Title: A bill 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]
[S. 2153 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2153

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 17, 2019

  Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report on vulnerabilities of installations of the 
Coast Guard resulting from climate change and requirements for 
mitigating climate change-related effects on the Coast Guard over the 
20-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A list of the ten most vulnerable installations of the 
        Coast Guard based on the effects of climate change, including 
        rising sea tides, increased flooding, drought, desertification, 
        wildfires, thawing permafrost, and any other effects the 
        Commandant considers necessary.
            (2) An overview of mitigations that may be necessary to 
        ensure the continued operational viability and to increase the 
        resiliency of the installations listed under paragraph (1) and 
        the cost of such mitigations.
            (3) A discussion of the climate change-related effects on 
        the Coast Guard, including--
                    (A) the increase in the frequency of humanitarian 
                assistance and disaster relief missions; and
                    (B) 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 by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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