1. Short title; definition (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2017 . (b) Cascadia Subduction Zone defined In this Act, the term Cascadia Subduction Zone means the landward-dipping fault that is approximately 684 miles long, separates the Juan de Fuca and North America plates, and stretches along a portion of the western coast of the United States beginning off Cape Mendocino, California, along the State of Oregon, the State of Washington, to Northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. 2. Earthquake early warning system for Cascadia Subduction Zone (a) Plan for purchase and installation (1) Development and funding The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall— (A) develop a plan for the purchase and installation of an earthquake early warning system for the Cascadia Subduction Zone