Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Act - Directs the Director of the Geological Survey to develop and carry out a program of research and implementation in the areas of tectonics, seismology, and geology, to include (1) development of a system for predicting earthquakes in the seismically active regions of the United States; (2) development and placement of instruments necessary to collect appropriate data; (3) seismicity studies throughout the United States; (4) evaluation of earthquake control methods; (5) zonation and microzonation for seismic risks of the entire United States; and (6) preparation of seismic risk analyses useful for emergency planning and community preparedness. Directs the Director of the National Science Foundation to develop and carry out a program of research and implementation in the areas of engineering, planning, and social sciences, to include (1) advancing basic earthquake engineering and earthquake mitigation research; (2) developing more accurate and reliable methods of earthquake engineering analysis for all types of structures and for a variety of ground conditions; (3) developing more reliable and economic methods of earthquake-resistant design and imp…