§ 3205. Tsunami research program

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. Probably should read “section 3204(b)”.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 2006

   Tsunami Warning and Education Act

   Pub. L. 109–424 § 6 · 120 Stat. 2902

   Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 3205

   Pub. L. 109–424, § 6, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2907

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 109–424, § 6, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 2907

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 6. TSUNAMI RESEARCH PROGRAM.   The Administrator shall, in consultation with other agencies and academic institutions, and with the coordinating committee established under section 5(b), establish or maintain a tsunami research program to develop detection, forecast, communication, and mitigation science and technology, including advanced sensing techniques, information and communication technology, data collection, analysis, and assessment for tsunami tracking and numerical forecast modeling. Such research program shall— (1) consider other appropriate research to mitigate the impact of tsunami; (2) coordinate with the National Weather Service on technology to be transferred to operations; (3) include social science research to develop and assess community warning, education, and evacuation materials; and (4) ensure that research and findings are available to the scientific community.

2. 2017

   Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–25 § 506(1) · 131 Stat. 91

   1. Amended · 33 U.S.C. § 3205

      Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(1), (2), designated first and second sentences of existing provisions as subsecs. (a) and (b), respectively

   2. Inserted · 33 U.S.C. § 3205

      Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(1), (2), inserted headings

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(1), (2), designated first and second sentences of existing provisions as subsecs. (a) and (b), respectively, and inserted headings.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking “The Administrator shall” and all that follows through “establish or maintain” and inserting the following: “(a) In General.— The Administrator shall, in consultation with such other Federal agencies, State, tribal, and territorial governments, and academic institutions as the Administrator considers appropriate, the coordinating committee under section 805(d), and the panel under section 808(a), support or maintain” ;

3. 2017

   Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–25 § 506(1) · 131 Stat. 91

   1. Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 3205(a)

      Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(1), (2), substituted “The Administrator shall, in consultation with such other Federal agencies, State, tribal, and territorial governments, and academic institutions as the Administrator considers appropriate, the coordinating committee under section 3204(d) of this title, and the panel under section 3206a(a) of this title, support or maintain” for “The Administrator shall, in consultation with other agencies and academic institutions, and with the coordinating committee established under section 3204(b) of this title, establish or maintain”

   2. Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 3205(a)

      Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(1), (2), substituted “assessment for tsunami tracking and numerical forecast modeling, and standards development.” for “and assessment for tsunami tracking and numerical forecast modeling.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(1), (2), substituted “The Administrator shall, in consultation with such other Federal agencies, State, tribal, and territorial governments, and academic institutions as the Administrator considers appropriate, the coordinating committee under section 3204(d) of this title, and the panel under section 3206a(a) of this title, support or maintain” for “The Administrator shall, in consultation with other agencies and academic institutions, and with the coordinating committee established under section 3204(b) of this title, establish or maintain” and “assessment for tsunami tracking and numerical forecast modeling, and standards development.” for “and assessment for tsunami tracking and numerical forecast modeling.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in the matter before paragraph (1), by striking “The Administrator shall” and all that follows through “establish or maintain” and inserting the following: “(a) In General.— The Administrator shall, in consultation with such other Federal agencies, State, tribal, and territorial governments, and academic institutions as the Administrator considers appropriate, the coordinating committee under section 805(d), and the panel under section 808(a), support or maintain” ;

4. 2017

   Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–25 § 506(2) · 131 Stat. 91

   Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 3205(b)

   Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(2), substituted “The research program supported or maintained under subsection (a) shall—” for “Such research program shall—”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(2), substituted “The research program supported or maintained under subsection (a) shall—” for “Such research program shall—”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1), by striking “and assessment for tsunami tracking and numerical forecast modeling. Such research program shall—” and inserting the following: “assessment for tsunami tracking and numerical forecast modeling, and standards development. “(b) Responsibilities.— The research program supported or maintained under subsection (a) shall—” ; and

5. 2017

   Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–25 § 506(3)(A) · 131 Stat. 91

   Amended · 33 U.S.C. § 3205(b)(1)

   Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(3)(A), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “consider other appropriate research to mitigate the impact of tsunami;”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(3)(A), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “consider other appropriate research to mitigate the impact of tsunami;”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: “(1) consider other appropriate and cost effective solutions to mitigate the impact of tsunami, including the improvement of near-field and distant tsunami detection and forecasting capabilities, which may include use of a new generation of the Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis array, integration of tsunami sensors into commercial and Federal telecommunications cables, and other real-time tsunami monitoring systems and supercomputer capacity of the Administration to develop a rapid tsunami forecast for all United States coastlines;” ;

6. 2017

   Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–25 § 506(3)(B) · 131 Stat. 91

   1. Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 3205(b)(3)

      Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(3)(B), substituted “conduct” for “include”

   2. Struck · 33 U.S.C. § 3205(b)(3)

      Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(3)(B), struck out “and” at end

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(3)(B), substituted “conduct” for “include” and struck out “and” at end.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking “include” and inserting “conduct”; and (ii) by striking “and” at the end;

7. 2017

   Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–25 § 506(3)(D) · 131 Stat. 91

   Redesignated · 33 U.S.C. § 3205(b)(4)

   Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(3)(D), added par. (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(3)(D), added par. (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: “(4) develop the technical basis for validation of tsunami maps, numerical tsunami models, digital elevation models, and forecasts; and” ; and

8. 2017

   Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017

   Pub. L. 115–25 § 506(3)(C) · 131 Stat. 91

   1. Redesignated · 33 U.S.C. § 3205(b)(5)

      Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(3)(C), (E), redesignated par. (4) as (5)

   2. Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 3205(b)(5)

      Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(3)(C), (E), substituted “to the public and the scientific community” for “to the scientific community”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 115–25, § 506(3)(C), (E), redesignated par. (4) as (5) and substituted “to the public and the scientific community” for “to the scientific community”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5);

12 of 12 references resolved to an enrolled provision