(4) promote the adoption of tsunami warning 
and mitigation measures by Federal, State, tribal, 
and local governments and nongovernmental entities, 
including educational programs to discourage devel-
opment in high-risk areas; and 
(5) provide for periodic external review of the 
program. 
SEC. 5. TSUNAMI RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration shall, in consultation with other 
agencies and academic institutions, and with the Coordi-
nating Committee established under section 4(b), establish 
or maintain a tsunami research program to develop detec-
tion, forecast, communication, and mitigation science and 
technology, including advanced sensing techniques, infor-
mation and communication technology, data collection, 
analysis, and assessment for tsunami tracking and numer-
ical forecast modeling. Such research program shall— 
(1) consider other appropriate research to miti-
gate the impact of tsunamis; 
(2) coordinate with the National Weather Service 
on technology to be transferred to operations; 
(3) include social science research to develop and 
assess community warning, education, and evacu-
ation materials; and 
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(4) ensure that research and findings are avail-
able to the scientific community. 
SEC. 6. GLOBAL TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION NET-
WORK. 
(a) INTERNATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM.— 
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration, through the National Weather Serv-
ice, in coordination with other members of the United 
States Interagency Committee of the National Tsunami 
Hazard Mitigation Program, shall provide technical assist-
ance and training to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic 
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 net-
works, modeled on the International Tsunami Warning 
System of the Pacific. 
(b) INTERNATIONAL
TSUNAMI
INFORMATION
CEN-
TER.—The Administrator of the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric Administration, through the National Weather 
Service, in cooperation with the Intergovernmental Oceano-
graphic Commission, shall operate an International Tsu-
nami Information Center to improve tsunami preparedness 
for all Pacific Ocean nations participating in the Inter-
national Tsunami Warning System of the Pacific, and 
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which may also provide such assistance to other nations 
participating in a global tsunami warning system estab-
lished through the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Com-
mission. As part of its responsibilities around the world, 
the Center shall— 
(1) monitor international tsunami warning ac-
tivities around the world; 
(2) assist member states in establishing national 
warning systems, and make information available on 
current technologies for tsunami warning systems; 
(3) maintain a library of materials to promul-
gate knowledge about tsunamis in general and for use 
by the scientific community; and 
(4) disseminate information, including edu-
cational materials 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 inunda-
tion maps, obtaining or designing real-time detection 
and reporting equipment, and establishing commu-
nication and warning networks and contact points in 
each vulnerable nation; and 
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(2) may establish a process for transfer of detec-
tion and communication technology to affected na-
tions for the purposes of establishing the international 
tsunami warning system. 
(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 encourage all nations to support 
full and open exchange of data. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Admin-
istrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis-
tration to carry out this Act— 
(1) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, of which— 
(A) 62 percent shall be for the tsunami fore-
cast and warning systems under section 3 and 
international activities under section 6; 
(B) 30 percent shall be for the tsunami haz-
ard mitigation program under section 4; and 
(C) 8 percent shall be for the tsunami re-
search program under section 5; 
(2) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, of which— 
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(A) 66 percent shall be for the tsunami fore-
cast and warning systems under section 3 and 
international activities under section 6; 
(B) 26 percent shall be for the tsunami haz-
ard mitigation program under section 4; and 
(C) 8 percent shall be for the tsunami re-
search program under section 5; and 
(3) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, of which— 
(A) 66 percent shall be for the tsunami fore-
cast and warning systems under section 3 and 
international activities under section 6; 
(B) 26 percent shall be for the tsunami haz-
ard mitigation program under section 4; and 
(C) 8 percent shall be for the tsunami re-
search program under section 5. 
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