Sec. 3518. MARITIME EXTREME WEATHER TASK FORCE

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## SEC. 3518 MARITIME EXTREME WEATHER TASK FORCE ###

(a)Establishment of Task Force Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a task force to analyze the impact of extreme weather events, such as in the maritime environment (referred to in this section as the “Task Force”). ###

(b)Membership The Task Force shall be composed of— ####

(1)the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee; and ####

(2)a representative of— #####

(A)the Coast Guard; #####

(B)the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and #####

(C)such other Federal agency or independent commission as the Secretary considers appropriate. ###

(c)Report ####

(1)In general Except as provided in paragraph (4), not later than 180 days after the date it is established under subsection (a), the Task Force 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 the analysis under subsection (a). ####

(2)Contents The report under paragraph

(1)shall include— #####

(A)an identification of available weather prediction, monitoring, and routing technology resources; #####

(B)an identification of industry best practices relating to response to, and prevention of marine casualties from, extreme weather events; #####

(C)a description of how the resources described in subparagraph

(A)are used in the various maritime sectors, including by passenger and cargo vessels; #####

(D)recommendations for improving maritime response operations to extreme weather events and preventing marine casualties from extreme weather events, such as promoting the use of risk communications and the technologies identified under subparagraph (A); and #####

(E)recommendations for any legislative or regulatory actions for improving maritime response operations to extreme weather events and preventing marine casualties from extreme weather events. ####

(3)Publication The Secretary shall make the report under paragraph

(1)and any notification under paragraph

(4)publicly accessible in an electronic format. ####

(4)Imminent threats The Task Force shall immediately notify the Secretary of any finding or recommendations that could protect the safety of an individual on a vessel from an imminent threat of extreme weather.