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H.R. 1322House116th Congress (2019-2021)In Committee

To require a report on the effects of climate change on the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

Sponsored by Sean Patrick MaloneyRep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY)
Introduced February 22, 2019

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The bill directs the Coast Guard’s Commandant to prepare a report on how climate change will affect Coast Guard facilities and operations over the next 20 years. The report must be delivered within one year to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. It aims to identify vulnerable installations, outline needed mitigation measures and their costs, and assess how climate‑driven events may increase disaster‑relief missions.

Key Provisions

  • The Commandant must submit the report within one year of the law’s enactment.
  • The report must list the ten most climate‑vulnerable Coast Guard installations, covering threats such as sea‑level rise, flooding, drought, wildfires, permafrost thaw, etc.
  • It must detail possible mitigation actions to protect those installations and estimate the associated costs.
  • It must discuss how climate change will affect Coast Guard missions, especially the frequency of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and describe needed changes to campaign, contingency, and operational plans.
  • The report is to be unclassified but may include a classified annex.

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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 60.

May 24, 2019

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

February 22, 2019

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

February 22, 2019

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee

February 25, 2019

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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

March 27, 2019

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Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

March 27, 2019

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Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Discharged.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

March 27, 2019

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Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-85.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

May 24, 2019

HouseCalendars

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 60.

May 24, 2019

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Union Calendar No. 60

116th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1322

[Report No. 116–85]

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 22, 2019

Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself and Mr. Brown of Maryland) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

May 24, 2019

Additional sponsors: Mr. Langevin, Mr. Van Drew, Ms. Davids of Kansas, and Mr. Cohen

May 24, 2019

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

A BILL

To require a report on the effects of climate change on the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

1.

Report on effects of climate change on Coast Guard

(a)

In general

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on vulnerabilities of Coast Guard installations and requirements resulting from climate change over the next 20 years.

(b)

Elements

The report under subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1)

A list of the ten most vulnerable Coast Guard installations based on the effects of climate change, including rising sea tides, increased flooding, drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing permafrost, or any other categories the Commandant determines necessary.

(2)

An overview of mitigations that may be necessary to ensure the continued operational viability and to increase the resiliency of such vulnerable installations and the cost of such mitigations.

(3)

A discussion of the climate-change-related effects 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.

(4)

An overview of mitigations that may be necessary to ensure mission resiliency and the cost of such mitigations.

(c)

Form

The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.

May 24, 2019

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed