Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Act - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares the purpose of this Act in establishing a coordinated national program in earthquake mitigation. Provides that the Director of the Geological Survey, in consultation with the National Science Foundation, shall develop and carry out a program of research and implementation in the areas of tectonics, seismology, geology, engineering, planning, and social sciences necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act, specifying the nature of such program. States that the Director of the Geological Survey and the Director of the National Science Foundation, jointly, shall: (1) establish an advisory committee composed of representatives of the research community to review periodically the earthquake mitigation program and to recommend to the Directors, through periodic written reports, appropriate modifications in the conduct or emphasis of the program; (2) establish an information dissemination mechanism to make available in a timely manner information developed pursuant to this Act; (3) prepare and submit annual reports to the Congress on the progress of the program and achievements in earthquake mitigation;…