Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 2.djvu/981

 PUBLIC LAW 96-472—OCT. 19, 1980

94 STAT. 2259

(f) Section 5 of such Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: "(i) STUDY.—Within one year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Director shall conduct a study and prepare and transmit recommendations to Congress to amend the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5121, et seq.) to include provisions for funding for the period of time following a validated earthquake prediction.". SEC. 102. (a) Section 6 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7705) is amended to read as follows:

Report to Congress. 42 USC 7704.

"SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORT.

"The President shall, within ninety days after the end of each fiscal year, submit an annual report to the appropriate authorizing committees in the Congress describing the status of the program, and describing and evaluating progress achieved during the preceding fiscal year in reducing the risks of earthquake hazards. Each such report shall include a copy of the program plan described in section 5(b)(2)(E) and any recommendations for legislation and other action the President deems necessary and appropriate.". SEC. 103. (a) Section 7(a) of such Act is amended by inserting "(1)" after "(a)" and by inserting at the end thereof the following: "(2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Director to carry out the provisions of sections 5 and 6 of this Act 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), 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 Bureau of Standards in addition to the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (d) for earthquake activities in the Center.". (b) Section 7(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "and" after "1979;" and by inserting "; and $32,484,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981" before the period at the end thereof. (c) Section 7(c) of such Act is amended by striking out "and" after "1979;" and by inserting "; and $26,600,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981" before the period at the end thereof. (d) Section 7 of such Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: "(d) NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS.—TO enable the Bureau to carry out responsibilities that may be assigned to it under this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $425,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981.". SEC. 104. Funds may be transferred among the line items listed in the amendment made by section 103(a), but neither the total funds transferred from any line item nor the total funds transferred to any

Ante, p. 2257. Appropriation authorization. 42 USC 7706. 42 USC 7704, supra.

Appropriation authorization.

Funds, transfer. Supra.

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