[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 22, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S47]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. REID (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
        Schumer, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Carper, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Levin, 
        Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. 
        Cardin, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Coons, Mr. Udall of 
        Colorado, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. 
        Begich):
  S. 7. A bill to improve the resilience of the United States to 
extreme weather events and to prevent the worsening of extreme weather 
conditions; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the 
bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                  S. 7

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Extreme Weather Prevention 
     and Resilience Act''.

     SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that Congress should--
       (1) prepare and protect communities from extreme weather, 
     sea-level rise, drought, flooding, wildfire, and other 
     changing conditions exacerbated by carbon pollution;
       (2) promote close coordination across Federal agencies and 
     provide strong support to States, Indian tribes, and public 
     and private sector entities to prepare for and withstand 
     extreme weather;
       (3) promote investment in new infrastructure and replace 
     aging and obsolete infrastructure to ensure resilience to 
     extreme weather, disasters, and hydrological change;
       (4) promote investment in clean energy infrastructure, 
     energy efficiency, and other measures to address dangerous 
     air, land, and water pollution;
       (5) promote development of clean energy technologies that 
     reduce demand for oil, contribute to economic growth and job 
     creation, and put the United States at the forefront of the 
     global clean energy market; and
       (6) ensure that the Federal Government is a leader in 
     reducing pollution, promoting the use of clean energy 
     sources, and improving energy efficiency.
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