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 104 STAT. 3238 PUBLIC LAW 101-614—NOV. 16, 1990 "(b) LiFEUNES.—The Director of the Agency, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, shall submit to the Congress, not later than June 30, 1992, a plan, including precise timetables and budget estimates, for developing and adopting, in consultation with appropriate private sector organizations, design and construction standards for lifelines. The plan shall include recommendations of ways Federal regulatory authority could be used to expedite the implementation of such standards.". 42 USC 7705b (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS. —The Comptroller General shall, not "** ' ®- later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives on the vulnerability of buildings owned and leased by the Federal Government and on the efforts of Federal agencies to improve the seismic resistance of the buildings they own or lease. For each such agency, the Comptroller General shall enumerate the number of buildings owned or leased by the agency, the seriousness of the seismic risk to such buildings, and the value of the buildings at risk. The Comptroller General shall tabulate the expenditures each such agency has devoted to reducing earthquake damage and estimate the total expenditure necessary to address the problem adequately. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS SEC. 9. The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), as amended by sections 7 and 8 of this Act, is further amended by inserting immediately after section 8 the following new section: 42 USC 7705c. "SEC. 9. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. "(a) AUTHORITY. —In furtherance of the purposes of this Act, the Director of the Agency may accept and use bequests, gifts, or donations of services, money, or property, notwithstanding section 3679 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 1342). Regulations. "(b) CRITERIA.— The Director of the Agency shall establish by regulation criteria for determining whether to accept bequests, gifts, or donations of services, money, or property. Such criteria shall take into consideration whether the acceptance of the bequest, gift, or donation would reflect unfavorably on the Director's ability to carry out his responsibilities in a fair and objective manner, or would compromise the integrity of, or the appearance of the integrity of, the Program or any official involved in administering the Program.". NON-FEDERAL COST SHARING FOR SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS SEC. 10. The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), as amended by sections 7, 8, and 9 of this Act, is further amended by inserting immediately after section 9 the following new section: 42 USC 7705d. "SEC. 10. NON-FEDERAL COST SHARING FOR SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS. "A grant under this Act to a State from the Agency that is made with funds appropriated under the Fiscal Year 1990 Dire Emergency Supplemental to Meet the Needs of Natural Disasters of National

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