‘‘(2) NO
NEW
REGULATORY
AUTHORITY.— 
Nothing in this Act may be construed as estab-
lishing new regulatory authority for any Federal 
agency.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON ACCREDITATION OF TSUNAMIREADY 
PROGRAM.—Not later than 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall submit to 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives a report on 
which authorities and activities would be needed to have 
the TsunamiReady program of the National Weather 
Service accredited by the Emergency Management Accred-
itation Program. 
SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF TSUNAMI RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
Section 6 (33 U.S.C. 3205) is amended— 
(1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘The Administrator shall’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘establish or maintain’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, in con-
sultation with such other Federal agencies, State and ter-
ritorial governments, and academic institutions as the Ad-
ministrator considers appropriate, the coordinating com-
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mittee under section 11(b), and the panel under section 
8(a), support or maintain’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and assessment for tsunami 
tracking and numerical forecast modeling. Such re-
search program shall—’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘assessment for tsunami tracking and numerical 
forecast modeling, and standards development. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The research program 
supported or maintained pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall—’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), as designated by para-
graph (2)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) consider other appropriate research to 
mitigate the impact of tsunami, including the im-
provement of near-field tsunami detection and fore-
casting capabilities, which may include use of new 
generation Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of 
Tsunamis and National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration supercomputer capacity to develop a 
rapid tsunami forecast for all United States coast-
lines;’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘include’’ and inserting 
‘‘conduct’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) develop the technical basis for validation of 
tsunami maps, numerical tsunami models, digital 
elevation models, and forecasts; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) PILOT PROJECT.—The Administrator may, pur-
suant to subsection (b), develop a pilot project for near- 
field tsunami forecast development for the Cascadia region 
along the west coast of the United States using new gen-
eration 
Deep-ocean 
Assessment 
and 
Reporting 
of 
Tsunamis, upcoming and existing cable networks, and new 
National Centers for Environmental Protection modeling 
capability.’’. 
SEC. 7. GLOBAL TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION NET-
WORK. 
Section 7 (33 U.S.C. 3206) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(a) SUPPORT
FOR
DEVELOPMENT
OF
INTER-
NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM.—The Adminis-
trator shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State 
and in consultation with such other agencies as the Ad-
ministrator considers relevant, provide technical assistance 
and training to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic 
Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, 
and Cultural Organization, the World Meteorological Or-
ganization of the United Nations, and such other inter-
national entities as the Administrator considers appro-
priate, as part of the international efforts to develop a 
fully functional global tsunami forecast and warning sys-
tem comprised of regional tsunami warning networks.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘shall’’ and 
inserting ‘‘may’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘estab-
lishing’’ and inserting ‘‘supporting’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘establish’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘support’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘establishing’’ and in-
serting ‘‘supporting’’. 
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SEC. 8. TSUNAMI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY 
PANEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Act is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 8 (33 U.S.C. 3207) 
as section 9; and 
(2) by inserting after section 7 (33 U.S.C. 
3206) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 8. TSUNAMI SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY 
PANEL. 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Administrator shall des-
ignate an existing working group within the Science Advi-
sory Board of the Administration to serve as the Tsunami 
Science and Technology Advisory Panel to provide advice 
to the Administrator on matters regarding tsunami 
science, technology, and regional preparedness. 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.—The working group des-
ignated under subsection (a) shall be composed of no 
fewer than 7 members selected by the Administrator 
from among individuals from academia or State 
agencies who have academic or practical expertise in 
physical sciences, social sciences, information tech-
nology, coastal resilience, emergency management, 
or such other disciplines as the Administrator con-
siders appropriate. 
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‘‘(2) FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.—No member of 
the working group designated pursuant to subsection 
(a) may be a Federal employee. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Not less frequently than 
once every 4 years, the working group designated under 
subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) review the activities of the Administration, 
and other Federal activities as appropriate, relating 
to tsunami research, detection, forecasting, warning, 
mitigation, resiliency, and preparation; and 
‘‘(2) submit to the Administrator and such oth-
ers as the Administrator considers appropriate— 
‘‘(A) the findings of the working group 
with respect to the most recent review con-
ducted pursuant to paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) such recommendations for legislative 
or administrative action as the working group 
considers appropriate to improve Federal tsu-
nami research, detection, forecasting, warning, 
mitigation, resiliency, and preparation. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not less frequently 
than once every 4 years, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, and the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives 
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a report on the findings and recommendations received by 
the Administrator under subsection (c)(2).’’. 
SEC. 9. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TSUNAMI WARN-
ING AND EDUCATION ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the 
Tsunami Warning and Education Act (33 U.S.C. 3201 et 
seq.). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A detailed description of the progress made 
in implementing sections 4(d)(6), 5(b)(6), and 
6(b)(4) of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act. 
(2) A description of the ways that tsunami 
warnings and warning products issued by the Tsu-
nami Forecasting and Warning Program established 
under section 4 of the Tsunami Warning and Edu-
cation Act (33 U.S.C. 3203) can be standardized 
and streamlined with warnings and warning prod-
ucts for hurricanes, coastal storms, and other coast-
al flooding events. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 9 of the Act, as redesignated by section 
8(a)(1) of this Act, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator to carry out this Act $27,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2015 through 2017, of which— 
‘‘(1) not less than 27 percent of the amount ap-
propriated for each fiscal year shall be for activities 
under the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Pro-
gram under section 5; and 
‘‘(2) not less than 8 percent of the amount ap-
propriated for each fiscal year shall be for the Tsu-
nami Research Program under section 6.’’. 
SEC. 11. OUTREACH RESPONSIBILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in coordi-
nation with State and local emergency managers, shall de-
velop and carry out formal outreach activities to improve 
tsunami education and awareness and foster the develop-
ment of resilient communities. Outreach activities may in-
clude— 
(1) the development of outreach plans to ensure 
the close integration of tsunami warning centers 
supported or maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of 
the Tsunami Warning and Education Act (33 
U.S.C. 3203(d)) with local Weather Forecast Offices 
of the National Weather Service and emergency 
managers; 
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(2) working with appropriate local Weather 
Forecast Offices to ensure they have the technical 
knowledge and capability to disseminate tsunami 
warnings to the communities they serve; and 
(3) evaluating the effectiveness of warnings and 
of coordination with local Weather Forecast Offices 
after significant tsunami events. 
(b) COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL 
TSUNAMI HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall con-
vene a coordinating committee to assist the Adminis-
trator in the conduct of the program required by 
section 5(a) of the Tsunami Warning and Education 
Act (33 U.S.C. 3204(a)). 
(2) COMPOSITION.—The coordinating com-
mittee shall be composed of members from each of 
the States at risk from tsunami, and any other such 
representatives as the Administrator considers ap-
propriate to represent Federal, State, tribal, terri-
torial, and local governments. 
(3) SUBCOMMITTEES.—The Administrator may 
approve the formation of subcommittees to address 
specific program components or regional issues. 
(4) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The coordinating com-
mittee shall— 
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(A) provide feedback on how funds should 
be prioritized to carry out the program required 
by section 5(a) of the Tsunami Warning and 
Education Act (33 U.S.C. 3204(a)); 
(B) ensure that areas described in section 
4(c) of the Tsunami Warning and Education 
Act (33 U.S.C. 3203(c)) in the United States 
and its territories have the opportunity to par-
ticipate in the program; 
(C) provide recommendations to the Ad-
ministrator on how to improve and continuously 
advance the TsunamiReady program, particu-
larly on ways to make communities more tsu-
nami resilient through the use of inundation 
maps and models and other hazard mitigation 
practices; and 
(D) ensure that all components of the pro-
gram required by section 5(a) of the Tsunami 
Warning and Education Act (33 U.S.C. 
3204(a)) are integrated with ongoing State- 
based hazard warning, risk management, and 
resilience activities, including— 
(i) integrating activities with emer-
gency response plans, disaster recovery, 
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hazard mitigation, and community develop-
ment programs in affected areas; and 
(ii) integrating information to assist 
in tsunami evacuation route planning. 
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