The U.S. Tsunami Program : A Brief Overview.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Earthquakes.

Emergency communication systems.

Expenditures, Public.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (16 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Provides information on U.S. tsunami warning centers and programs that exist to monitor, detect, and issue warnings about tsunamis generated in Pacific Ocean; and to assist States with planning and disaster relief following tsunamis. Reviews H.R. 34 and S. 533, both the Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015, to amend the Tsunami Warning and Education Act and authorize appropriations for the national tsunami hazard mitigation program through FY2017. Discusses FY2015 tsunami program funding.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. U.S. Tsunami Program

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