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 Ill STAT. 1160 PUBLIC LAW 105-47—OCT. 1, 1997 research for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999"; and (4) in the last sentence of subsection (d)— (A) by striking "and" after "September 30, 1995,"; and (B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and $2,060,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999". 42 USC 7704 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF REAL-TIME SEISMIC HAZARD WARNING note SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. (a) AUTOMATIC SEISMIC WARNING SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT.— (1) DEFINITIONS.— In this section: (A) DIRECTOR.—The term "Director" means the Director of the United States Geological Survey. (B) HIGH-RISK ACTIVITY.— The term "high-risk activity" means an activity that may be adversely affected by a moderate to severe seismic event (as determined by the Director). The term includes high-speed rail transportation. (C) REAL-TIME SEISMIC WARNING SYSTEM. —The term "real-time seismic warning system" means a system that issues warnings in real-time from a network of seismic sensors to a set of analysis processors, directly to receivers related to high-risk activities. (2) IN GENERAL.— The Director shall conduct a program to develop a prototype real-time seismic warning system. The Director may enter into such agreements or contracts as may be necessary to carry out the program. (3) UPGRADE OF SEISMIC SENSORS.—In carrying out a program under paragraph (2), in order to increase the accuracy and speed of seismic event analysis to provide for timely warning signals, the Director shall provide for the upgrading of the network of seismic sensors participating in the protot)rpe to increase the capability of the sensors— (A) to measure accurately large magnitude seismic events (as determined by the Director); and (B) to acquire additional parametric data. (4) DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTATION INFRASTRUCTURE. — In carrying out a program under paragraph (2), the Director shall develop a communications and computation infrastructure that is necessary— (A) to process the data obtained from the upgraded seismic sensor network referred to in paragraph (3); and (B) to provide for, and carry out, such communications engineering and development as is necessary to facilitate— (i) the timely flow of data within a real-time seismic hazard warning system; and (ii) the issuance of warnings to receivers related to high-risk activities. (5) PROCUREMENT OF COMPUTER HARDWARE AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE.— In carrying out a program under paragraph (2), the Director shall procure such computer hardware and computer software as may be necessary to carry out the program. (6) REPORTS ON PROGRESS.— (A) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that contains a plan

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