[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3485 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 596

103d CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3485

                          [Report No. 103-354]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards 
      Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996.

_______________________________________________________________________

              August 22 (legislative day, August 18), 1994

        Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title
                                                       Calendar No. 596
103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3485

                          [Report No. 103-354]


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            November 16 (legislative day, November 2), 1993

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

              August 22 (legislative day, August 18), 1994

  Reported by Mr. Hollings, with an amendment and an amendment to the 
                                 title
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT


 
  To authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards 
      Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996.

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

-S-E-C-T-I-O-N -1-. -A-U-T-H-O-R-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N -O-F 
              -A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-O-N-S-.

    -S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-2 -o-f -t-h-e -E-a-r-t-h-q-u-a-k-e -H-a-z-a-r-d-s 
-R-e-d-u-c-t-i-o-n -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-7-7 -(-4-2 -U-.-S-.-C-. -7-7-0-6-) 
-i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
            -(-1-) -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)-(-7-)---
                    -(-A-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-o-f -t-h-e 
                -A-g-e-n-c-y-'-' -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-t-o -t-h-e 
                -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r-'-'-;
                    -(-B-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-a-n-d-'-' 
                -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, 
                -1-9-9-2-,-'-'-; -a-n-d
                    -(-C-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-, 
                -$-2-0-,-1-6-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l 
                -y-e-a-r -e-n-d-i-n-g -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, 
                -1-9-9-4-, -$-2-0-,-8-0-5-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -e-n-d-i-n-g -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r 
                -3-0-, -1-9-9-5-, -a-n-d -$-2-1-,-4-5-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
                -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -e-n-d-i-n-g 
                -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, -1-9-9-6-'-' -a-f-t-e-r 
                -`-`-S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, -1-9-9-3-'-'-;
            -(-2-) -i-n -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-b-)---
                    -(-A-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -`-`-a-n-d-'-' 
                -a-f-t-e-r -`-`-S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, 
                -1-9-9-2-;-'-'-; -a-n-d
                    -(-B-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-; 
                -$-4-9-,-8-6-1-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l 
                -y-e-a-r -e-n-d-i-n-g -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, 
                -1-9-9-4-; -$-5-1-,-4-5-7-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -t-h-e 
                -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -e-n-d-i-n-g -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r 
                -3-0-, -1-9-9-5-; -a-n-d -$-5-3-,-0-5-2-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
                -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -e-n-d-i-n-g 
                -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, -1-9-9-6-'-' -a-f-t-e-r 
                -`-`-S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, -1-9-9-3-'-'-;
            -(-3-) -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-c-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
        -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e-s-: -`-`-T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
        -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d-, -o-u-t -o-f -f-u-n-d-s 
        -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -$-1-7-,-5-0-0-,-0-0-0 
        -f-o-r -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d -$-1-0-,-5-0-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
        -g-e-o-s-c-i-e-n-c-e-s -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -A-c-t-, -f-o-r -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -e-n-d-i-n-g 
        -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, -1-9-9-4-. -T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d-, 
        -o-u-t -o-f -f-u-n-d-s -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
        -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -$-1-8-,-0-6-0-,-0-0-0 
        -f-o-r -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d -$-1-0-,-8-3-6-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
        -g-e-o-s-c-i-e-n-c-e-s -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -A-c-t-, -f-o-r -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -e-n-d-i-n-g 
        -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, -1-9-9-5-. -T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e 
        -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d-, 
        -o-u-t -o-f -f-u-n-d-s -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
        -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -S-c-i-e-n-c-e -F-o-u-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-, -$-1-8-,-6-2-0-,-0-0-0 
        -f-o-r -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d -$-1-1-,-1-7-2-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r 
        -g-e-o-s-c-i-e-n-c-e-s -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -A-c-t-, -f-o-r -t-h-e -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -e-n-d-i-n-g 
        -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, -1-9-9-6-.-'-'-; -a-n-d
            -(-4-) -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -o-f 
        -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-d-) -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w 
        -s-e-n-t-e-n-c-e-s-: -`-`-T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d 
        -t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d-, -o-u-t -o-f -f-u-n-d-s 
        -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -$-1-,-5-3-2-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -e-n-d-i-n-g -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, 
        -1-9-9-4-. -T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d-, -o-u-t -o-f -f-u-n-d-s 
        -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -$-1-,-5-8-1-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -e-n-d-i-n-g -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, 
        -1-9-9-5-. -T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d-, -o-u-t -o-f -f-u-n-d-s 
        -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
        -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l 
        -I-n-s-t-i-t-u-t-e -o-f -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -a-n-d 
        -T-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -$-1-,-6-3-0-,-0-0-0 -f-o-r -t-h-e 
        -f-i-s-c-a-l -y-e-a-r -e-n-d-i-n-g -S-e-p-t-e-m-b-e-r -3-0-, 
        -1-9-9-6-.-'-'-.

-S-E-C-. -2-. -B-U-Y -A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N -P-R-O-V-I-S-I-O-N-S-.

    -(-a-) -C-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -W-i-t-h -B-u-y -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n 
-A-c-t-.----N-o -f-u-n-d-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t 
-t-o -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -m-a-y -b-e -e-x-p-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-n 
-e-n-t-i-t-y -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e -e-n-t-i-t-y -a-g-r-e-e-s -t-h-a-t 
-i-n -e-x-p-e-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-h-e -e-n-t-i-t-y 
-w-i-l-l -c-o-m-p-l-y -w-i-t-h -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -2 -t-h-r-o-u-g-h -4 
-o-f -t-h-e -A-c-t -o-f -M-a-r-c-h -3-, -1-9-3-3 -(-4-1 -U-.-S-.-C-. 
-1-0-a---1-0-c-, -p-o-p-u-l-a-r-l-y -k-n-o-w-n -a-s -t-h-e -`-`-B-u-y 
-A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n -A-c-t-'-'-)-.
    -(-b-) -S-e-n-s-e -o-f -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-; -R-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t 
-R-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -N-o-t-i-c-e-.--
            -(-1-) -P-u-r-c-h-a-s-e -o-f -a-m-e-r-i-c-a-n---m-a-d-e 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s-.----I-n -t-h-e 
        -c-a-s-e -o-f -a-n-y -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -o-r -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s 
        -t-h-a-t -m-a-y -b-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -b-e 
        -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e-d -w-i-t-h -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -A-c-t-, -i-t -i-s -t-h-e -s-e-n-s-e -o-f -t-h-e 
        -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s -t-h-a-t -e-n-t-i-t-i-e-s -r-e-c-e-i-v-i-n-g 
        -s-u-c-h -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -s-h-o-u-l-d-, -i-n 
        -e-x-p-e-n-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-, 
        -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e -o-n-l-y -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-n---m-a-d-e 
        -e-q-u-i-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-s-.
            -(-2-) -N-o-t-i-c-e -t-o -r-e-c-i-p-i-e-n-t-s -o-f 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e-.----I-n -p-r-o-v-i-d-i-n-g 
        -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s 
        -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l 
        -E-m-e-r-g-e-n-c-y -M-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -A-g-e-n-c-y -s-h-a-l-l 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-o -e-a-c-h -r-e-c-i-p-i-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e 
        -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -a -n-o-t-i-c-e -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-i-n-g 
        -t-h-e -s-t-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -m-a-d-e -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h 
        -(-1-) -b-y -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-.
    -(-c-) -P-r-o-h-i-b-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -C-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s-.----I-f -i-t 
-h-a-s -b-e-e-n -f-i-n-a-l-l-y -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -b-y -a -c-o-u-r-t 
-o-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-y -t-h-a-t -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n 
-i-n-t-e-n-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y -a-f-f-i-x-e-d -a -f-r-a-u-d-u-l-e-n-t 
-l-a-b-e-l -b-e-a-r-i-n-g -a -`-`-M-a-d-e -i-n -A-m-e-r-i-c-a-'-' 
-i-n-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -a-n-y -i-n-s-c-r-i-p-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h 
-t-h-e -s-a-m-e -m-e-a-n-i-n-g-, -t-o -a-n-y -p-r-o-d-u-c-t -s-o-l-d 
-i-n -o-r -s-h-i-p-p-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -t-h-a-t 
-w-a-s -n-o-t -m-a-d-e -i-n -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-, -s-u-c-h 
-p-e-r-s-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-n-e-l-i-g-i-b-l-e -t-o -r-e-c-e-i-v-e 
-a-n-y -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-r -s-u-b-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -m-a-d-e -w-i-t-h 
-f-u-n-d-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, 
-p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -t-h-e -d-e-b-a-r-m-e-n-t-, 
-s-u-s-p-e-n-s-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -i-n-e-l-i-g-i-b-i-l-i-t-y 
-p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -9-.-4-0-0 
-t-h-r-o-u-g-h -9-.-4-0-9 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -4-8-, -C-o-d-e -o-f 
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
    -(-d-) -R-e-c-i-p-r-o-c-i-t-y-.--
            -(-1-) -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -r-u-l-e-.----E-x-c-e-p-t -a-s 
        -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-, -n-o 
        -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -o-r -s-u-b-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -m-a-y -b-e 
        -m-a-d-e -w-i-t-h -f-u-n-d-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r 
        -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -t-o -a -c-o-m-p-a-n-y -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-e-d 
        -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -l-a-w-s -o-f -a -f-o-r-e-i-g-n 
        -c-o-u-n-t-r-y -u-n-l-e-s-s -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e 
        -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -E-m-e-r-g-e-n-c-y -M-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t 
        -A-g-e-n-c-y -f-i-n-d-s -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -c-o-u-n-t-r-y 
        -a-f-f-o-r-d-s -c-o-m-p-a-r-a-b-l-e -o-p-p-o-r-t-u-n-i-t-i-e-s 
        -t-o -c-o-m-p-a-n-i-e-s -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -l-a-w-s 
        -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s-.
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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.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``To authorize 
        appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards 
        Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1995 and 1996.''.