National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Basic Research of the Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session, February 23, 1999, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1999 - 259 pages |
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Abrams activities Advanced National Seismic budget Chairman SMITH Committee CONGRESS THE LIBRARY coordination damage design and construction Director disaster Earthquake Engineering Research Earthquake Hazards Reduction earthquake loss reduction earthquake research earthquake risk EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON EERI effective efforts Emergency Management Engineering Research Institute existing buildings February 23 Federal agencies FEMA FEMA's funding future earthquakes goals ground motion ground shaking Guidelines hazard mitigation Hazards Reduction Program HAZUS ICSSC implementation improve infrastructure International Building Code lifelines million model building codes National Earthquake Hazards National Seismic System NEES NEHRP agencies NEHRP program NIST operations post-earthquake Project Impact reauthorization reducing earthquake retrofit seismic design seismic hazard seismic monitoring seismic networks Seismic Rehabilitation seismic retrofit seismic risk Seismic Safety Seismological SMITH of Michigan standards Strategic Plan strong ground motion strong-motion structures Subcommittee on Basic technical tsunami U.S. Geological Survey United University upgrade USGS workshop
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Page 122 - NlSToffice of the Director Mr. Raymond Kammer, Director Raymond Kammer was nominated by President Clinton on September 4, 1997, to serve as Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. After being confirmed by the US Senate, he took office on November 12. An agency of the US Commerce Department's Technology Administration, NIST promotes US economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.
Page 38 - Act to reduce the risks of life and property from future earthquakes in the United States through the establishment and maintenance of an effective earthquake hazards reduction program.
Page 122 - Materials, a major international society for the development of voluntary standards for materials, products, systems, and services. His awards include both the Gold and Silver Medals of the Department of Commerce, the William A. Jump Award for Exceptional Achievement in Public Administration, the Federal Government Meritorious Executive Award, and the Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership. Mr. Kammer received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland in 1969.
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Page 113 - Seismic Safety of Existing Federally Owned or Leased Buildings.
Page 47 - Equipment (MRE) program, will result in signicant improvements to the physical testing infrastructure and establish a network to allow testing and monitoring over the internet. This will provide new research resources while honoring the September 1995 EERI report, Assessment of Earthquake Engineering Research and Testing Capabilities in the United States.