3.0.0 745 2022-11-01T17:32:21Z 2022-11-01T17:32:21Z Senate S 2019-03-12 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-03-12T16:39:54Z 2019-03-12 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2019-03-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2019-03-12 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-03-12 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-03-12 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2019-03-12 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2019-03-12 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2019-03-12 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-03-12 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-03-12 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-03-12 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2019-03-12 True International Affairs Advisory bodies Air quality Aquatic ecology Arctic and polar regions Atmospheric science and weather Climate change and greenhouse gases Conflicts and wars Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Ecology Employment discrimination and employee rights Energy storage, supplies, demand Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental health Executive agency funding and structure Fires Food supply, safety, and labeling Government information and archives Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Military operations and strategy Military readiness Natural disasters Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Transportation safety and security Water use and supply International Affairs 00 2019-03-12 Introduced in Senate 2019-10-29T19:21:08Z Climate Security Act of 2019

This bill establishes various positions and duties related to climate change in the foreign policy context.

The President shall appoint a Climate Security Envoy within the Department of State. The envoy shall develop, implement, and encourage other countries to support a climate security policy to (1) enhance resilience to the effects of climate change to reduce the risk of conflict and instability, (2) evaluate the risks to regions and countries that are vulnerable to climate change and are strategically significant to the United States, and (3) coordinate the integration of climate risk assessments into foreign-assistance decisions.

The President shall periodically evaluate global climate disruptions, including by analyzing (1) the intensity and frequency of natural disasters, (2) the scarcity of resources including fresh water, (3) food and energy insecurities, and (4) how such conditions contribute to conflict and instability.

The State Department shall designate a Special Representative for the Arctic, whose duties shall include (1) formulating U.S. policy related to resolving international disputes in the Arctic, and (2) acting as the U.S. representative in discussions with other countries on Arctic-related issues.

The bill establishes that whistleblower protections shall apply to individuals reporting on what they reasonably believe to be a deliberate manipulation, removal, or misjudgment of information critical to national security assessment and planning.

The President shall ensure that drafts and final reports related to federal climate security research are publicly available.

]]> Climate Security Act of 2019 Display Title Climate Security Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Climate Security Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the position of Climate Security Envoy within the Department of State, who shall develop policies to address security concerns with climate change and serve as a liaison with other Federal agencies and international partners on climate security issues, to express concern with, and improved preparedness for, growing security issues in the Arctic, to establish the position of Special Representative for the Arctic, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s745is/xml/BILLS-116s745is.xml 2019-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.