NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION.

SEC. 205. NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION. The Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: “SEC. 14. NETWORK FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION. “(a) Establishment.—The Director of the National Science Foundation shall establish the George E, Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation that will upgrade, link, and integrate a system of geographically distributed experimental facilities for earthquake engineering testing of full-sized structures and their components and partial-scale physical models. The system shall be integrated through networking software so that integrated 114 STAT. 2307models and databases can be used to create model-based simulation, and the components of the system shall be interconnected with a computer network and allow for remote access, information sharing, and collaborative research. “(b) Authorization of Appropriations.—In addition to amounts appropriated under section 12(c), there are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science Foundation for the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation— “(1) $28,200,000 for fiscal year 2001; “(2) $24,400,000 for fiscal year 2002; “(3) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 2003; and “(4) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.”.