119-hr3168

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 3168 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3168

 To reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, and for 
 other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 1, 2025

Mr. Valadao (for himself and Mr. Costa) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 
 and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 
 Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
 determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, and for 
 other purposes.

 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 ``National Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Activities.--Subsection

    (a)

    (2)
        (B) of 

section 5 of the 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704) is amended--

    (1) in the matter before clause
            (i) --
        (A) by striking ``and local'' and inserting 
 ``local, and Tribal''; and
        (B) by striking ``and constructing'' and inserting 
 ``, designing, constructing, evaluating, and 
 retrofitting'';

    (2) in clause
            (ii) , to read as follows:
 ``
            (ii) development of standards, 
 guidelines, and voluntary standards, 
 guidelines, and consensus codes for earthquake 
 hazards reduction for buildings, structures, 
 and lifeline infrastructure, including post-
 earthquake recovery-based performance 
 objectives that address reoccupancy and 
 downtime of community-prioritized buildings, 
 structures, and services provided by lifeline 
 infrastructure;'';

    (3) in clause
            (iii) , by striking ``and hazards reduction; 
 and'' and inserting ``functional recovery, and other hazards 
 reduction topics;''; and

    (4) in clause
            (iv) --
        (A) by inserting ``and maintaining'' after 
 ``publishing''; and
        (B) by inserting ``in coordination with the 
 National Tsunami Hazards Mitigation Program, tsunami 
 susceptibility,'' after ``liquefaction 
 susceptibility,''.

    (b) Duties of Interagency Coordinating Committee on Earthquake 
Hazards Reduction.--Subsection

    (a)

    (3)
            (D) 
            (ii) of such section is 
amended--

    (1) in subclause
            (V) , by inserting ``and associated 
 secondary hazards'' before the period at the end; and

    (2) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
            (VIII) Coordinating with the 
 Chair of the Federal Communications 
 Commission on the timely broadcasting 
 of emergency alerts generated by the 
 earthquake early warning system.''.
            (c) Biennial Report.--Subsection

    (a)

    (4)
        (A) of such section is 
amended by striking ``under paragraph

    (3)
            (D) 
            (i) 
            (I) '' each place it 
appears and inserting ``under paragraph

    (3)
            (D) 
            (ii) 
            (I) ''.
            (d) Advisory Committee.--Subsection

    (a)

    (5)
        (A) of such section is 
amended--

    (1) by inserting ``the Chair of the Scientific Earthquake 
 Studies Advisory Committee and'' after ``including''; and

    (2) by striking ``and local government'' and inserting ``, 
 local, and Tribal governments''.

    (e) Responsibilities of United States Geological Survey.--
Subsection

    (b)

    (3) of such section is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
        (B) , by striking ``and local'' and 
 inserting ``, local, and Tribal'';

    (2) in subparagraph
            (C) , by inserting ``, the Chair of the 
 Federal Communications Commission,'' after ``Agency'';

    (3) by redesignating subparagraphs
            (D) through
        (K) as 
 subparagraphs
            (I) through
        (P) , respectively;

    (4) by inserting after subparagraph
            (C) the following:
 ``
            (D) 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 
 tsunamis;
 ``
        (E) in consultation with the Chair of the Federal 
 Communications Commission, ensure that earthquake 
 alerts and early warnings are broadcast as rapidly and 
 reliably as possible, in the predominant languages in 
 the affected region, to ensure maximum warning time for 
 nearby persons;
 ``
        (F) expand the earthquake early warning system 
 within and to additional high risk hazard areas, 
 including making improvements as practicable to improve 
 detection and increase the time between warning 
 messages and perceptible ground motion;
 ``
        (G) coordinating with affected State and Tribal 
 governments on earthquake early warning system 
 improvements;
 ``
        (H) issue earthquake forecasts, when appropriate, 
 for aftershocks associated with significant earthquakes 
 in the United States;'';

    (5) in subparagraph
            (I) , as redesignated by paragraph

    (3) , 
 by inserting ``the Chair of the Federal Communications 
 Commission,'' after ``Agency,'';

    (6) in subparagraph
            (L) , as redesignated by paragraph

    (3) , 
 by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon;

    (7) in subparagraph
            (M) , as redesignated by paragraph

    (3) , 
 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
 and

    (8) in subparagraph
        (O) , as redesignated by paragraph

    (3) , 
 by inserting ``maps of natural hazards associated with 
 earthquakes and'' after ``including''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

 Subsection 12

    (b)

    (2) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 
(42 U.S.C. 7706

    (b)

    (2) ) is amended--

    (1) in subparagraph
            (I) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

    (2) in subparagraph
        (J) , by striking the period at the end 
 and inserting a semicolon; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``
        (K) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2026, of which 
 not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for 
 completion of the Advanced National Seismic System 
 established under 

section 13;
 ``
            (L) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2027, of which 
 not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for 
 completion of the Advanced National Seismic System 
 established under 

section 13;
 ``
            (M) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2028, of which 
 not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for 
 completion of the Advanced National Seismic System 
 established under 

section 13;
 ``
        (N) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2029, of which 
 not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for 
 completion of the Advanced National Seismic System 
 established under 

section 13; and
 ``
        (O) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2030, of which 
 not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for 
 completion of the Advanced National Seismic System 
 established under 

section 13.''.
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