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Tsunami Warning and Education Act

Introduced: April 18, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2006
Became Public Law No: 109-424.
Dec 20, 2006
Signed by President.
Dec 11, 2006
Presented to President.
Dec 8, 2006
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 8, 2006
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11552)
Dec 8, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11552)
Dec 6, 2006
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Dec 6, 2006
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 6, 2006
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 12/7/2006 H8788-8790)
Dec 6, 2006
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 12/7/2006 H8788-8790)
Dec 6, 2006
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1674.
Dec 6, 2006
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 12/7/2006 H8788-8793)
Dec 6, 2006
Mr. Ehlers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 28, 2006
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 422.
Sep 28, 2006
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science. H. Rept. 109-698.
May 4, 2005
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 4, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 20, 2005
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 20, 2005
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 19, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Apr 18, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Apr 18, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E675)
Apr 18, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tsunami Warning and Education Act - (Sec. 4) Directs the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), through the National Weather Service (NWS) and in consultation with other NOAA offices, to operate a tsunami detection, forecasting, and warning program for the Pacific and Arctic Ocean regions and for the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico region.

Requires the program to operate a Pacific tsunami warning system and an Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico system to forecast and provide adequate warnings.

Directs the Administrator to maintain or establish a Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii, a West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska, and additional centers determined to be necessary by NWS. Includes among the centers' responsibilities data monitoring, earthquake evaluation, and data dissemination to researchers.

Directs NWS to develop forecasting equipment requirements and a plan to transfer technology developed from research under this Act.

Requires reports to Congress on: (1) integration of the tsunami forecast system with other observation systems; (2) equipment certifications and system failures; and (3) evaluation of tsunami detection systems. Directs the Administrator to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to assess modernization and coverage needs and operational reliability issues.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Administrator to establish: (1) a tsunami hazard mitigation program to improve tsunami preparedness of at-risk areas in the United States and its territories; and (2) a research program to develop detection, forecast, communication, and mitigation science and technology for tracking and numerical forecast modeling.

(Sec. 7) Directs the Administrator, in coordination with other members of the U.S. Interagency Committee of the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program, to provide technical assistance and training to specified international entities to develop a fully functional global tsunami forecast and warning system comprising regional warning networks.

Directs the Administrator, in cooperation with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, to operate an International Tsunami Information Center to improve preparedness for all Pacific Ocean nations participating in the International Tsunami Warning System of the Pacific, as well as provide assistance to other nations participating in a global warning system established through the Commission.

(Sec. 8) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012.

What's happening now December 20, 2006

Became Public Law No: 109-424.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4