120 STAT. 3656
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PUBLIC LAW 109–479—JAN. 12, 2007
(C) ensure that maintaining operational tsunami detection equipment is the highest priority within the program carried out under this title. (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— (A) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Weather Service, in consultation with other relevant Administration offices, shall transmit to Congress a report on how the tsunami forecast system under this section will be integrated with other United States and global ocean and coastal observation systems, the global earth observing system of systems, global seismic networks, and the Advanced National Seismic System. (B) Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Weather Service, in consultation with other relevant Administration offices, shall transmit a report to Congress on how technology developed under section 806 is being transferred into the program under this section. (f) FEDERAL COOPERATION.—When deploying and maintaining tsunami detection technologies, the Administrator shall seek the assistance and assets of other appropriate Federal agencies. (g) ANNUAL EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATION.—At the same time Congress receives the budget justification documents in support of the President’s annual budget request for each fiscal year, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives a certification that— (1) identifies the tsunami detection equipment deployed pursuant to this title, as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year; (2) certifies which equipment is operational as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year; (3) in the case of any piece of such equipment that is not operational as of such date, identifies that equipment and describes the mitigation strategy that is in place— (A) to repair or replace that piece of equipment within a reasonable period of time; or (B) to otherwise ensure adequate tsunami detection coverage; (4) identifies any equipment that is being developed or constructed to carry out this title but which has not yet been deployed, if the Administration has entered into a contract for that equipment prior to December 31 of the preceding calendar year, and provides a schedule for the deployment of that equipment; and (5) certifies that the Administrator expects the equipment described in paragraph (4) to meet the requirements, cost, and schedule provided in that contract. (h) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATIONS.—The Administrator shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives within 30 days of— (1) impaired regional forecasting capabilities due to equipment or system failures; and (2) significant contractor failures or delays in completing work associated with the tsunami forecasting and warning system.
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