,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dadd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #be1 #bjbe,mr4  
,mull9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,g>b>9o7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require ! ,director ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey to map
 future gr\ndwat] rise & conduct a /udy 
on its pot5tial impacts to infra/ructure
 & public heal?1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,gr\ndwat] ,rise & ,infra/ructure       
,prep>$ness ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,f9d+s   
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,sea level
 has ris5 #e to #f in*es ov] ! la/ #cj  
ye>s along ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,coa/l9e & is
 expect$ to rise by an additional #h to 
#ae in*es by #bjej4  7#b7 ,! response ( 
%all[1 coa/al gr\ndwat] levels to sea   
level rise w v>y across diff]5t areas1  
complicat+ ef=ts by ,/ate1 local1 &     
,tribal policymak]s to plan = ! future4 
7#c7 ,gr\ndwat] rise pres5ts multiple   
?reats to infra/ructure & human heal?1  

su* z increas$ flood+ & soil            
liquefaction risk1 de/abilization (     
und]gr\nd infra/ructure & build+        
f\ndations1 contam9ation ( dr9k+ wat]1  
damage to sewage sy/ems1 & mobilization 
( und]gr\nd contam9ation1 b !re has n   
be5 a national assessm5t ( ^! pot5tial  
impacts4  #c4 ,gr\ndwat] rise  7a7      
,national gr\ndwat] rise =eca/  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director    
%all e/abli% a program to c>ry out !    
foll[+3 7,a7 ,develop maps ( gr\ndwat]  
rise = all coa/al areas 9 ! cont95tal   
,unit$ ,/ates1 build+ ^u exi/+ & prior  
coa/al gr\ndwat] mapp+ ef=ts1 t depict  
future gr\ndwat] rise ) decadal         
projections ?r\gh #bajj1 & associat$    
*anges 9 flood+ risk & saltwat]         
intrusion4  7,b7 ,id5tify priority areas
 t are at increas$ risk ( flood+ due to 
gr\ndwat] rise4  7,c7 ,make             
recomm5dations to ,congress reg>d+ !    
res\rces & improv$ rese>* infra/ructure 
t may be ne$$ to develop ! foll[+3  7i7 

,m accurate projections ( av]age future 
gr\ndwat] rise & saltwat] intrusion due 
to sea level *ange4  7ii7 ,extreme ev5t 
projections t acc\nt = tides1 seasonal  
ra9fall1 & /orms4  7#b7 ,website ,!     
,director %all e/abli% a public website 
t displays ! maps develop$ pursuant to  
p>agraph 7#a71 z well z o!r relevant    
in=mation critical = use by community   
plann]s & em]g5cy manag]s4  7#c7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,director #e1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>s #bjbe
 & #bjbf to c>ry out ?is subsection4    
7b7 ,gr\ndwat] rise impact /udy  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an six mon?s aft] !     
completion ( ! activities "u subsection 
7a71 ! ,director1 9 consultation ) !    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 !            
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy1 ! ,director ( !     
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology1 & heads ( o!r ,f$]al ag5cies
 ) relevant exp]tise1 %all seek to ent] 

into an agreem5t ) ! ,national          
,academies to conduct a two-phase /udy  
on ! pot5tial impacts ( gr\ndwat] rise  
on infra/ructure & public heal?4  7#b7  
,elem5ts ,! /udy "u subsection 7a7 %\ld1
 at a m9imum--  7,a7 consid] ! results (
 ! gr\ndwat] rise =eca/ develop$ 9      
accordance ) subsection 7a72 &  7,b7    
provide recomm5dations = actions by !   
executive bran* & ,congress to mitigate 
! pot5tial impacts ( gr\ndwat] rise4    
7#c7 ,phase ,i /udy on impacts to       
infra/ructure ,! phase ,i /udy "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 %\ld1 at a m9imum1 consid]
 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! pot5tial exposure (  
infra/ructure 9 %all[ coa/al areas to   
gr\ndwat] rise1 includ+ roads1 build+s1 
und]gr\nd utility l9es1 p>k+ /ructures1 
sew]s1 wat] di/ribution pipes1 & /orm   
dra9s1 & ! co/s associat$ ) su*4  7,b7  
,*anges 9 soil liquefaction risk dur+   
e>?quakes due to project$ gr\ndwat]     
rise4  7#d7 ,phase ,,ii /udy on impacts 
to public heal? ,! phase ,,ii /udy "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 %\ld1 at a m9imum1 consid]

 ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,! pot5tial ( gr\ndwat]
 rise to mobilize bel[-gr\nd            
contam9ation & ! associat$ risks to     
human heal?4  7,b7 ,an evaluation (     
dr9k+ wat] supplies & agricultural areas
 t w be ?reat5$ by gr\ndwat] rise &     
associat$ saltwat] intrusion4  7#e7     
,report ,n lat] ?an ?ree ye>s aft]      
initiat+ ! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a71 !     
,director %all submit to ,congress a    
report summ>iz+ ! f9d+s ( su* /udy4  7c7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7      
,director ,! t]m ,director means !      
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological 
,survey4  7#b7 ,gr\ndwat] rise ,! t]m   
gr\ndwat] rise means ! upw>d movem5t ( !
 %all[1 coa/al wat] table due to %ort or
 long-t]m fluctuations 9 sea level4     
7#c7 ,national ,academies ,! t]m        
,national ,academies means ! ,national  
,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 &      
,m$ic9e4