Sec. 116. GAO review of Federal efforts to enhance port infrastructure resiliency and disaster preparedness
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Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this title, the Comptroller General of the United States shall transmit a report to the Committee on Commerce of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that examines Federal efforts to assist ports in enhancing the resiliency of their key intermodal connectors to weather-related disasters. The report shall include consideration of the following: Actions being undertaken at various ports to better identify critical land-side connectors that may be vulnerable to disruption in the event of a natural disaster, including how to communicate such information during a disaster when communications systems may be compromised, and the level of Federal involvement in such efforts.
The extent to which the Department of Transportation and other Federal agencies are working in line with recent recommendations from key resiliency reports, including the National Academies of Science study on strengthening supply chain resilience to establish a framework for ports to follow to increase resiliency to major weather related disruptions before they happen. The extent to which the Department of Transportation or other Federal agencies have provided funds to ports for resiliency-related projects.
The extent to which Federal agencies have a coordinated approach to helping ports and the multiple State, local, and private stakeholders involved improve resiliency prior to weather related disasters.