Title: To require a report on the effects of climate change on the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill requires the U.S. Coast Guard to submit to Congress a report on vulnerabilities to Coast Guard installations resulting from climate change over the next 20 years, including an overview of mitigations that may be necessary to ensure the continued operational viability of the vulnerable installations.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1322 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1322

   To require a report on the effects of climate change on the Coast 
                     Guard, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 22, 2019

  Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself and Mr. Brown of 
  Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require a report on the effects of climate change on the Coast 
                     Guard, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON COAST GUARD.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on vulnerabilities of Coast Guard 
installations and requirements resulting from climate change over the 
next 20 years.
    (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) A list of the ten most vulnerable Coast Guard 
        installations based on the effects of climate change, including 
        rising sea tides, increased flooding, drought, desertification, 
        wildfires, thawing permafrost, or any other categories the 
        Commandant determines necessary.
            (2) An overview of mitigations that may be necessary to 
        ensure the continued operational viability and to increase the 
        resiliency of such vulnerable installations and the cost of 
        such mitigations.
            (3) A discussion of the climate-change-related effects on 
        the Coast Guard, including the increase in the frequency of 
        humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions and the 
        campaign plans, contingency plans, and operational posture of 
        the Coast Guard.
            (4) An overview of mitigations that may be necessary to 
        ensure mission resiliency and the cost of such mitigations.
    (c) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
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