Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025

(a) Title heading. The Tsunami Warning and Education Act (enacted as title VIII of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–479)) is amended, in the title heading for title VIII, by inserting Research, after Warning,.

(b) Purposes. Section 803 of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act (33 U.S.C. 3202) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting timeliness and before accuracy;

(2) in paragraph (7), by striking and after the semicolon;

(3) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and

(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(c) Tsunami forecasting and warning program. Section 804 of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act (33 U.S.C. 3203) is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (4), by inserting , using industry and scientific best practices, after operational condition;

(B) in paragraph (5)—

(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking global seismic network and inserting Global Seismic Network;

(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G), as subparagraphs (E), (F), (G), and (H), respectively; and

(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:

(C) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:

(D) in paragraph (7)—

(i) by amending the matter preceding subparagraph (A) to read as follows: include a cooperative effort among the Administration, the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Science Foundation (NSF) under which the Director of USGS, the Director of the NSF, and the Administrator of NASA shall—;

(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; and

(iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:

(E) in paragraph (8)—

(i) by inserting and decision support aides after graphical warning products,; and

(ii) by inserting -prone after tsunami;

(F) in paragraph (9), by striking and after the semicolon;

(G) in paragraph (10), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and

(H) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(2) in subsection (c)—

(A) by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and

(B) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated—

(i) by striking the Atlantic Ocean, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, that are determined— and inserting the Pacific, Arctic, and Atlantic Oceans, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, that are determined to pose significant risks of tsunami for States and United States territories along the coastal areas of such regions; and; and

(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B);

(3) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h), respectively;

(4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:

(5) in subsection (e), as so redesignated—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting responsible for Alaska, the continental United States, Hawaii, United States territories, and international entities the Administrator determines appropriate before the period;

(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking which is primarily responsible for Alaska and the continental United States; and

(iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking , which is primarily responsible for Hawaii, the Caribbean, and other areas of the Pacific not covered by the National Center;

(B) in paragraph (2)—

(i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting current, after sea level,;

(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking and volcanic eruptions and inserting volcanic eruptions, or other sources;

(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking buoy data and tidal and inserting and coastal;

(iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking Integrated Ocean Observing System of the Administration and inserting United States and global ocean and coastal observing system;

(v) in subparagraph (H), by inserting monitoring needs, after response,; and

(vi) by amending subparagraph (I) to read as follows:

(C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:

(D) in paragraph (4)—

(i) by amending the matter preceding subparagraph (A) to read as follows: The Administrator shall coordinate with the weather forecast offices of the National Weather Service, the centers supported or maintained under paragraph (1), and such national and regional program offices of the Administration as the Administrator or the coordinating committee, as established in section 805(b), consider appropriate to ensure that regional and local weather forecast offices—;

(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking and after the semicolon;

(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and

(iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(E) in paragraph (5)—

(i) in the section heading, by striking Uniform and inserting Standardized;

(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking uniform and inserting standardized;

(iii) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking uniform and inserting standardized;

(iv) in subparagraph (D), by striking and after the semicolon;

(v) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and

(vi) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

; and

(F) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(6) in subsection (f), as so redesignated—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting detect, measure, and after used to;

(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking and after the semicolon;

(iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking and the Advanced National Seismic System and inserting the Advanced National Seismic System, and the global navigation satellite system (GNSS); and; and

(iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

; and

(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting according to industry best practices before the period; and

(7) in subsection (h)(2)(A), as so redesignated, by striking accuracy of the tsunami model used and inserting timeliness and accuracy of the forecast used to issue the warning.

(d) National tsunami hazard mitigation program. Section 805(c) of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act (33 U.S.C. 3204(c)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (5)—

(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), and (H), respectively;

(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:

; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:

; and

(2) in paragraph (7)(C), by inserting and behavioral after social;

(e) Tsunami research program. Section 806 of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act (33 U.S.C. 3205) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a)—

(A) by striking section 805(d) and inserting section 805(b); and

(B) by inserting and management after data collection;

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting deployment and after may include;

(B) in paragraph (3), by striking social science research and inserting social and behavioral science research, including data collection,;

(C) in paragraph (4), by striking and after the semicolon;

(D) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (7); and

(E) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraphs:

; and

(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(f) Global tsunami warning and mitigation network. Section 807(d) of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act (33 U.S.C. 3206(d)) is amended by inserting and management after data sharing.

(g) Tsunami Science and Technology Advisory Panel. Section 808(b)(1) of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act (33 U.S.C. 3206a(b)(1)) is amended by inserting and behavioral after social.

(h) Authorization of appropriations. Section 809 of the Tsunami Warning and Education Act (33 U.S.C. 3207) is amended to read as follows: