Sec. 8230. ASSESSMENT OF COASTAL FLOODING MITIGATION MODELING AND TESTING CAPACITY

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## SEC. 8230 ASSESSMENT OF COASTAL FLOODING MITIGATION MODELING AND TESTING CAPACITY ###

(a)In General The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Engineer Research and Development Center, shall carry out an assessment of the current capacity of the Corps of Engineers to model coastal flood mitigation systems and test the effectiveness of such systems in preventing flood damage resulting from coastal storm surges. ###

(b)Considerations In carrying out the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— ####

(1)identify the capacity of the Corps of Engineers to— #####

(A)carry out the testing of the performance and reliability of coastal flood mitigation systems; or #####

(B)collaborate with private industries to carry out such testing; ####

(2)identify any limitations or deficiencies at Corps of Engineers facilities that are capable of testing the performance and reliability of coastal flood mitigation systems; ####

(3)assess any benefits that would result from addressing the limitations or deficiencies identified under paragraph (2); and ####

(4)provide recommendations for addressing such limitations or deficiencies. ###

(c)Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report describing the results of the assessment carried out under subsection (a).