,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #faai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjbj,mr4 
,neguse 7for himself and ,ms4           
,spanberger7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,defense to submit to ,congress a report
 on the national security implications  
of climate change4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,climate 
,readiness ,act of #bjbj4  #b4          
,department of ,defense report on       
national security implications of       
climate change  7a7 ,report required    
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the ,committees on ,armed ,services of  
the ,senate and ,house of               
,representatives a report on-- 7#a7 the 
national security implications          
associated with climate change2 and     
7#b7 strategies and approaches for      

responding to climate change4  7b7      
,report elements ,the report required   
under subsection 7a7 shall include each 
of the following3 7#a7 ,an overview of  
how the exacerbation of current global  
conflicts1 the creation of new global   
conflicts1 and increased geopolitical   
instability due to climate change is    
likely to affect the national security  
of the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,an       
overview of how climate change will     
affect the resiliency of current        
missions of the ,armed ,forces of the   
,united ,states4  7#c7 ,an overview of  
the actions the ,secretary recommends to
 address the geopolitical threats to the
 security of the ,united ,states due to 
climate change4  7#d7 ,a list of the ten
 most concerning existing or emerging   
conflicts that pose a risk to ,united   
,states security that may be exacerbated
 by climate change4  7c7 ,form of report
 ,the report required under subsection  
7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified  
form1 but may contain a classified      

annex4