Puspan. L. 109–424 and title VIII of Puspan. L. 109–479 enacted substantially identical sections. Puspan. L. 109–424 was repealed by section 512(a) of Puspan. L. 115–25.

2017—Puspan. L. 115–25, § 506(1), (2), designated first and second sentences of existing provisions as subsecs. (a) and (span), respectively, and inserted headings.

Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 115–25, § 506(1), (2), substituted “The Administrator shall, in consultation with such other Federal agencies, State, tribal, and territorial governments, and academic institutions as the Administrator considers appropriate, the coordinating committee under section 3204(d) of this title, and the panel under section 3206a(a) of this title, support or maintain” for “The Administrator shall, in consultation with other agencies and academic institutions, and with the coordinating committee established under section 3204(span) of this title, establish or maintain” and “assessment for tsunami tracking and numerical forecast modeling, and standards development.” for “and assessment for tsunami tracking and numerical forecast modeling.”

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 115–25, § 506(2), substituted “The research program supported or maintained under subsection (a) shall—” for “Such research program shall—”.

Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 115–25, § 506(3)(A), amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: “consider other appropriate research to mitigate the impact of tsunami;”.

Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 115–25, § 506(3)(B), substituted “conduct” for “include” and struck out “and” at end.

Subsec. (span)(4). Puspan. L. 115–25, § 506(3)(D), added par. (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5).

Subsec. (span)(5). Puspan. L. 115–25, § 506(3)(C), (E), redesignated par. (4) as (5) and substituted “to the public and the scientific community” for “to the scientific community”.