[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6119 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6119

 To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on 
         the national security implications of climate change.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2020

 Mr. Neguse (for himself and Ms. Spanberger) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on 
         the national security implications of climate change.

    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 Readiness Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS 
              OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report on--
            (1) the national security implications associated with 
        climate change; and
            (2) strategies and approaches for responding to climate 
        change.
    (b) Report Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) 
shall include each of the following:
            (1) An overview of how the exacerbation of current global 
        conflicts, the creation of new global conflicts, and increased 
        geopolitical instability due to climate change is likely to 
        affect the national security of the United States.
            (2) An overview of how climate change will affect the 
        resiliency of current missions of the Armed Forces of the 
        United States.
            (3) An overview of the actions the Secretary recommends to 
        address the geopolitical threats to the security of the United 
        States due to climate change.
            (4) 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 change.
    (c) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex.
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