Construction Safety Team Act
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/7301">15 U.S.C. 7301 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2EF0C79F650448D18D9E3DD7EF8831F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
2(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H96FD0657245742F58D242C3D6B650A49"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>a building or buildings</quote> and inserting <quote>a building,
buildings, or infrastructure</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H13FB3414D4B04BD38247C8A2A2A2B843"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall establish and
deploy a Team within 48 hours after such an event.</quote> and inserting
<quote>The Director shall make a decision whether to deploy a Team within 72
hours after such an event.</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4625E3C149624730BDBF436234FAA4A0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section
2(b)(1), by striking <quote>buildings</quote> and inserting <quote>buildings or
infrastructure</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B525DD4C36640EEB96EAD3AAD0C2C3B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section
2(b)(2)(A), by striking <quote>building</quote> and inserting <quote>building
or infrastructure</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B89BC4CFF584009906F072DF0DF748F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 2(b)(2)(D), by striking
<quote>buildings</quote> and inserting <quote>buildings or
infrastructure</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB2131B84A657441C8B86089E5915A5C4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in section
2(c)(1), by striking <quote>the United States Fire Administration
and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB512B810B1E44E7A98B23AC928AF760F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in section
2(c)(1)(G), by striking <quote>building</quote> and inserting <quote>building
or infrastructure</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H49DC3CB5829C4D9697548653BF3FDBD2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in section
2(c)(1)(J)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H03463EC965B1487CADC213EA078D296B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>building</quote> and inserting <quote>building or
infrastructure</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4DF0E7FEDF894F638A69A42E9B201FD6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004</quote> after
<quote>Act of 1977</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE93B0DD001074F6E93CBCC91F7694B78"><enum>(8)</enum><text>in section 4(a),
by striking <quote>investigating a building</quote> and inserting
<quote>investigating building and infrastructure</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF5FC381B3DD94CB685D72A969448873C"><enum>(9)</enum><text>in section
4(a)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B4AA2913BA74D649153A13207D86E10"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>a building</quote> and inserting <quote>a building or
infrastructure</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8C2805FB7CFA4D19AAAF8C43D38E676C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>building</quote> both of the other places it appears and inserting
<quote>building or infrastructure</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7EDC976B5DB842E49B01D3F380B58A11"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 4(a)(3), by striking
<quote>building</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>building or
infrastructure</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8C738CAE57E4338A447EF331ECC6CF2"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 4(b), by striking
<quote>building</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>building or
infrastructure</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H777717F6F0D5456B90CFE485CBE53C81"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 4(c)(1) and (2), by striking
<quote>building</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>building or
infrastructure</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDABB311335E24EBF96ED73B257EDAFF7"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by amending section 4(d)(1) to read as
follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3563308013A54404A977C328CFCBBEC8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H08080787B6CE42E2B5A775897C522F6E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, a Team investigation shall have priority over any
other investigation which is related to the purpose and duties set forth in
section 2(b) and undertaken by any other Federal
agency.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18966F2BD2B04620A0415AA6C526BC67"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 4(d)(3) and (4), by striking
<quote>building</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>building or
infrastructure</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A446D912D204F928A8F706D529FD4A4"><enum>(15)</enum><text>in section 4, by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22783859C3E1404092B4BF55DC9949A0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB2A6C61175804BAD8A533B2093620FF8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Infrastructure
investigations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect
to an investigation relating to an infrastructure failure, a Federal agency
with primary jurisdiction over the failed infrastructure which is conducting an
investigation and asserts priority over the Team investigation shall have such
priority. Such priority shall not otherwise affect the authority of the Team to
continue its investigation under this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEAF5D973885A4972A6CCF34866116D8B"><enum>(16)</enum><text>in section 7(a),
by striking <quote>on request and at reasonable cost</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C3D8CC0F762463098057148D9372597"><enum>(17)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 7(c), by striking
<quote>building</quote> and inserting <quote>building or
infrastructure</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBAC1D6B69EEB4AF5AB9742B4777CE4F6"><enum>(18)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 8(1) and (4), by striking
<quote>building</quote> both places it appears and inserting <quote>building or
infrastructure</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07B1802F95034631A0D9AB7DD8595604"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 9, by striking <quote>the United
States Fire Administration and</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE2B1125C8734409EA51B96B4C427ED04"><enum>(20)</enum><text>in section
9(2)(C), by striking <quote>building</quote> and inserting <quote>building or
infrastructure</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H440C9E1724184F779CE12D7DF89270F9"><enum>(21)</enum><text>in section 10(3),
by striking <quote>building</quote> and inserting <quote>building and
infrastructure</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H213732AE0CB244C480FCE280DDF5FF43"><enum>(22)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 11(a), by striking <quote>the
United States Fire Administration and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H36D17C57CE0D49B79785CB53A87661C5"><enum>(23)</enum><text>by striking
section 12.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>V</enum><header>Fire
Research Program</header>
<section id="H2EB4A17054014ACAA6DE9CD61332A7E6"><enum>501.</enum><header>Fire Research
Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 16(a)(1) of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/278f">15 U.S.C. 278f(a)(1)</external-xref>)
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H659576FA79BE4FCD8E07AC6F50F0D4B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(D), by inserting <quote>fires at the wildland-urban interface,</quote> after
<quote>but not limited to,</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0C1F1A88D19D4239A4CDC705C2FD2ACC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (E), by inserting
<quote>fires at the wildland-urban interface,</quote> after <quote>types of
fires, including</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section>