EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING 
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
EERI's Position on the
Reauthorization of NEHRP

News Release:

NEHRP Reauthorization Progress
On Wednesday, October 1, 2003 the U.S. House of Representatives passed by voice vote HR 2608, Reauthorizing the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and establishing the National Institute of Standards as the new lead agency and providing increased funding for research and applications. Senate action on the reauthorization is not expected until early 2004. To read the House Bill, click here.

EERI's Position on the Reauthorization of NEHRP

NEHRP Strategic Plan new!

EERI Writes to Congress In support of ANSS

Fact Sheet

Letter from EERI President Tom O'Rourke to Congressman Sherwood Boehlert, Chairman of the House Committee on Science

Tom O'Rourke's Testimony

Dr. Reaveley's testimony

Lloyd Cluff's congressional testimony

Robert Olson's testimony

See additional testimonies from the federal agencies.

Photo at the May 8th Hearing

We encourage EERI members and others in the earthquake community to contact the members of the House Science Committee with their own letters of support for NEHRP and the ANSS programs. The House Science Committee's Subcommittee on Research, chaired by Congressman Nick Smith, has jurisdiction over the NEHRP program and will be holding hearings on the reauthorization of the NEHRP program on May 8, 2003. EERI will be represented at these hearings by President Tom O'Rourke.

Click Here for a sample letter

Click here for a list of names and fax numbers of the members of the House Science Committee, the Members of the Subcommittee on Research and other important members of congress. (Sending your letter by fax is preferred to mail, which can be delayed several weeks for screening).

Letters to your own representatives in the House and Senate, in support of the NEHRP program, are also very important. To find the address of your congressional representatives, go to www.house.gov and www.senate.gov.

Members of congress should be addressed:
The Honorable (first and last name) and the salutation should read:
Dear Senator (last name):
Dear Congressman (last name):