Sec. 4. Report on certain tsunami threats
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In this section: The term covered event means a tsunami or combined earthquake and tsunami event that impacts the United States. The term critical infrastructure has the meaning given such term in subsection
(e)of the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 ( 42 U.S.C. 5195c(e) ). Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with the entities described in subsection (d), shall produce a report on how the United States should prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from each of the following types of covered events: A covered event in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. A covered event that impacts Alaska, including in the Alaska-Aleutian Subduction Zone. A covered event in the Kuril-Kamchatka Subduction Zone. The report under this subsection shall, with respect to each type of covered event described in paragraph (1)— consider the assessment required under section (c); and include each of the following: A description of a command structure plan, including the roles of Federal agencies, State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations for during and following the covered event. A description of how Federal agencies can improve coordination to enhance the ability to prepare and plan for, mitigate against, provide warning of, respond to, and recover from the covered event. A strategy to ensure collaboration between relevant Federal agencies for purposes of— completing a risk assessment of Federal facilities to identify such facilities that may need improvements to withstand the covered event; and developing a strategic plan to— support mitigation efforts for and retrofitting of Federal, State, local, and Tribal critical infrastructure; and help save lives during and immediately after the covered event. A strategy to improve Federal guidance and assistance to State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations in developing and implementing comprehensive plans to develop the ability to prepare and plan for, mitigate against, provide warning of, respond to, and recover from the covered event. In the case the covered event is large scale, an interagency search and rescue strategy for such covered event, which strategy shall include— a command structure plan, including the roles of Federal agencies, State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations if such command structure would differ from the structure under clause (i); the sources of personnel and assets that can be utilized to support search and rescue efforts; an estimation of the required personnel and assets and an identification of any gaps in personnel and assets; and an identification of and a strategy to address the vulnerabilities of existing infrastructure that will be necessary for search and rescue efforts. A strategy for addressing the impacts of the covered event to critical infrastructure, including the responsibilities of Federal agencies, State and local governments, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Native Hawaiian organizations, and private entities. Recommendations on how Federal agencies can develop a mitigation strategy, including providing financial assistance to State, local, and Tribal operators, for any infrastructure that provides information to support or issue warnings for the covered event. Recommendations on administrative or legislative changes required to implement the report for the covered event. Not later than 1 month after completing the report under this subsection, the Comptroller General shall make such report available to the public. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to inform the report under section (b), the Comptroller General, in consultation with the entities described in subsection (d), shall conduct an assessment, with respect to each type of covered event described in subsection (b)(1), of the potential impact of the covered event on— the loss of life; critical infrastructure, including for transportation, health care, energy, communication, and search and rescue capacity; secondary events, such as landslides, dam and levee failures, and fires; pollution or other discharges; and ports and navigational channels. Upon completion of the assessment under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall provide a copy of the assessment to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. The entities described in this subsection are— the Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the United States Geological Survey, the National Guard Bureau, the Coast Guard, the United States Transportation Command, the Department of Transportation, and other Federal agencies as determined appropriate by the Comptroller General; the States of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington; Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations; local governments; institutions of higher education and other research institutions with relevant expertise; and private sector representatives that may be impacted by the applicable type of covered event described in subsection (b)(1). Not later than 6 months after the completion of the report required under subsection (b), the Administrator, in consultation with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Commander of the United States Transportation Command, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, the Secretary of Transportation, and other heads of Federal agencies as determined appropriate by the Administrator, shall provide the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a written strategy and briefing on how the Administration will implement such report with respect to each type of covered event described in subsection (b)(1).
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