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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 2297 (Reported in Senate) — To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. · Sec. 270

Sec. 270. Report on effects of extreme weather and related events on the Coast Guard

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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant 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 the current and potential effects of rising temperatures, rising sea levels, increased flooding, drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing permafrost, changing ice conditions, and other extreme weather events, and on requirements for mitigating the effects of such events on the Coast Guard, over the 20-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: A list of the ten most vulnerable installations of the Coast Guard based on the current and potential effects of rising temperatures, rising sea levels, increased flooding, drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing permafrost, changing ice conditions, other extreme weather events, and any other effects the Commandant considers necessary. 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. A discussion of the current and potential effects of rising temperatures, rising sea levels, increased flooding, drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing permafrost, changing ice conditions, and other extreme weather events 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. An overview of mitigations that may be necessary to ensure mission resiliency and the cost of such mitigations. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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