,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cgdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjbe,mr4  
,bera 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 ,mr4  
,case1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 and ,mr4       
,krishnamoorthi7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,state to submit to ,congress a report  
on the promotion of certain policies    
regarding the effects of sea level rise 
on the statehood and maritime zones of  
countries1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,maintaining ,area ,rights and     
,integrity ,through ,international      
,maritime ,enforcement ,act or the      
,,maritime ,act4  #b4 ,findings         
,congress finds the following3 7#a7     
,increasing sea levels pose an          
existential threat to low-lying island  
,states in the ,pacific ,ocean4  7#b7   
,maritime zones are critical for the    
economies of the ,pacific ,islands1     

which depend on exclusive rights to     
resources4  7#c7 ,new trends are        
developing in the practices and views of
 ,states on the need for stable maritime
 zones in the face of sea level rise1 as
 reflected in the approach taken by the 
members of the ,pacific ,islands ,forum 
and the ,alliance of ,small ,island     
,states4  #c4 ,statement of policy ,it  
is the policy of the ,united ,states    
that-- 7#a7 sea level rise driven by    
climate change should not cause any     
country to lose its statehood or its    
membership in the ,united ,nations1 its 
specialized agencies1 or other          
international organizations2  7#b7 the  
,united ,states is committed to working 
with other countries on issues relating 
to sea level rise and statehood to      
advance these objectives2  7#c7 sea     
level rise driven by climate change     
should not diminish the maritime zones  
on which island ,states and other       
coastal ,states rely1 including for food
 and livelihoods2  7#d7 the ,united     

,states is committed to preserving the  
legitimacy of maritime zones1 and       
associated rights and entitlements1 that
 have been established consistent with  
international law as reflected in the   
,united ,nations ,convention on the ,law
 of the ,sea and that are not           
subsequently updated despite sea level  
rise caused by climate change2  7#e7    
countries should support the initiative 
of the ,pacific ,islands ,forum and the 
,alliance of ,small ,island ,states to  
take steps now to determine1            
memorialize1 and publish their coastal  
baselines in accordance with the        
international law of the sea as set out 
in the ,united ,nations ,convention on  
the ,law of the ,sea2 and  7#f7 the     
,united ,states will encourage countries
 to adopt similar policies on the issue 
of statehood and the preservation of    
maritime zones4  #d4 ,report  7a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #abj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state1 in            

consultation with the heads of other    
relevant ,federal agencies1 shall submit
 to the appropriate congressional       
committees a report on the efforts of   
the ,united ,states to promote the      
adoption1 by foreign countries and      
international organizations1 of policies
 that are complementary to ,united      
,states policies regarding the effects  
of sea level rise on the statehood and  
maritime zones of countries4  7b7       
,report contents ,the report required by
 subsection 7a7 shall include the       
following3 7#a7 ,a comprehensive review 
of the initiatives of the ,department of
 ,state and other relevant departments  
and agencies to promote the adoption of 
policies described in subsection 7a7 by 
foreign countries and international     
organizations4  7#b7 ,an assessment of  
how the ,department of ,state and other 
relevant departments and agencies are   
establishing or expanding bilateral and 
multilateral efforts to encourage the   
adoption of policies described in       

subsection 7a7 in international fora4   
7#c7 ,an assessment of any legal1       
policy1 logistical1 financial1 or       
administrative barrier to promoting the 
adoption of policies described in       
subsection 7a74  7#d7 ,a list of        
countries and international             
organizations that have adopted policies
 described in subsection 7a74  7c7 ,form
 of report ,the report required under   
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex4  7d7 ,appropriate     
congressional committees ,in this       
section1 the term appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7#a7   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,relations of the ,senate4