#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#cdbh  ,,an ,,act  ,to require !        
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
conduct a review ( ! ,mid-,atlantic     
,riv] ,bas9 ,commissions1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,mid-,atlantic ,riv] ,bas9 
,commissions ,review ,act4  #b4         
,mid-,atlantic ,riv] ,bas9 ,commissions 
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?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all initiate a review ( !       
,mid-,atlantic ,riv] ,bas9 ,commissions4
  7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,9 conduct+ ! review
 "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al 
%all-- 7,a7 review ! e?ics policies &   
practices ( ea* ,mid-,atlantic ,riv]    
,bas9 ,commission2  7,b7 review !       
practices ea* ,mid-,atlantic ,riv] ,bas9
 ,commission uses to communicate ) !    
g5]al public2  7,c7 review curr5t ,f$]al
 responsibilities at ea* ,mid-,atlantic 
,riv] ,bas9 ,commission1 includ+ ! types
 ( actions tak5 by relevant ,f$]al      

ag5cies 9 c>ry+ out su*                 
responsibilities2  7,d7 describe ! level
 & s\rces ( ,f$]al & ,/ate fund+ receiv$
 by ea* ,mid-,atlantic ,riv] ,bas9      
,commission2  7,e7 id5tify duties &     
responsibilities ( ea* ,mid-,atlantic   
,riv] ,bas9 ,commission t may be        
duplicative (1 or ov]lap )1 o!r ,f$]al  
au?orities2 &  7,f7 review policies &   
be/ practices ( ea* ,mid-,atlantic ,riv]
 ,bas9 ,commission = report+ activities 
( ! ,commission4  7#c7 ,report ,^u      
completion ( ! review conduct$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all
 submit to ! ,committee on              
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ( !     
,s5ate a report conta9+--  7,a7 ! f9d+s 
( su* review2 &  7,b7 any               
recomm5dations1 includ+ any             
recomm5dations = /atutory or            
adm9i/rative *anges or *anges to e?ics  
policies & practices1 to increase !     
transp>5cy or congressional ov]sight ( !

 ,mid-,atlantic ,riv] ,bas9             
,commissions4  7b7 ,plan = compliance ,n
 lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! ,comptroll]   
,g5]al submits ! report requir$ "u      
subsection 7a77#c71 & annually !reaft] =
 five ye>s1 ea* ,mid-,atlantic ,riv]    
,bas9 ,commission %all submit to !      
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,environm5t & ,public ,works ( ! ,s5ate 
a plan detail+ actions su* ,commission  
has tak5 to comply ) ! recomm5dations   
conta9$ 9 su* report4  7c7              
,mid-,atlantic ,riv] ,bas9 ,commission  
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m             
,mid-,atlantic ,riv] ,bas9 ,commission  
means--  7#a7 ! ,susquehanna ,riv] ,bas9
 ,commission creat$ by ! ,susquehanna   
,riv] ,bas9 ,compact to :i* cons5t 0    
giv5 by ,public ,law #ia-ege 7#hd ,/at4 
#aeji72  7#b7 ! ,delaw>e ,riv] ,bas9    
,commission creat$ by ! ,delaw>e ,riv]  
,bas9 ,compact to :i* cons5t 0 giv5 by  
,public ,law #hg-cbh 7#ge ,/at4 #fhh72 &

  7#c7 ! ,int]/ate ,commission on !     
,potomac ,riv] ,bas9 creat$ by !        
,potomac ,riv] ,bas9 ,compact to :i*    
cons5t 0 giv5 by ,public ,law #ia-djg   
7#hd ,/at4 #hef74  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives ,septemb] #h1           
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