H.R. 5309 — what changed
Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2014
From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.
Sec. 8 Tsunami science and technology advisory panel
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In general— The Act is further amended—
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was (2)(3)
by redesignating section 8 (33 U.S.C. 3207) as section 9; and
renumbered
was (2)(4)
by inserting after section 7 (33 U.S.C. 3206) the following:
“8. Tsunami Science and Technology Advisory Panel
“(a) Designation—The Administrator shall designate the Ocean Exploration Advisory Working Group within the Science Advisory Board of the Administration to serve as the Tsunami Science and Technology Advisory Panel to provide advice to the Administrator on matters regarding tsunami science, technology, and regional preparedness.
“(b) Membership
“(1) Composition—The working group designated under subsection (a) shall be composed of no fewer than 7 members selected by the Administrator from among individuals from academia or State agencies who have academic or practical expertise in physical sciences, social sciences, information technology, coastal resilience, emergency management, or such other disciplines as the Administrator considers appropriate.
“(2) Federal employment—No member of the working group designated pursuant to subsection (a) may be a Federal employee.
“(c) Responsibilities—Not less frequently than once every 4 years, the working group designated under subsection (a) shall—
“(1) review the activities of the Administration, and other Federal activities as appropriate, relating to tsunami research, detection, forecasting, warning, mitigation, resiliency, and preparation; and
“(2) submit to the Administrator and such others as the Administrator considers appropriate—
“(A) the findings of the working group with respect to the most recent review conducted pursuant to paragraph (1); and
“(B) such recommendations for legislative or administrative action as the working group considers appropriate to improve Federal tsunami research, detection, forecasting, warning, mitigation, resiliency, and preparation.
“(d) Reports to congress—Not less frequently than once every 4 years, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report on the findings and recommendations received by the Administrator under subsection (c)(2).”