,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,mr4 
,katko 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4
 ,collins of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,brindisi1
 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4     
,joyce of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4     
,huizenga1 ,mr4 ,upton1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4
 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,gallagher1 ,mr4     
,stauber1 ,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois1    
,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4     
,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4  
,quigley1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1  
,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,ms4       
,fudge1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,mitchell1   
and ,mr4 ,bergman7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,corps of ,engineers to carry out an
 assessment of the resiliency of the    
,great ,lakes coastline1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,great ,lakes       
,coastal ,resiliency ,act of #bjai4  #b4

 ,great ,lakes ,coastal ,resiliency     
,study  7a7 ,study ,the ,secretary shall
 carry out an assessment1 under section 
#gbi of the ,water ,resources           
,development ,act of #aihf 7#cc         
,u4,s4,c4 #bbfg;a71 of the resiliency of
 the ,great ,lakes coastline1 with a    
focus on--  7#a7 areas specifically     
vulnerable to rising water levels and   
severe weather2 and  7#b7 lake          
conditions that contribute to coastal   
erosion1 sustained flooding1 and damage 
to critical infrastructure and          
residential and commercial properties4  
7b7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary shall 
consult with the ,director of the       
,office of ,management and ,budget in   
determining the scope of the assessment 
under subsection 7a74  7c7 ,report ,not 
later than #c years after the date of   
enactment of this section1 the          
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report containing--  7#a7 the results of
 the assessment carried out under       
subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 any           

recommendations resulting from such     
assessment1 which shall--  7,a7 take    
into account watershed sediment loading2
 and  7,b7 include recommendations to   
improve the resiliency of the ,great    
,lakes coastline to rising water levels 
and severe weather4  7d7 ,definitions   
,in this section3 7#a7 ,great ,lakes    
coastline ,the term ,great ,lakes       
coastline means the shoreline along the 
five ,great ,lakes and their connecting 
channels in the states of ,illinois1    
,indiana1 ,michigan1 ,minnesota1 ,new   
,york1 ,ohio1 ,pennsylvania1 and        
,wisconsin4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term  
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,army1 acting through the ,chief of     
,engineers4