[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2608 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]
In the Senate of the United States,
October 6, 2004.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R.
2608) entitled ``An Act to reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Program, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the
following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Title I--Earthquake Hazard Reduction
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. National earthquake hazards reduction program.
Sec. 104. Authorization of appropriations.
Title II--Windstorm Impact Reduction
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings.
Sec. 203. Definitions.
Sec. 204. National windstorm impact reduction program.
Sec. 205. National advisory committee on windstorm impact reduction.
Sec. 206. Savings clause.
Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 208. Biennial report.
Sec. 209. Coordination.
Title III--Commercial Space Transportation
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE I--EARTHQUAKE HAZARD REDUCTION
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``National Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2004''.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
Section 4 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42
U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
``(8) The term `Interagency Coordinating Committee' means
the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Earthquake Hazards
Reduction established under section 5(a).
``(9) The term `Advisory Committee' means the Advisory
Committee established under section 5(a)(5).''.
SEC. 103. NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM.
Section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42
U.S.C. 7704(b)) is amended--
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
``(a) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--There is established the National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.
``(2) Program activities.--The activities of the Program
shall be designed to--
``(A) develop effective measures for earthquake
hazards reduction;
``(B) promote the adoption of earthquake hazards
reduction measures by Federal, State, and local
governments, national standards and model code
organizations, architects and engineers, building
owners, and others with a role in planning and
constructing buildings, structures, and lifelines
through--
``(i) grants, contracts, cooperative
agreements, and technical assistance;
``(ii) development of standards,
guidelines, and voluntary consensus codes for
earthquake hazards reduction for buildings,
structures, and lifelines;
``(iii) development and maintenance of a
repository of information, including technical
data, on seismic risk and hazards reduction;
and
``(C) improve the understanding of earthquakes and
their effects on communities, buildings, structures,
and lifelines, through interdisciplinary research that
involves engineering, natural sciences, and social,
economic, and decisions sciences; and
``(D) develop, operate, and maintain an Advanced
National Seismic Research and Monitoring System
established under section 13 of the Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7707), the George E.
Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering
Simulation established under section 14 of that Act (42
U.S.C. 7708), and the Global Seismographic Network.
``(3) Interagency coordinating committee on earthquake
hazards reduction.--
``(A) In general.--There is established an
Interagency Coordinating Committee on Earthquake
Hazards Reduction chaired by the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology
(referred to in this subsection as the `Director').
``(B) Membership.--The committee shall be composed
of the directors of--
``(i) the Federal Emergency Management
Agency;
``(ii) the United States Geological Survey;
``(iii) the National Science Foundation;
``(iv) the Office of Science and Technology
Policy; and
``(v) the Office of Management and Budget.
``(C) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet not less
than 3 times a year at the call of the Director.
``(D) Purpose and duties.--The Interagency
Coordinating Committee shall oversee the planning,
management, and coordination of the Program. The
Interagency Coordinating Committee shall--
``(i) develop, not later than 6 months
after the date of enactment of the National
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
Reauthorization Act of 2004 and update
periodically--
``(I) a strategic plan that
establishes goals and priorities for
the Program activities described under
subsection (a)(2); and
``(II) a detailed management plan
to implement such strategic plan; and
``(ii) develop a coordinated interagency
budget for the Program that will ensure
appropriate balance among the Program
activities described under subsection (a)(2),
and, in accordance with the plans developed
under clause (i), submit such budget to the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget
at the time designated by that office for
agencies to submit annual budgets.
``(4) Annual report.--The Interagency Coordinating
Committee shall transmit, at the time of the President's budget
request to Congress, an annual report to the Committee on
Science and the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate. Such report shall include--
``(A) the Program budget for the current fiscal
year for each agency that participates in the Program,
and for each major goal established for the Program
activities under subparagraph (3)(A);
``(B) the proposed Program budget for the next
fiscal year for each agency that participates in the
Program, and for each major goal established for the
Program activities under subparagraph (3)(A);
``(C) a description of the activities and results
of the Program during the previous year, including an
assessment of the effectiveness of the Program in
furthering the goals established in the strategic plan
under (3)(A);
``(D) a description of the extent to which the
Program has incorporated the recommendations of the
Advisory Committee;
``(E) a description of activities, including
budgets for the current fiscal year and proposed
budgets for the next fiscal year, that are carried out
by Program agencies and contribute to the Program, but
are not included in the Program; and
``(F) a description of the activities, including
budgets for the current fiscal year and proposed
budgets for the following fiscal year, related to the
grant program carried out under subsection
(b)(2)(A)(i).
``(5) Advisory committee.--
``(A) In general.--The Director shall establish an
Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction of
at least 11 members, none of whom may be an employee
(as defined in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of section
7342(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, including
representatives of research and academic institutions,
industry standards development organizations, State and
local government, and financial 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
Program.
``(B) Assessment.--The Advisory Committee shall
assess--
``(i) trends and developments in the
science and engineering of earthquake hazards
reduction;
``(ii) effectiveness of the Program in
carrying out the activities under (a)(2);
``(iii) the need to revise the Program; and
``(iv) the management, coordination,
implementation, and activities of the Program.
``(C) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of the National Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2004 and at
least once every 2 years thereafter, the Advisory
Committee shall report to the Director on its findings
of the assessment carried out under subparagraph (B)
and its recommendations for ways to improve the
Program. In developing recommendations, the Committee
shall consider the recommendations of the United States
Geological Survey Scientific Earthquake Studies
Advisory Committee.
``(D) Federal advisory committee act application.--
Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
App. U.S.C. 14) shall not apply to the Advisory
Committee.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking ``Federal Emergency
Management Agency'' and all that follows
through ``of the Agency'' and inserting
``National Institute of Standards and
Technology shall have the primary
responsibility for planning and coordinating
the Program. In carrying out this paragraph,
the Director of the Institute'';
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C)
and redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as
subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (A)
the following:
``(B) support the development of performance-based
seismic engineering tools, and work with appropriate
groups to promote the commercial application of such
tools, through earthquake-related building codes,
standards, and construction practices;'';
(iv) by striking ``The principal official
carrying out the responsibilities described in
this paragraph shall be at a level no lower
than that of Associate Director.''; and
(v) in subparagraph (D), as redesignated by
clause (ii), by striking ``National Science
Foundation, the National Institutes of
Standards and Technology'' and inserting
``Federal Emergency Management Agency, the
National Science Foundation'';
(B) by striking so much of paragraph (2) as
precedes subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
``(2) Department of homeland security; federal emergency management
agency.--
``(A) Program responsibilities.--The Under Secretary of
Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response (the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency)--
``(i) shall work closely with national standards
and model building code organizations, in conjunction
with the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, to promote the implementation of research
results;
``(ii) shall promote better building practices
within the building design and construction industry
including architects, engineers, contractors, builders,
and inspectors;
``(iii) shall operate a program of grants and
assistance to enable States to develop mitigation,
preparedness, and response plans, prepare 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 multi-State groups for
such purposes;
``(iv) shall support the implementation of a
comprehensive earthquake education and public awareness
program, including 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;
``(v) shall assist the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, other Federal agencies, and
private sector groups, in the preparation, maintenance,
and wide dissemination of seismic resistant design
guidance and related information on building codes,
standards, and practices for new and existing
buildings, structures, and lifelines, and aid in the
development of performance-based design guidelines and
methodologies supporting model codes for buildings,
structures, and lifelines that are cost effective and
affordable;
``(vi) shall develop, coordinate, and execute the
National Response Plan when required following an
earthquake, and support the development of specific
State and local plans for each high risk area to ensure
the availability of adequate emergency medical
resources, search and rescue personnel and equipment,
and emergency broadcast capability;
``(vii) shall develop approaches to combine
measures for earthquake hazards reduction with measures
for reduction of other natural and technological
hazards including performance-based design approaches;
``(viii) shall provide preparedness, response, and
mitigation recommendations to communities after an
earthquake prediction has been made under paragraph
(3)(D); and
``(ix) may enter into cooperative agreements or
contracts with States and local jurisdictions and other
Federal agencies to establish demonstration projects on
earthquake hazard mitigation, to link earthquake
research and mitigation efforts with emergency
management programs, or to prepare educational
materials for national distribution.'';
(C) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by inserting ``and other activities''
after ``shall conduct research'';
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``the
Agency'' and inserting ``the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency and the
Director of the National Institute of Standards
and Technology'';
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking
``the Director of the Agency'' and inserting
``the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency and the Director of the
National Institute of Standards and
Technology'';
(iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking
``establish, using existing facilities, a
Center for the International Exchange of
Earthquake Information'' and inserting
``operate, using the National Earthquake
Information Center, a forum for the
international exchange of earthquake
information'';
(v) in subparagraph (F), by striking
``Network'' and inserting ``System''; and
(vi) by inserting after subparagraph (H)
the following new subparagraphs:
``(I) work with other Program agencies to
coordinate Program activities with similar earthquake
hazards reduction efforts in other countries, to ensure
that the Program benefits from relevant information and
advances in those countries; and
``(J) maintain suitable seismic hazard maps in
support of building codes for structures and lifelines,
including additional maps needed for performance-based
design approaches.'';
(D) in paragraph (4)--
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (D),
(E), and (F) as subparagraphs (E), (F), and
(H), respectively;
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph (C)
the following:
``(D) support research that improves the safety and
performance of buildings, structures, and lifeline
systems using large-scale experimental and
computational facilities of the George E. Brown Jr.
Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation and other
institutions engaged in research and the implementation
of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Program;'';
(iii) in subparagraph (F) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``; and'' and
inserting a semicolon; and
(iv) by inserting after subparagraph (F)
(as so redesignated) the following:
``(G) include to the maximum extent practicable
diverse institutions, including Historically Black
Colleges and Universities and those serving large
proportions of Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian-
Pacific Americans, and other underrepresented
populations; and'';
(E) in paragraph (5), by striking ``The National''
and inserting ``In addition to the lead agency
responsibilities described under paragraph (1), the
National''; and
(F) in paragraph (5)--
(i) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon
in subparagraph (C);
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (E); and
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C)
the following:
``(D) support the development and commercial application of
cost effective and affordable performance-based seismic
engineering by providing technical support for seismic
engineering practices and related building code, standards, and
practices development; and''; and
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``Agency'' and
inserting ``Interagency Coordinating Committee''.
SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 12 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act
of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706) is amended--
(1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
``(8) There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out this
title--
``(A) $21,000,000 for fiscal year 2005,
``(B) $21,630,000 for fiscal year 2006,
``(C) $22,280,000 for fiscal year 2007,
``(D) $22,950,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
``(E) $23,640,000 for fiscal year 2009,
of which not less than 10 percent of available program funds
actually appropriated shall be made available each such fiscal
year for supporting the development of performance-based, cost-
effective, and affordable design guidelines and methodologies
in codes for buildings, structures, and lifelines.'';
(2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``There'' in subsection
(b);
(3) by striking ``subsection'' in the last sentence and
inserting ``paragraph'';
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) of
subsection (b) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively;
(5) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following:
``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the United States
Geological Survey for carrying out this title--
``(A) $77,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, of which not less
than $30,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the
Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System
established under section 13;
``(B) $84,410,000 for fiscal year 2006, of which not less
than $36,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the
Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System
established under section 13;
``(C) $85,860,000 for fiscal year 2007, of which not less
than $36,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the
Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System
established under section 13;
``(D) $87,360,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which not less
than $36,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the
Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System
established under section 13; and
``(E) $88,900,000 for fiscal year 2009, of which not less
than $36,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the
Advanced National Seismic Research and Monitoring System
established under section 13.'';
(6) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``To'' in subsection (c);
(7) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following:
``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the National
Science Foundation for carrying out this title--
``(A) $38,000,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(B) $39,140,000 for fiscal year 2006;
``(C) $40,310,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(D) $41,520,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
``(E) $42,770,000 for fiscal year 2009.'';
(8) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``To'' in subsection (d);
and
(9) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the following:
``(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the National
Institute of Standards and Technology for carrying out this title--
``(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005,
``(B) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2006,
``(C) $12,100,000 for fiscal year 2007,
``(D) $13,310,000 for fiscal year 2008, and
``(E) $14,640,000 for fiscal year 2009,
of which $2,000,000 shall be made available each such fiscal year for
supporting the development of performance-based, cost-effective, and
affordable codes for buildings, structures, and lifelines.''.
(b) Separate Authorization for the Advanced national Seismic
Research and Monitoring System.--Section 13 of the Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7707) is amended by striking
subsection (c).
(c) Separate Authorization for the Network for Earthquake
Engineering Simulation.--Section 14(b) of the Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7708(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon in paragraph
(3);
(2) by striking ``2004.'' in paragraph (4) and inserting
``2004;'';
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(5) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, all of which shall
be available for operations and maintenance;
``(6) $20,400,000 for fiscal year 2006, all of which shall
be available for operations and maintenance;
``(7) $20,870,000 for fiscal year 2007, all of which shall
be available for operations and maintenance;
``(8) $21,390,000 for fiscal year 2008, all of which shall
be available for operations and maintenance; and
``(9) $21,930,000 for fiscal year 2009, all of which shall
be available for operations and maintenance.''.
TITLE II--WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``National Windstorm Impact Reduction
Act of 2004''.
SEC. 202. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes, and
thunderstorms can cause significant loss of life, injury,
destruction of property, and economic and social disruption.
All States and regions are vulnerable to these hazards.
(2) The United States currently sustains several billion
dollars in economic damages each year due to these windstorms.
In recent decades, rapid development and population growth in
high-risk areas has greatly increased overall vulnerability to
windstorms.
(3) Improved windstorm impact reduction measures have the
potential to reduce these losses through--
(A) cost-effective and affordable design and
construction methods and practices;
(B) effective mitigation programs at the local,
State, and national level;
(C) improved data collection and analysis and
impact prediction methodologies;
(D) engineering research on improving new
structures and retrofitting existing ones to better
withstand windstorms, atmospheric-related research to
better understand the behavior and impact of windstorms
on the built environment, and subsequent application of
those research results; and
(E) public education and outreach.
(4) There is an appropriate role for the Federal Government
in supporting windstorm impact reduction. An effective Federal
program in windstorm impact reduction will require interagency
coordination, and input from individuals, academia, the private
sector, and other interested non-Federal entities.
SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
(2) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the National
Windstorm Impact Reduction Program established by section
204(a).
(3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the States of
the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United
States.
(4) Windstorm.--The term ``windstorm'' means any storm with
a damaging or destructive wind component, such as a hurricane,
tropical storm, tornado, or thunderstorm.
SEC. 204. NATIONAL WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION PROGRAM.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the National Windstorm
Impact Reduction Program.
(b) Objective.--The objective of the Program is the achievement of
major measurable reductions in losses of life and property from
windstorms. The objective is to be achieved through a coordinated
Federal effort, in cooperation with other levels of government,
academia, and the private sector, aimed at improving the understanding
of windstorms and their impacts and developing and encouraging
implementation of cost-effective mitigation measures to reduce those
impacts.
(c) Interagency Working Group.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish an
Interagency Working Group consisting of representatives of the National
Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, and other Federal agencies as
appropriate. The Director shall designate an agency to serve as Chair
of the Working Group and be responsible for the planning, management,
and coordination of the Program, including budget coordination.
Specific agency roles and responsibilities under the Program shall be
defined in the implementation plan required under subsection (e).
General agency responsibilities shall include the following:
(1) The National Institute of Standards and Technology
shall support research and development to improve building
codes and standards and practices for design and construction
of buildings, structures, and lifelines.
(2) The National Science Foundation shall support research
in engineering and the atmospheric sciences to improve the
understanding of the behavior of windstorms and their impact on
buildings, structures, and lifelines.
(3) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
shall support atmospheric sciences research to improve the
understanding of the behavior of windstorms and their impact on
buildings, structures, and lifelines.
(4) The Federal Emergency Management Agency shall support
the development of risk assessment tools and effective
mitigation techniques, windstorm-related data collection and
analysis, public outreach, information dissemination, and
implementation of mitigation measures consistent with the
Agency's all-hazards approach.
(d) Program Components.--
(1) In general.--The Program shall consist of three primary
mitigation components: improved understanding of windstorms,
windstorm impact assessment, and windstorm impact reduction.
The components shall be implemented through activities such as
data collection and analysis, risk assessment, outreach,
technology transfer, and research and development. To the
extent practicable, research activities authorized under this
title shall be peer-reviewed, and the components shall be
designed to be complementary to, and avoid duplication of,
other public and private hazard reduction efforts.
(2) Understanding of windstorms.--Activities to enhance the
understanding of windstorms shall include research to improve
knowledge of and data collection on the impact of severe wind
on buildings, structures, and infrastructure.
(3) Windstorm impact assessment.--Activities to improve
windstorm impact assessment shall include--
(A) development of mechanisms for collecting and
inventorying information on the performance of
buildings, structures, and infrastructure in windstorms
and improved collection of pertinent information from
sources, including the design and construction
industry, insurance companies, and building officials;
(B) research, development, and technology transfer
to improve loss estimation and risk assessment systems;
and
(C) research, development, and technology transfer
to improve simulation and computational modeling of
windstorm impacts.
(4) Windstorm impact reduction.--Activities to reduce
windstorm impacts shall include--
(A) development of improved outreach and
implementation mechanisms to translate existing
information and research findings into cost-effective
and affordable practices for design and construction
professionals, and State and local officials;
(B) development of cost-effective and affordable
windstorm-resistant systems, structures, and materials
for use in new construction and retrofit of existing
construction; and
(C) outreach and information dissemination related
to cost-effective and affordable construction
techniques, loss estimation and risk assessment
methodologies, and other pertinent information
regarding windstorm phenomena to Federal, State, and
local officials, the construction industry, and the
general public.
(e) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 1 year after date of
enactment of this title, the Interagency Working Group shall develop
and transmit to the Congress an implementation plan for achieving the
objectives of the Program. The plan shall include--
(1) an assessment of past and current public and private
efforts to reduce windstorm impacts, including a comprehensive
review and analysis of windstorm mitigation activities
supported by the Federal Government;
(2) a description of plans for technology transfer and
coordination with natural hazard mitigation activities
supported by the Federal Government;
(3) a statement of strategic goals and priorities for each
Program component area;
(4) a description of how the Program will achieve such
goals, including detailed responsibilities for each agency; and
(5) a description of plans for cooperation and coordination
with interested public and private sector entities in each
program component area.
(f) Biennial Report.--The Interagency Working Group shall, on a
biennial basis, and not later than 180 days after the end of the
preceding 2 fiscal years, transmit a report to the Congress describing
the status of the windstorm impact reduction program, including
progress achieved during the preceding two fiscal years. Each such
report shall include any recommendations for legislative and other
action the Interagency Working Group considers necessary and
appropriate. In developing the biennial report, the Interagency Working
Group shall consider the recommendations of the Advisory Committee
established under section 205.
SEC. 205. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION.
(a) Establishment.--The Director shall establish a National
Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction, consisting of not
less than 11 and not more than 15 non-Federal members representing a
broad cross section of interests such as the research, technology
transfer, design and construction, and financial communities; materials
and systems suppliers; State, county, and local governments; the
insurance industry; and other representatives as designated by the
Director.
(b) Assessment.--The Advisory Committee shall assess--
(1) trends and developments in the science and engineering
of windstorm impact reduction;
(2) the effectiveness of the Program in carrying out the
activities under section 204(d);
(3) the need to revise the Program; and
(4) the management, coordination, implementation, and
activities of the Program.
(c) Biennial Report.--At least once every two years, the Advisory
Committee shall report to Congress and the Interagency Working Group on
the assessment carried out under subsection (b).
(d) Sunset Exemption.--Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act shall not apply to the Advisory Committee established under this
section.
SEC. 206. SAVINGS CLAUSE.
Nothing in this title supersedes any provision of the National
Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974. No
design, construction method, practice, technology, material, mitigation
methodology, or hazard reduction measure of any kind developed under
this title shall be required for a home certified under section 616 of
the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5415), pursuant to standards issued under such Act,
without being subject to the consensus development process and
rulemaking procedures of that Act.
SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) Federal Emergency Management Agency.--There are authorized to
be appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying
out this title--
(1) $8,700,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(2) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(3) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(b) National Science Foundation.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the National Science Foundation for carrying out this
title--
(1) $8,700,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(2) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(3) $9,400,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(c) National Institute of Standards and Technology.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the National Institute of Standards
and Technology for carrying out this title--
(1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(2) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(3) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
(d) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration for carrying out this title--
(1) $2,100,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(2) $2,200,000 for fiscal year 2007; and
(3) $2,200,000 for fiscal year 2008.
SEC. 208. BIENNIAL REPORT.
Section 37(a) of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities
Act (42 U.S.C. 1885d(a)) is amended by striking ``By January 30, 1982,
and biennially thereafter'' and inserting ``By January 30 of each odd-
numbered year''.
SEC. 209. COORDINATION.
The Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology, the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy and the heads of other Federal departments and
agencies carrying out activities under this title and the statutes
amended by this title shall work together to ensure that research,
technologies, and response techniques are shared among the programs
authorized in this title in order to coordinate the Nation's efforts to
reduce vulnerability to the hazards described in this title.
TITLE III--COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 70119 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the following:
``(1) $11,941,000 for fiscal year 2005;
``(2) $12,299,000 for fiscal year 2006;
``(3) $12,668,000 for fiscal year 2007;
``(4) $13,048,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
``(5) $13,440,000 for fiscal year 2009.''.
Attest:
Secretary.
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2608
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