114 STAT. 2304 PUBLIC LAW 106-503—NOV. 13, 2000 Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 2000. 42 USC 7701 note. "(5) to provide for a national program to assist families of fallen firefighters and fire departments in dealing with lineof-duty deaths of those firefighters; and "(6) to promote national, State, and local initiatives to increase public awareness of fire and life safety.". (b) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. — Section 151303 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the following: "(f) STATUS AND COMPENSATION.— "(1) Appointment to the board shall not constitute employ- ment by or the holding of an office of the United States. "(2) Members of the board shall serve without compensation."; and (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g). (c) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. — Section 151304 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking "not more than 2" in subsection (a); and (2) by striking "are not" in subsection (b)(1) and inserting "shall not be considered". (d) SUPPORT BY THE ADMINISTRATOR. —Section 151307(a)(1) of title 36, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking "The Administrator" and inserting "During the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Fire Administration Authorization Act of 2000, the Administrator"; and (2) by striking "shall" in subparagraph (B) and inserting "may". TITLE II—EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS REDUCTION SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the "Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 2000". SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. (a) FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. — Section 12(a)(7) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(a)(7)) is amended— (1) by striking "and" after "1998,"; and (2) by striking "1999. " and inserting "1999; $19,861,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, of which $450,000 is for National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program-eligible efforts of an established multi-state consortium to reduce the unacceptable threat of earthquake damages in the New Madrid seismic region through efforts to enhance preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation; $20,705,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002; and $21,585,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003.". (b) UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. —Section 12(b) of the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7706(b)) is amended— (1) by inserting after "operated by the Agency." the following: "There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for purposes of carrying out, through
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