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This bill establishes a Climate Coordinating Council within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to address the impacts of global climate change across the department's various programs and operations. The council will be comprised of at least 20 senior officials from different DHS offices and components, including agencies like Customs and Border Protection, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and the Transportation Security Administration, among others. The Secretary of Homeland Security will designate a senior official to lead the council, and its primary responsibilities will include identifying cross-functional climate change impacts, developing risk-based climate change strategies, making recommendations for organizational and resource realignments, and overseeing implementation of climate-related executive orders. The council is required to submit annual reports to the House and Senate Homeland Security committees for ten years, detailing the actions taken to address climate change within the department. This bill aims to create a comprehensive and coordinated approach to understanding and mitigating the potential effects of climate change on homeland security operations and missions.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3002/all-info