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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 53
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 5, 2017
Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Schatz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017
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References to the Tsunami Warning and Education Act
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act enacted as title VIII of Public Law 109–479 (33 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.).
Expansion of purposes of Tsunami Warning and Education Act
Section 803 (33 U.S.C. 3202) is amended—
in paragraph (1), by inserting research,
after warnings,
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by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
to enhance and modernize the existing tsunami warning system in the United States to increase the accuracy of forecasts and warnings, to ensure full coverage of tsunami threats to the United States with a network of detection assets, and to reduce false alarms;
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by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
to improve and develop standards and guidelines for mapping, modeling, and assessment efforts to improve tsunami detection, forecasting, warnings, notification, mitigation, resiliency, response, outreach, and recovery;
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by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (8), respectively;
by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
to improve research efforts related to improving tsunami detection, forecasting, warnings, notification, evacuation, mitigation, resiliency, response, outreach, and recovery;
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in paragraph (5), as redesignated—
by striking and increase
and inserting , increase, and develop uniform standards and guidelines for
; and
by inserting , including the warning signs of locally generated tsunami
after approaching
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in paragraph (6), as redesignated, by striking , including the Indian Ocean; and
and inserting a semicolon; and
by inserting after paragraph (6), as redesignated, the following:
to foster resilient communities in the face of tsunami and other similar coastal hazards; and
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Modification of Tsunami Forecasting and Warning Program
In general
Subsection (a) of section 804 (33 U.S.C. 3203(a)) is amended by striking Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico region.
and inserting Atlantic Ocean region, including the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Components
Subsection (b) of section 804 (33 U.S.C. 3203(b)) is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking established
and inserting supported or maintained
;
by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (9) as paragraphs (3) through (10), respectively;
by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
to the degree practicable, maintain not less than 80 percent of the Deep-Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis buoy array at operational capacity to optimize data reliability;
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by amending paragraph (5), as redesignated by paragraph (2), to read as follows:
provide tsunami forecasting capability based on models and measurements, including tsunami inundation models and maps for use in increasing the preparedness of communities and safeguarding port and harbor operations, that incorporate inputs, including—
the United States and global ocean and coastal observing system;
the global Earth observing system;
the global seismic network;
the Advanced National Seismic system;
tsunami model validation using historical and paleotsunami data;
digital elevation models and bathymetry; and
newly developing tsunami detection methodologies using satellites and airborne remote sensing;
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by amending paragraph (7), as redesignated by paragraph (2), to read as follows:
include a cooperative effort among the Administration, the United States Geological Survey, and the National Science Foundation under which the Director of the United States Geological Survey, in coordination with the Administrator, and the Director of the National Science Foundation shall—
provide rapid and reliable seismic information to the Administrator from international and domestic seismic networks; and
support seismic stations installed before the date of the enactment of the Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017 to supplement coverage in areas of sparse instrumentation;
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in paragraph (8), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—
by inserting , including graphical warning products,
after warnings
;
by inserting , territories,
after States
; and
by inserting and Wireless Emergency Alerts
after Hazards Program
; and
in paragraph (9), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—
by inserting provide and
before allow
; and
by inserting and commercial and Federal undersea communications cables
after observing technologies
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Tsunami warning system
Subsection (c) of section 804 (33 U.S.C. 3203(c)) is amended to read as follows:
Tsunami warning system
The program under this section shall operate a tsunami warning system that—
is capable of forecasting tsunami, including forecasting tsunami arrival time and inundation estimates, anywhere in the Pacific and Arctic Ocean regions and providing adequate warnings;
is capable of forecasting and providing adequate warnings, including tsunami arrival time and inundation models where applicable, in areas of the Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, that are determined—
to be geologically active, or to have significant potential for geological activity; and
to pose significant risks of tsunami for States along the coastal areas of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, or Gulf of Mexico; and
supports other international tsunami forecasting and warning efforts.
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Tsunami Warning Centers
Subsection (d) of section 804 (33 U.S.C. 3203(d)) is amended to read as follows:
Tsunami Warning Centers
In general
The Administrator shall support or maintain centers to support the tsunami warning system required by subsection (c). Such centers shall include—
the National Tsunami Warning Center, located in Alaska, which is primarily responsible for Alaska and the continental United States;
the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, located in Hawaii, which is primarily responsible for Hawaii, the Caribbean, and other areas of the Pacific not covered by the National Center; and
any additional forecast and warning centers determined by the National Weather Service to be necessary.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the centers supported or maintained under paragraph (1) shall include the following:
Continuously monitoring data from seismological, deep-ocean, coastal sea level, and tidal monitoring stations and other data sources as may be developed and deployed.
In coordination with the United States Geological Survey and State geological surveys, evaluating earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic activity that have the potential to generate tsunami.
Evaluating deep-ocean buoy data and tidal monitoring stations for indications of tsunami resulting from earthquakes and other sources.
To the extent practicable, utilizing a range of models, including ensemble models, to predict tsunami, including arrival times, flooding estimates, coastal and harbor currents, and duration.
Using data from the Integrated Ocean Observing System of the Administration in coordination with regional associations to calculate new inundation estimates and periodically update existing inundation estimates.
Disseminating forecasts and tsunami warning bulletins to Federal, State, tribal, and local government officials, critical infrastructure operators, and the public.
Coordinating with the national tsunami hazard mitigation program conducted under section 805 to ensure ongoing sharing of information between forecasters and Federal, State, tribal and local emergency management officials.
In coordination with the Coast Guard, evaluating and recommending procedures for ports and harbors at risk of tsunami inundation, including review of readiness, response, and communication strategies, and data sharing policies.
Making data gathered under this Act and post-warning analyses conducted by the National Weather Service or other relevant Administration offices available to the public.
Integrating and modernizing the program operated under this section with advances in tsunami science to improve performance without compromising service.
Fail-safe warning capability
The tsunami warning centers supported or maintained under paragraph (1) shall maintain a fail-safe warning capability and perform back-up duties for each other.
Coordination with National Weather Service
The Administrator shall coordinate with the forecast offices of the National Weather Service, the Centers supported or maintained under paragraph (1), and such program offices of the Administration as the Administrator or the coordinating committee, as established in section 805(d), consider appropriate to ensure that regional and local forecast offices—
have the technical knowledge and capability to disseminate tsunami warnings for the communities they serve;
leverage connections with local emergency management officials for optimally disseminating tsunami warnings and forecasts; and
implement mass communication tools in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017 used by the National Weather Service on such date and newer mass communication technologies as they are developed as a part of the Weather-Ready Nation program of the Administration, or otherwise, for the purpose of timely and effective delivery of tsunami warnings.
Uniform operating procedures
The Administrator shall—
develop uniform operational procedures for the centers supported or maintained under paragraph (1), including the use of software applications, checklists, decision support tools, and tsunami warning products that have been standardized across the program supported under this section;
ensure that processes and products of the warning system operated under subsection (c)—
reflect industry best practices when practicable;
conform to the maximum extent practicable with internationally recognized standards for information technology; and
conform to the maximum extent practicable with other warning products and practices of the National Weather Service;
ensure that future adjustments to operational protocols, processes, and warning products—
are made consistently across the warning system operated under subsection (c); and
are applied in a uniform manner across such warning system;
establish a systematic method for information technology product development to improve long-term technology planning efforts; and
disseminate guidelines and metrics for evaluating and improving tsunami forecast models.
Available resources
The Administrator, through the National Weather Service, shall ensure that resources are available to fulfill the obligations of this Act. This includes ensuring supercomputing resources are available to run, as rapidly as possible, such computer models as are needed for purposes of the tsunami warning system operated under subsection (c).
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Transfer of technology; maintenance and upgrades
Subsection (e) of section 804 (33 U.S.C. 3203(e)) is amended to read as follows:
Transfer of technology; maintenance and upgrades
In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall—
develop requirements for the equipment used to forecast tsunami, including—
provisions for multipurpose detection platforms;
reliability and performance metrics; and
to the maximum extent practicable, requirements for the integration of equipment with other United States and global ocean and coastal observation systems, the Global Earth Observation System of Systems, the Global Seismic Networks, and the Advanced National Seismic System;
develop and execute a plan for the transfer of technology from ongoing research conducted as part of the program supported or maintained under section 806 into the program under this section; and
ensure that the Administration’s operational tsunami detection equipment is properly maintained.
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Federal cooperation
Subsection (f) of section 804 (33 U.S.C. 3203(f)) is amended to read as follows:
Federal cooperation
When deploying and maintaining tsunami detection technologies under the program under this section, the Administrator shall—
identify which assets of other Federal agencies are necessary to support such program; and
work with each agency identified under paragraph (1)—
to acquire the agency’s assistance; and
to prioritize the necessary assets in support of the tsunami forecast and warning program.
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Unnecessary provisions
Section 804 (33 U.S.C. 3203) is further amended—
by striking subsection (g);
by striking subsections (i) through (k); and
by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
Congressional notifications
Subsection (g) of section 804 (33 U.S.C. 3203(g)), as redesignated by subsection (g)(3), is amended—
by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and moving such subparagraphs 2 ems to the right;
in the matter before subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking The Administrator
and inserting the following:
In general
The Administrator
;
in paragraph (1), as redesignated by paragraph (2)—
in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking and
at the end;
in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
by adding at the end the following:
the occurrence of a significant tsunami warning.
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Contents
In a case in which notice is submitted under paragraph (1) within 30 days of a significant tsunami warning described in subparagraph (C) of such paragraph, such notice shall include, as appropriate, brief information and analysis of—
the accuracy of the tsunami model used;
the specific deep-ocean or other monitoring equipment that detected the incident, as well as the deep-ocean or other monitoring equipment that did not detect the incident due to malfunction or other reasons;
the effectiveness of the warning communication, including the dissemination of warnings with State, territory, local, and tribal partners in the affected area under the jurisdiction of the National Weather Service; and
such other findings as the Administrator considers appropriate.
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Modification of National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program
In general
Subsection (a) of section 805 (33 U.S.C. 3204(a)) is amended to read as follows:
Program required
The Administrator, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the heads of such other agencies as the Administrator considers relevant, shall conduct a community-based tsunami hazard mitigation program to improve tsunami preparedness and resiliency of at-risk areas in the United States and the territories of the United States.
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National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program
Section 805 (33 U.S.C. 3204) is amended by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the following:
Program components
The program under this section shall include the following:
Technical and financial assistance to coastal States, territories, tribes, and local governments to develop and implement activities under this section.
Integration of tsunami preparedness and mitigation programs into ongoing State-based hazard warning, resilience planning, and risk management activities, including predisaster planning, emergency response, evacuation planning, disaster recovery, hazard mitigation including Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans, and community development and redevelopment planning programs in affected areas.
Activities to promote the adoption of tsunami resilience, preparedness, warning, and mitigation measures by Federal, State, territorial, tribal, and local governments and nongovernmental entities, including educational and risk communication programs to discourage development in high-risk areas.
Activities to support the development of regional tsunami hazard and risk assessments. Such regional risk assessments may include the following:
The sources, sizes, and other relevant historical data of tsunami in the region, including paleotsunami data.
Inundation models and maps of critical infrastructure and socioeconomic vulnerability in areas subject to tsunami inundation.
Maps of evacuation areas and evacuation routes, including, when appropriate, traffic studies that evaluate the viability of evacuation routes.
Evaluations of the size of populations that will require evacuation, including populations with special evacuation needs.
Evaluations and technical assistance for vertical evacuation structure planning for communities where models indicate limited or no ability for timely evacuation, especially in areas at risk of near-field generated tsunami.
Evaluation of at-risk ports and harbors.
Evaluation of the effect of tsunami currents on the foundations of closely spaced, coastal high-rise structures.
Activities to promote preparedness in at-risk ports and harbors, including the following:
Evaluation and recommendation of procedures for ports and harbors in the event of a distant or near-field tsunami.
A review of readiness, response, and communication strategies to ensure coordination and data sharing with the Coast Guard.
Activities to support the development of community-based outreach and education programs to ensure community readiness and resilience, including the following:
The development, implementation, and assessment of technical training and public education programs, including education programs that address unique characteristics of distant and near-field tsunami.
The development of decision support tools.
The incorporation of social science research into community readiness and resilience efforts.
The development of evidence-based education guidelines.
Dissemination of guidelines and standards for community planning, education, and training products, programs, and tools, including—
standards for—
mapping products;
inundation models; and
effective emergency exercises; and
recommended guidance for at-risk port and harbor tsunami warning, evacuation, and response procedures in coordination with the Coast Guard.
Authorized activities
In addition to activities conducted under subsection (c), the program under this section may include the following:
Multidisciplinary vulnerability assessment research, education, and training to help integrate risk management and resilience objectives with community development planning and policies.
Risk management training for local officials and community organizations to enhance understanding and preparedness.
Interagency, Federal, State, tribal, and territorial intergovernmental tsunami response exercise planning and implementation in high-risk areas.
Development of practical applications for existing or emerging technologies, such as modeling, remote sensing, geospatial technology, engineering, and observing systems, including the integration of tsunami sensors into Federal and commercial submarine telecommunication cables if practicable.
Risk management, risk assessment, and resilience data and information services, including—
access to data and products derived from observing and detection systems; and
development and maintenance of new integrated data products to support risk management, risk assessment, and resilience programs.
Risk notification systems that coordinate with and build upon existing systems and actively engage decisionmakers, State, local, tribal, and territorial governments and agencies, business communities, nongovernmental organizations, and the media.
No preemption with respect to designation of at-Risk areas
The establishment of national standards for inundation models under this section shall not prevent States, territories, tribes, and local governments from designating additional areas as being at risk based on knowledge of local conditions.
No new regulatory authority
Nothing in this Act may be construed as establishing new regulatory authority for any Federal agency.
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Report on accreditation of TsunamiReady program
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on which authorities and activities would be needed to have the TsunamiReady program of the National Weather Service accredited by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program.
Modification of tsunami research program
Section 806 (33 U.S.C. 3205) is amended—
in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking The Administrator shall
and all that follows through establish or maintain
and inserting the following:
In general
The Administrator shall, in consultation with such other Federal agencies, State, tribal, and territorial governments, and academic institutions as the Administrator considers appropriate, the coordinating committee under section 805(d), and the panel under section 808(a), support or maintain
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in subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1), by striking and assessment for tsunami tracking and numerical forecast modeling. Such research program shall—
and inserting the following: “assessment for tsunami tracking and numerical forecast modeling, and standards development.
Responsibilities
The research program supported or maintained under subsection (a) shall—
; and
in subsection (b), as designated by paragraph (2)—
by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
consider other appropriate and cost effective solutions to mitigate the impact of tsunami, including the improvement of near-field and distant tsunami detection and forecasting capabilities, which may include use of a new generation of the Deep-Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis array, integration of tsunami sensors into commercial and Federal telecommunications cables, and other real-time tsunami monitoring systems and supercomputer capacity of the Administration to develop a rapid tsunami forecast for all United States coastlines;
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in paragraph (3)—
by striking include
and inserting conduct
; and
by striking and
at the end;
by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);
by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
develop the technical basis for validation of tsunami maps, numerical tsunami models, digital elevation models, and forecasts; and
; and
in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subparagraph (C), by striking to the scientific community,
and inserting to the public and the scientific community.
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Global Tsunami Warning and Mitigation Network
Section 807 (33 U.S.C. 3206) is amended—
by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
Support for development of an international tsunami warning system
The Administrator shall, in coordination with the Secretary of State and in consultation with such other agencies as the Administrator considers relevant, provide technical assistance, operational support, and training to the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, the World Meteorological Organization of the United Nations, and such other international entities as the Administrator considers appropriate, as part of the international efforts to develop a fully functional global tsunami forecast and warning system comprised of regional tsunami warning networks.
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in subsection (b), by striking shall
both places that term appears and inserting may
; and
in subsection (c)—
in paragraph (1), by striking establishing
and inserting supporting
; and
in paragraph (2)—
by striking establish
and inserting support
; and
by striking establishing
and inserting supporting
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Tsunami Science and Technology Advisory Panel
The Act is further amended—
by redesignating section 808 (33 U.S.C. 3207) as section 809; and
by inserting after section 807 (33 U.S.C. 3206) the following:
Tsunami Science and Technology Advisory Panel
Designation
The Administrator shall designate an existing working group within the Science Advisory 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.
Membership
Composition
The Panel 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 technology, coastal resilience, emergency management, or such other disciplines as the Administrator considers appropriate.
Federal employment
No member of the Panel may be a Federal employee.
Responsibilities
Not less frequently than once every 4 years, the Panel shall—
review the activities of the Administration, and other Federal activities as appropriate, relating to tsunami research, detection, forecasting, warning, mitigation, resiliency, and preparation; and
submit to the Administrator and such others as the Administrator considers appropriate—
the findings of the Panel with respect to the most recent review conducted under paragraph (1); and
such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the Panel considers appropriate to improve Federal tsunami research, detection, forecasting, warning, mitigation, resiliency, and preparation.
Reports to Congress
Not less frequently than once every 4 years, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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).
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Reports
Report on implementation of Tsunami Warning and Education Act
In general
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act, as enacted as title VIII of Public Law 109–479 (33 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.).
Elements
The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:
A detailed description of the progress made in implementing sections 804(d)(6), 805(b)(6), and 806(b)(4) of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act, as enacted as title VIII of Public Law 109–479 (33 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.).
A description of the ways that tsunami warnings and warning products issued by the program for tsunami forecasting and warning established under section 804 of such Tsunami Warning and Education Act (33 U.S.C. 3203) may be standardized and streamlined with warnings and warning products for hurricanes, coastal storms, and other coastal flooding events.
Report on national efforts that support rapid emergency response following near-Field tsunami events
In general
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall jointly, in coordination with the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Commander of the United States Northern Command, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Administrator considers appropriate, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the national efforts in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act that support and facilitate rapid emergency response following a domestic near-shore near-field tsunami event to better understand domestic effects of earthquake derived tsunami on people, infrastructure, communities, and coastal economies in the United States.
Elements
The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:
A description of scientific or other measurements being collected on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act which allow for the quick identification and assessment of lost or degraded infrastructure and terrestrial formations post disaster.
A description of scientific or other measurements necessary to quickly identify and quantify lost or degraded infrastructure and terrestrial formations.
Identification and evaluation of Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and military first responder and search and rescue operation centers, bases, and other facilities as well as other critical response assets and infrastructure, including search and rescue aircraft and vessels, located within, and adjacent to, near-field and distant tsunami inundation areas on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
An evaluation of Federal, State, and local near-field tsunami response plans in areas described in subparagraph (C) in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, how those response plans would be affected by the loss of search and rescue and first responder infrastructure described in such subparagraph.
A description of redevelopment plans and reports in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act for communities in areas that are at high risk for near-field tsunami, as well as identification of States or communities that do not have redevelopment plans.
Recommendations to enhance near-field tsunami preparedness and response plans, including recommended responder exercises, predisaster planning, mitigation needs and recommendations to enhance coordination between Federal, State, and local response agencies.
Such other data and analysis information as the Administrator and the Secretary of Homeland Security consider appropriate.
Appropriate committees of Congress
In this subsection, the term appropriate committees of Congress means—
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.
Authorization of appropriations
Section 809, as redesignated by section 8(1) of this Act, is amended—
in paragraph (4)(B), by striking and
at the end;
in paragraph (5)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
by adding at the end the following:
$31,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, of which—
not less than 27 percent of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year shall be for activities conducted at the State level under the tsunami hazard mitigation program under section 805; and
not less than 8 percent of the amount appropriated shall be for the tsunami research program under section 806.
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Outreach responsibilities
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in coordination with State and local emergency managers, shall develop and carry out formal outreach activities to improve tsunami education and awareness and foster the development of resilient communities. Outreach activities may include—
the development of outreach plans to ensure the close integration of tsunami warning centers supported or maintained under section 804(d) of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act enacted as title VIII of Public Law 109–479 (33 U.S.C. 3201 et seq.), (33 U.S.C. 3203(d)) with local Weather Forecast Offices of the National Weather Service and emergency managers;
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
evaluating the effectiveness of warnings and of coordination with local Weather Forecast Offices after significant tsunami events.
Modification of coastal ocean program
Section 201(c) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–567) is amended—
by striking Of the sums
and inserting the following:
In general
Of the sums
; and
by adding at the end the following:
Regional coastal risk management coalitions
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may form regional coastal risk management coalitions comprised of representatives of Federal, State, local, and tribal governments, community groups, academic institutions, and nongovernmental groups to advance the goals of this section for communities facing common coastal hazards and risks. Such coalitions may enter into an agreement with an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a nonprofit foundation in order to accept gifts and donations to support the goals of this subsection.
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Repeal of duplicate provisions
The Tsunami Warning and Education Act enacted by Public Law 109–424 (120 Stat. 2902) is repealed.
