Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 86 — Earthquake Hazards Reduction
§ 7705b. Seismic standards
Statutory text
Assessment and recommendations
Not later than , the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall jointly convene a committee of experts from Federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, private sector entities, disaster management professional associations, engineering professional associations, and professional construction and homebuilding industry associations, to assess and recommend options for improving the built environment and critical infrastructure to reflect performance goals stated in terms of post-earthquake reoccupancy and functional recovery time.
Report to Congress
Not later than , the committee convened under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on recommended options for improving the built environment and critical infrastructure to reflect performance goals stated in terms of post-earthquake reoccupancy and functional recovery time.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977
Pub. L. 95–124 § 8 · 91 Stat. 1098
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 7705b
Pub. L. 95–124, § 8, as added Pub. L. 101–614, § 8(a), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3237
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 95–124, § 8, as added Pub. L. 101–614, § 8(a), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3237Enacted provision · exact public law section
(8) Reduction of loss, destruction, and disruption from earthquakes will depend on the actions of individuals, and organiza-tions in the private sector and governmental units at Federal, State, and local levels. The current capability to transfer knowledge and information to these sectors is insufficient. Improved mechanisms are needed to translate existing information and research findings into reasonable and usable specifications, criteria, and practices so that individuals, organizations, and governmental units may make informed decisions and take appropriate actions.National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–307 § 5 · 132 Stat. 4408
Amended · 42 U.S.C. § 7705b
Pub. L. 115–307 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to adoption of seismic safety standards
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–307 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to adoption of seismic safety standards.Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 5. SEISMIC STANDARDS. Section 8 of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7705b) is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 8. SEISMIC STANDARDS. “(a) Assessment and Recommendations.— Not later than December 1, 2019, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall jointly convene a committee of experts from Federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, private sector entities, disaster management professional associations, engineering professional associations, and professional construction and homebuilding industry associations, to assess and recommend options for improving the built environment and critical infrastructure to reflect performance goals stated in terms of post-earthquake reoccupancy and functional recovery time. “(b) Report to Congress.— Not later than June 30, 2020, the committee convened under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on recommended options for improving the built environment and critical infrastructure to reflect performance goals stated in terms of post-earthquake reoccupancy and functional recovery time.” .
2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–307 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to adoption of seismic safety standards.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Report on Vulnerability of Buildings Owned and Leased by Government
Pub. L. 101–614, § 8(b), , 104 Stat. 3238, directed Comptroller General, not later than 18 months after , to report to Congress on vulnerability of buildings owned and leased by the Federal Government and on efforts of Federal agencies to improve the seismic resistance of buildings they own or lease, and for each such agency, the Comptroller General to enumerate the number of buildings owned or leased by the agency, the seriousness of the seismic risk to such buildings, and the value of the buildings at risk, as well as tabulate the expenditures each such agency had devoted to reducing earthquake damage and estimate the total expenditure necessary to address the problem adequately.
Executive Documents
Executive Order No. 12941
Ex. Ord. No. 12941, , 59 F.R. 62545, which related to seismic safety of existing federally owned or leased buildings, was revoked by Ex. Ord. No. 13717, § 5, , 81 F.R. 6409, set out as a note under section 7704 of this title.
Credits
1990–2018 · 2 acts
- 1990Pub. L. 95–124, § 8, as added Pub. L. 101–614, § 8(a), , 104 Stat. 3237
- 2018amended Pub. L. 115–307, § 5, , 132 Stat. 4415.
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(Pub. L. 95–124, § 8, as added Pub. L. 101–614, § 8(a), , 104 Stat. 3237; amended Pub. L. 115–307, § 5, , 132 Stat. 4415.)