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(1) recommend how funds appropriated for carrying out 
the program under this section will be allocated; 
(2) ensure that areas described in section 804(c) 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, particu-
larly on ways to make communities more tsunami resilient 
through the use of inundation maps and other mitigation prac-
tices; 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 edu-
cation 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 pro-
grams, and providing for certification of prepared communities; 
(3) integrate tsunami preparedness and mitigation pro-
grams 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 mitiga-
tion 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. 
SEC. 806. TSUNAMI RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
The Administrator shall, in consultation with other agencies 
and academic institutions, and with the coordinating committee 
established under section 805(b), 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 collec-
tion, 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 tech-
nology to be transferred to operations;
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(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. 
SEC. 807. GLOBAL TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION NETWORK. 
(a) INTERNATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM.—The Adminis-
trator, 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 Oceano-
graphic 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 con-
sultation 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 Inter-
governmental Oceanographic Commission. As part of its responsibil-
ities 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 tech-
nologies for tsunami warning systems; 
(3) maintain a library of materials to promulgate knowledge 
about tsunami in general and for use by the scientific commu-
nity; and 
(4) disseminate information, including educational mate-
rials 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 encour-
age all nations to support full and open exchange of data.
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SEC. 808. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
to carry out this title—
(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 805; and 
(B) not less than 8 percent of the amount appropriated 
shall be for the tsunami research program under section 
806; 
(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 805; and 
(B) not less than 8 percent of the amount appropriated 
shall be for the tsunami research program under section 
806; 
(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 805; and 
(B) not less than 8 percent of the amount appropriated 
shall be for the tsunami research program under section 
806; 
(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 805; and 
(B) not less than 8 percent of the amount appropriated 
shall be for the tsunami research program under section 
806; 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 805; and 
(B) not less than 8 percent of the amount appropriated 
shall be for the tsunami research program under section 
806. 
TITLE IX—POLAR BEARS 
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Russia Polar 
Bear Conservation and Management Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 902. AMENDMENT OF MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT OF 
1972. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following: 
‘‘TITLE V—POLAR BEARS 
‘‘SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title:
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‘‘(1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘Agreement’ means the Agree-
ment Between the Government of the United States of America 
and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Con-
servation and Management of the Alaska-Chukotka Polar Bear 
Population, signed at Washington, D.C., on October 16, 2000. 
‘‘(2) ALASKA
NANUUQ
COMMISSION.—The term ‘Alaska 
Nanuuq Commission’ means the Alaska Native entity, in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of the United States-Russia 
Polar Bear Conservation and Management Act of 2006, that 
represents all villages in the State of Alaska that engage in 
the annual subsistence taking of polar bears from the Alaska-
Chukotka population and any successor entity. 
‘‘(3) IMPORT.—The term ‘import’ means to land on, bring 
into, or introduce into, or attempt to land on, bring into, or 
introduce into, any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States, without regard to whether the landing, bringing, or 
introduction constitutes an importation within the meaning 
of the customs laws of the United States. 
‘‘(4) POLAR BEAR PART OR PRODUCT.—The term ‘part or 
product of a polar bear’ means any polar bear part or product, 
including the gall bile and gall bladder. 
‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary 
of the Interior. 
‘‘(6) TAKING.—The term ‘taking’ has the meaning given 
the term in the Agreement. 
‘‘(7) COMMISSION.—The term ‘Commission’ means the 
commission established under article 8 of the Agreement. 
‘‘SEC. 502. PROHIBITIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It is unlawful for any person who is subject 
to the jurisdiction of the United States or any person in waters 
or on lands under the jurisdiction of the United States—
‘‘(1) to take any polar bear in violation of the Agreement; 
‘‘(2) to take any polar bear in violation of the Agreement 
or any annual taking limit or other restriction on the taking 
of polar bears that is adopted by the Commission pursuant 
to the Agreement; 
‘‘(3) to import, export, possess, transport, sell, receive, 
acquire, or purchase, exchange, barter, or offer to sell, purchase, 
exchange, or barter any polar bear, or any part or product 
of a polar bear, that is taken in violation of paragraph (2); 
‘‘(4) to import, export, sell, purchase, exchange, barter, 
or offer to sell, purchase, exchange, or barter, any polar bear 
gall bile or polar bear gall bladder; 
‘‘(5) to attempt to commit, solicit another person to commit, 
or cause to be committed, any offense under this subsection; 
or 
‘‘(6) to violate any regulation promulgated by the Secretary 
to implement any of the prohibitions established in this sub-
section. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—For the purpose of forensic testing or any 
other law enforcement purpose, the Secretary, and Federal law 
enforcement officials, and any State or local law enforcement official 
authorized by the Secretary, may import a polar bear or any part 
or product of a polar bear.
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‘‘SEC. 503. ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Director 
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall do all things 
necessary and appropriate, including the promulgation of regula-
tions, to implement, enforce, and administer the provisions of the 
Agreement on behalf of the United States. The Secretary shall 
consult with the Secretary of State and the Alaska Nanuuq Commis-
sion on matters involving the implementation of the Agreement. 
‘‘(b) UTILIZATION
OF OTHER GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
AND 
AUTHORITIES.—
‘‘(1) OTHER GOVERNMENT RESOURCES.—The Secretary may 
utilize by agreement, with or without reimbursement, the per-
sonnel, services, and facilities of any other Federal agency, 
any State agency, or the Alaska Nanuuq Commission for pur-
poses of carrying out this title or the Agreement. 
‘‘(2) OTHER POWERS AND AUTHORITIES.—Any person author-
ized by the Secretary under this subsection to enforce this 
title or the Agreement shall have the authorities that are 
enumerated in section 6(b) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3375(b)). 
‘‘(c) ENSURING COMPLIANCE.—
‘‘(1) TITLE I AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary may use authori-
ties granted under title I for enforcement, imposition of pen-
alties, and the seizure of cargo for violations under this title, 
provided that any polar bear or any part or product of a 
polar bear taken, imported, exported, possessed, transported, 
sold, received, acquired, purchased, exchanged, or bartered, 
or offered for sale, purchase, exchange, or barter in violation 
of this title, shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture to the 
United States without any showing that may be required for 
assessment of a civil penalty or for criminal prosecution under 
this Act. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES.—Any gun, trap, net, or other 
equipment used, and any vessel, aircraft, or other means of 
transportation used, to aid in the violation or attempted viola-
tion of this title shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture 
under section 106. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall promulgate such 
regulations as are necessary to carry out this title and the 
Agreement. 
‘‘(2) ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS.—If necessary to carry 
out this title and the Agreement, and to improve compliance 
with any annual taking limit or other restriction on taking 
adopted by the Commission and implemented by the Secretary 
in accordance with this title, the Secretary may promulgate 
regulations that adopt any ordinance or regulation that restricts 
the taking of polar bears for subsistence purposes if the ordi-
nance or regulation has been promulgated by the Alaska 
Nanuuq Commission. 
‘‘SEC. 504. COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT; AUTHORITY TO 
DELEGATE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Director 
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, may share authority 
under this title for the management of the taking of polar bears
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for subsistence purposes with the Alaska Nanuuq Commission if 
such commission is eligible under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) DELEGATION.—To be eligible for the management authority 
described in subsection (a), the Alaska Nanuuq Commission shall—
‘‘(1) enter into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary 
under section 119 for the conservation of polar bears; 
‘‘(2) meaningfully monitor compliance with this title and 
the Agreement by Alaska Natives; and 
‘‘(3) administer its co-management program for polar bears 
in accordance with—
‘‘(A) this title; and 
‘‘(B) the Agreement. 
‘‘SEC. 505. COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS; COMPENSATION, TRAVEL 
EXPENSES, AND CLAIMS. 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT OF UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS.—
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The United States commissioners on 
the Commission shall be appointed by the President, in accord-
ance with paragraph 2 of article 8 of the Agreement, after 
taking into consideration the recommendations of—
‘‘(A) the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of State; and 
‘‘(C) the Alaska Nanuuq Commission. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—With respect to the United States 
commissioners appointed under this subsection, in accordance 
with paragraph 2 of article 8 of the Agreement—
‘‘(A) 1 United States commissioner shall be an official 
of the Federal Government; 
‘‘(B) 1 United States commissioner shall be a represent-
ative of the Native people of Alaska, and, in particular, 
the Native people for whom polar bears are an integral 
part of their culture; and 
‘‘(C) both commissioners shall be knowledgeable of, 
or have expertise in, polar bears. 
‘‘(3) SERVICE AND TERM.—Each United States commissioner 
shall serve—
‘‘(A) at the pleasure of the President; and 
‘‘(B) for an initial 4-year term and such additional 
terms as the President shall determine. 
‘‘(4) VACANCIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any individual appointed to fill a 
vacancy occurring before the expiration of any term of 
office of a United States commissioner shall be appointed 
for the remainder of that term. 
‘‘(B) MANNER.—Any vacancy on the Commission shall 
be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 
‘‘(b) ALTERNATE COMMISSIONERS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State and the Alaska Nanuuq Commission, shall 
designate an alternate commissioner for each member of the 
United States section. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES.—In the absence of a United States commis-
sioner, an alternate commissioner may exercise all functions 
of the United States commissioner at any meetings of the 
Commission or of the United States section. 
‘‘(3) REAPPOINTMENT.—An alternate commissioner—
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‘‘(A) shall be eligible for reappointment by the Presi-
dent; and 
‘‘(B) may attend all meetings of the United States 
section. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The members of the United States section may 
carry out the functions and responsibilities described in article 
8 of the Agreement in accordance with this title and the Agreement. 
‘‘(d) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.—
‘‘(1) COMPENSATION.—A member of the United States sec-
tion shall serve without compensation. 
‘‘(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the United States 
section shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee 
of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code, while away from the home or regular place of 
business of the member in the performance of the duties of 
the United States-Russia Polar Bear Commission. 
‘‘(e) AGENCY DESIGNATION.—The United States section shall, 
for the purpose of title 28, United States Code, relating to claims 
against the United States and tort claims procedure, be considered 
to be a Federal agency. 
‘‘SEC. 506. VOTES TAKEN BY THE UNITED STATES SECTION ON MAT-
TERS BEFORE THE COMMISSION. 
‘‘In accordance with paragraph 3 of article 8 of the Agreement, 
the United States section, made up of commissioners appointed 
by the President, shall vote on any issue before the United States-
Russia Polar Bear Commission only if there is no disagreement 
between the United States commissioners regarding the vote. 
‘‘SEC. 507. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMIS-
SION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall take all necessary 
actions to implement the decisions and determinations of the 
Commission under paragraph 7 of article 8 of the Agreement. 
‘‘(b) TAKING LIMITATION.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date on which the Secretary receives notice of the determination 
of the Commission of an annual taking limit, or of the adoption 
by the Commission of other restriction on the taking of polar bears 
for subsistence purposes, the Secretary shall publish a notice in 
the Federal Register announcing the determination or restriction. 
‘‘SEC. 508. APPLICATION WITH OTHER TITLES OF ACT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The authority of the Secretary under this 
title is in addition to, and shall not affect—
‘‘(1) the authority of the Secretary under other titles of 
this Act or the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3371 et seq.) or the exemption for Alaskan natives under section 
101(b) of this Act as applied to other marine mammal popu-
lations; or 
‘‘(2) the authorities provided under title II of this Act. 
‘‘(b) CERTAIN PROVISIONS INAPPLICABLE.—The provisions of 
titles I through IV of this Act do not apply with respect to the 
implementation or administration of this title, except as specified 
in section 503.
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‘‘SEC. 509. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary to carry out the functions and responsibilities 
of the Secretary under this title and the Agreement $1,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010. 
‘‘(b) COMMISSION.—There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary to carry out functions and responsibilities of the 
United States Section $150,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 
2010. 
‘‘(c) ALASKAN COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this 
title and the Agreement in Alaska $150,000 for each of fiscal years 
2006 through 2010.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in the first 
section of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1361 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘TITLE V—POLAR BEARS 
‘‘Sec. 501. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 502. Prohibitions. 
‘‘Sec. 503. Administration. 
‘‘Sec. 504. Cooperative management agreement; authority to delegate enforcement 
authority. 
‘‘Sec. 505. Commission appointments; compensation, travel expenses, and claims. 
‘‘Sec. 506. Votes taken by the United States Section on matters before the Commis-
sion. 
‘‘Sec. 507. Implementation of actions taken by the Commission. 
‘‘Sec. 508. Application with other titles of Act. 
‘‘Sec. 509. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
(c) TREATMENT
OF
CONTAINERS.—Section 107(d)(2) of the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1377(d)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘vessel or other conveyance’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘vessel, other conveyance, or container’’.
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