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[H.R. 3485 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3485

                       One Hundred Third Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
 the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
                                  four


                                 An Act

  
 
  To authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1995 and 1996.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 
U.S.C. 7706) is amended--
        (1) in subsection (a)(7)--
            (A) by inserting ``of the Agency'' after ``to the 
        Director'';
            (B) by striking ``and'' after ``September 30, 1992,''; and
            (C) by inserting ``, $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
        September 30, 1995, and $25,750,000 for the fiscal year ending 
        September 30, 1996'' after ``September 30, 1993'';
        (2) in subsection (b)--
            (A) by striking ``and'' after ``September 30, 1992;''; and
            (B) by inserting ``; $49,200,000 for the fiscal year ending 
        September 30, 1995; and $50,676,000 for the fiscal year ending 
        September 30, 1996'' after ``September 30, 1993'';
        (3) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following new 
    sentence: ``There are authorized to be appropriated, out of funds 
    otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 
    Foundation: (1) $16,200,000 for engineering research and 
    $10,900,000 for geosciences research for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1995, and (2) $16,686,000 for engineering research 
    and $11,227,000 for geosciences research for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1996.''; and
        (4) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the following new 
    sentence: ``There are authorized to be appropriated, out of funds 
    otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the National Institute 
    of Standards and Technology, $1,900,000 for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1995, and $1,957,000 for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1996.''.

SEC. 2. EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING ASSESSMENT.

    (a) Assessment.--The President shall conduct an assessment of 
earthquake engineering research and testing capabilities in the United 
States. This assessment shall include--
        (1) the need for shake tables and other earthquake engineering 
    research and testing facilities in the United States;
        (2) options to cooperate with other countries that have 
    developed complementary earthquake engineering research and testing 
    programs and facilities;
        (3) projected costs for construction, maintenance, and 
    operation of new earthquake engineering research and testing 
    facilities in the United States; and
        (4) options and recommendations to provide funding for the 
    construction and operation of new earthquake engineering and 
    testing facilities, including the feasibility and advisability of 
    developing a comprehensive earthquake engineering research and 
    testing program within the scope of the Earthquake Hazards 
    Reduction Act of 1977.
    (b) Deadline.--The assessment required by subsection (a) shall be 
transmitted to Congress within nine months after the date of enactment 
of this Act.







                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.







                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.






103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R.    




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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES



   Mr.     introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                            Committee on    

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                                 A BILL




    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,