[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 132 (Thursday, October 19, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10835-S10836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            EARTH, WIND, AND FIRE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2000

  On October 18, 2000, the Senate amended and passed S. 1639, as 
follows:

                                S. 1639

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
     Authorization Act of 2000''.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Federal Emergency Management Agency.--Section 12(a)(7) 
     of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
     7706(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after ``1998''; and
       (2) by striking ``1999.'' and inserting ``1999; $19,861,000 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, of which 
     $450,000 is for National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program-
     eligible efforts of an established multi-state consortium to 
     reduce the unacceptable threat of earthquake damages in the 
     New Madrid seismic region through efforts to enhance 
     preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation; $20,705,000 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002; and 
     $21,585,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003.''.
       (b) United States Geological Survey.--Section 12(b) of the 
     Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(b)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``operated by the Agency.'' the 
     following: ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of the Interior for purposes of carrying out, 
     through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, 
     the responsibilities that may be assigned to the Director 
     under this Act $48,360,000 for fiscal year 2001, of which 
     $3,500,000 is for the Global Seismic Network and $100,000 is 
     for the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee 
     established under section 10 of the Earthquake Hazards 
     Reduction Act of 2000; $50,415,000 for fiscal year 2002, of 
     which $3,600,000 is for the Global Seismic Network and 
     $100,000 is for the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory 
     Committee; and $52,558,000 for fiscal year 2003, of which 
     $3,700,000 is for the Global Seismic Network and $100,000 is 
     for the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee;
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (3) by striking ``1999,'' at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``1999;''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) $9,000,000 of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2001;
       ``(4) $9,250,000 of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(5) $9,500,000 of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 2003,''.
       (c) Real-time Seismic Hazard Warning System.--Section 
     2(a)(7) of the Act entitled ``An Act To authorize 
     appropirations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards 
     Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for 
     other purposes (111 Stat. 1159; 42 U.S.C.

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     7704 nt) is amended by striking ``1999.'' and inserting 
     ``1999, $2,600,000 for fiscal year 2001, $2,710,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002, and $2,825,000 for fiscal year 2003.''.
       (d) National Science Foundation.--Section 12(c) of the 
     Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(c)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1998, and'' and inserting ``1998,''; and
       (2) by striking ``1999.'' and inserting ``1999, and (5) 
     $19,000,000 for engineering research and $11,900,000 for 
     geosciences research for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     2001. There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Science Foundation $19,808,000 for engineering research and 
     $12,406,000 for geosciences research for fiscal year 2002 and 
     $20,650,000 for engineering research and $12,933,000 for 
     geosciences research for fiscal year 2003.''.
       (e) National Institute of Standards and Technology.--
     Section 12(d) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 
     (42 U.S.C. 7706(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1998, and''; and inserting ``1998,''; and
       (2) by striking ``1999.'' and inserting ``1999, $2,332,000 
     for fiscal year 2001, $2,431,000 for fiscal year 2002, and 
     $2,534,300 for fiscal year 2003.''.

     SEC. 3. REPEALS.

       Section 10 and subsections (e) and (f) of section 12 of the 
     Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7705d and 
     7706 (e) and (f)) are repealed.

     SEC. 4. ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC RESEARCH AND MONITORING 
                   SYSTEM.

       The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
     7701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 13. ADVANCED NATIONAL SEISMIC RESEARCH AND MONITORING 
                   SYSTEM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Director of the United States 
     Geological Survey shall establish and operate an Advanced 
     National Seismic Research and Monitoring System. The purpose 
     of such system shall be to organize, modernize, standardize, 
     and stabilize the national, regional, and urban seismic 
     monitoring systems in the United States, including sensors, 
     recorders, and data analysis centers, into a coordinated 
     system that will measure and record the full range of 
     frequencies and amplitudes exhibited by seismic waves, in 
     order to enhance earthquake research and warning 
     capabilities.
       ``(b) Management Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
     Authorization Act of 2000, the Director of the United States 
     Geological Survey shall transmit to the Congress a 5-year 
     management plan for establishing and operating the Advanced 
     National Seismic Research and Monitoring System. The plan 
     shall include annual cost estimates for both modernization 
     and operation, milestones, standards, and performance goals, 
     as well as plans for securing the participation of all 
     existing networks in the Advanced National Seismic Research 
     and Monitoring System and for establishing new, or enhancing 
     existing, partnerships to leverage resources.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) Expansion and modernization.--In addition to amounts 
     appropriated under section 12(b), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior, to be used by 
     the Director of the United States Geological Survey to 
     establish the Advanced National Seismic Research and 
     Monitoring System--
       ``(A) $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2002;
       ``(B) $33,700,000 for fiscal year 2003;
       ``(C) $35,100,000 for fiscal year 2004;
       ``(D) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
       ``(E) $33,500,000 for fiscal year 2006.
       ``(2) Operation.--In addition to amounts appropriated under 
     section 12(b), there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of the Interior, to be used by the Director of the 
     United States Geological Survey to operate the Advanced 
     National Seismic Research and Monitoring System--
       ``(A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(B) $10,300,000 for fiscal year 2003.''.

     SEC. 5. NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION.

       The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 
     7701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 14. NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Director of the National Science 
     Foundation shall establish the George E. Brown, Jr. Network 
     for Earthquake Engineering Simulation that will upgrade, 
     link, and integrate a system of geographically distributed 
     experimental facilities for earthquake engineering testing of 
     full-sized structures and their components and partial-scale 
     physical models. The system shall be integrated through 
     networking software so that integrated models and databases 
     can be used to create model-based simulation, and the 
     components of the system shall be interconnected with a 
     computer network and allow for remote access, information 
     sharing, and collaborative research.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to 
     amounts appropriated under section 12(c), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated $28,200,000 for fiscal year 
     2001 for the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation. 
     In addition to amounts appropriated under section 12(c), 
     there are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Science Foundation for the Network for Earthquake Engineering 
     Simulation--
       ``(1) $24,400,000 for fiscal year 2002;
       ``(2) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
       ``(3) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.''.

     SEC. 6. BUDGET COORDINATION.

       Section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 
     (42 U.S.C. 7704) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(1) and 
     redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (F) of subsection 
     (b)(1) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively;
       (2) by striking ``in this paragraph'' in the last sentence 
     of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and inserting ``in 
     subparagraph (E)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Budget Coordination.--
       ``(1) Guidance.--The Agency shall each year provide 
     guidance to the other Program agencies concerning the 
     preparation of requests for appropriations for activities 
     related to the Program, and shall prepare, in conjunction 
     with the other Program agencies, an annual Program budget to 
     be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(2) Reports.--Each Program agency shall include with its 
     annual request for appropriations submitted to the Office of 
     Management and Budget a report that--
       ``(A) identifies each element of the proposed Program 
     activities of the agency;
       ``(B) specifies how each of these activities contributes to 
     the Program; and
       ``(C) states the portion of its request for appropriations 
     allocated to each element of the Program.''.

     SEC. 7. REPORT ON AT-RISK POPULATIONS.

       Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and after a period for public comment, the Director 
     of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall transmit to 
     the Congress a report describing the elements of the Program 
     that specifically address the needs of at-risk populations, 
     including the elderly, persons with disabilities, non-
     English-speaking families, single-parent households, and the 
     poor. Such report shall also identify additional actions that 
     could be taken to address those needs and make 
     recommendations for any additional legislative authority 
     required to take such actions.

     SEC. 8. PUBLIC ACCESS TO EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION.

       Section 5(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
     Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704(b)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by 
     inserting ``, and development of means of increasing public 
     access to available locality-specific information that may 
     assist the public in preparing for or responding to 
     earthquakes'' after ``and the general public''.

     SEC. 9. LIFELINES.

       Section 4(6) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 
     1977 (42 U.S.C. 7703(6)) is amended by inserting ``and 
     infrastructure'' after ``communication facilities''.

     SEC. 10. SCIENTIFIC EARTHQUAKE STUDIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       (a) Establishment.--The Director of the United States 
     Geological Survey shall establish a Scientific Earthquake 
     Studies Advisory Committee.
       (b) Organization.--The Director shall establish procedures 
     for selection of individuals not employed by the Federal 
     Government who are qualified in the seismic sciences and 
     other appropriate fields and may, pursuant to such 
     procedures, select up to ten individuals, one of whom shall 
     be designated Chairman, to serve on the Advisory Committee. 
     Selection of individuals for the Advisory Committee shall be 
     based solely on established records of distinguished service, 
     and the Director shall ensure that a reasonable cross-section 
     of views and expertise is represented. In selecting 
     individuals to serve on the Advisory Committee, the Director 
     shall seek and give due consideration to recommendations from 
     the National Academy of Sciences, professional societies, and 
     other appropriate organizations.
       (c) Meetings.--The Advisory Committee shall meet at such 
     times and places as may be designated by the Chairman in 
     consultation with the Director.
       (d) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall advise the 
     Director on matters relating to the United States Geological 
     Survey's participation in the National Earthquake Hazards 
     Reduction Program, including the United States Geological 
     Survey's roles, goals, and objectives within that Program, 
     its capabilities and research needs, guidance on achieving 
     major objectives, and establishing and measuring performance 
     goals. The Advisory Committee shall issue an annual report to 
     the Director for submission to Congress on or before 
     September 30 of each year. The report shall describe the 
     Advisory Committee's activities and address policy issues or 
     matters that affect the United States Geological Survey's 
     participation in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
     Program.

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