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 94 STAT. 2258 Program plan, transmittal to Congress.

42 USC 7704.

5 USC app.

42 USC 7704.

Intraagency plan, transmittal to Congress.

Preparedness plan.

PUBLIC LAW 96-472—OCT. 19, 1980

"(E) compile and maintain a written program plan for the program specified in subsections (a), (e), (f), and (g)» which plan will recommend base and incremental budget options for the agencies to carry out the elements and programs specified through at least 1985, and which plan shall be completed by September 30, 1981, and transmitted to the Congress and shall be updated annually; and "(F) recommend appropriate roles for State and local units of government, individuals, and private organizations.". (c) Section 5(d) of such Act is amended by striking out "(3)(B)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(I)(A)", by striking out "National Bureau of Standards" and inserting in lieu thereof "Department of Commerce", and by striking out "National Fire Prevention and Control Administration" and inserting in lieu thereof "Federal Emergency Management Agency". (d) Section 5(e)(6) of such Act is amended by striking out "political" and by inserting in lieu thereof "potential". (e)(1) That portion of section 5(0 of such Act which precedes paragraph (1) thereof is amended to read as follows: "(f) MITIGATION ELEMENTS.—The mitigation elements of the program shall provide for—". (2) Paragraph (1) of section 5(f) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(1) ISSUANCE OF EARTHQUAKE PREDICTIONS.—The Director of the United States Geological Survey is hereby given the authority, after notification of the Director, to issue an earthquake prediction or other earthqusdce advisory as he deems necessary. For the purposes of evaluating a prediction, the National Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council shall be exempt from the requirements of section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Director shall have responsibility to provide State and local officials and residents of an area for which a prediction has been made with recommendations of actions to be taken;". (3)(A) Section 5(f) of such Act is amended by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (5), by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon, and by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: "(7) transmittal to Congress by the Director of an intraagency coordination plan for earthquake hazard mitigation and response within thirty days after enactment of this paragraph, which plan shall coordinate all of the directorates of the Agency; and "(8) the development and implementation by the Director of a preparedness plan for response to earthquake predictions which includes the following items: "(A) A prototype plan to be in place in one major metropolitan area by September 30, 1981. "(B) An action plan to be completed for specific adaptations of the prototype plan to other high risk metropolitan areas by September 30, 1981. "(C) These prediction response plans are to be integrated with preparedness response plans. "(D) The plans shall include coordination with State and local governmental companion efforts. "(E) The plans shall be updated as new, relevant information becomes available.". (B) The last sentence of section 5(f) of such Act is repealed.

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