Sec. 3526. GAO REVIEW OF FEDERAL EFFORTS TO ENHANCE PORT INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

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## SEC. 3526 GAO REVIEW OF FEDERAL EFFORTS TO ENHANCE PORT INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCY AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ###

(a)Review The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review of Federal efforts to assist ports in enhancing the resiliency of key intermodal connectors to weather-related disasters. The review shall include an analysis of the following: ####

(1)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 actions. ####

(2)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 such disruptions happen. ####

(3)The extent to which the Department of Transportation or other Federal agencies have provided funds to ports for resiliency-related projects. ####

(4)The extent to which Federal agencies have a coordinated approach to helping ports and the multiple State, local, Tribal, and private stakeholders involved, to improve resiliency prior to weather-related disasters. ###

(b)Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 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 containing the results of the review required under subsection (a).