Sec. 503. EXPANSION OF PURPOSES OF TSUNAMI WARNING AND EDUCATION ACT
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## SEC. 503 EXPANSION OF PURPOSES OF TSUNAMI WARNING AND EDUCATION ACT Section 803 (33 U.S.C. 3202) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1), by inserting “research,” after “warnings,”; ####
(2)by amending paragraph
(2)to read as follows: > > #### “(2) > > to enhance and modernize the existing United States Tsunami Warning System 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;” > ; ####
(3)by amending paragraph
(3)to read as follows: > > #### “(3) > > 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;” > ; ####
(4)by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and
(6)as paragraphs (5), (6), and (8), respectively; ####
(5)by inserting after paragraph
(3)the following: > > #### “(4) > > to improve research efforts related to improving tsunami detection, forecasting, warnings, notification, mitigation, resiliency, response, outreach, and recovery;” > ; ####
(6)in paragraph (5), as redesignated— #####
(A)by striking “and increase” and inserting “, increase, and develop uniform standards and guidelines for”; and #####
(B)by inserting “, including the warning signs of locally generated tsunami” after “approaching”; ####
(7)in paragraph (6), as redesignated, by striking “, including the Indian Ocean; and” and inserting a semicolon; and ####
(8)by inserting after paragraph (6), as redesignated, the following: > > #### “(7) > > to foster resilient communities in the face of tsunami and other similar coastal hazards; and” > .
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EXPANSION OF PURPOSES OF TSUNAMI WARNING AND EDUCATION ACT
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