,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjbe,mr4   
,b]a 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 ,mr4     
,case1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51 & ,mr4          
,kri%namoor?i7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate to submit to ,congress
 a report on ! promotion ( c]ta9        
policies reg>d+ ! effects ( sea level   
rise on ! /atehood & m>itime zones (    
c\ntries1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,ma9ta9+ ,area ,rights & ,integrity     
,?r\gh ,int]national ,m>itime ,en=cem5t 
,act or ! ,,m>itime ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,increas+ 
sea levels pose an exi/5tial ?reat to   
l[-ly+ isl& ,/ates 9 ! ,pacific ,ocean4 
7#b7 ,m>itime zones are critical = !    
economies ( ! ,pacific ,isl&s1 :i* dep5d
 on exclusive rights to res\rces4  7#c7 
,new tr5ds are develop+ 9 ! practices & 
views ( ,/ates on ! ne$ = /able m>itime 

zones 9 ! face ( sea level rise1 z      
reflect$ 9 ! approa* tak5 by ! memb]s ( 
! ,pacific ,isl&s ,=um & ! ,alliance (  
,small ,isl& ,/ates4  #c4 ,/atem5t (    
policy ,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
t-- 7#a7 sea level rise driv5 by climate
 *ange %\ld n cause any c\ntry to lose  
its /atehood or its memb]%ip 9 ! ,unit$ 
,nations1 its specializ$ ag5cies1 or o!r
 int]national organizations2  7#b7 !    
,unit$ ,/ates is committ$ to work+ ) o!r
 c\ntries on issues relat+ to sea level 
rise & /atehood to advance ^!           
objectives2  7#c7 sea level rise driv5  
by climate *ange %\ld n dim9i% ! m>itime
 zones on :i* isl& ,/ates & o!r coa/al  
,/ates rely1 includ+ = food &           
livelihoods2  7#d7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is   
committ$ to pres]v+ ! legitimacy (      
m>itime zones1 & associat$ rights &     
entitlem5ts1 t h be5 e/abli%$ consi/5t )
 int]national law z reflect$ 9 ! ,unit$ 
,nations ,conv5tion on ! ,law ( ! ,sea &
 t are n subsequ5tly updat$ despite sea 
level rise caus$ by climate *ange2  7#e7

 c\ntries %\ld support ! initiative ( ! 
,pacific ,isl&s ,=um & ! ,alliance (    
,small ,isl& ,/ates to take /eps n[ to  
det]m9e1 memorialize1 & publi% _! coa/al
 basel9es 9 accordance ) ! int]national 
law ( ! sea z set out 9 ! ,unit$        
,nations ,conv5tion on ! ,law ( ! ,sea2 
&  7#f7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w enc\rage      
c\ntries to adopt simil> policies on !  
issue ( /atehood & ! pres]vation (      
m>itime zones4  #d4 ,report  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (  
,/ate1 9 consultation ) ! heads ( o!r   
relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 %all submit to 
! appropriate congressional committees a
 report on ! ef=ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
promote ! adoption1 by =eign c\ntries & 
int]national organizations1 ( policies t
 are complem5t>y to ,unit$ ,/ates       
policies reg>d+ ! effects ( sea level   
rise on ! /atehood & m>itime zones (    
c\ntries4  7b7 ,report cont5ts ,! report
 requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all include 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a compreh5sive review ( 

! initiatives ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate &   
o!r relevant dep>tm5ts & ag5cies to     
promote ! adoption ( policies describ$ 9
 subsection 7a7 by =eign c\ntries &     
int]national organizations4  7#b7 ,an   
assessm5t ( h[ ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & o!r
 relevant dep>tm5ts & ag5cies are       
e/abli%+ or exp&+ bilat]al & multilat]al
 ef=ts to enc\rage ! adoption ( policies
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 9            
int]national =a4  7#c7 ,an assessm5t (  
any legal1 policy1 logi/ical1 f9ancial1 
or adm9i/rative b>ri] to promot+ !      
adoption ( policies describ$ 9          
subsection 7a74  7#d7 ,a li/ ( c\ntries 
& int]national organizations t h adopt$ 
policies describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7c7
 ,=m ( report ,! report requir$ "u      
subsection 7a7 %all be submitt$ 9       
unclassifi$ =m1 b may include a         
classifi$ annex4  7d7 ,appropriate      
congressional committees ,9 ?is section1
 ! t]m appropriate congressional        
committees means-- 7#a7 ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             

,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on
 ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate4