,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ah1 #bjai,ms4
 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york 7= h]self & ,mr4   
,?ompson ( ,mississippi7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,homel& ,security    
,act ( #bjjb to require ! ,"u ,secret>y 
= ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,homel& ,security to rese>* & evaluate  
exi/+ ,f$]al rese>* reg>d+ approa*es to 
mitigate climate *ange on homel&        
security to id5tify areas = fur!r rese>*
 )9 ! ,dep>tm5t1 rese>* & develop       
approa*es to mitigate ! consequ5ces (   
climate *ange on homel& security1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&    
,security ,climate ,*ange ,rese>* ,act4 
#b4 ,climate *ange plann+1 rese>* &     
developm5t1 & protection & prep>$ness   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,iii ( ! ,homel&   
,security ,act ( #bjjb is am5d$ by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #cba4   

,climate *ange rese>* & developm5t  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,! ,"u ,secret>y = ,sci5ce &   
,te*nology %all-- 7#a7 rese>* & evaluate
 exi/+ ,f$]al rese>* reg>d+ approa*es to
 mitigate ! consequ5ce ( climate *ange  
on homel& security to id5tify areas =   
additional rese>* & developm5t pursuant 
to p>agraph 7#b7 ) respect to--  7,a7   
any connection betwe5 climate *ange &   
homel& security1 includ+ h[ ! result+   
competition = res\rces1 economic        
di/ress1 & social discont5t has         
contribut$ to1 among o!r outcomes1 acts 
( t]rorism2  7,b7 ! degree to :i*       
climate *ange is reflect$ 9 t]rorism    
prep>$ness & em]g5cy plann+ & policies1 
includ+ ) respect to prep>$ness1        
response to1 & recov]y f natural        
disa/]s2 &  7,c7 ! degree to :i* !      
,f$]al fund+ /ructure to respond to     
major disa/] decl>ations & em]g5cy      
decl>ations is adequately /ructur$ to   
meet ! dem&s ( respond+ to & recov]+ f  
acts ( t]rorism & natural disa/]s t are 
aggravat$ by climate *ange2 &  7#b7 %all

 conduct rese>* & developm5t on         
approa*es to mitigate ! consequ5ces (   
climate *ange on homel& security 9      
response to f9d+ pursuant to p>agraph   
7#a74  7b7 ,scope ,! scope ( ! rese>* & 
developm5t "u subsection 7a77#b7 %all   
include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,any connection  
betwe5 climate *ange & homel& security1 
includ+ h[ ! result+ competition =      
res\rces1 economic di/ress1 & social    
discont5t c contribute to1 among o!r    
outcomes1 acts ( t]rorism4  7#b7 ,!     
degree to :i* climate *ange is reflect$ 
9 t]rorism prep>$ness & em]g5cy plann+ &
 policies1 includ+ ) respect to         
prep>$ness1 response to1 & recov]y f    
natural disa/]s4  7#c7 ,! degree to :i* 
! ,f$]al fund+ /ructure to respond to   
major disa/] decl>ations & em]g5cy      
decl>ations is adequately /ructur$ to   
meet ! dem&s ( respond+ to & recov]+ f  
acts ( t]rorism & natural disa/]s t are 
aggravat$ by climate *ange4  7c7        
,consultation ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 
! ,"u ,secret>y = ,sci5ce & ,te*nology  

%all consult ) ! heads ( o!r relevant   
ag5cies & dep>tm5ts ( ! ,f$]al          
,gov]nm5t1 fir/ respond]s1 & relevant   
own]s & op]ators ( critical             
infra/ructure4  7d7 ,climate *ange def9$
 ,! t]m climate *ange ref]s to          
detectable *anges 9 "o or m climate     
sy/em compon5ts t is directly or        
indirectly attribut$ to--  7#a7 human   
activity2 &  7#b7 alt]+ ! composition ( 
! global atmosph]e4  7e7 ,report to     
,congress ,on an annual basis1 ! ,"u    
,secret>y = ,sci5ce & ,te*nology %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & 
! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &     
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate a report
 on rese>* & developm5t activities "u   
subsection 7a71 includ+ complet$ & ongo+
 rese>* projects4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical      
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 9 section    
#a7;b7 ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act (     
#bjjb is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item    
relat+ to section #cbj ! foll[+ new     
item3  ,sec4 #cba4 ,climate *ange rese>*

 & developm5t4  4