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 Ill STAT. 1162 PUBLIC LAW 105-47—OCT. 1, 1997 (1) IN GENERAL. —As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall conduct a project to improve the seismic hazard assessment of seismic zones. (2) REPORTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually during the period of the project, the Director shall prepare, and submit to Congress, a report on the findings of the project. (B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date of termination of the project conducted under this subsection, the Director shall prepare and submit to Congress a report concerning the findings of the project. (e) STUDY OF NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY TRAINING CAPABILITIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall conduct an assessment of the need for additional Federal disaster-response training capabilities that are applicable to earthquake response. (2) CONTENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—The assessment conducted under this subsection shall include— (A) a review of the disaster training programs offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency at the time of the assessment; (B) an estimate of the number and types of emergency response personnel that have, during the period beginning on January 1, 1990 and ending on July 1, 1997, sought the training referred to in subparagraph (A), but have been unable to receive that training as a result of the oversubscription of the training capabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and (C) a recommendation on the need to provide additional Federal disaster-response training centers. (3) REPORT. — Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall prepare and submit to Congress a report that addresses the results of the assessment conducted under this subsection. SEC. 3. COMPREHENSIVE ENGINEERING RESEARCH PLAN. (a) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.— Section 5(b)(4) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704(b)(4)) is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (D); (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(F) develop, in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the United States Geological Survey, a comprehensive plan for earthquake engineering research to effectively use existing testing facilities and laboratories (in existence at the time of the development of the plan), upgrade facilities and equipment as needed, and integrate new, innovative testing approaches to the research infrastructure in a systematic manner.".

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