Sec. 803. PURPOSES
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## SEC. 803 PURPOSES **[**[33 U.S.C. 3202](/us/usc/t33/s3202)**]** The purposes of this title are— ####
(1)to improve tsunami detection, forecasting, warnings, research, notification, outreach, and mitigation to protect life and property in the United States; ####
(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)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)to improve research efforts related to improving tsunami detection, forecasting, warnings, notification, mitigation, resiliency, response, outreach, and recovery; ####
(5)to improve, increase, and develop uniform standards and guidelines for education and outreach activities and ensure that those receiving tsunami warnings and the at-risk public know what to do when a tsunami is approaching, including the warning signs of locally generated tsunami; ####
(6)to provide technical and other assistance to speed international efforts to establish regional tsunami warning systems in vulnerable areas worldwide; ####
(7)to foster resilient communities in the face of tsunami and other similar coastal hazards; and ####
(8)to improve Federal, State, and international coordination for detection, warnings, and outreach for tsunami and other coastal impacts.
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