1. Short title; definition (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Pacific Northwest Earthquake Preparedness Act of 2019 . (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; and (B) identify the funds necessary for implementation of the plan. (2) Submission to Congress Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a copy of the plan. (b) Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that summarizes the actions taken to implement the plan. (c) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Appropriate committees of Congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (2) Earthquake early warning system The term earthquake early warning system includes— (A) improvements to regional and geodetic networks that support building a capability for an earthquake early warning system