Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 5, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 5, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017
This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2021 the Tsunami Warning and Education Act.
The tsunami warning systems for the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and for the Atlantic Ocean are consolidated into a single warning system. The system must support international tsunami forecasting and warning efforts.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) must support or maintain tsunami warning centers to support the national warning system and develop uniform operational procedures for the centers. Warning centers are given additional responsibilities, including maintaining a fail-safe warning capability and an ability to perform back-up duties for each other.
The tsunami hazard mitigation program must provide for: (1) technical and financial assistance; (2) activities to support the development of regional hazard and risk assessments; (3) activities to promote preparedness in at-risk ports and harbors; and (4) dissemination of guidelines and standards for community planning, education, and training products, programs, and tools.
The tsunami research program must develop the technical basis for validation of tsunami maps, models, and forecasts.
NOAA no longer has to operate an International Tsunami Information Center to improve tsunami preparedness for Pacific Ocean nations.
NOAA must: (1) designate an existing working group to serve as the Tsunami Science and Technology Advisory Panel to provide advice on matters regarding tsunami science, technology, and regional preparedness; (2) maintain a coordinating committee to assist in the national tsunami hazard mitigation program; and (3) develop formal outreach activities to improve tsunami education and awareness and foster the development of resilient communities.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 5, 2017 to Jan 10, 2017; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jan 5, 2017 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Jan 5, 2017 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jan 10, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Jan 5, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jan 5, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 312 | Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017 | Related bill | Apr 25, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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 Titles as Introduced
- Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Advisory bodies
- Alaska
- Atlantic Ocean
- Atmospheric science and weather
- California
- Caribbean Sea
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Floods and storm protection
- Government studies and investigations
- Gulf of Mexico
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- International organizations and cooperation
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Natural disasters
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- Oregon
- Pacific Ocean
- Research administration and funding
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Washington State
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2017Introduced in Senate
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