Climate Security Intelligence Act of 2022
This bill permanently authorizes the Climate Security Advisory Council (currently authorized until December 31, 2025). The bill also requires the advisory council to report to Congress a plan to permanently establish a Climate Security Intelligence Center within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
The plan must contain recommendations relating to the proposed center's duties, which shall include (1) serving as the primary intelligence community organization addressing the climate security intelligence needs and priorities of policymakers, (2) analyzing U.S. climate security risks and U.S. influence on climate policies around the world, and (3) conducting strategic forecasting for future climate security risks and opportunities.
The plan shall also include a proposed process for transferring recommended functions and duties from the advisory council to the center.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6605 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6605
To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to make permanent the
Climate Security Advisory Council of the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 4, 2022
Mr. Crow introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
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A BILL
To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to make permanent the
Climate Security Advisory Council of the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Security Intelligence Act of
2022''.
SEC. 2. CLIMATE SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL AND CLIMATE SECURITY
INTELLIGENCE CENTER.
(a) Repeal of Sunset of Climate Security Advisory Council.--Section
120 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3060) is amended by
striking the first subsection (e).
(b) Plan for Climate Security Intelligence Center.--Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the chair of the
Climate Security Advisory Council established under section 120 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3060) shall submit to the
congressional intelligence committees a written plan to permanently
establish within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a
Climate Security Intelligence Center (to be headed by a Director
appointed by the Director of National Intelligence) to fulfill each of
the duties described in subsection (c). Such plan shall include the
following:
(1) Recommendations for the Center, developed based on
findings by the Climate Security Advisory Council, as supported
by the National Academies Climate Security Roundtable
established pursuant to section 1622 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4054), in carrying out its
duties and responsibilities that relate to--
(A) the scope of the mission, responsibilities, and
functions of the Center, and its relationship with the
elements of the intelligence community;
(B) the composition and staffing of the Center with
personnel from elements of the intelligence community
and from departments and agencies of the United States
Government that are not elements of the intelligence
community, including through the detail to the Center
of personnel who have the appropriate security
clearances from such departments and agencies;
(C) the types of data, information, computer
modeling, scientific and technical resources, and any
other resources necessary for the Center to fulfill its
duties;
(D) the requisite scientific and technical
education, training, skills, and expertise necessary
for personnel of the Center to conduct their work; and
(E) approaches and best practices with respect to
data-sharing, information exchanges, and other types of
collaboration, at the appropriate level of
classification, on matters relating to climate security
and environmental science between the Center and--
(i) elements of the intelligence community;
(ii) departments and agencies of the United
States Government that are not elements of the
intelligence community; and
(iii) other key stakeholders in the
scientific enterprise of the United States,
including institutions of higher education,
Federal research laboratories (including the
national security laboratories), private
industry, and nonprofit research organizations.
(2) A proposed process for transferring from the Climate
Security Advisory Council to the Center recommended functions
and duties currently carried out by the Council, including a
timeline for the transfer and a statement on the feasibility of
establishing the Center and completing the transfer not more
than 1 year after the submission of the plan.
(3) A request for any additional resources, facilities,
personnel, or authorities that the Climate Security Advisory
Council determines necessary to ensure that, upon
establishment, the Center and its Director may fulfil the
duties described in subsection (c).
(c) Duties.--The duties described in this subsection are the
following:
(1) To serve as the primary organization within the
intelligence community for--
(A) addressing the climate security intelligence
needs and priorities of policymakers, including
information and intelligence sharing at the appropriate
level of classification;
(B) analyzing climate security risks and the
climate influence of the United States;
(C) identifying and disseminating climate
intelligence indications and warnings;
(D) conducting strategic forecasting for climate
security opportunities and risks in future;
(E) identifying relevant climate security
collection gaps, and driving collection to fill such
gaps; and
(F) collaborating with appropriate counterparts
throughout the intelligence community to ensure
appropriate integration of climate security analysis
into existing lines of analysis undertaken by the
intelligence community.
(2) To identify, disseminate, and maintain best practices
in the analysis of climate security, and the provision of
climate intelligence indications and warnings, including--
(A) identifying publicly available information and
clandestinely collected intelligence that enables such
analysis and indications and warnings; and
(B) the use of advanced computer modeling,
artificial intelligence, machine learning, and similar
techniques that enables such analysis and indications
and warnings.
(3) To assess and identify best practices with respect to
prior efforts of the intelligence community to analyze climate
security, specifically with respect to--
(A) the Measurements of Earth Data for
Environmental Analysis program of the Central
Intelligence Agency;
(B) the Center on Climate Change and National
Security of the Central Intelligence Agency; and
(C) any climate security-related activities of the
Director of National Intelligence or the intelligence
community that predate the establishment of the Climate
Security Advisory Council.
(4) To use the best practices identified under paragraphs
(2) and (3) to inform the work of the Climate Security
Intelligence Center and the intelligence community.
(5) To consult, as appropriate, with other elements of the
intelligence community and departments and agencies of the
United States Government that are not elements of the
intelligence community to avoid duplication of existing
efforts.
(6) To carry out any functions transferred pursuant to the
process proposed in subsection (b)(2).
(7) To perform such other duties as the Director of
National Intelligence shall specify.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Climate security.--The term ``climate security'' means
the effects of climate change on the following:
(A) The national security of the United States.
(B) Infrastructure that enhances the national
security of the United States, including--
(i) military installations, Department of
Defense facilities, intelligence community
facilities, and other physical facilities that
contribute to or otherwise support operations
of the intelligence community or the Department
of Defense; and
(ii) critical infrastructure of the United
States (as defined in subsection (e) of the
Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001
(42 U.S.C. 5195c(e))).
(C) Subnational, national, regional, and global
politics, governance, and political stability.
(D) The security of allies and partners of the
United States.
(E) Ongoing or potential political violence,
including unrest, rioting, guerrilla warfare,
insurgency, terrorism, rebellion, revolution, civil
war, and interstate war.
(2) Climate influence of the united states.--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 countries, international
organizations, and transnational groups.
(3) Climate intelligence indications and warnings.--The
term ``climate intelligence indications and warnings'' means
climate security developments with the potential to--
(A) imminently and substantially alter the
political stability or degree of human security in a
state or region; or
(B) threaten the United States, the military,
political, or economic interests of allies or coalition
partners of the United States, or citizens of the
United States abroad.
(4) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term
``congressional intelligence committees'' has the meaning given
such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3003).
(5) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
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