,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eeca  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ab1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,m>key 7= himself & ,ms4 ,hirono7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,au?oriz+ grants to support
 long-t]m climate resili5cy = ar*ival   
in/itutions1 libr>ies1 & museums 9 ord] 
to provide cont9uity & access to cov]$  
records4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,public ,ar*ives ,resili5cy 
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,climate *ange affects     
temp]ature1 *anges precipitation1       
increases sea levels1 & increases !     
frequ5cy & int5sity ( extreme wea!r     
ev5ts4  7#b7 ,accord+ to a #bjah /udy f 
,climate ,risk ,managem5t-- 7,a7 m ?an  
#bj p]c5t ( ar*ival repositories are    
likely to be affect$ by /orm surges2    
7,b7 m ?an #ij p]c5t ( ar*ives are      
e/imat$ to h a temp]ature *ange great]  
?an #a ,c1 ) #g4e p]c5t ( sites likely  

to *ange by #aj ,c by #bjgj2 &  7,c7    
#fi4e p]c5t ( ar*ives are likely to     
receive at lea/ #f in*es m ra9fall by   
#bajj ov] curr5t annual av]ages4  7#c7  
,extreme wea!r affects infra/ructure &  
critical sy/ems1 su* z heat+1           
v5tilation1 air condition+ sy/ems1 &    
me*anical sy/ems4  7#d7 ,climate *ange  
increas+ly poses a risk = degradation & 
loss ( cultural h]itage & ar*ives4  7#e7
 ,!re is an urg5t ne$ to protect vital  
records1 l bir? c]tificates1 dea?       
c]tificates1 & m>riage lic5ses1 9       
prep>ation = or foll[+ extreme wea!r    
ev5ts4  7#f7 ,fund+ = ! ,national       
,ar*ives & ,records ,adm9i/ration1 an   
indep5d5t ag5cy t provides public access
 to high-value ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t records1
 has n mean+fully increas$ 9 ! la/ #cj  
ye>s1 despite an expon5tial gr[? 9      
electronic records4  7#g7 ,rec5t ev5ts  
demon/rate ! importance ( inve/m5t 9    
public record-keep+ sy/ems &            
in/itutions4 ,= in/ance-- 7,a7 dur+ !   
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 _m vet]ans 7 unable 

to secure adequate docum5tation to obta9
 vet]ans' b5efits & milit>y burials     
because ( insuffici5t /aff+ levels at ! 
,national ,ar*ives ,p]sonnel ,records   
,c5t]2 &  7,b7 9 #bjbc1 #h ( ! ,laha9a  
,re/oration ,f\ndation's hi/oric sites  
burn$ d[n or 7 critically damag$1 lead+ 
to ! loss ( t5s ( ?\s&s ( artifacts &   
records 9 ,hawaii due to ! ,laha9a      
fires1 al?\gh ! ,f\ndation 0 able to    
digitize c]ta9 collections be=e ! fires 
de/roy$ ^! artifacts4  7#h7 ,9 ! mo/    
rec5t c5sus tak5 ( ar*ivi/s 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 #bj p]c5t indicat$ t !y plann$  
to leave ! pr(ession )9 ! next #e ye>s1 
) burn\t be+ cit$ z a lead+ cause4      
,robu/ inve/m5ts 9 su/a9able /aff+ 9    
addition to resili5t infra/ructure is   
critical to ! op]ation & ma9t5ance ( ^! 
record-keep+ in/itutions4  #c4 ,au?oriz+
 grants to promote pres]vation1 climate 
resili5ce1 & adaption = libr>ies1       
ar*ives1 & museums  7a7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,cov]$ records ,! t]m    
cov]$ records means-- 7,a7 vital        

records1 z def9$ 9 "p #abbc4b ( title   
#cf1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or    
simil> successor regulations2  7,b7     
ess5tial & vital records1 z def9$ by    
,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 or t]ritorial law
 7includ+ regulations72 &  7,c7 any o!r 
records ( hi/orical or cultural         
significance1 z det]m9$ by ! ,ar*ivi/ ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,director ( !       
,in/itute ( ,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices 9
 consultation )-- 7i7 ! head ( ! ag5cy 9
 ea* ,/ate t is responsible = ! ,/ate   
ar*ives2 &  7ii7 ! ,/ate hi/orical      
records advisory bo>d 9 ea* ,/ate1 z    
def9$ 9 section #abjf4da ( title #cf1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or simil>  
successor regulations4  7#b7 ,eligible  
entity ,! t]m eligible entity means any 
( ! foll[+ entities t ma9ta9 cov]$      
records3 7,a7 ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 &  
t]ritorial gov]nm5ts4  7,b7 ,public     
ar*ives1 libr>ies1 & museums4  7,c7     
,in/itutions ( high] education1 z def9$ 
9 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education    
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74     

7,d7 ,nonpr(it community-bas$           
organizations4  7b7 ,9 ,g5]al  7#a7 ,9  
,g5]al ,! ,ar*ivi/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
act+ jo9tly ) ! ,director ( ! ,in/itute 
( ,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices1 %all aw>d 
grants ?r\gh ! ,national ,hi/orical     
,publications & ,records ,commission & !
 ,in/itute ( ,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices1
 on a competitive basis1 to eligible    
entities = ! purpose ( support+ long-t]m
 climate resili5cy 9 ord] to provide    
cont9uity & access to cov]$ records1 z  
describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,vital 
records ,f ! am\nts made available to   
c>ry out ?is section1 n less ?an #ej    
p]c5t %all be = grants to eligible      
entities t int5d to use ! grant funds to
 support activities describ$ 9          
subsection 7d7 ) respect to vital       
records1 z describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7  
or 7,b7 ( subsection 7a77#a74  7#c7     
,res]vation ( funds ,f ! am\nts made    
available to c>ry out ?is section1 n    
less ?an #c p]c5t %all be res]v$ =      
,indian ,tribes 7z def9$ 9 section #b ( 

! ,tribally ,controll$ ,colleges &      
,univ]sities ,assi/ance ,act ( #aigh    
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja77 & non-pr(it      
organizations t prim>ily s]ve & repres5t
 ,native ,hawaiians4  7c7 ,application  
,an eligible entity t desires a grant "u
 ?is section %all submit an application 
at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*   
in=mation z ! ,national ,hi/orical      
,publications & ,records ,commission & !
 ,in/itute ( ,museum & ,libr>y ,s]vices 
may require4  7d7 ,eligible uses ( grant
 funds ,an eligible entity receiv+ a    
grant "u ?is section %all use grant     
funds to support "o or m ( ! foll[+3    
7#a7 ,/aff+ necess>y to-- 7,a7 support  
cont9uity ( cov]$ records1 includ+ !    
digitization or digital cl\d /orage (   
cov]$ records2 &  7,b7 mitigate !       
possibility ( disruptions to access+    
cov]$ records4  7#b7 ,facility          
infra/ructure upgrades to-- 7,a7 protect
 facilities t h\se cov]$ records f      
extreme temp]atures1 humidity1 /orms1   
w9ds1 hurricanes1 tornadoes1 heavy sn[1 

blizz>ds1 flood+1 erosion1 wildfires1 & 
sea level rise2 &  7,b7 prev5t wat]     
damage caus$ by heavy ra91 poor grad+1  
sn[ melt1 ice melt1 wat] pipes1 dra9    
pipes1 & und]siz$ /ormwat] controls4    
7#c7 ,relocat+ cov]$ records &          
infra/ructure outside ( haz>d\s areas1  
:]e necess>y4  7#d7 ,! provision (      
int]net & broadb& connectivity equipm5t1
 z well z o!r te*nological equipm5t &   
res\rces necess>y to digitize & /ore    
multiple di/ribut$ copies ( cov]$       
records t are at risk ( damage or loss  
due to extreme wea!r or o!r conditions1 
& to provide onl9e tra9+ & mat]ials     
relat$ to cons]vation plann+ &          
education4  7#e7 ,language pres]vation1 
includ+ ?r\gh direct outrea*1 digital & 
physical record-keep+1 & o!r activities4
  7#f7 ,develop+ & implem5t+ a climate  
adaption plan4  7#g7 ,develop+ an       
em]g5cy prep>$ness & disa/] response    
plan coord9ation network4  7#h7 ,access+
 cons]vation & climate risk tra9+ &     
education mat]ials4  #d4 ,adm9i/ration &

 ov]sight  7a7 ,no prohibition aga9/    
con/ruction ,funds aw>d$ "u ?is ,act may
 be us$ = con/ruction exp5ses4  7b7 ,no 
mat*+ requirem5t or non-,f$]al %>e      
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 an    
eligible entity t receives funds "u ?is 
,act %all n be requir$ to provide mat*+ 
funds or a non-,f$]al %>e t[>d ! co/ ( !
 activities c>ri$ out ) funds "u ?is    
,act4  7c7 ,adm9i/rative co/s ,f ! am\nt
 appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act1 !    
,ar*ivi/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,director
 ( ! ,in/itute ( ,museum & ,libr>y      
,s]vices may allocate n m ?an #c p]c5t (
 su* am\nt = program adm9i/ration1      
ov]sight activities1 rese>*1 analysis1 &
 data collection4  #e4 ,/udy  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all conduct
 a /udy-- 7#a7 ( cov]$ records to       
id5tify eligible entities & cov]$       
records vuln]able to sea level rise1    
surface wat] flood+1 increas$ ra9fall1  
extreme temp]ature1 fire risks1 natural 
disa/]s 7includ+ tornados1 blizz>ds1 &  
ice /orms71 grid resili5ce1 or labor    

%ortages t c\ld cause a disruption 9 !  
cont9uity ( cov]$ records2 &  7#b7 to   
id5tify pot5tial safe h>bor in/itutions 
t may be designat$ z receiv+            
repositories = cov]$ records t may ne$  
to be relocat$1 & any pot5tial legal    
b>ri]s to su* relocation4  7b7 ,report  
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al %all submit a report to ,congress
 conta9+ ! results ( ! /udy c>ri$ out "u
 subsection 7a74  #f4 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act        
#bej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbe4