113 HR 1110 IH: Tsunami Forecasting and Warning Improvement Act of 2013 U.S. House of Representatives 2013-03-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1110 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2013 Mr. Pierluisi (for himself, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Ms. Bordallo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To amend the Tsunami Warning and Education Act to direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, through the National Weather Service, to establish, maintain, and operate an additional tsunami forecast and warning center for the improvement of the evaluation of tsunami risk to, and the dissemination of forecasts and tsunami warning bulletins for, the public in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Tsunami Forecasting and Warning Improvement Act of 2013.

2.

Improvement of Tsunami Forecasting and Warning Program

(a)

In general

Section 4(d)(1) of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act (33 U.S.C. 3203(d)(1)) is amended— (1)in subparagraph (B) by striking and after the semicolon; (2)by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (3)by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C)a Caribbean Tsunami Warning Center in Puerto Rico; and . (b)

Effective date

The amendments in subsection (a) shall apply 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.