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                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 86--EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION
 
Sec. 7706. Authorization of appropriations


(a) General authorization for program

    (1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the President to 
carry out the provisions of sections 7704 and 7705 \1\ of this title (in 
addition to any authorizations for similar purposes included in other 
Acts and the authorizations set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of this 
section), not to exceed $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1978, not to exceed $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1979, and not to exceed $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1980.
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    (2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director to carry 
out the provisions of sections 7704 and 7705 \1\ of this title for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1981--
        (A) $1,000,000 for continuation of the Interagency Committee on 
    Seismic Safety in Construction and the Building Seismic Safety 
    Council programs,
        (B) $1,500,000 for plans and preparedness for earthquake 
    disasters,
        (C) $500,000 for prediction response planning,
        (D) $600,000 for architectural and engineering planning and 
    practice programs,
        (E) $1,000,000 for development and application of a public 
    education program,
        (F) $3,000,000 for use by the National Science Foundation in 
    addition to the amount authorized to be appropriated under 
    subsection (c) of this section, which amount includes $2,400,000 for 
    earthquake policy research and $600,000 for the strong ground motion 
    element of the siting program, and
        (G) $1,000,000 for use by the Center for Building Technology, 
    National Institute of Standards and Technology in addition to the 
    amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (d) of this 
    section for earthquake activities in the Center.

    (3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $2,000,000 to carry out the 
provisions of sections 7704 and 7705 \1\ of this title.
    (4) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director, to 
carry out the provisions of sections 7704 and 7705 \1\ of this title, 
$1,281,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983.
    (5) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director, to 
carry out the provisions of sections 7704 and 7705 \1\ of this title, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, $3,705,000, and for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, $6,096,000.
    (6) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director, to 
carry out the provisions of sections 7704 and 7705 \1\ of this title, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986, $5,596,000, and for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1987, $5,848,000.
    (7) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director of the 
Agency, to carry out this chapter, $5,778,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1988, $5,788,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1989, $8,798,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, 
$14,750,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, $19,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, $22,000,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, $25,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1995, $25,750,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, $20,900,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and $21,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.

(b) United States Geological Survey

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
Interior for purposes for carrying out, through the Director of the 
United States Geological Survey, the responsibilities that may be 
assigned to the Director under this chapter not to exceed $27,500,000 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978; not to exceed $35,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979; not to exceed $40,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980; $32,484,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1981; $34,425,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1982; $31,843,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1983; $35,524,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1984; $37,300,200 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985 \2\ 
$35,578,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1986; $37,179,000 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987; $38,540,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1988; $41,819,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1989; $55,283,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1990, of which $8,000,000 shall be for earthquake 
investigations under section 7705e of this title; $50,000,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1991; $54,500,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1992; $62,500,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1993; $49,200,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1995; $50,676,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996; 
$52,565,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, of which 
$3,800,000 shall be used for the Global Seismic Network operated by the 
Agency; and $54,052,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
of which $3,800,000 shall be used for the Global Seismic Network 
operated by the Agency. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under this subsection, at least--
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        (1) $8,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated for 
    the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; and
        (2) $8,250,000 of the amount authorized for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1999,

shall be used for carrying out a competitive, peer-reviewed program 
under which the Director, in close coordination with and as a complement 
to related activities of the United States Geological Survey, awards 
grants to, or enters into cooperative agreements with, State and local 
governments and persons or entities from the academic community and the 
private sector.

(c) National Science Foundation

    To enable the Foundation to carry out responsibilities that may be 
assigned to it under this chapter, there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Foundation not to exceed $27,500,000 for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1978; not to exceed $35,000,000 for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1979; not to exceed $40,000,000 for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1980; $26,600,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1981; $27,150,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1982; $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983; 
$25,800,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984; $28,665,000 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985 \2\ $27,760,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1986; $29,009,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1987; $28,235,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1988; $31,634,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1989; $38,454,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990. Of the 
amounts authorized for Engineering under section 101(d)(1)(B) of the 
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988, $24,000,000 is 
authorized for carrying out this chapter for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1991, and of the amounts authorized for Geosciences \3\ 
under section 101(d)(1)(D) of the National Science Foundation 
Authorization Act of 1988, $13,000,000 is authorized for carrying out 
this chapter for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991. Of the 
amounts authorized for Research and Related Activities under section 
101(e)(1) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988, 
$29,000,000 is authorized for engineering research under this chapter, 
and $14,750,000 is authorized for geosciences research under this 
chapter, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992. Of the amounts 
authorized for Research and Related Activities under section 101(f)(1) 
of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988, 
$34,500,000 is authorized for engineering research under this chapter, 
and $17,500,000 is authorized for geosciences research under this 
chapter, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993. There are 
authorized to be appropriated, out of funds otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Science Foundation: (1) $16,200,000 for 
engineering research and $10,900,000 for geosciences research for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, (2) $16,686,000 for engineering 
research and $11,227,000 for geosciences research for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, (3) $18,450,000 for engineering research and 
$11,920,000 for geosciences research for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, and (4) $19,000,000 for engineering research and 
$12,280,000 for geosciences research for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999.
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(d) National Institute of Standards and Technology

    To enable the National Institute of Standards and Technology to 
carry out responsibilities that may be assigned to it under this 
chapter, there are authorized to be appropriated $425,000 for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1981; $425,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1982; $475,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1983; $475,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984; $498,750 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985 \2\ $499,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1986; $521,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1987; $525,000 for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1988; $525,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989; 
$2,525,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990; $1,000,000 for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991; $3,000,000 for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1992; and $4,750,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1993. There are authorized to be appropriated, out 
of funds otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, $1,900,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1995, $1,957,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1998, and $2,060,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.

(e) Funds for certain required adjustments

    For each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1982, September 
30, 1983, September 30, 1984, and September 30, 1985, there are 
authorized to be appropriated such further sums as may be necessary for 
adjustments required by law in salaries, pay, retirement, and employee 
benefits incurred in the conduct of activities for which funds are 
authorized by the preceding provisions of this section.

(f) Availability of funds

    Funds appropriated for fiscal years 1991, 1992, and 1993 pursuant to 
this section shall remain available until expended.

(Pub. L. 95-124, Sec. 12, formerly Sec. 7, Oct. 7, 1977, 91 Stat. 1102; 
Pub. L. 96-472, title I, Sec. 103, Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2259; Pub. L. 
97-80, title I, Sec. 101, Nov. 20, 1981, 95 Stat. 1081; Pub. L. 97-464, 
title I, Sec. 101, Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2533; Pub. L. 98-241, title 
I, Sec. 101, Mar. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 95; Pub. L. 99-105, Secs. 1-4, 
Sept. 30, 1985, 99 Stat. 475; Pub. L. 100-252, Sec. 1, Feb. 29, 1988, 
102 Stat. 18; Pub. L. 100-418, title V, Sec. 5115(c), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 
Stat. 1433; renumbered Sec. 12 and amended Pub. L. 101-614, Secs. 7(1), 
12, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3236, 3240; Pub. L. 103-374, Sec. 1, Oct. 
19, 1994, 108 Stat. 3492; Pub. L. 105-47, Sec. 1, Oct. 1, 1997, 111 
Stat. 1159.)

                       References in Text

    Section 7705 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(1) to (6), 
was repealed by Pub. L. 105-47, Sec. 4, Oct. 1, 1997, 111 Stat. 1164.
    Section 101(d)(1)(B), (D), (e)(1), and (f)(1) of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988, referred to in subsec. 
(c), is section 101(d)(1)(B), (D), (e)(1), and (f)(1) of Pub. L. 100-
570, Oct. 31, 1988, 102 Stat. 2865, 2866, which is not classified to the 
Code.


                               Amendments

    1997--Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 105-47, Sec. 1(1), struck out ``and'' 
after ``1995,'' and inserted before period at end ``, $20,900,000 for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and $21,500,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-47, Sec. 1(2), substituted ``$50,676,000 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996; $52,565,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, of which $3,800,000 shall be used 
for the Global Seismic Network operated by the Agency; and $54,052,000 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, of which $3,800,000 shall 
be used for the Global Seismic Network operated by the Agency. Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under this subsection, at least--
        ``(1) $8,000,000 of the amount authorized to be appropriated for 
    the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998; and
        ``(2) $8,250,000 of the amount authorized for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1999,
shall be used for carrying out a competitive, peer-reviewed program 
under which the Director, in close coordination with and as a complement 
to related activities of the United States Geological Survey, awards 
grants to, or enters into cooperative agreements with, State and local 
governments and persons or entities from the academic community and the 
private sector.'' for ``and $50,676,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996.''
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-47, Sec. 1(3), struck out ``and'' after 
``September 30, 1995,'' and inserted before period at end ``, (3) 
$18,450,000 for engineering research and $11,920,000 for geosciences 
research for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and (4) 
$19,000,000 for engineering research and $12,280,000 for geosciences 
research for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105-47, Sec. 1(4), struck out ``and'' after 
``September 30, 1995,'' and inserted before period at end ``, $2,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and $2,060,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1999''.
    1994--Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 103-374, Sec. 1(1), inserted ``of the 
Agency'' after ``to the Director'', struck out ``and'' after ``September 
30, 1992,'', and inserted before period at end ``, $25,000,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and $25,750,000 for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1996'' after ``September 30, 1993''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103-374, Sec. 1(2), struck out ``and'' after 
``September 30, 1992;'' and inserted before period at end ``; 
$49,200,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995; and 
$50,676,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103-374, Sec. 1(3), inserted at end ``There are 
authorized to be appropriated, out of funds otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Science Foundation: (1) $16,200,000 for 
engineering research and $10,900,000 for geosciences research for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and (2) $16,686,000 for 
engineering research and $11,227,000 for geosciences research for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996.''
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-374, Sec. 1(4), inserted at end ``There are 
authorized to be appropriated, out of funds otherwise authorized to be 
appropriated to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
$1,900,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and $1,957,000 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996.''
    1990--Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 101-614, Sec. 12(1), substituted 
``carry out this chapter'' for ``carry out the provisions of sections 
7704 and 7705 of this title'', substituted ``$8,798,000'' for ``and 
$5,798,000'', and inserted before period at end ``, $14,750,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, $19,000,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1992, and $22,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1993''.
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-614, Sec. 12(2), substituted 
``$55,283,000'' for ``and $43,283,000'' and inserted before period at 
end ``, of which $8,000,000 shall be for earthquake investigations under 
section 7705e of this title; $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1991; $54,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1992; and $62,500,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-614, Sec. 12(3), substituted 
``$38,454,000'' for ``and $35,454,000'' and inserted at end ``Of the 
amounts authorized for Engineering under section 101(d)(1)(B) of the 
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988, $24,000,000 is 
authorized for carrying out this chapter for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1991, and of the amounts authorized for Geosciences under 
section 101(d)(1)(D) of the National Science Foundation Authorization 
Act of 1988, $13,000,000 is authorized for carrying out this chapter for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991. Of the amounts authorized for 
Research and Related Activities under section 101(e)(1) of the National 
Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988, $29,000,000 is authorized 
for engineering research under this chapter, and $14,750,000 is 
authorized for geosciences research under this chapter, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1992. Of the amounts authorized for Research 
and Related Activities under section 101(f)(1) of the National Science 
Foundation Authorization Act of 1988, $34,500,000 is authorized for 
engineering research under this chapter, and $17,500,000 is authorized 
for geosciences research under this chapter, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1993.''
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-614, Sec. 12(4), substituted ``National 
Institute of Standards and Technology'' for ``National Bureau of 
Standards'' in heading and for ``Bureau'' in text, substituted 
``$2,525,000'' for ``and $525,000'', and inserted before period at end 
``; $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991; $3,000,000 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992; and $4,750,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1993''.
    Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101-614, Sec. 12(5), added subsec. (f).
    1988--Subsec. (a)(2)(G). Pub. L. 100-418 substituted ``Institute'' 
for ``Bureau''.
    Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 100-252, Sec. 1(a), added par. (7).
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100-252, Sec. 1(b), struck out ``and'' after 
``1986;'' and inserted ``; $38,540,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1988; $41,819,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1989; and $43,283,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100-252, Sec. 1(c), struck out ``and'' after 
``1986;'' and inserted ``; $28,235,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1988; $31,634,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1989; and $35,454,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100-252, Sec. 1(d), struck out ``and'' after 
``1986;'' and inserted ``; $525,000 for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1988; $525,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1989; and 
$525,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990''.
    1985--Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 99-105, Sec. 1, added par. (6).
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-105, Sec. 2, substituted a semicolon for ``, 
and'' after ``1984'' and inserted ``$35,578,000 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1986; and $37,179,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1987''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99-105, Sec. 3, struck out ``and'' after 
``1984;'' and inserted ``$27,760,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1986; and $20,009,000 for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1987''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99-105, Sec. 4, struck out ``and'' after 
``1984;'' and inserted ``$499,000 for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1986; and $521,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1987''.
    1984--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-241, Sec. 101(a), added par. (5).
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98-241, Sec. 101(b), struck out ``and'' after 
``1982;'' and inserted ``; $35,524,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1984, and $37,300,200 for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1985''.
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 98-241, Sec. 101(c), struck out ``and'' after 
``1982;'' and inserted ``; $25,800,000 for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1984; and $28,665,000 for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1985''.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 98-241, Sec. 101(d), struck out ``and'' after 
``1982;'' and inserted ``; $475,000 for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1984; and $498,750 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985''.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 98-241, Sec. 101(e), substituted ``1982,'' for 
``1982 and'' and inserted ``September 30, 1984, and September 30, 
1985,''.
    1983--Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 97-464, Sec. 101(a), added par. (4).
    Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 97-464, Sec. 101(b)-(d), inserted 
authorization for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1983.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 97-464, Sec. 101(e), substituted ``each of the 
fiscal years ending September 30, 1982 and September 30, 1983'' for 
``the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982''.
    1981--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 97-80, Sec. 101(a), added par. (3).
    Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 97-80, Sec. 101(b)-(d), inserted 
authorization for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1982.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 97-80, Sec. 101(e), added subsec. (e).
    1980--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96-472, Sec. 103(a), designated existing 
provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
    Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 96-472, Sec. 103(b), (c), inserted 
authorization for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1981.
    Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96-472, Sec. 103(d), added subsec. (d).
