,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #d1 #bjac,mr4
 ,jeffries 7= himself & ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new 
,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ! ,army
 to give priority to projects & /udies =
 hurricane & /orm damage risk r$uction1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,extreme ,wea!r    
,mitigation ,act ( #bjac4  #b4          
,hurricane & /orm damage risk r$uction  
prioritization  7a7 ,purposes ,!        
purposes ( ?is ,act are-- 7#a7 to       
provide adequate levels ( protection to 
communities impact$ by natural disa/]s1 
includ+ hurricanes1 tropical /orms1 &   
o!r relat$ extreme wea!r ev5ts2 &  7#b7 
to exp$ite critical wat] res\rces       
projects 9 communities t h hi/orically  
be5 & cont9ue to rema9 susceptible to   
extreme wea!r ev5ts4  7b7 ,priority ,=  
au?oriz$ projects & ongo+ feasibility   

/udies ) a prim>y purpose ( hurricane & 
/orm damage risk r$uction1 ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,army %all give fund+ priority to    
projects & ongo+ /udies t-- 7#a7 address
 an imm95t ?reat to life & prop]ty2     
7#b7 prev5t /orm surge f inundat+       
populat$ areas2  7#c7 prev5t ! loss (   
coa/al wetl&s t help r$uce ! impact (   
/orm surge2  7#d7 protect em]g5cy       
hurricane evacuation r\tes or %elt]s2   
7#e7 prev5t adv]se impacts to publicly  
own$ or fund$ infra/ructure & assets2   
7#f7 m9imize disa/] relief co/s to !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 &  7#g7 address       
hurricane & /orm damage risk r$uction 9 
an area = :i* ! ,presid5t decl>$ a major
 disa/] 9 accordance ) section #dja ( ! 
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#eagj74  7c7 ,exp$it$ consid]ation (    
curr5tly au?oriz$ projects ,n lat] ?an  
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 submit to 
! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public   
,works ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on     

,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a li/ ( all--   
7,a7 ongo+ hurricane & /orm damage      
r$uction feasibility /udies t h sign$   
feasibility co/ %>e agreem5ts & h       
receiv$ ,f$]al funds s9ce #bjji2 &  7,b7
 au?oriz$ hurricane & /orm damage       
r$uction projects t-- 7i7 h be5 au?oriz$
 = m ?an #bj ye>s b are less ?an #ge    
p]c5t complete2 or  7ii7 are und]go+ a  
po/-au?orization *ange report1 g5]al    
reevaluation report1 or limit$          
reevaluation report2  7#b7 id5tify ^?   
projects on ! li/ requir$ "u p>agraph   
7#a7 t meet ! crit]ia describ$ 9        
subsection 7b72 &  7#c7 provide a plan =
 exp$iti\sly complet+ ! projects        
id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#b71 subject to   
available fund+4  7d7 ,prioritization ( 
new /udies = hurricane & /orm damage    
risk r$uction ,9 select+ new /udies =   
hurricane & /orm damage r$uction to     
propose to ,congress1 ! ,secret>y %all  
give priority to /udies-- 7#a7 t-- 7,a7 
h be5 recomm5d$ 9 a compreh5sive        

hurricane protection /udy c>ri$ out by !
 ,corps ( ,eng9e]s2 or  7,b7 are includ$
 9 a ,/ate plan or program = hurricane1 
/orm damage r$uction1 flood control1    
coa/al protection1 cons]vation1 or      
re/oration t is creat$ 9 consultation ) 
! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s or o!r relevant     
,f$]al ag5cies2 &  7#b7 = areas = :i* ! 
,presid5t decl>$ a major disa/] 9       
accordance ) section #dja ( ! ,rob]t ,t4
 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy      
,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj74