National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025

David G. Valadao

Republican · CA · Representative

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• Jim Costa (D-CA-21)Original· 2025-05-01
• Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)· 2025-06-09
• Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-09-02
• Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1)· 2025-09-23

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

2026-07-21

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National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the activities of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). It also expands certain USGS activities under NEHRP relating to earthquake warnings and mapping and expands other NEHRP activities. NEHRP is a coordinated earthquake hazards reduction program administered by four federal agencies: the National Institute of Standards and Technology, USGS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the National Science Foundation. Under NEHRP, USGS is responsible for monitoring and early warnings (including operating the Advanced National Seismic System, a nationwide network of seismic stations), hazard assessments and mapping, and research regarding earthquakes. The bill reauthorizes such USGS activities through FY2030. Additionally, the bill requires USGS to coordinate with the Federal Communications Commission to ensure alerts and early warnings are broadcast as rapidly as possible for maximum warning time, expand the early warning system to additional high-risk areas, issue forecasts for aftershocks following significant earthquakes, and include tsunamis and other hazards associated with earthquakes in seismic hazard maps. Also, NEHRP activities to develop building codes and standards must include recovery objectives addressing post-earthquake occupancy and functionality of infrastructure.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3168 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3168 To reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2025 Mr. Valadao (for himself and Mr. Costa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION PROGRAM. (a) Program Activities.--Subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 5 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7704) is amended-- (1) in the matter before clause (i)-- (A) by striking ``and local'' and inserting ``local, and Tribal''; and (B) by striking ``and constructing'' and inserting ``, designing, constructing, evaluating, and retrofitting''; (2) in clause (ii), to read as follows: ``(ii) development of standards, guidelines, and voluntary standards, guidelines, and consensus codes for earthquake hazards reduction for buildings, structures, and lifeline infrastructure, including post- earthquake recovery-based performance objectives that address reoccupancy and downtime of community-prioritized buildings, structures, and services provided by lifeline infrastructure;''; (3) in clause (iii), by striking ``and hazards reduction; and'' and inserting ``functional recovery, and other hazards reduction topics;''; and (4) in clause (iv)-- (A) by inserting ``and maintaining'' after ``publishing''; and (B) by inserting ``in coordination with the National Tsunami Hazards Mitigation Program, tsunami susceptibility,'' after ``liquefaction susceptibility,''. (b) Duties of Interagency Coordinating Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction.--Subsection (a)(3)(D)(ii) of such section is amended-- (1) in subclause (V), by inserting ``and associated secondary hazards'' before the period at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(VIII) Coordinating with the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission on the timely broadcasting of emergency alerts generated by the earthquake early warning system.''. (c) Biennial Report.--Subsection (a)(4)(A) of such section is amended by striking ``under paragraph (3)(D)(i)(I)'' each place it appears and inserting ``under paragraph (3)(D)(ii)(I)''. (d) Advisory Committee.--Subsection (a)(5)(A) of such section is amended-- (1) by inserting ``the Chair of the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee and'' after ``including''; and (2) by striking ``and local government'' and inserting ``, local, and Tribal governments''. (e) Responsibilities of United States Geological Survey.-- Subsection (b)(3) of such section is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and local'' and inserting ``, local, and Tribal''; (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission,'' after ``Agency''; (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (K) as subparagraphs (I) through (P), respectively; (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: ``(D) coordinate with the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on data sharing and resource allocation to support a timely response to oceanic earthquakes and tsunamis; ``(E) in consultation with the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission, ensure that earthquake alerts and early warnings are broadcast as rapidly and reliably as possible, in the predominant languages in the affected region, to ensure maximum warning time for nearby persons; ``(F) expand the earthquake early warning system…

within and to additional high risk hazard areas, including making improvements as practicable to improve detection and increase the time between warning messages and perceptible ground motion; ``(G) coordinating with affected State and Tribal governments on earthquake early warning system improvements; ``(H) issue earthquake forecasts, when appropriate, for aftershocks associated with significant earthquakes in the United States;''; (5) in subparagraph (I), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by inserting ``the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission,'' after ``Agency,''; (6) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (7) in subparagraph (M), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (8) in subparagraph (O), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by inserting ``maps of natural hazards associated with earthquakes and'' after ``including''. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Subsection 12(b)(2) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(b)(2)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``and'' at the end; (2) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(K) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2026, of which not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced National Seismic System established under section 13; ``(L) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2027, of which not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced National Seismic System established under section 13; ``(M) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2028, of which not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced National Seismic System established under section 13; ``(N) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2029, of which not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced National Seismic System established under section 13; and ``(O) $83,403,000 for fiscal year 2030, of which not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available for completion of the Advanced National Seismic System established under section 13.''. <all>

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