,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bi1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,neguse 7for himself and ,mr4 
,rooney of ,florida7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,comptroller ,general to evaluate   
and issue a report on the structural and
 economic impacts of climate resiliency 
at the ,federal ,emergency ,management  
,agency1 including recommendations on   
how to improve the building codes and   
standards that the ,agency uses to      
prepare for climate change and address  
resiliency in housing1 public buildings1
 and infrastructure such as roads and   
bridges4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,climate ,resilient 
,communities ,act4  #b4 ,climate        
resiliency report by ,,gao  7a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act and  
every #e years thereafter1 the          

,comptroller ,general shall evaluate and
 issue a report to ,congress on the     
structural and economic impacts of      
climate resiliency at the ,federal      
,emergency ,management ,agency 7,,fema71
 including recommendations on how to    
improve the ,agency's use of building   
codes and standards to prepare for      
climate change and address resiliency in
 housing1 public buildings1 and         
infrastructure such as roads and        
bridges4  7b7 ,report issues ,the report
 required under subsection 7a7 shall    
include the following3 7#a7 ,economic   
analysis of the benefits to considering 
and prioritizing resiliency when        
building new infrastructure4  7#b7      
,number of structures 7buildings1 roads1
 bridges7 that were not destroyed       
because of pre-disaster mitigation      
planning1 and the resultant cost        
savings4  7#c7 ,economic analysis of the
 benefits to considering and            
prioritizing resiliency when rebuilding 
after natural disasters4  7#d7          

,recommendations to improve the building
 codes and standards that ,,fema uses to
 consider climate impacts and risks1    
including--  7,a7 flooding2  7,b7       
wildfires2  7,c7 hurricanes2  7,d7 heat 
waves2  7,e7 droughts2  7,f7 rises in   
sea level2 and  7,g7 extreme weather4   
7#e7 ,assessment of the building codes  
and standards that are currently being  
used by ,,fema to make resiliency       
decisions1 including recommendations for
 updates to such codes and standards4