3D elevation program

The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the “3D Elevation Program”— to promote the collection, dissemination, and use of 3D elevation data among Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments, communities, institutions of higher education, and the private sector through— The Secretary shall manage the 3D Elevation Program— The head of each Federal department and agency involved in the acquisition, production, distribution, or application of 3D elevation data shall— ensure that any 3D elevation data acquired with Federal grant funding— The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall establish an interagency coordinating committee, to be known as the “3D Elevation Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee” (referred to in this subsection as the “Committee”), to better coordinate 3D elevation data management across the Federal Government. The Committee shall be composed of the following members (or their designees): The Committee shall coordinate, as appropriate, with the existing activities of— The Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. The Committee shall— develop, by not later than 1 year after January 5, 2021, and update periodically thereafter— The Secretary shall establish, within the National Geospatial Advisory Committee, a subcommittee (referred to in this subsection as the “Subcommittee”). The Subcommittee shall— include representatives of— The Subcommittee shall conduct an assessment of— trends and developments in— Not later than 1 year after January 5, 2021, and every 2 years thereafter, the Subcommittee shall submit to the Secretary and the 3D Elevation Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee established under subsection (b) a report that includes— The Secretary may make grants and enter into cooperative agreements with other Federal departments and agencies, units of State, local, or Tribal government, institutions of higher education, nonprofit research institutions, or other organizations to facilitate the improvement of nationwide coverage of 3D elevation data. To be eligible to receive a grant or enter into a cooperative agreement under this subsection, an entity described in paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. A grant or cooperative agreement under this subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, including making data publically available and interoperable with other Federal datasets. For each of fiscal years 2021 through 2024, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $40,000,000 to carry out this section. Funds to carry out the activities under this section shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary that are enacted after January 5, 2021.