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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-
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 
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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)— 
(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.’’. 
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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: 
‘‘(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 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘establishing’’ and in-
serting ‘‘supporting’’. 
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, 
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or such other disciplines as the Administrator con-
siders appropriate. 
‘‘(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-
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