H.R. 6650 · 115th Congress
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2018
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National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2018
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Aug 3, 2018
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2018
This bill amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to expand activities under the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program to include: (1) gathering information on community resilience (i.e., the ability of a community to prepare for, recover from, and adapt to earthquakes); (2) publishing a systematic set of maps of active faults and folds, liquefaction susceptibility, susceptibility for earthquake-induced landslides, and other seismically induced hazards; and (3) continuing the development of the Advanced National Seismic System, including earthquake early warning capabilities.
With respect to earthquake hazard reduction activities, the bill revises or expands the duties of: (1) the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction, (2) the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), (3) the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), (4) the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and (5) the National Science Foundation.
The Government Accountability Office shall complete a review of federal earthquake hazard risk reduction efforts.
NIST and FEMA must jointly convene a committee of experts to assess and recommend options for improving seismic safety standards for federal buildings. The USGS must submit to Congress a five-year management plan for the continued operation of the Advanced National Seismic System.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2018
Latest action (Aug 16, 2018): Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Policy area: Emergency Management · Origin: House · Introduced: Aug 3, 2018
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.