#aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cbj ,,an ,,act ,to reauthorize the ,earthquake ,hazards ,reduction ,act of #aigg1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,earthquake ,hazards ,reduction ,program ,reauthorization ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,modification of findings ,section #b of the ,earthquake ,hazards ,reduction ,act of #aigg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ggja7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking #ej ,states1 and the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 and inserting ,states and ,tribal jurisdictions2 7,b7 by striking of them and inserting ,states2 7,c7 by striking ,tennessee11 and inserting 1 ,tennessee12 and 7,d7 by striking ,a large portion of the population of the ,united ,states lives in areas vulnerable to earthquake hazards and inserting ,almost half of the ,united ,states population resides in areas that are at risk or experiencing a damaging earthquake during the #ej-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the ,national ,earthquake ,hazards ,reduction ,program ,reauthorization ,act of #bjbe2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by inserting after the first sentence the following3 ,a #bjbc report by the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency and the ,united ,states ,geological ,survey 7,,fema ,p-#cff7 estimates the annualized earthquake losses to the national building stock is #ad1gjj1jjj1jjj per year and the total economic exposure to earthquake losses 7buildings and contents7 across the nation is #ajg1hjj1jjj1jjj1jjj42 and 7,b7 in the third sentence-- 7i7 by striking and construction and inserting 1 construction1 evaluation1 and retrofitting2 and 7ii7 by striking and 7,e7 and inserting the following3 7,e7 inventories of buildings and infrastructure with high seismic risk1 especially those that are critical to community resilience1 7,f7 programs that require or incentivize replacement or retrofit of existing buildings and infrastructure with high seismic risk1 especially those that are critical to community resilience1 and 7,g72 7#c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting ,tribal1 after local12 7#d7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking could provide and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting is necessary to provide the scientific understanding needed to improve and expand the earthquake early warning system42 7#e7 in paragraph 7#h71 by striking cave-ins and inserting collapse2 7#f7 in paragraph 7#i7-- 7,a7 in the first sentence1 by striking and local and inserting local1 and ,tribal government2 7,b7 in the second sentence1 by striking transfer knowledge and information to and inserting exchange knowledge and information between2 and 7,c7 in the third sentence1 by striking specifications1 criteria and inserting guidelines1 codes1 standards2 7#g7 in paragraph 7#ab7-- 7,a7 in the second sentence-- 7i7 by striking ,when earthquakes occur1 the built environment is generally and inserting ,relatively newer buildings and infrastructure have generally been2 and 7ii7 by striking and is and inserting when earthquakes occur1 but most are2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following3 ,in addition1 buildings and infrastructure built to older codes and standards may pose significant risk of injury1 loss of life1 or irreparable damage4 ,a #bjba report submitted to ,congress pursuant to section #h7;b71 as amended by section #e of the ,national ,earthquake ,hazards ,reduction ,program ,reauthorization ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-cjg71 by the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency and the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology 7,,fema ,p#bjij_/,,nst ,,sp-#abed7 provides recommendations for improving post-earthquake functional recovery time of the built environment to support community resilience goals and many of these recommendations still need to be implemented42 and 7#h7 in paragraph 7#ac7-- 7,a7 in the first sentence1 by inserting in #bjaa after a study2 7,b7 in the second sentence1 by inserting 7in #bjaa dollars7 after #cjj1jjj1jjj2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 ,the cost of actual seismic retrofits to reduce known risks is not included in such valuation44 #c4 ,modification of purpose ,section #c of the ,earthquake ,hazards ,reduction ,act of #aigg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ggjb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking and local and inserting 1 local1 and ,tribal government2 and 7,b7 by striking locations and structures and inserting buildings and infrastructure2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking and construction and inserting 1 construction1 evaluation1 and retrofitting2 and 7,b7 by inserting housing and care facilities for vulnerable populations1 after occupancy buildings12 and 7#c7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 by striking and local and inserting 1 local1 and ,tribal government2 and 7,b7 by striking encourage consideration of and inserting incorporate4 #d4 ,modification of definitions ,section #d of the ,earthquake ,hazards ,reduction ,act of #aigg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ggjc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting 1 including secondary effects such as earthquake-caused tsunamis after earthquakes2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#aa7 ,the term ,tribal government has the meaning given the term tribal government in section #dba of the ,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #feh74 7#ab7 ,the term functional recovery means a post-earthquake performance state in which a building or lifeline infrastructure system is maintained1 or restored1 to safely and adequately support the basic intended functions associated with the pre-earthquake use or occupancy of a building1 or the pre-earthquake service level of a lifeline infrastructure system4 7#ac7 ,the term earthquake forecast means a statement of probabilities that #a or more earthquakes within a clearly specified magnitude range may occur within a specified time interval and geographic region4 4 #e4 ,improvements to ,national ,earthquake ,hazards ,reduction ,program 7a7 ,program activities ,subsection 7a77#b7 of section #e of the ,earthquake ,hazards ,reduction ,act of #aigg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ggjd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 in the matter before clause 7i7-- 7i7 by striking and local and inserting local1 and ,tribal2 and 7ii7 by striking and constructing and inserting 1 designing1 constructing1 evaluating1 and retrofitting2 7,b7 by amending clause 7ii7 to read as follows3 7ii7 development of standards1 guidelines1 and voluntary standards1 guidelines1 and consensus codes for earthquake hazards reduction for buildings1 structures1 and lifeline infrastructure1 including post-earthquake recovery-based performance objectives that address reoccupancy and downtime of community-prioritized buildings1 structures1 and services provided by lifeline infrastructure2 2 7,c7 in clause 7iii71 by striking and hazards reduction2 and and inserting functional recovery1 and other hazards reduction topics22 7,d7 in clause 7iv7-- 7i7 by inserting and maintaining after publishing2 7ii7 by inserting in coordination with the ,national ,tsunami ,hazards ,mitigation ,program1 tsunami susceptibility1 after liquefaction susceptibility12 and 7iii7 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 and 7,e7 by adding at the end the following3 7v7 subject to the availability of funds1 development of best practices and guidelines to create an inventory of and conduct seismic performance evaluations of buildings1 structures1 and lifeline infrastructure with high seismic risk1 especially those that are critical to community resilience2 and 7vi7 subject to the availability of funds1 the provision of technical assistance upon request by a ,state1 local1 or ,tribal government regarding-- 7,i7 the creation of an inventory of buildings1 structures1 and lifeline infrastructure2 7,,ii7 the performance of seismic performance evaluations2 and 7,,iii7 cost-effective best practices for retrofitting existing buildings1 structures1 and lifeline infrastructure4 2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7#c7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,d7 as subparagraph 7,e72 and 7#d7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,c7 the following3 7,d7 improve the understanding of-- 7i7 the multiple hazards associated with earthquakes1 including liquefaction1 tsunamis1 landslides1 and structural fires2 and 7ii7 potential mitigation measures for such hazards2 and 4 7b7 ,duties of ,interagency ,coordinating ,committee on ,earthquake ,hazards ,reduction ,subsection 7a77#c77;,d77ii7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 in subclause 7,v71 by inserting and associated secondary hazards before the period at the end2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7,,viii7 ,coordinating with the ,chair of the ,federal ,communications ,commission on the timely broadcasting of emergency alerts generated by the earthquake early warning system4 4 7c7 ,biennial report ,subsection 7a77#d77;,a7 of such section is amended by striking under paragraph 7#c77;,d77i77,i7 each place it appears and inserting under paragraph 7#c77;,d77ii77,i74 7d7 ,advisory committee ,subsection 7a77#e77;,a7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting the ,chair of the ,scientific ,earthquake ,studies ,advisory ,committee and after including2 and 7#b7 by striking and local government and inserting 1 local1 and ,tribal governments4 7e7 ,lead agency for responsibilities of ,program agencies ,subsection 7b77#a7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and local and all that follows through the semicolon at the end and inserting the following3 local1 and ,tribal governments1 national standards and model building code organizations1 architects and engineers1 and others with a role in planning1 designing1 constructing1 evaluating1 and retrofitting buildings and lifeline infrastructure22 7#b7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,d7 as subparagraphs 7,f7 and 7,g71 respectively2 and 7#c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the following3 7,c7 improve the understanding of earthquake-caused fires and support the development of engineering tools and construction methods that mitigate the risk of fire following earthquakes2 7,d7 develop1 in coordination with the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency1 best practices and guidelines for a ,state1 local1 or ,tribal government to create an inventory of buildings1 structures1 or lifeline infrastructure that are critical to community resilience or otherwise have high seismic risk2 7,e7 provide1 in coordination with the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency1 technical assistance to a ,state1 local1 or ,tribal government requesting such assistance with respect to the creation of an inventory of buildings1 structures1 or lifeline infrastructure2 4 7f7 ,responsibilities of ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency ,subsection 7b77#b7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i7-- 7i7 by inserting and ,tribal governments after ,states2 7ii7 by inserting and performance evaluations after safety inspections2 and 7iii7 by inserting and improve post-earthquake functional recovery after seismic safety2 7,b7 in clause 7ii71 by inserting 1 including ,tribal entities1 after appropriate audiences2 7,c7 in clause 7iii7-- 7i7 by striking of seismic resistant and inserting to all appropriate audiences1 including ,tribal governments1 of2 and 7ii7 by inserting that enhance seismic safety1 improve post-earthquake functional recovery1 and reduce losses from earthquakes after and lifeline infrastructure2 7,d7 in clause 7iv7-- 7i7 in striking and local and inserting 1 local1 and ,tribal2 and 7ii7 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7,e7 by redesignating clause 7v7 as clause 7vi72 and 7,f7 by inserting after clause 7iv7 the following3 7v7 shall provide technical assistance to ,state1 local1 or ,tribal governmental entities in the creation of evacuation plans in the event of an earthquake1 landslide1 tsunami1 or other earthquake-related hazard2 and 2 and 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 in the subparagraph heading1 by inserting and ,tribal after ,state2 7,b7 in the matter before clause 7i71 by inserting or ,tribal government after ,state2 and 7,c7 in clause 7i71 by striking safety and inserting performance1 community resilience1 or public awareness4 7g7 ,responsibilities of ,united ,states ,geological ,survey ,subsection 7b77#c7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking and local and inserting 1 local1 and ,tribal2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by inserting 1 the ,chair of the ,federal ,communications ,commission1 after ,agency2 7#c7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,d7 through 7,k7 as subparagraphs 7,i7 through 7,p71 respectively2 7#d7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,c7 the following3 7,d7 coordinate with the ,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration and the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency on data sharing and resource allocation to support a timely response to oceanic earthquakes and tsunamis2 7,e7 in consultation with the ,chair of the ,federal ,communications ,commission1 ensure that earthquake alerts and early warnings are broadcast as rapidly and reliably as possible1 in the predominant languages in the affected region1 to ensure maximum warning time for nearby persons2 7,f7 expand the earthquake early warning system within and to additional high risk hazard areas1 including making improvements as practicable to improve detection and increase the time between warning messages and perceptible ground motion2 7,g7 coordinating with affected ,state and ,tribal governments on earthquake early warning system improvements2 7,h7 issue earthquake forecasts1 when appropriate1 for aftershocks associated with significant earthquakes in the ,united ,states2 2 7#e7 in subparagraph 7,i71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#c71 by inserting the ,chair of the ,federal ,communications ,commission1 after ,agency12 7#f7 in subparagraph 7,l71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#c71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7#g7 in subparagraph 7,m71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#h7 in subparagraph 7,o71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#c71 by inserting maps of natural hazards associated with earthquakes and after including4 7h7 ,responsibilities of ,national ,science ,foundation ,subsection 7b77#d77;,a7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7iii71 by inserting including updated tsunami and liquefaction risk maps1 after maps12 and 7#b7 in clause 7vii71 by striking ,historically ,black ,colleges and ,universities and those serving large proportions of ,hispanics1 ,native ,americans1 ,asian-,pacific ,americans1 and other underrepresented populations and inserting institutions described in section #cga7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfgq7a774 #f4 ,seismic performance property standards ,section #idg of the ,cranston-,gonzales ,national ,affordable ,housing ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ggjd;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking safety both places it appears and inserting performance2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by striking shake-related property damage and inserting seismic-related property damage to improve the post-earthquake functional recovery time4 #g4 ,seismic standards ,section #h of the ,earthquake ,hazards ,reduction ,act of #aigg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ggje;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by striking under paragraph 7#a7 and inserting under subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,implementation of recommendations ,each ,program agency1 as part of their ,program responsibilities1 shall implement1 within the ,program activities authorized by this ,act1 the applicable recommendations in the report submitted pursuant to subsection 7b7 to improve the performance of the built environment in terms of post-earthquake reoccupancy and functional recovery time4 7d7 ,biennial reports 7#a7 ,biennial reports to ,interagency ,coordinating ,committee ,no later than ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 and not less frequently than once every #b years thereafter1 each ,program agency shall submit to the ,interagency ,coordinating ,committee a report on activities and progress made to support1 promote1 or advance the implementation of the recommendations included in the report submitted pursuant to subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,inclusion in biennial reports of ,interagency ,coordinating ,committee ,the ,interagency ,coordinating ,committee shall include the information received under paragraph 7#a7 in each biennial report submitted under section #e7;a77#d71 including consideration of a prioritized work plan to coordinate activities among the ,program agencies and the necessary ,program budget to fully implement the recommendations described in paragraph 7#a74 4 #h4 ,improvements to post-earthquake investigations program ,section #aa of the ,earthquake ,hazards ,reduction ,act of #aigg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ggje;e7 is amended1 in the matter before paragraph 7#a7-- 7#a7 in the first sentence1 by inserting domestic and international after investigate major2 and 7#b7 in the fifth sentence1 by inserting ,federal ,emergency ,management before ,agency4 #i4 ,authorization of appropriations 7a7 ,general authorization for program ,subsection 7a77#h7 of section #ab of the ,earthquake ,hazards ,reduction ,act of #aigg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ggjf7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,i71 by striking 1 and and inserting a comma2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,j7 the following3 7,k7 #h1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd1 7,l7 #h1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbe1 7,m7 #h1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf1 7,n7 #h1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg1 and 7,o7 #h1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbh1 4 7b7 ,united ,states ,geological ,survey ,subsection 7b77#b7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,i71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,j71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,k7 #ib1dbg1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd1 of which not less than #cf1jjj1jjj shall be made available for completion of the ,advanced ,national ,seismic ,system established under section #ac2 7,l7 #ib1dbg1jjj for fiscal year #bjbe1 of which not less than #cf1jjj1jjj shall be made available for completion of the ,advanced ,national ,seismic ,system established under section #ac2 7,m7 #ib1dbg1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf1 of which not less than #cf1jjj1jjj shall be made available for completion of the ,advanced ,national ,seismic ,system established under section #ac2 7,n7 #ib1dbg1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg1 of which not less than #cf1jjj1jjj shall be made available for completion of the ,advanced ,national ,seismic ,system established under section #ac2 and 7,o7 #ib1dbg1jjj for fiscal year #bjbh1 of which not less than #cf1jjj1jjj shall be made available for completion of the ,advanced ,national ,seismic ,system established under section #ac4 4 7c7 ,national ,science ,foundation ,subsection 7c77#b7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,i71 by striking 1 and and inserting a comma2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,j71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a comma2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,k7 #ed1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd1 7,l7 #ed1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbe1 7,m7 #ed1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf1 7,n7 #ed1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg1 and 7,o7 #ed1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbh4 4 7d7 ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology ,subsection 7d77#b7 of such section is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,i71 by striking 1 and and inserting a comma2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,j71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a comma2 and 7#c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,j7 the following3 7,k7 #e1ijj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd1 7,l7 #e1ijj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbe1 7,m7 #e1ijj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf1 7,n7 #e1ijj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg1 and 7,o7 #e1ijj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbh1 4 #aj4 ,funding controls ,section #ab of the ,earthquake ,hazards ,reduction ,act of #aigg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ggjf71 as amended by section #i1 is further amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,funding ,funds used by an agency to carry out this ,act may1 as provided in advance in appropriations ,acts1 only come from amounts authorized to be appropriated to that agency4 7f7 ,deficit reduction ,any amount appropriated to an account of a ,federal agency for the ,federal agency to carry out a responsibility under this ,act that is cancelled pursuant to section #aeeb7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be transferred to the general fund of the ,treasury and be applied to deficit reduction4 4 ,passed the ,senate ,january #e1 #bjbf4,secretary