,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ajd #aahth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ccii
 ,report ,no4 #aah-acc ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#ag1 #bjbc,mr4 ,james 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,bergman1 and ,ms4 ,scholten7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure     
,july #aj1 #bjbc;,additional sponsor3   
,mr4 ,kildee  ,july #aj1 #bjbc,reported 
from the ,committee on ,transportation  
and ,infrastructure2 committed to the   
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to study the       
security of the ,soo ,locks and effects 
on the supply chain resulting from a    
malfunction or failure of the ,soo      
,locks1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,soo ,locks ,security and ,economic 
,reporting ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,report  
on security and economic effects on     
supply chain of ,soo ,locks1 ,michigan  

7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,transportation1
 in coordination with the ,commandant of
 the ,coast ,guard and the ,secretary of
 ,defense1 shall submit to the          
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report that-- 7#a7 highlights any       
security deficiencies that exist with   
respect to the ,soo ,locks in ,sault    
,ste4 ,marie1 ,michigan2  7#b7          
highlights the supply chain1 logistical1
 and economic effects that would result 
in the event of a malfunction or failure
 of the ,soo ,locks and how such effects
 would impact the region surrounding the
 ,soo ,locks and the ,united ,states2   
7#c7 highlights any potential domestic  
or international threats to the         
integrity of the ,soo ,locks2  7#d7     
details the current security structure  
of the ,coast ,guard and any other      
relevant ,federal1 ,state1 or local     
agency to protect the ,soo ,locks2 and  
7#e7 provides any recommendations1 and  

cost estimates for such recommendations1
 for-- 7,a7 strengthening the security  
of the ,soo ,locks2 and  7,b7 reducing  
the impacts to the supply chain of the  
,united ,states that would result in the
 event of a malfunction or failure of   
the ,soo ,locks4  7b7 ,appropriate      
committees of ,congress defined ,in this
 ,act1 the term appropriate committees  
of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the ,committee
 on ,transportation and ,infrastructure 
of the ,house of ,representatives2  7#b7
 the ,committee on ,commerce1           
,transportation1 and ,science of the    
,senate2 and  7#c7 the ,committee on    
,environment and ,public ,works of the  
,senate4  ,july #aj1 #bjbc;,committed to
 the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on 
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 
be printed