,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bh1 #bjba    
,mr4 ,keating 7for himself and ,ms4     
,kaptur7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
provide for certain ,department of      
,state actions relating to global       
climate change1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,global ,climate ,change        
,diplomacy ,act4  #b4 ,department of    
,state actions relating to global       
climate change  7a7 ,climate change     
officers  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary of ,state shall establish and
 staff ,climate ,change ,officer        
positions4 ,such ,officers shall serve  
under the supervision of the appropriate
 chief of mission or the ,under         
,secretary for ,economic ,growth1       
,energy1 and the ,environment of the    
,department of ,state1 as the case may  
be4 ,the ,secretary shall ensure each   

embassy1 consulate1 and diplomatic      
mission to which such ,officers are     
assigned pursuant to paragraph 7#b7 has 
sufficient additional and appropriate   
staff to support such ,officers4  7#b7  
,assignment ,climate ,change ,officers  
shall be assigned to the following      
posts3 7,a7 ,united ,states embassies1  
or1 if appropriate1 consulates4  7,b7   
,united ,states diplomatic missions to1 
or liaisons with1 regional and          
multilateral organizations1 including   
the ,united ,states diplomatic missions 
to the ,european ,union1 ,african       
,union1 ,organization of ,american      
,states1 ,arctic ,council1 and any other
 appropriate regional organization1 and 
the ,united ,nations and its relevant   
specialized agencies4  7,c7 ,other posts
 as designated by the ,secretary4  7#c7 
,responsibilities ,each ,climate ,change
 ,officer shall-- 7,a7 provide expertise
 on effective approaches to--  7i7      
mitigate the emission of gases which    
contribute to global climate change and 

formulate national and global plans for 
reducing such gross and net emissions2  
and  7ii7 reduce the detrimental impacts
 attributable to global climate change1 
and adapt to such impacts2  7,b7 engage 
and convene1 in a manner that is        
equitable1 inclusive1 and just1 with    
individuals and organizations which     
represent a government office1 a        
nongovernmental organization1 a social  
or political movement1 a private sector 
entity1 an educational or scientific    
institution1 or any other entity        
concerned with-- 7i7 global climate     
change2 the emission of gases which     
contribute to global climate change2 or 
7ii7 reducing the detrimental impacts   
attributable to global climate change2  
7,c7 facilitate engagement by ,united   
,states entities in bilateral and       
multilateral cooperation on climate     
change2 and  7,d7 carry out such other  
responsibilities as the ,secretary may  
assign4  7b7 ,responsibilities of ,under
 ,secretary ,the ,under ,secretary for  

,economic ,growth1 ,energy1 and the     
,environment of the ,department of      
,state shall1 including by acting       
through the ,bureau of ,oceans and      
,international ,environmental and       
,scientific ,affairs of the ,department 
of ,state--  7#a7 provide policy        
guidance to ,climate ,change ,officers  
established under subsection 7a72  7#b7 
develop relations with1 consult with1   
and provide assistance to relevant      
individuals and organizations concerned 
with studying1 mitigating1 and adapting 
to global climate change1 or reducing   
the emission of gases which contribute  
to global climate change2 and  7#c7     
assist officers and employees of        
regional bureaus of the ,department of  
,state to develop strategies and        
programs to promote studying1           
mitigating1 and adapting to global      
climate change1 or reducing the emission
 of gases which contribute to global    
climate change4  7c7 ,actions by chiefs 
of mission ,each chief of mission in a  

foreign country shall--  7#a7 develop1  
as part of annual joint strategic plans 
or equivalent program and policy        
planning1 a strategy to promote actions 
to improve and increase studying1       
mitigating1 and adapting to global      
climate change1 or reducing the emission
 of gases which contribute to global    
climate change by-- 7,a7 consulting and 
coordinating with and providing support 
to relevant individuals and             
organizations1 including experts and    
other professionals and stakeholders on 
issues related to climate change2 and   
7,b7 holding periodic meetings with such
 relevant individuals and organizations 
relating to such strategy2  7#b7 hold   
ongoing discussions with the officials  
and leaders of such country regarding   
progress to improve and increase        
studying1 mitigating1 and adapting to   
global climate change1 or reducing the  
emission of gases which contribute to   
global climate change in a manner that  
is equitable1 inclusive1 and just in    

such country2 and  7#c7 certify annually
 to the ,secretary of ,state that to the
 maximum extent practicable1            
considerations related to climate change
 adaptation and mitigation1             
sustainability1 and the environment were
 incorporated in activities1 management1
 and operations of the ,united ,states  
embassy or other diplomatic post under  
the director of the chief of mission4   
7d7 ,training ,not later than #ahj days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall    
establish curriculum at the ,department 
of ,state's ,foreign ,service ,institute
 that supplements political and economic
 reporting tradecraft courses in order  
to provide employees of the ,department 
with specialized training with respect  
to studying1 mitigating1 and adapting to
 global climate change1 or reducing the 
emission of gases which contribute to   
global climate change4 ,such training   
shall include the following3  7#a7      
,awareness of the full range of national

 and subnational agencies1 offices1     
personnel1 statutory authorities1 funds1
 and programs involved in the           
international commitments of the ,united
 ,states regarding global climate change
 and the emission of gases which        
contribute to global climate change1 the
 science of global climate change1 and  
methods for mitigating and adapting to  
global climate change4  7#b7 ,awareness 
of methods for mitigating and adapting  
to global climate change and reducing   
the emission of gases which contribute  
to global climate change that are       
equitable1 inclusive1 and just4  7#c7   
,familiarity with ,united ,states       
agencies1 multilateral agencies1        
international financial institutions1   
and the network of donors providing     
assistance to mitigate and adapt to     
global climate change4  7#d7 ,awareness 
of the most frequently announced goals  
and methods of the entities specified in
 subsection 7a77#c77;,b74  7e7          
,contracting ,contracting and agreements

 officers of the ,department of ,state1 
and other ,united ,states embassy       
personnel responsible for contracts1    
grants1 or acquisitions1 shall receive  
training on evaluating proposals1       
solicitations1 and bids1 for            
considerations related to sustainability
 and adapting to or mitigating impacts  
from climate change4  7f7 ,reporting    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act and      
biennially thereafter1 the ,secretary of
 ,state shall submit to the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
of the ,house of ,representatives a     
report that includes a detailed         
breakdown of posts at which staff are   
assigned the role of ,climate ,change   
,officer1 the responsibilities to which 
they have been assigned1 and the        
strategies developed by the chief of    
mission1 as applicable4  7g7 ,sense of  
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that climate diplomacy tools1 including 

the establishment of ,climate ,change   
,officers and supporting staff under    
this section1 are critical for          
demonstrating the commitment to include 
climate changes issues as core tenets of
 foreign policy priorities1 as well as  
preserving the ,united ,states role as a
 global leader on climate change action4