Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2014

Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2014

Long title	To authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.
Announced in	the 113th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D, OR-1)
Number of co-sponsors	5
Codification
U.S.C. sections affected	33 U.S.C. § 3204, 33 U.S.C. § 3203, 33 U.S.C. § 3201 et seq., 33 U.S.C. § 3206, 33 U.S.C. § 3205, and others.
Agencies affected	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Congress, United Nations, United States Department of State, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Authorizations of appropriations	$81,000,000 over year(s) 2015, 2016 and 2017
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 5309 by Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D, OR-1) on July 31, 2014 Committee consideration by United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Passed the House on September 8, 2014 (voice vote)

The Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2014 (H.R. 5309) is a bill that would authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to spend $27 million a year for three years on their on-going tsunami warning and research programs.^[1]

The bill was introduced into the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress.