,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dfgb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #aa 7legislative day1 ,july #aj71 #bjbd,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and ,mr4 ,cramer7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,commissioner for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection to assess current efforts to respond to hazardous weather and water events at or near ,united ,states borders and1 to the extent such efforts may be improved1 to develop a hazardous weather and water events preparedness and response strategy1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,border ,weather ,resiliency ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,commissioner ,the term ,commissioner means the ,commissioner for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4 7#c7 ,hazardous weather and water events ,the term hazardous weather and water events means weather and weather-related water events that have a high risk of endangering life or causing significant damage to property1 including-- 7,a7 severe storms1 such as hurricanes and short-fused1 small-scale hazardous weather or hydrologic events produced by thunderstorms1 including large hail1 damaging winds1 tornadoes1 and flash floods2 7,b7 winter storms1 such as freezing or frozen precipitation 7including freezing rain1 sleet1 and snow71 or combined effects of freezing or frozen precipitation and strong winds2 and 7,c7 other weather hazards1 such as extreme heat or cold1 wildfire1 drought1 dense fog1 damaging winds1 earthquakes1 tsunamis1 river flooding1 and lakeshore flooding4 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 #c4 ,assessment of impacts of hazardous weather and water events on ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel1 technology1 and infrastructure 7a7 ,assessment ,the ,commissioner shall conduct an assessment of the impacts that hazardous weather and water events1 occurring during the #e-year period immediately preceding the date of the enactment of this ,act1 have had on-- 7#a7 the effectiveness by which ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection has carried out the duties as set forth in section #daa7;c7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #baa7;c772 7#b7 the health1 safety1 and well being of-- 7,a7 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel2 and 7,b7 individuals being inspected by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2 7#c7 the ability of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection to maintain the integrity and operability of border security technology1 infrastructure1 vehicles1 and other significant real or personal property owned or operated by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2 and 7#d7 the effectiveness of agent and officer uniforms and the uniform distribution platform in ensuring agent and officer safety and comfort during such events4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that-- 7#a7 contains the results of the assessment conducted by the ,commissioner pursuant to subsection 7a72 and 7#b7 describes the efforts of the ,secretary and the ,commissioner to respond to and otherwise address the impacts of the hazardous weather and water events referred to in subsection 7a74 #d4 ,strategy to address impacts of hazardous weather and water events 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for mitigating the impacts of hazardous weather and water events on-- 7#a7 the effectiveness by which ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection carries out its statutory duties1 as prescribed under section #daa of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #baa72 7#b7 the health1 safety1 and well-being of-- 7,a7 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel2 and 7,b7 individuals being inspected by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2 and 7#c7 the ability of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection to maintain the integrity and operability of border security technology1 infrastructure1 vehicles1 and other significant real or personal property owned or operated by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4 7b7 ,consultation 7#a7 ,in general ,while developing and implementing the strategy required under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary1 in addition to consulting with appropriate officials of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 and except as provided in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 shall consult and engage with1 at a minimum-- 7i7 the ,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration2 7ii7 the ,administrator of the ,general ,services ,administration2 7iii7 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services2 7iv7 ,governors of ,states with an international border2 7v7 ,tribal governments whose official territory is within #ej miles of the southern or northern border of the ,united ,states2 and 7vi7 representative organizations representing ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel1 including ,border ,patrol agents2 and 7,b7 may consult with nongovernmental experts1 including experts in the fields of-- 7i7 meteorology2 7ii7 public health2 and 7iii7 infrastructure and technology weather resiliency4 7#b7 ,nonapplicability of federal advisory committee act ,chapter #aj of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly referred to as the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act71 shall not apply to any consultation authorized under paragraph 7#a77;,b74 7c7 ,cost-,benefit analysis ,the strategy required under subsection 7a7 shall include a cost-benefit analysis of implementing such strategy4 7d7 ,implementation 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date on which the strategy required under subsection 7a7 is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees1 the ,secretary shall commence the implementation of such strategy4 7#b7 ,semiannual report ,not later than #ahj days after the commencement of the implementation of the strategy pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 and semiannually thereafter for the following #e years1 the ,secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that-- 7,a7 describes the efforts of the ,department of ,homeland ,security to implement the strategy and the progress made as a result of such efforts2 7,b7 includes any recommendations for mitigating the impacts of hazardous weather and water events and the extent to which such recommendations were implemented2 and 7,c7 assesses the resources and cost necessary for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection to implement such recommendations1 with a focus on effectively carrying out its statutory duties4 7e7 ,limitation ,nothing in the strategy developed pursuant to subsection 7a7 may conflict with any provision of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq474 #e4 ,safety protocols to protect ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel1 technology1 and infrastructure ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commissioner shall establish safety protocols and procedures to mitigate the impact of hazardous weather and water events on the ability of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection-- 7#a7 to carry out its statutory duties2 7#b7 to ensure the health1 safety1 and well being of-- 7,a7 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel2 and 7,b7 individuals being inspected by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection2 and 7#c7 to maintain the integrity and operability of border security technology1 infrastructure1 vehicles1 and other significant real or personal property owned or operated by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection4