,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aih #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cdbh
 ,report ,no4 #aai-bda ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#ae1 #bjbe,mr4 ,bresnahan introduced the
 following bill2 which was referred to  
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,september #h1         
#bjbe;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4 ,perry  
,september #h1 #bjbe;,committed to the  
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the     
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states to conduct a review of the      
,mid-,atlantic ,river ,basin            
,commissions1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,mid-,atlantic ,river ,basin    
,commissions ,review ,act4  #b4         
,mid-,atlantic ,river ,basin            
,commissions  7a7 ,,gao report  7#a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    

,states shall initiate a review of the  
,mid-,atlantic ,river ,basin            
,commissions4  7#b7 ,requirements ,in   
conducting the review under paragraph   
7#a71 the ,comptroller ,general shall-- 
7,a7 review the ethics policies and     
practices of each ,mid-,atlantic ,river 
,basin ,commission2  7,b7 review the    
practices each ,mid-,atlantic ,river    
,basin ,commission uses to communicate  
with the general public2  7,c7 review   
current ,federal responsibilities at    
each ,mid-,atlantic ,river ,basin       
,commission1 including the types of     
actions taken by relevant ,federal      
agencies in carrying out such           
responsibilities2  7,d7 describe the    
level and sources of ,federal and ,state
 funding received by each ,mid-,atlantic
 ,river ,basin ,commission2  7,e7       
identify duties and responsibilities of 
each ,mid-,atlantic ,river ,basin       
,commission that may be duplicative of1 
or overlap with1 other ,federal         
authorities2 and  7,f7 review policies  

and best practices of each              
,mid-,atlantic ,river ,basin ,commission
 for reporting activities of the        
,commission4  7#c7 ,report ,upon        
completion of the review conducted under
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,comptroller       
,general shall submit to the ,committee 
on ,transportation and ,infrastructure  
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works of the ,senate a report  
containing-- 7,a7 the findings of such  
review2 and  7,b7 any recommendations1  
including any recommendations for       
statutory or administrative changes or  
changes to ethics policies and          
practices1 to increase the transparency 
or congressional oversight of the       
,mid-,atlantic ,river ,basin            
,commissions4  7b7 ,plan for compliance 
,not later than #ij days after the      
,comptroller ,general submits the report
 required under subsection 7a77#c71 and 
annually thereafter for five years1 each
 ,mid-,atlantic ,river ,basin           

,commission shall submit to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,environment and ,public ,works of the  
,senate a plan detailing actions such   
,commission has taken to comply with the
 recommendations contained in such      
report4  7c7 ,mid-,atlantic ,river      
,basin ,commission defined ,in this     
section1 the term ,mid-,atlantic ,river 
,basin ,commission means-- 7#a7 the     
,susquehanna ,river ,basin ,commission  
created by the ,susquehanna ,river      
,basin ,compact to which consent was    
given by ,public ,law #ia-ege 7#hd      
,stat4 #aeji72  7#b7 the ,delaware      
,river ,basin ,commission created by the
 ,delaware ,river ,basin ,compact to    
which consent was given by ,public ,law 
#hg-cbh 7#ge ,stat4 #fhh72 and  7#c7 the
 ,interstate ,commission on the ,potomac
 ,river ,basin created by the ,potomac  
,river ,basin ,compact to which consent 
was given by ,public ,law #ia-djg 7#hd  

,stat4 #hef74  ,september #h1           
#bjbe;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed