,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fadj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #a1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,ezell 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 &    
,mr4 ,bald]son7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to facilitate access to swiftly
 transport goods dur+ a publicly ann\nc$
 /ate ( em]g5cy situation4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,facilitat+ ,access to ,swiftly         
,transport ,goods dur+ a ,publicly      
,ann\nc$ ,/ate ( ,em]g5cy ,situation    
,act or ! ,,fa/ ,,pass ,act4  #b4 ,/udy 
on critical c>go  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation  
%all initiate a /udy to exam9e-- 7#a7   
ef=ts to exp$ite ! movem5t ( critical   
c>go ?r\gh ports & m>9e t]m9als2 &  7#b7
 me?odologies1 practices1 & processes = 
mov+ su* c>go dur+ an ev5t = :i* an     
em]g5cy is decl>$ by ! ,presid5t or a   
,f$]al ag5cy4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,9 conduct+ 

! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all exam9e me?odologies1 practices1 &  
processes =-- 7#a7 id5tify+ critical    
c>go & exp$it+ ! movem5t ( su* c>go     
?r\gh ! m>9e t]m9als & ports2  7#b7     
exp$it+ ! movem5t ( critical c>go across
 all modes ( transportation aft] leav+  
m>9e t]m9als & ports2 &  7#c7 mitigat+ !
 impact on ! movem5t ( o!r c>go t is n  
critical4  7c7 ,consultation ,9 conduct+
 ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all consult )-- 7#a7 ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices2 &  7#b7 o!r   
relevant ,f$]al ag5cies4  7d7 ,reque/ = 
in=mation ,! ,secret>y %all issue a     
reque/ = in=mation 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/]   
seek+ public comm5t on ! matt]s to be   
consid]$ 9 ! /udy requir$ "u subsection 
7a74  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! 
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate a report conta9+-- 7#a7 !    

f9d+s ( ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection   
7a72 &  7#b7 recomm5dations =           
me?odologies1 practices1 & processes    
describ$ 9 su* subsection1 includ+      
recomm5dations = us+ data f comm]cial & 
gov]nm5t data track+ initiatives to--   
7,a7 det]m9e :5 c>go is critical & ne$s 
to be exp$it$2  7,b7 id5tify su*        
critical c>go at port & m>9e t]m9als2 & 
7,c7 exp$ite ! movem5t & di/ribution (  
su* c>go to end us]s4  7f7 ,pilot       
program ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u subsection
 7a71 ! ,secret>y may e/abli% #a or m   
volunt>y pilot programs to te/ !        
effectiv5ess ( me?odologies1 practices1 
& processes = exp$it+ ! movem5t (       
critical c>go ?r\gh ports & m>9e        
t]m9als4