(3) the ability of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to maintain the integrity and operability 
of border security technology, infrastructure, vehi-
cles, and other significant real or personal property 
owned or operated by U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection; and 
(4) the effectiveness of agent and officer uni-
forms and the uniform distribution platform in en-
suring agent and officer safety and comfort during 
such events. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
that— 
(1) contains the results of the assessment con-
ducted by the Commissioner pursuant to subsection 
(a); and 
(2) describes the efforts of the Secretary and 
the Commissioner to respond to and otherwise ad-
dress the impacts of the hazardous weather and 
water events referred to in subsection (a). 
SEC. 4. STRATEGY TO ADDRESS IMPACTS OF HAZARDOUS 
WEATHER AND WATER EVENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
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mit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy 
for mitigating the impacts of hazardous weather and water 
events on— 
(1) the effectiveness by which U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection carries out its statutory du-
ties, as prescribed under section 411 of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 211); 
(2) the health, safety, and well-being of— 
(A) U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
personnel; and 
(B) individuals being inspected by U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection; and 
(3) the ability of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to maintain the integrity and operability 
of border security technology, infrastructure, vehi-
cles, and other significant real or personal property 
owned or operated by U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection. 
(b) CONSULTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—While developing and imple-
menting the strategy required under subsection (a), 
the Secretary, in addition to consulting with appro-
priate officials of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity, and except as provided in paragraph (2)— 
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(A) shall consult and engage with, at a 
minimum— 
(i) the Administrator of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; 
(ii) the Administrator of the General 
Services Administration; 
(iii) the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services; 
(iv) Governors of States with an inter-
national border; 
(v) Tribal governments whose official 
territory is within 50 miles of the southern 
or northern border of the United States; 
and 
(vi) representative organizations rep-
resenting U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection personnel, including Border Patrol 
agents; and 
(B) may consult with nongovernmental ex-
perts, including experts in the fields of— 
(i) meteorology; 
(ii) public health; and 
(iii) infrastructure and technology 
weather resiliency. 
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(2) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE
ACT.—Chapter 10 of title 5, United 
States Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Federal 
Advisory Committee Act’’), shall not apply to any 
consultation authorized under paragraph (1)(B). 
(c) COST-BENEFIT
ANALYSIS.—The strategy re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include a cost-benefit 
analysis of implementing such strategy. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the strategy required under sub-
section (a) is submitted to the appropriate congres-
sional committees, the Secretary shall commence the 
implementation of such strategy. 
(2) SEMIANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the commencement of the implementation 
of the strategy pursuant to paragraph (1), and semi-
annually thereafter for the following 5 years, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that— 
(A) describes the efforts of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security to implement the 
strategy and the progress made as a result of 
such efforts; 
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(B) includes any recommendations for 
mitigating the impacts of hazardous weather 
and water events and the extent to which such 
recommendations were implemented; and 
(C) assesses the resources and cost nec-
essary for U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
to implement such recommendations, with a 
focus on effectively carrying out its statutory 
duties. 
(e) LIMITATION.—Nothing in the strategy developed 
pursuant to subsection (a) may conflict with any provision 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.). 
SEC. 5. SAFETY PROTOCOLS TO PROTECT U.S. CUSTOMS 
AND 
BORDER 
PROTECTION 
PERSONNEL, 
TECHNOLOGY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Commissioner shall establish safety proto-
cols and procedures to mitigate the impact of hazardous 
weather and water events on the ability of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection— 
(1) to carry out its statutory duties; 
(2) to ensure the health, safety, and well-being 
of— 
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