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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2181 

To authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 27, 2014 

Mr. BEGICH (for himself, Ms. CANTWELL, and Mr. SCHATZ) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, 

warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tsunami Warning and 

5 Education Reauthorization Act of 2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND EDU2 CATION ACT. 

3 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 

4 this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 

5 of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi6 sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 

7 section or other provision of title VIII of the Magnuson8 Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthor9 ization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–479; 33 U.S.C. 3201 

10 et seq.), also known as the ‘‘Tsunami Warning and Edu11 cation Act’’. 

12 SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF PURPOSES OF TSUNAMI WARNING 

13 AND EDUCATION ACT. 

14 Section 803 (33 U.S.C. 3202) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘research,’’ 

16 after ‘‘warnings,’’; 

17 (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(2) to enhance and modernize the tsunami 

20 warning system of the United States to increase the 

21 accuracy of forecasts and warnings and reduce false 

22 alarms;’’; 

23 (3) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and estab24 lish standards for’’ before ‘‘mapping,’’; 

25 (4) in paragraph (4)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘and increase’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘, increase, and establish standards for’’; 

3 and 

4 (B) by inserting ‘‘, including the warning 

5 signs of locally generated tsunamis’’ after ‘‘ap6 proaching’’; 

7 (5) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘, including 

8 the Indian Ocean; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 

9 (6) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para10 graph (7); and 

11 (7) by inserting after paragraph (5), the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(6) to foster resilient communities in the face 

14 of tsunami and other coastal hazards; and’’. 

15 SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF TSUNAMI FORECASTING AND 

16 WARNING PROGRAM. 

17 (a) COMPONENTS.—Subsection (b) of section 804 (33 

18 U.S.C. 3203) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or main20 tained’’ after ‘‘established’’; 

21 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and safe22 guarding port and harbor operations’’ after ‘‘com23 munities’’; 


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1 (3) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘, including 

2 regional seismic networks previously installed in 

3 areas of sparse instrumentation’’ after ‘‘networks’’; 

4 (4) in paragraph (7)— 

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘, including graphical 

6 warning products,’’ after ‘‘warnings’’; and 

7 (B) by inserting ‘‘and Wireless Emergency 

8 Alerts’’ after ‘‘Hazards Program’’; and 

9 (5) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘and com10 mercial and Federal undersea communications ca11 bles’’ after ‘‘technologies’’. 

12 (b) TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM.—Subsection (c) of 

13 such section is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(c) TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM.—The program 

15 under this section shall operate a tsunami warning system 

16 that— 

17 ‘‘(1) is capable of forecasting tsunamis any18 where in the Pacific and Arctic Ocean regions and 

19 providing adequate warnings; 

20 ‘‘(2) is capable of providing adequate warnings 

21 in areas of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and 

22 Gulf of Mexico that are determined— 

23 ‘‘(A) to be geologically active, or to have 

24 significant potential for geological activity; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) to pose significant risks of tsunamis 

2 for States along the coastal areas of the Atlan3 tic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, or Gulf of Mexico; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(3) supports other international tsunami fore6 casting and warning efforts.’’. 

7 (c) TSUNAMI WARNING CENTERS.—Subsection (d) of 

8 such section is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(d) TSUNAMI WARNING CENTERS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator 

11 shall establish or maintain, as part of the National 

12 Centers for Environmental Prediction, centers to 

13 support the tsunami warning system required by 

14 subsection (c). 

15 ‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibilities 

16 of the centers established or maintained pursuant to 

17 paragraph (1) shall include the following: 

18 ‘‘(A) Continuously monitoring data from 

19 seismological, deep ocean, and tidal monitoring 

20 stations. 

21 ‘‘(B) Evaluating earthquakes that have the 

22 potential to generate tsunamis. 

23 ‘‘(C) Evaluating deep ocean buoy data and 

24 tidal monitoring stations for indications of 


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1 tsunamis resulting from earthquakes and other 

2 sources. 

3 ‘‘(D) To the extent practicable, utilizing 

4 ensemble models to predict tsunamis. 

5 ‘‘(E) Ensuring supercomputing resources 

6 of the National Centers for Environmental Pre7 diction are available to run, as rapidly as pos8 sible, such computer models as are needed for 

9 purposes of the tsunami warning system oper10 ated pursuant to subsection (c). 

11 ‘‘(F) Disseminating forecasts and tsunami 

12 warning bulletins to Federal, State, and local 

13 government officials and the public. 

14 ‘‘(G) Developing outreach plans to ensure 

15 close integration with local Weather Forecast 

16 Offices of the National Weather Service and 

17 emergency managers. 

18 ‘‘(H) Working with local Weather Forecast 

19 Offices to ensure they have the technical knowl20 edge and capability to disseminate tsunami 

21 warnings to the communities they serve. 

22 ‘‘(I) Evaluating effectiveness of warnings 

23 and of coordination with local Weather Forecast 

24 Offices after significant tsunami events. 


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1 ‘‘(J) Coordinating with the tsunami hazard 

2 mitigation program conducted under section 

3 805 to ensure ongoing sharing of information 

4 between forecasters and emergency manage5 ment officials. 

6 ‘‘(K) Making data gathered under this title 

7 and post-warning analyses conducted by the 

8 National Weather Service or other relevant Ad9 ministration offices available to researchers. 

10 ‘‘(3) REDUNDANT WARNING CAPABILITY.—The 

11 tsunami warning centers established or maintained 

12 pursuant to paragraph (1), including the warning 

13 centers in Hawaii and Alaska that were established 

14 under this section and in operation on the day be15 fore the date of the enactment of the Tsunami 

16 Warning and Education Reauthorization Act of 

17 2014, shall maintain a redundant warning capability 

18 and ability to perform back-up duties for each other. 

19 ‘‘(4) COORDINATION WITH NATIONAL WEATHER

20 SERVICE.—The National Weather Service regions 

21 and local forecast offices shall coordinate with the 

22 centers established or maintained pursuant to para23 graph (1) to ensure that— 


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1 ‘‘(A) they have the technical knowledge 

2 and capability to disseminate tsunami warnings 

3 for the communities they serve; and 

4 ‘‘(B) their connections with local emer5 gency management officials are leveraged for 

6 optimally disseminating tsunami warnings and 

7 forecasts. 

8 ‘‘(5) STANDARDS.—The Administrator shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) establish uniform operational proce10 dures for the centers established or maintained 

11 pursuant to paragraph (1), including the em12 ployment of software applications, checklists, 

13 decision support tools, and tsunami warning 

14 products that have been standardized across the 

15 program established under this section; 

16 ‘‘(B) ensure that processes and products of 

17 the warning system operated pursuant to sub18 section (c)— 

19 ‘‘(i) reflect industry best practices; 

20 ‘‘(ii) conform with internationally rec21 ognized standards for information tech22 nology; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) conform to the maximum extent 

24 practicable with other warning products 


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1 and practices of the National Weather 

2 Service; 

3 ‘‘(C) ensure that future adjustments to 

4 operational protocols, processes, and warning 

5 products— 

6 ‘‘(i) are made consistently across the 

7 warning system operated pursuant to sub8 section (c); and 

9 ‘‘(ii) are applied in a uniform manner 

10 across such warning system; and 

11 ‘‘(D) promote standards for evaluating and 

12 improving tsunami forecast models. 

13 ‘‘(6) OUTREACH.—The Administrator shall en14 sure the tsunami warning centers established or 

15 maintained pursuant to paragraph (1) develop and 

16 carry out formal outreach plans.’’. 

17 (d) TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY; MAINTENANCE AND

18 UPGRADES.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended 

19 to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(e) TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY; MAINTENANCE

21 AND UPGRADES.—In carrying out this section, the Admin22 istrator shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) develop requirements for the equipment 

24 used to forecast tsunamis, including— 


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1 ‘‘(A) provisions for multipurpose detection 

2 platforms; 

3 ‘‘(B) reliability and performance metrics; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(C) to the maximum extent practicable, 

6 how the equipment will be integrated with other 

7 United States and global ocean and coastal ob8 servation systems, the global earth observing 

9 system of systems, the global seismic networks, 

10 and the Advanced National Seismic System; 

11 ‘‘(2) develop and execute a plan for the transfer 

12 of technology from ongoing research conducted as 

13 part of the program established or maintained under 

14 section 806 into the program under this section; and 

15 ‘‘(3) ensure that maintaining operational tsu16 nami detection equipment is the highest priority 

17 within the program carried out under this section.’’. 

18 (e) FEDERAL COOPERATION.—Subsection (f) of such 

19 section is amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘(f) FEDERAL COOPERATION.—When deploying and 

21 maintaining tsunami detection technologies under the pro22 gram under this section, the Administrator shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) identify which assets of other Federal 

24 agencies are necessary to support such program; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) work with each agency identified under 

2 paragraph (1)— 

3 ‘‘(A) to acquire the agency’s assistance; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(B) to prioritize the necessary assets.’’. 

6 (f) UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.—Such section is fur7 ther amended by striking subsections (g) through (k). 

8 SEC. 5. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL TSUNAMI HAZARD 

9 MITIGATION PROGRAM. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 805 (33 U.S.C. 3204) is 

11 amended by striking subsections (a) through (d) and in12 serting the following: 

13 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Administrator, in 

14 consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emer15 gency Management Agency and the heads of such other 

16 agencies as the Administrator considers relevant, shall 

17 conduct a community-based tsunami hazard mitigation 

18 program to improve tsunami preparedness of at-risk areas 

19 in the United States and the territories of the United 

20 States. 

21 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—The program con22 ducted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(1) Technical and financial assistance to 

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1 ments to develop and implement activities under this 

2 section. 

3 ‘‘(2) Integration of tsunami preparedness and 

4 mitigation programs into ongoing State-based haz5 ard warning, resilience planning, and risk manage6 ment activities, including predisaster planning, emer7 gency response, evacuation planning, disaster recov8 ery, hazard mitigation, and community development 

9 and redevelopment programs in affected areas. 

10 ‘‘(3) Activities to promote the adoption of tsu11 nami resilience, preparedness, warning, and mitiga12 tion measures by Federal, State, territorial, tribal, 

13 and local governments and nongovernmental entities, 

14 including educational and risk communication pro15 grams to discourage development in high-risk areas. 

16 ‘‘(4) Development of regional tsunami hazard 

17 and risk assessments, using inundation models that 

18 meet programmatic standards for accuracy. Such re19 gional risk assessments may include the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) The sources, sizes, and histories of 

21 tsunamis in that region. 

22 ‘‘(B) Inundation models and maps of crit23 ical infrastructure and socioeconomic vulner24 ability in areas subject to tsunami inundation. 


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1 ‘‘(C) Maps of evacuation areas and evacu2 ation routes. 

3 ‘‘(D) Evaluations of the size of populations 

4 that will require evacuation, including popu5 lations with special evacuation needs. 

6 ‘‘(5) Community-based outreach and education 

7 networks and programs to ensure community readi8 ness and resilience, including the following: 

9 ‘‘(A) The implementation of technical 

10 training and public education programs. 

11 ‘‘(B) The development of decision support 

12 tools. 

13 ‘‘(C) The evaluation of effectiveness of tsu14 nami education efforts and development of edu15 cation guidelines based on that evidence as well 

16 as the expertise of the Administration in hazard 

17 communications. 

18 ‘‘(6) Propagation of standards for community 

19 planning, education, and training products, pro20 grams, and tools, including standards for— 

21 ‘‘(A) mapping products; 

22 ‘‘(B) inundation models, although national 

23 standards for inundation models shall not pre24 vent States, territories, tribes, and local govern25 ments from designating additional areas as 


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1 being at-risk based on knowledge of local condi2 tions; and 

3 ‘‘(C) effective emergency exercises. 

4 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—In addition to activi5 ties conducted under subsection (b), the program con6 ducted pursuant to subsection (a) may include the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(1) Multidisciplinary vulnerability assessment 

9 research, education, and training to help integrate 

10 risk management and resilience objective with com11 munity development planning and policies. 

12 ‘‘(2) Risk management training for the public, 

13 local officials, and institutions to enhance under14 standing and preparedness. 

15 ‘‘(3) Development of practical applications for 

16 existing or emerging technologies, such as modeling, 

17 remote sensing, geospatial technology, engineering, 

18 and observing systems. 

19 ‘‘(4) Risk management and resilience data and 

20 information services, including— 

21 ‘‘(A) access to data and products derived 

22 from observing and detection systems; and 

23 ‘‘(B) development and maintenance of new 

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1 ment, risk management, and resilience pro2 grams. 

3 ‘‘(5) Risk notification systems that coordinate 

4 with and build upon existing systems and actively 

5 engage policy officials, government agencies, busi6 ness communities, nongovernmental organizations, 

7 and the media. 

8 ‘‘(d) COORDINATING COMMITTEE.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es10 tablish a coordinating committee to assist the Ad11 ministrator in the conduct of the program required 

12 by subsection (a). 

13 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The coordinating com14 mittee shall be composed of such representatives as 

15 the Administrator considers appropriate to represent 

16 Federal, State, tribal, territorial, and local govern17 ments. 

18 ‘‘(3) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Administrator 

19 may approve the formation of subcommittees to ad20 dress specific program components or regional 

21 issues. 

22 ‘‘(4) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The coordinating 

23 committee shall— 

24 ‘‘(A) recommend how funds appropriated 

25 or otherwise made available to carry out the 


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1 program required by subsection (a) should be 

2 allocated; 

3 ‘‘(B) ensure that areas described in section 

4 804(c) in the United States and its territories 

5 have the opportunity to participate in the pro6 gram; 

7 ‘‘(C) provide recommendations to the Ad8 ministrator on how to improve continuously the 

9 TsunamiReady program, particularly on ways 

10 to make communities more tsunami resilient 

11 through the use of inundation maps and models 

12 and other hazard mitigation practices; and 

13 ‘‘(D) ensure that all components of the 

14 program required by subsection (a) are inte15 grated with ongoing State-based hazard warn16 ing, risk management, and resilience activities, 

17 including— 

18 ‘‘(i) integrating with emergency re19 sponse plans, disaster recovery, hazard 

20 mitigation, and community development 

21 programs in affected areas; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) integrating information to assist 

23 in tsunami evacuation route planning. 

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1 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 14) shall not apply 

2 to the committee established pursuant to paragraph 

3 (1).’’. 

4 (b) REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF TSUNAMIREADY

5 PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National 

7 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall submit to 

8 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

9 of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and 

10 Technology of the House of Representatives a report on 

11 which authorities and activities would be needed to have 

12 the TsunamiReady program of the National Weather 

13 Service accredited by the Emergency Management Accred14 itation Program. 

15 SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF TSUNAMI RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

16 Section 806 (33 U.S.C. 3205) is amended— 

17 (1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 

18 striking ‘‘The Administrator shall’’ and all that fol19 lows through ‘‘establish or maintain’’ and inserting 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, in con22 sultation with such other Federal agencies, State govern23 ments, and academic institutions as the Administrator 

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1 lished under section 805(d), and the panel established 

2 under section 808(a), establish or maintain’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (a), as designated by para4 graph (1), by striking ‘‘and assessment for tsunami 

5 tracking and numerical forecast modeling. Such re6 search program shall—’’ and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘assessment for tsunami tracking and numerical 

8 forecast modeling, and standards development. 

9 ‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The research program es10 tablished and maintained pursuant to subsection (a) 

11 shall—’’; and 

12 (3) in subsection (b), as designated by para13 graph (2)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (3)— 

15 (i) by striking ‘‘include’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘conduct’’; and 

17 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

18 (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

19 paragraph (5); and 

20 (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(4) develop the technical basis for validation of 

23 tsunami maps, numerical tsunami models, digital 

24 elevation models, and forecasts; and’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. GLOBAL TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION NET2 WORK. 

3 Section 807 (33 U.S.C. 3206) is amended— 

4 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol5 lows: 

6 ‘‘(a) SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INTER7 NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM.—The Adminis8 trator shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State 

9 and in consultation with such other agencies as the Ad10 ministrator considers relevant, provide technical assistance 

11 and training to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic 

12 Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific 

13 and Cultural Organization, the World Meteorological Or14 ganization of the United Nations, and such other inter15 national entities as the Administrator considers appro16 priate, as part of international efforts to develop a fully 

17 functional global tsunami forecast and warning system 

18 comprising regional tsunami warning networks.’’; 

19 (2) by striking subsection (b); and 

20 (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 

21 subsections (b) and (c), respectively. 

22 SEC. 8. TSUNAMI SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND PREPARED23 NESS PANEL. 

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1 tion Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–479; 33 U.S.C. 3201 

2 et seq.) is amended— 

3 (1) by redesignating section 808 as section 809; 

4 and 

5 (2) by inserting after section 807 the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 808. TSUNAMI SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND PRE7 PAREDNESS PANEL. 

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es10 tablish a panel to provide advice to the Adminis11 trator on matters regarding tsunami science, tech12 nology, and preparedness. 

13 ‘‘(2) SUBCOMMITTEE OF SCIENCE ADVISORY

14 BOARD.—The panel established pursuant to para15 graph (1) shall be a standing subcommittee of the 

16 Science Advisory Board of the Administration. 

17 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

18 ‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—The panel established 

19 under subsection (a) shall be composed of not fewer 

20 than 7 members selected by the Administrator from 

21 among individuals who have academic or practical 

22 expertise in physical sciences, social sciences, infor23 mation technology, coastal resilience, emergency 

24 management, or such other disciplines as the Ad25 ministrator considers appropriate. 


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1 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.—No member of 

2 the panel established pursuant to subsection (a) may 

3 be a Federal employee. 

4 ‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Not less frequently than 

5 once every 2 years, the panel established under subsection 

6 (a) shall— 

7 ‘‘(1) review the activities of the Federal Govern8 ment (including the activities of the program con9 ducted under section 805) relating to tsunami re10 search, forecasting, warning, and preparation; 

11 ‘‘(2) submit to the Administrator and such oth12 ers as the Administrator considers appropriate— 

13 ‘‘(A) the findings of the panel with respect 

14 to the most recent review conducted pursuant 

15 to paragraph (1); and 

16 ‘‘(B) such recommendations for legislative 

17 or administrative action as the panel considers 

18 appropriate to improve Federal tsunami re19 search, forecasting, warning, and preparation. 

20 ‘‘(d) BIENNIAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not less 

21 frequently than once every 2 years, the Administrator 

22 shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

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1 resentatives a report on the findings and recommendations 

2 received by the Administrator under subsection (c)(2).’’. 

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

4 in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by striking the 

5 item relating to section 808 and inserting the following: 

‘‘Sec. 808. Tsunami science, technology, and preparedness panel. 

‘‘Sec. 809. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 

6 SEC. 9. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TSUNAMI WARN7 ING AND EDUCATION ACT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

9 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 

10 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

11 shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation 

12 of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act (33 U.S.C. 

13 3201 et seq.), as amended by this Act. 

14 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

15 (a) shall include the following: 

16 (1) A detailed description of the progress made 

17 in implementing sections 804(d)(5), 805(b)(6), and 

18 806(b)(4) of the Tsunami Warning and Education 

19 Act (33 U.S.C. 3203, 3204, 3205), as amended by 

20 this Act. 

21 (2) A description of the ways that tsunami 

22 warnings and warning products issued by the Tsu23 nami Forecasting and Warning Program established 

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1 amended by this Act, can be standardized and 

2 streamlined with warnings and warning products for 

3 hurricanes, coastal storms, and other coastal flood4 ing events. 

5 SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

6 Section 809, as redesignated by section 8(a)(1), is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

9 the end; 

10 (2) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking the period 

11 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘(6) $36,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 

14 through 2019, of which— 

15 ‘‘(A) not less than 27 percent of the 

16 amount appropriated shall be for activities 

17 under the tsunami hazard mitigation program 

18 under section 805; and 

19 ‘‘(B) not less than 8 percent of the amount 

20 appropriated shall be for the tsunami research 

21 program under section 806.’’. 

22 SEC. 11. REPEAL OF DUPLICATE PROVISIONS OF LAW. 

23 (a) REPEAL.—Public Law 109–424 (120 Stat. 2902) 

24 is hereby repealed. 


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1 (b) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

2 construed to repeal, or affect in any way, title VIII of the 

3 Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage4 ment Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–479). 

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