#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#cdf  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide for the   
establishment of the ,national ,volcano 
,early ,warning and ,monitoring ,system4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,national ,volcano ,early  
,warning and ,monitoring ,system ,act4  
#b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior1 acting 
through the ,director of the ,united    
,states ,geological ,survey4  7#b7      
,system ,the term ,system means the     
,national ,volcano ,early ,warning and  
,monitoring ,system established under   
section #c7;a77#a74  #c4 ,national      
volcano early warning and monitoring    
system  7a7 ,establishment  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary shall establish 
within the ,united ,states ,geological  
,survey a system1 to be known as the    
,national ,volcano ,early ,warning and  
,monitoring ,system1 to monitor1 warn1  
and protect citizens of the ,united     
,states from undue and avoidable harm   

from volcanic activity4  7#b7 ,purposes 
,the purposes of the ,system are-- 7,a7 
to organize1 modernize1 standardize1 and
 stabilize the monitoring systems of the
 volcano observatories in the ,united   
,states1 which includes the ,alaska     
,volcano ,observatory1 ,california      
,volcano ,observatory1 ,cascades        
,volcano ,observatory1 ,hawaiian        
,volcano ,observatory1 and ,yellowstone 
,volcano ,observatory2 and  7,b7 to     
unify the monitoring systems of volcano 
observatories in the ,united ,states    
into a single interoperative system4    
7#c7 ,objective ,the objective of the   
,system is to monitor all the volcanoes 
in the ,united ,states at a level       
commensurate with the threat posed by   
the volcanoes by--  7,a7 upgrading      
existing networks on monitored          
volcanoes2  7,b7 installing new networks
 on unmonitored volcanoes2 and  7,c7    
employing geodetic and other components 
when applicable4  7b7 ,system components
  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,system shall   

include--  7,a7 a national volcano watch
 office that is operational #bd hours a 
day and #g days a week2  7,b7 a national
 volcano data center2 and  7,c7 an      
external grants program to support      
research in volcano monitoring science  
and technology4  7#b7 ,modernization    
activities ,modernization activities    
under the ,system shall include the     
comprehensive application of emerging   
technologies1 including digital         
broadband seismometers1 real-time       
continuous ,global ,positioning ,system 
receivers1 satellite and airborne radar 
interferometry1 acoustic pressure       
sensors1 and spectrometry to measure gas
 emissions4  7c7 ,management  7#a7      
,management plan  7,a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to ,congress a #e-year     
management plan for establishing and    
operating the ,system4  7,b7 ,inclusions
 ,the management plan submitted under   
subparagraph 7,a7 shall include-- 7i7   

annual cost estimates for modernization 
activities and operation of the ,system2
  7ii7 annual milestones1 standards1 and
 performance goals2 and  7iii7          
recommendations for1 and progress       
towards1 establishing new1 or enhancing 
existing1 partnerships to leverage      
resources4  7#b7 ,advisory committee    
,the ,secretary shall establish an      
advisory committee to assist the        
,secretary in implementing the ,system1 
to be comprised of representatives of   
relevant agencies and members of the    
scientific community1 to be appointed by
 the ,secretary4  7#c7 ,partnerships    
,the ,secretary may enter into          
cooperative agreements with institutions
 of higher education and ,state agencies
 designating the institutions of higher 
education and ,state agencies as volcano
 observatory partners for the ,system4  
7#d7 ,coordination ,the ,secretary shall
 coordinate the activities under this   
,act with the heads of relevant ,federal
 agencies1 including--  7,a7 the        

,secretary of ,transportation2  7,b7 the
 ,administrator of the ,federal         
,aviation ,administration2  7,c7 the    
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration2 and  
7,d7 the ,director of the ,federal      
,emergency ,management ,administration4 
7d7 ,annual report ,annually1 the       
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report that describes the activities    
carried out under this ,act4  #d4       
,funding  7a7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this ,act  
#ee1jjj1jjj for the period of fiscal    
years #bjai through #bjbc4  7b7 ,effect 
on other sources of ,federal funding    
,amounts made available under this      
section shall supplement1 and not       
supplant1 ,federal funds made available 
for other ,united ,states ,geological   
,survey hazards activities and programs4
  ,passed the ,senate ,may #ag1         
#bjah4,secretary