(C) evaluating deep ocean buoy data and 
tidal monitoring stations for indications of tsu-
nami resulting from earthquakes and other 
sources; 
(D) disseminating forecasts and tsunami 
warning bulletins to Federal, State, and local 
government officials and the public; 
(E) coordinating with the tsunami hazard 
mitigation program described in section 4 to en-
sure ongoing sharing of information between 
forecasters and emergency management officials; 
and 
(F) making data gathered under this Act 
and post-warning analyses conducted by the Na-
tional Weather Service available to researchers. 
(e) TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY; MAINTENANCE AND 
UPGRADES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 
the National Weather Service shall— 
(A) develop requirements for the equipment 
used to forecast tsunamis, which shall include 
provisions for multipurpose detection platforms, 
reliability and performance metrics, and to the 
maximum extent practicable how the equipment 
will be integrated with other United States and 
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global ocean and coastal observation systems, the 
global earth observing system of systems, global 
seismic networks, and the Advanced National 
Seismic System; and 
(B) develop and execute a plan for the 
transfer of technology from ongoing research de-
scribed in section 5 into the program under this 
section. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—(A) Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Na-
tional Weather Service shall transmit to Congress a 
report on how the tsunami forecast system under this 
section will be integrated with other United States 
and global ocean and coastal observation systems, the 
global earth observing system of systems, global seis-
mic networks, and the Advanced National Seismic 
System. 
(B) Not later than 3 years after the date of en-
actment to this Act, the National Weather Service 
shall transmit a report to Congress on how technology 
developed under section 5 is being transferred into the 
program under this section. 
(f) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS.—The Adminis-
trator shall notify the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
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Science, and Transportation and the House of Representa-
tives Committee on Science within 3 months of— 
(1) impaired regional forecasting capabilities 
due to equipment or system failures; and 
(2) significant contractor failures or delays in 
completing work associated with the tsunami fore-
casting and warning system. 
(g) EXTERNAL REVIEW.—The Administrator of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall 
enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of 
Sciences to review the tsunami detection, forecast, and 
warning program operated by the National Weather Service 
under this Act to assess further modernization and coverage 
needs, as well as long-term operational reliability issues, 
taking into account measures implemented under this Act. 
The review shall also include an assessment of how well the 
forecast equipment has been integrated into other United 
States and global ocean and coastal observation systems 
and the global earth observing system of systems. Not later 
than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall transmit a report containing the Na-
tional Academy of Sciences’ recommendations, the Adminis-
trator’s responses to the recommendations, including those 
where the Administrator disagrees with the Academy, a 
timetable to implement the accepted recommendations, and 
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the cost of implementing all the Academy’s recommenda-
tions, to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation and the House of Representatives Com-
mittee on Science. 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL TSUNAMI HAZARD MITIGATION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, through the Na-
tional Weather Service, shall conduct a community-based 
tsunami hazard mitigation program to improve tsunami 
preparedness of at-risk areas in the United States and its 
territories. 
(b) COORDINATING COMMITTEE.—In conducting the 
program under this section, the Administrator shall estab-
lish a coordinating committee comprising representatives of 
Federal, State, local, and tribal government officials. The 
Administrator may establish subcommittees to address re-
gion-specific issues. The committee shall— 
(1) recommend how funds appropriated for car-
rying out the program under this section will be allo-
cated; 
(2) ensure that areas described in section 3(c) in 
the United States and its territories can have the op-
portunity to participate in the program; and 
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(3) provide recommendations to the National 
Weather 
Service 
on 
how 
to 
improve 
the 
TsunamiReady program, particularly on ways to 
make communities more tsunami resilient through the 
use of inundation maps and other mitigation prac-
tices. 
(c) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—The program under this 
section shall— 
(1) use inundation models that meet a standard 
of accuracy defined by the National Oceanic and At-
mospheric 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 re-
sources and the utility of data collected; 
(2) promote and improve community outreach 
and education networks and programs to ensure com-
munity readiness, including the development of multi- 
hazard risk and vulnerability assessment training 
and decision support tools, implementation of tech-
nical training and public education programs, and 
provide for certification of prepared communities; 
(3) integrate tsunami preparedness and mitiga-
tion programs into ongoing hazard warning and risk 
management programs in affected areas; 
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