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tation of the Senate, and the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives 
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. 
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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: 
‘‘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 
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U.S.C. 3203(d)) with local Weather Forecast Offices 
of the National Weather Service and emergency 
managers; 
(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. 
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(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— 
(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- 
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based hazard warning, risk management, and 
resilience activities, including— 
(i) integrating activities with emer-
gency response plans, disaster recovery, 
hazard mitigation, and community develop-
ment programs in affected areas; and 
(ii) integrating information to assist 
in tsunami evacuation route planning. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 7, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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