,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #caaj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #e1 #bjai,mr4 ,heck 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,himes1 and ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg to establish a ,climate ,security ,intelligence ,center within the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,climate ,security ,intelligence ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the evidence for human-induced climate change is clear and undeniable4 7#b7 ,according to the #bjai ,worldwide ,threat ,assessment of the ,u4,s4 ,intelligence ,community1 climate change will fuel competition for resources1 and cause economic distress and social discontent through #bjai and beyond4 7#c7 ,in #bjaf1 the ,national ,intelligence ,council found that climate change and its resulting effects are likely to pose wide-ranging national security challenges for the ,united ,states and other countries over the next #bj years44 7#d7 ,the intelligence community1 the ,department of ,defense1 the ,department of ,state1 international organizations1 and national security experts have all concluded that the impacts of climate change pose a significant risk to the national security of the ,united ,states4 7#e7 ,the impacts of climate change-- 7,a7 threaten the national security infrastructure of the ,united ,states both domestically and abroad2 7,b7 negatively impact the readiness and operations of the ,armed ,forces2 and 7,c7 contribute to the conditions that lead to subnational1 national1 regional1 and global instability4 7#f7 ,the intelligence community has previously analyzed1 studied1 and engaged in public-private partnerships to improve understanding about the effects of climate change on national security1 however1 such efforts were undertaken in a sporadic manner due to inconsistent policy commitment to such efforts4 7#g7 ,the ,united ,states needs to be fully prepared to respond to the threats to and harmful impacts on national security from climate change1 but is not at the present time4 #c4 ,climate ,security ,intelligence ,center 7a7 ,establishment ,title ,i of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #abj4 ,climate ,security ,intelligence ,center 7a7 ,establishment ,there is within the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence a ,climate ,security ,intelligence ,center4 7b7 ,director of ,climate ,security ,intelligence ,center ,there is a ,director of the ,climate ,security ,intelligence ,center1 who shall be the head of the ,climate ,security ,intelligence ,center1 and who shall be appointed by the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7c7 ,duties of ,center ,the duties of the ,climate ,security ,intelligence ,center shall be as follows3 7#a7 ,to serve as the primary organization within the intelligence community for-- 7,a7 analyzing climate security threats and the climate influence of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 identifying and disseminating climate intelligence indications and warnings4 7#b7 ,to assess and identify best practices in the analysis of climate security1 including identifying publicly available information and clandestinely collected intelligence that enables such analysis4 7#c7 ,to assess and identify best practices with respect to prior efforts of the intelligence community to analyze climate security1 including-- 7,a7 the ,measurements of ,earth ,data for ,environmental ,analysis program of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency2 7,b7 the ,center on ,climate ,change and ,national ,security of the ,central ,intelligence ,agency2 and 7,c7 climate security-related activities of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence4 7#d7 ,to use the best practices identified under paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c7 to inform the work of the ,climate ,security ,intelligence ,center4 7#e7 ,to consult1 as appropriate1 with other elements of the intelligence community and ,federal agencies to avoid duplication of existing efforts4 7#f7 ,to perform such other duties as the ,director of ,national ,intelligence shall specify4 7d7 ,report ,not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of the ,climate ,security ,intelligence ,act of #bjai1 and every two years thereafter1 the ,climate ,security ,intelligence ,center shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the ,director of ,national ,intelligence a report on the activities conducted by the ,center for the period covered by the report4 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term climate security means the effects of climate change on the following3 7,a7 ,the national security of the ,united ,states4 7,b7 ,infrastructure that enhances the national security of the ,united ,states1 including-- 7i7 military installations1 ,department of ,defense facilities1 intelligence community facilities1 and other physical facilities that contribute to or otherwise support operations of the intelligence community or the ,department of ,defense2 and 7ii7 critical infrastructure of the ,united ,states 7as defined in subsection 7e7 of the ,critical ,infrastructures ,protection ,act of #bjja 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaie;c7e7774 7,c7 ,subnational1 national1 regional1 and global politics1 governance1 and political stability4 7,d7 ,the security of allies and partners of the ,united ,states4 7,e7 ,ongoing or potential political violence1 including unrest1 rioting1 guerrilla warfare1 insurgency1 terrorism1 rebellion1 revolution1 civil war1 and interstate war4 7#b7 ,the term climate influence of the ,united ,states means the global influence and leadership of the ,united ,states with respect to the climate policies of other countries1 international organizations1 and transnational groups4 7#c7 ,the term climate intelligence indications and warnings mean climate security developments with the potential to-- 7,a7 imminently and substantially alter the political stability or degree of human security in a state or region2 or 7,b7 threaten the ,united ,states1 the military1 political1 or economic interests of allies or coalition partners of the ,united ,states1 or citizens of the ,united ,states abroad4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #ajc7;c7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjbe7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating paragraph 7#ad7 as paragraph 7#ae72 and 7#b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#ac7 the following new paragraph3 7#ad7 ,the ,climate ,security ,intelligence ,center4 4 7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents for the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #aai;,b the following new item3 ,sec4 #abj4 ,climate ,security ,intelligence ,center4 4 7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall take effect #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4