(ii) the limitations of existing Federal 
resources that the agencies described in 
subsection (d) may so provide, including— 
(I) the limitations of such re-
sources in meeting the particular 
needs of such States, Indian Tribes, 
and communities identified under sub-
paragraph (A); and 
(II) recommendations— 
(aa) for Congress regarding 
any statutory changes regarding 
existing Federal programs, or ad-
ditional Federal funding, that the 
agencies determine are necessary 
to assist such States, Indian 
Tribes, and communities in pre-
paring for, and responding to, 
the effects of climate change; and 
(bb) for additional Federal, 
State, and local resources that 
the agencies determine are nec-
essary to so assist such States, 
Indian Tribes, and communities. 
(c) PUBLICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
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(1) PUBLICATION.—Upon issuance of the inter-
agency plan developed under subsection (a), the plan 
shall be published on the public internet website 
of— 
(A) the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(B) the Assistant Secretary of the Army 
for Civil Works; and 
(C) the Great Lakes and Ohio River Divi-
sion of the Corps of Engineers. 
(2) DEADLINE.—Not later than 30 days after 
the interagency plan developed under subsection (a) 
is issued, each head of an agency described in sub-
section (d) shall implement such interagency plan. 
(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—In implementing 
the interagency plan developed under subsection (a), 
the heads of the agencies described in subsection (d) 
shall provide technical assistance and expertise to 
States, Indian Tribes, and communities in the Ohio 
River Basin. 
(d) AGENCIES DESCRIBED.—The agencies described 
in this subsection are as follows: 
(1) The Corps of Engineers. 
(2) The Environmental Protection Agency. 
(3) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration. 
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(4) The Department of the Interior. 
(5) The Department of Agriculture. 
(6) The Department of Transportation. 
(7) The Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy. 
(8) The United States Geological Survey. 
(9) The Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment. 
(10) The Department of Commerce. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON 
ELECTRIC UTILITIES. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall publish, on the 
public internet website of the Department of Energy, a 
report that includes— 
(1) an analysis of— 
(A) the potential vulnerabilities of electric 
utilities that are located in, or serve electric 
consumers in, the Ohio River Basin, to climate 
change and extreme weather; and 
(B) the impacts of climate change and ex-
treme weather on such electric utilities; and 
(2) recommendations and technical assistance, 
as appropriate, to assist such electric utilities in pre-
paring for climate change and extreme weather. 
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SEC. 4. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Ohio River Basin’’ means the 
Ohio River Basin as identified in the Corps of Engineers’ 
study titled ‘‘Ohio River Basin-Formulating Climate 
Change Mitigation/Adaptation Strategies through Re-
gional Collaboration with the ORB Alliance’’ (May 2017). 
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