Sec. 9. Reports
625 words·~3 min read·
/bill/115/s/53/is/section-9A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
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.). 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. 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. 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. 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.
Connectionstraces to 2
Traces to 2 documents
1 reference not yet in our index
- Pub. L. 109-479
Citation graph
cites case law
Cites 3Cited by 0 across 0 sources