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    33 USC CHAPTER 45 - TSUNAMI WARNING AND EDUCATION           01/03/2007

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                CHAPTER 45 - TSUNAMI WARNING AND EDUCATION            

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    Sec.                                                     
    3201.       Definitions.                                          
    3202.       Purposes.                                             
    3203.       Tsunami forecasting and warning program.              
    3204.       National tsunami hazard mitigation program.           
    3205.       Tsunami research program.                             
    3206.       Global tsunami warning and mitigation network.        
    3207.       Authorization of appropriations.                      

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    33 USC Sec. 3201                                            01/03/2007

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    Sec. 3201. Definitions

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      In this chapter:
        (1) The term "Administration" means the National Oceanic and
      Atmospheric Administration.
        (2) The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of the
      National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 109-424, Sec. 2, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2902; Pub. L.
    109-479, title VIII, Sec. 802, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3653.)

-COD-
                               CODIFICATION                           
      Pub. L. 109-424 and title VIII of Pub. L. 109-479 enacted
    substantially identical sections. This section is based on the text
    of section 802 of Pub. L. 109-479.


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                                SHORT TITLE                            
      Pub. L. 109-479, title VIII, Sec. 801, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat.
    3653, provided that: "This title [enacting this chapter] may be
    cited as the 'Tsunami Warning and Education Act'."
      Pub. L. 109-424, Sec. 1, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2902, provided
    that: "This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the
    'Tsunami Warning and Education Act'."

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    33 USC Sec. 3202                                            01/03/2007

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    Sec. 3202. Purposes

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      The purposes of this chapter are - 
        (1) to improve tsunami detection, forecasting, warnings,
      notification, outreach, and mitigation to protect life and
      property in the United States;
        (2) to enhance and modernize the existing Pacific Tsunami
      Warning System to increase coverage, reduce false alarms, and
      increase the accuracy of forecasts and warnings, and to expand
      detection and warning systems to include other vulnerable States
      and United States territories, including the Atlantic Ocean,
      Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico areas;
        (3) to improve mapping, modeling, research, and assessment
      efforts to improve tsunami detection, forecasting, warnings,
      notification, outreach, mitigation, response, and recovery;
        (4) to improve and increase education and outreach activities
      and ensure that those receiving tsunami warnings and the at-risk
      public know what to do when a tsunami is approaching;
        (5) to provide technical and other assistance to speed
      international efforts to establish regional tsunami warning
      systems in vulnerable areas worldwide, including the Indian
      Ocean; and
        (6) to improve Federal, State, and international coordination
      for detection, warnings, and outreach for tsunami and other
      coastal impacts.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 109-424, Sec. 3, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2902; Pub. L.
    109-479, title VIII, Sec. 803, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3653.)

-COD-
                               CODIFICATION                           
      Pub. L. 109-424 and title VIII of Pub. L. 109-479 enacted
    substantially identical sections. This section is based on the text
    of section 803 of Pub. L. 109-479.

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    33 USC Sec. 3203                                            01/03/2007

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    Sec. 3203. Tsunami forecasting and warning program

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    (a) In general
      The Administrator, through the National Weather Service and in
    consultation with other relevant Administration offices, shall
    operate a program to provide tsunami detection, forecasting, and
    warnings for the Pacific and Arctic Ocean regions and for the
    Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico region.
    (b) Components
      The program under this section shall - 
        (1) include the tsunami warning centers established under
      subsection (d);
        (2) utilize and maintain an array of robust tsunami detection
      technologies;
        (3) maintain detection equipment in operational condition to
      fulfill the detection, forecasting, and warning requirements of
      this chapter;
        (4) provide tsunami forecasting capability based on models and
      measurements, including tsunami inundation models and maps for
      use in increasing the preparedness of communities, including
      through the TsunamiReady program;
        (5) maintain data quality and management systems to support the
      requirements of the program;
        (6) include a cooperative effort among the Administration, the
      United States Geological Survey, and the National Science
      Foundation under which the Geological Survey and the National
      Science Foundation shall provide rapid and reliable seismic
      information to the Administration from international and domestic
      seismic networks;
        (7) provide a capability for the dissemination of warnings to
      at-risk States and tsunami communities through rapid and reliable
      notification to government officials and the public, including
      utilization of and coordination with existing Federal warning
      systems, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
      Administration Weather Radio All Hazards Program;
        (8) allow, as practicable, for integration of tsunami detection
      technologies with other environmental observing technologies; and
        (9) include any technology the Administrator considers
      appropriate to fulfill the objectives of the program under this
      section.
    (c) System areas
      The program under this section shall operate - 
        (1) a Pacific tsunami warning system capable of forecasting
      tsunami anywhere in the Pacific and Arctic Ocean regions and
      providing adequate warnings; and
        (2) an Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico
      tsunami warning system capable of forecasting tsunami and
      providing adequate warnings in areas of the Atlantic Ocean,
      Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico that are determined - 
          (A) to be geologically active, or to have significant
        potential for geological activity; and
          (B) to pose significant risks of tsunami for States along the
        coastal areas of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, or Gulf of
        Mexico.
    (d) Tsunami warning centers
      (1) In general
        The Administrator, through the National Weather Service, shall
      maintain or establish - 
          (A) a Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii;
          (B) a West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska;
        and
          (C) any additional forecast and warning centers determined by
        the National Weather Service to be necessary.
      (2) Responsibilities
        The responsibilities of each tsunami warning center shall
      include - 
          (A) continuously monitoring data from seismological, deep
        ocean, and tidal monitoring stations;
          (B) evaluating earthquakes that have the potential to
        generate tsunami;
          (C) evaluating deep ocean buoy data and tidal monitoring
        stations for indications of tsunami resulting from earthquakes
        and other sources;
          (D) disseminating forecasts and tsunami warning bulletins to
        Federal, State, and local government officials and the public;
          (E) coordinating with the tsunami hazard mitigation program
        described in section 3204 of this title to ensure ongoing
        sharing of information between forecasters and emergency
        management officials; and
          (F) making data gathered under this chapter and post-warning
        analyses conducted by the National Weather Service or other
        relevant Administration offices available to researchers.
    (e) Transfer of technology; maintenance and upgrades
      (1) In general
        In carrying out this section, the National Weather Service, in
      consultation with other relevant Administration offices, shall - 
          (A) develop requirements for the equipment used to forecast
        tsunami, which shall include provisions for multipurpose
        detection platforms, reliability and performance metrics, and
        to the maximum extent practicable how the equipment will be
        integrated with other United States and global ocean and
        coastal observation systems, the global earth observing system
        of systems, global seismic networks, and the Advanced National
        Seismic System;
          (B) develop and execute a plan for the transfer of technology
        from ongoing research described in section 3205 of this title
        into the program under this section; and
          (C) ensure that maintaining operational tsunami detection
        equipment is the highest priority within the program carried
        out under this chapter.
      (2) Report to Congress
        (A) Not later than 1 year after January 12, 2007, the National
      Weather Service, in consultation with other relevant
      Administration offices, shall transmit to Congress a report on
      how the tsunami forecast system under this section will be
      integrated with other United States and global ocean and coastal
      observation systems, the global earth observing system of
      systems, global seismic networks, and the Advanced National
      Seismic System.
        (B) Not later than 3 years after January 12, 2007, the National
      Weather Service, in consultation with other relevant
      Administration offices, shall transmit a report to Congress on
      how technology developed under section 3205 of this title is
      being transferred into the program under this section.
    (f) Federal cooperation
      When deploying and maintaining tsunami detection technologies,
    the Administrator shall seek the assistance and assets of other
    appropriate Federal agencies.
    (g) Annual equipment certification
      At the same time Congress receives the budget justification
    documents in support of the President's annual budget request for
    each fiscal year, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee
    on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
    Committee on Science of the House of Representatives a
    certification that - 
        (1) identifies the tsunami detection equipment deployed
      pursuant to this chapter, as of December 31 of the preceding
      calendar year;
        (2) certifies which equipment is operational as of December 31
      of the preceding calendar year;
        (3) in the case of any piece of such equipment that is not
      operational as of such date, identifies that equipment and
      describes the mitigation strategy that is in place - 
          (A) to repair or replace that piece of equipment within a
        reasonable period of time; or
          (B) to otherwise ensure adequate tsunami detection coverage;

        (4) identifies any equipment that is being developed or
      constructed to carry out this chapter but which has not yet been
      deployed, if the Administration has entered into a contract for
      that equipment prior to December 31 of the preceding calendar
      year, and provides a schedule for the deployment of that
      equipment; and
        (5) certifies that the Administrator expects the equipment
      described in paragraph (4) to meet the requirements, cost, and
      schedule provided in that contract.
    (h) Congressional notifications
      The Administrator shall notify the Committee on Commerce,
    Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
    Science of the House of Representatives within 30 days of - 
        (1) impaired regional forecasting capabilities due to equipment
      or system failures; and
        (2) significant contractor failures or delays in completing
      work associated with the tsunami forecasting and warning system.
    (i) Report
      Not later than January 31, 2010, the Comptroller General of the
    United States shall transmit a report to the Committee on Commerce,
    Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
    Science of the House of Representatives that - 
        (1) evaluates the current status of the tsunami detection,
      forecasting, and warning system and the tsunami hazard mitigation
      program established under this chapter, including progress toward
      tsunami inundation mapping of all coastal areas vulnerable to
      tsunami and whether there has been any degradation of services as
      a result of the expansion of the program;
        (2) evaluates the National Weather Service's ability to achieve
      continued improvements in the delivery of tsunami detection,
      forecasting, and warning services by assessing policies and plans
      for the evolution of modernization systems, models, and
      computational abilities (including the adoption of new
      technologies); and
        (3) lists the contributions of funding or other resources to
      the program by other Federal agencies, particularly agencies
      participating in the program.
    (j) External review
      The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with the
    National Academy of Sciences to review the tsunami detection,
    forecast, and warning program established under this chapter to
    assess further modernization and coverage needs, as well as long-
    term operational reliability issues, taking into account measures
    implemented under this chapter. The review shall also include an
    assessment of how well the forecast equipment has been integrated
    into other United States and global ocean and coastal observation
    systems and the global earth observing system of systems. Not later
    than 2 years after January 12, 2007, the Administrator shall
    transmit a report containing the National Academy of Sciences'
    recommendations, the Administrator's responses to the
    recommendations, including those where the Administrator disagrees
    with the Academy, a timetable to implement the accepted
    recommendations, and the cost of implementing all the Academy's
    recommendations, to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
    Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of the
    House of Representatives.
    (k) Report
      Not later than 3 months after January 12, 2007, the Administrator
    shall establish a process for monitoring and certifying contractor
    performance in carrying out the requirements of any contract to
    construct or deploy tsunami detection equipment, including
    procedures and penalties to be imposed in cases of significant
    contractor failure or negligence.

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    (Pub. L. 109-424, Sec. 4, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2903; Pub. L.
    109-479, title VIII, Sec. 804, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3654.)

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                               CODIFICATION                           
      Pub. L. 109-424 and title VIII of Pub. L. 109-479 enacted
    substantially identical sections. This section is based on the text
    of section 804 of Pub. L. 109-479.

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    33 USC Sec. 3204                                            01/03/2007

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    Sec. 3204. National tsunami hazard mitigation program

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    (a) In general
      The Administrator, through the National Weather Service and in
    consultation with other relevant Administration offices, shall
    conduct a community-based tsunami hazard mitigation program to
    improve tsunami preparedness of at-risk areas in the United States
    and its territories.
    (b) Coordinating committee
      In conducting the program under this section, the Administrator
    shall establish a coordinating committee comprising representatives
    of Federal, State, local, and tribal government officials. The
    Administrator may establish subcommittees to address region-
    specific issues. The committee shall - 
        (1) recommend how funds appropriated for carrying out the
      program under this section will be allocated;
        (2) ensure that areas described in section 3203(c) of this
      title in the United States and its territories can have the
      opportunity to participate in the program;
        (3) provide recommendations to the National Weather Service on
      how to improve the TsunamiReady program, particularly on ways to
      make communities more tsunami resilient through the use of
      inundation maps and other mitigation practices; and
        (4) ensure that all components of the program are integrated
      with ongoing hazard warning and risk management activities,
      emergency response plans, and mitigation programs in affected
      areas, including integrating information to assist in tsunami
      evacuation route planning.
    (c) Program components
      The program under this section shall - 
        (1) use inundation models that meet a standard of accuracy
      defined by the Administration to improve the quality and extent
      of inundation mapping, including assessment of vulnerable inner
      coastal and nearshore areas, in a coordinated and standardized
      fashion to maximize resources and the utility of data collected;
        (2) promote and improve community outreach and education
      networks and programs to ensure community readiness, including
      the development of comprehensive coastal risk and vulnerability
      assessment training and decision support tools, implementation of
      technical training and public education programs, and providing
      for certification of prepared communities;
        (3) integrate tsunami preparedness and mitigation programs into
      ongoing hazard warning and risk management activities, emergency
      response plans, and mitigation programs in affected areas,
      including integrating information to assist in tsunami evacuation
      route planning;
        (4) promote the adoption of tsunami warning and mitigation
      measures by Federal, State, tribal, and local governments and
      nongovernmental entities, including educational programs to
      discourage development in high-risk areas; and
        (5) provide for periodic external review of the program.
    (d) Savings clause
      Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a change in
    the chair of any existing tsunami hazard mitigation program
    subcommittee.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 109-424, Sec. 5, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2906; Pub. L.
    109-479, title VIII, Sec. 805, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3657.)

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                               CODIFICATION                           
      Pub. L. 109-424 and title VIII of Pub. L. 109-479 enacted
    substantially identical sections. This section is based on the text
    of section 805 of Pub. L. 109-479.

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    33 USC Sec. 3205                                            01/03/2007

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    Sec. 3205. Tsunami research program

-STATUTE-
      The Administrator shall, in consultation with other agencies and
    academic institutions, and with the coordinating committee
    established under section 3204(b) of this title, establish or
    maintain a tsunami research program to develop detection, forecast,
    communication, and mitigation science and technology, including
    advanced sensing techniques, information and communication
    technology, data collection, analysis, and assessment for tsunami
    tracking and numerical forecast modeling. Such research program
    shall - 
        (1) consider other appropriate research to mitigate the impact
      of tsunami;
        (2) coordinate with the National Weather Service on technology
      to be transferred to operations;
        (3) include social science research to develop and assess
      community warning, education, and evacuation materials; and
        (4) ensure that research and findings are available to the
      scientific community.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 109-424, Sec. 6, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2907; Pub. L.
    109-479, title VIII, Sec. 806, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3658.)

-COD-
                               CODIFICATION                           
      Pub. L. 109-424 and title VIII of Pub. L. 109-479 enacted
    substantially identical sections. This section is based on the text
    of section 806 of Pub. L. 109-479.

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    33 USC Sec. 3206                                            01/03/2007

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    Sec. 3206. Global tsunami warning and mitigation network

-STATUTE-
    (a) International Tsunami Warning System
      The Administrator, through the National Weather Service and in
    consultation with other relevant Administration offices, in
    coordination with other members of the United States Interagency
    Committee of the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program, shall
    provide technical assistance and training to the Intergovernmental
    Oceanographic Commission, the World Meteorological Organization,
    and other international entities, as part of international efforts
    to develop a fully functional global tsunami forecast and warning
    system comprising regional tsunami warning networks, modeled on the
    International Tsunami Warning System of the Pacific.
    (b) International Tsunami Information Center
      The Administrator, through the National Weather Service and in
    consultation with other relevant Administration offices, in
    cooperation with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission,
    shall operate an International Tsunami Information Center to
    improve tsunami preparedness for all Pacific Ocean nations
    participating in the International Tsunami Warning System of the
    Pacific, and may also provide such assistance to other nations
    participating in a global tsunami warning system established
    through the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. As part of
    its responsibilities around the world, the Center shall - 
        (1) monitor international tsunami warning activities around the
      world;
        (2) assist member states in establishing national warning
      systems, and make information available on current technologies
      for tsunami warning systems;
        (3) maintain a library of materials to promulgate knowledge
      about tsunami in general and for use by the scientific community;
      and
        (4) disseminate information, including educational materials
      and research reports.
    (c) Detection equipment; technical advice and training
      In carrying out this section, the National Weather Service - 
        (1) shall give priority to assisting nations in identifying
      vulnerable coastal areas, creating inundation maps, obtaining or
      designing real-time detection and reporting equipment, and
      establishing communication and warning networks and contact
      points in each vulnerable nation;
        (2) may establish a process for transfer of detection and
      communication technology to affected nations for the purposes of
      establishing the international tsunami warning system; and
        (3) shall provide technical and other assistance to support
      international tsunami programs.
    (d) Data-sharing requirement
      The National Weather Service, when deciding to provide assistance
    under this section, may take into consideration the data sharing
    policies and practices of nations proposed to receive such
    assistance, with a goal to encourage all nations to support full
    and open exchange of data.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 109-424, Sec. 7, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2907; Pub. L.
    109-479, title VIII, Sec. 807, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3659.)

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                               CODIFICATION                           
      Pub. L. 109-424 and title VIII of Pub. L. 109-479 enacted
    substantially identical sections. This section is based on the text
    of section 807 of Pub. L. 109-479.

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    33 USC Sec. 3207                                            01/03/2007

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    Sec. 3207. Authorization of appropriations

-STATUTE-
      There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to
    carry out this chapter - 
        (1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which - 
          (A) not less than 27 percent of the amount appropriated shall
        be for the tsunami hazard mitigation program under section 3204
        of this title; and
          (B) not less than 8 percent of the amount appropriated shall
        be for the tsunami research program under section 3205 of this
        title;

        (2) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, of which - 
          (A) not less than 27 percent of the amount appropriated shall
        be for the tsunami hazard mitigation program under section 3204
        of this title; and
          (B) not less than 8 percent of the amount appropriated shall
        be for the tsunami research program under section 3205 of this
        title;

        (3) $27,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, of which - 
          (A) not less than 27 percent of the amount appropriated shall
        be for the tsunami hazard mitigation program under section 3204
        of this title; and
          (B) not less than 8 percent of the amount appropriated shall
        be for the tsunami research program under section 3205 of this
        title;

        (4) $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, of which - 
          (A) not less than 27 percent of the amount appropriated shall
        be for the tsunami hazard mitigation program under section 3204
        of this title; and
          (B) not less than 8 percent of the amount appropriated shall
        be for the tsunami research program under section 3205 of this
        title; and

        (5) $29,000,000 for fiscal year 2012, of which - 
          (A) not less than 27 percent of the amount appropriated shall
        be for the tsunami hazard mitigation program under section 3204
        of this title; and
          (B) not less than 8 percent of the amount appropriated shall
        be for the tsunami research program under section 3205 of this
        title.

-SOURCE-
    (Pub. L. 109-424, Sec. 8, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2908; Pub. L.
    109-479, title VIII, Sec. 808, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3660.)

-COD-
                               CODIFICATION                           
      Pub. L. 109-424 and title VIII of Pub. L. 109-479 enacted
    substantially identical sections. This section is based on the text
    of section 808 of Pub. L. 109-479.

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