To direct the Secretary of Defense to report on vulnerabilities from sea level rise to certain military installations located outside the continental United States.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3309 To direct the Secretary of Defense to report on vulnerabilities from sea level rise to certain military installations located outside the continental United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 18, 2019 Mr. BROWN of Maryland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to report on vulnerabilities from sea level rise to certain military in- stallations located outside the continental United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. REPORT ON VULNERABILITIES FROM SEA 3 LEVEL RISE TO CERTAIN MILITARY INSTAL- 4 LATIONS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CONTI- 5 NENTAL UNITED STATES. 6 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 7 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 8 of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv- 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3309.IH H3309 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3309 IH ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives a re- 1 port on vulnerabilities from sea level rise to covered instal- 2 lations located outside of the continental United States. 3 (b) CONTENTS.—For each covered installation, the 4 report required by subsection (a) shall include the fol- 5 lowing: 6 (1) An analysis of the impacts to the oper- 7 ations, contingency plans, and readiness of such in- 8 stallation from a sea level rise. 9 (2) A discussion of mitigation efforts, including 10 dredging, reclaiming land, and island building, that 11 may be necessary due to a sea level rise— 12 (A) to ensure the continued operational vi- 13 ability of such installation; and 14 (B) to increase the resiliency of such in- 15 stallation. 16 (3) The estimated costs of the efforts discussed 17 under paragraph (2). 18 (4) An identification of alternative locations for 19 the continuance of operations of such installation if 20 such installation is rendered inoperable. 21 (c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 22 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 23 a classified annex. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3309.IH H3309 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 3309 IH (d) COVERED INSTALLATION DEFINED.—In this sec- 1 tion, the term ‘‘covered installation’’ means the following 2 military installations: 3 (1) Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia. 4 (2) Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense 5 Test Site. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:35 Jun 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3309.IH H3309 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS