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[S. 3531 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 615
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3531

                          [Report No. 117-237]

    To require the Federal Government to produce a national climate 
      adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 20, 2022

  Mr. Coons (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Collins, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
   Cassidy, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. 
   Padilla) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

                           December 12, 2022

               Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Federal Government to produce a national climate 
      adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``National Climate Adaptation 
and Resilience Strategy Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Adaptation.--The term ``adaptation'' means an 
        adjustment in a natural or human system in response to a new or 
        changing environmental condition, including such an adjustment 
        associated with climate change, that exploits beneficial 
        opportunities or moderates negative effects.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Adaptive capacity.--The term ``adaptive 
        capacity'' means the ability of a system--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to adjust to climate vulnerabilities 
                to moderate potential damage or harm;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to take advantage of new, and 
                potentially beneficial, opportunities; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) to cope with change.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Cascading climate hazards.--The term 
        ``cascading climate hazards'' means a series of successive 
        environmental hazards triggered by an initial hazard that is 
        driven or exacerbated by climate change, such that the impacts 
        to vulnerable systems are amplified.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Chief resilience officer.--The term ``Chief 
        Resilience Officer'' means the Chief Resilience Officer of the 
        United States appointed by the President under section 
        3(a)(1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Climate change.--The term ``climate change'' 
        means changes in average atmospheric and oceanic conditions 
        that persist over multiple decades or longer and are natural or 
        anthropogenic in origin, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) both increases and decreases in 
                temperature;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) shifts in precipitation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) shifts in ecoregion or biome geography 
                and phenology, as applicable;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) changing risk from certain types of 
                rapid-onset climate hazards and slow-onset climate 
                hazards; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) changes to other features of the 
                climate system.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Climate information.--The term ``climate 
        information'' means information, data, or products that enhance 
        knowledge and understanding of climate science, risk, 
        conditions, vulnerability, or impact, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) climate data products;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) historic or future climate projections 
                or scenarios;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) climate risk or vulnerability 
                information;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) data or information related to climate 
                adaptation and mitigation; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) other best available climate 
                science.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Compound climate hazards.--The term ``compound 
        climate hazards'' means 2 or more environmental hazards driven 
        or exacerbated by climate change that occur simultaneously or 
        successively, such that the impacts to vulnerable systems are 
        amplified.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the 
        Partners Council on Climate Adaptation and Resilience 
        established by section 4(a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) Freely associated state.--The term ``Freely 
        Associated State'' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
                Mariana Islands;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Federated States of 
                Micronesia;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Republic of the Marshall 
                Islands;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Republic of Palau; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) the United States Virgin 
                Islands.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) Frontline communities.--The term ``frontline 
        communities'' means human communities that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) are highly vulnerable to climate 
                change or exposed to climate risk;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) experience the earliest, most adverse 
                impacts of climate change; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) may have a reduced ability to adapt to 
                climate change due to a lack of resources, political 
                power, or adaptive capacity.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) Implementation plan.--The term 
        ``Implementation Plan'' means the Implementation Plan jointly 
        developed by the Chief Resilience Officer and the Working 
        Groups under section 6(b).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
        5304).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (13) National climate assessment.--The term 
        ``National Climate Assessment'' means the assessment delivered 
        to Congress and the President pursuant to section 106 of the 
        Global Change Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 2936).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (14) Natural infrastructure.--The term ``natural 
        infrastructure'' means infrastructure that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) uses, restores, or emulates natural 
                ecological, geological, or physical processes; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B)(i) is created through the action of 
                natural physical, geological, biological, and chemical 
                processes over time;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (ii) is created by human design, 
                engineering, and construction to emulate or act in 
                concert with natural processes; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (iii) involves the use of plants, soils, 
                and other natural features, including through the 
                creation, restoration, or preservation of natural areas 
                using materials appropriate to the region to manage 
                stormwater and runoff, to attenuate flooding and storm 
                surges, to manage erosion and saltwater intrusion, and 
                for other related purposes.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (15) Non-federal partner.--The term ``non-Federal 
        partner'' means a member of a unit of State, local, or 
        territorial government, the government of an Indian Tribe, the 
        government of a Freely Associated State, a private sector 
        entity, or another individual or organization not affiliated 
        with the Federal Government.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (16) Operations report.--The term ``Operations 
        Report'' means the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience 
        Operations Report jointly developed by the Chief Resilience 
        Officer and the Working Groups under section 5.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (17) Rapid-onset climate hazard.--The term 
        ``rapid-onset climate hazard'' means an abrupt environmental 
        hazard driven or exacerbated by climate change that occurs 
        quickly or unexpectedly and triggers impacts that materialize 
        rapidly and interact with conditions of exposure and 
        vulnerability to result in a disaster.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (18) Represented agency.--The term ``represented 
        agency'' means each Federal agency from which the Chief 
        Resilience Officer appoints a member to a Working Group under 
        section 3(b)(4)(B)(ii).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (19) Resilience.--The term ``resilience'' means 
        the capacity of a social, physical, economic, or environmental 
        system to cope with an environmental hazard event, trend, or 
        disturbance that is driven or exacerbated by climate change by 
        responding or reorganizing in ways that maintain, to the 
        greatest extent practicable, the essential function, identity, 
        and structure of the system and ensure that, in the event of a 
        rapid-onset climate hazard or a slow-onset climate hazard, 
        basic human needs are met, while also maintaining the capacity 
        for adaptation and transformation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (20) Risk.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The term ``risk'' means 
                the potential for consequences in a situation in 
                which--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) something of value is at 
                        stake; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the outcome is 
                        uncertain.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Inclusion.--The term ``risk'' includes 
                the potential for consequences described in 
                subparagraph (A) that is evaluated as the product 
                obtained by multiplying--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the probability of a hazard 
                        occurring; by</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the consequence that would 
                        result if the hazard occurred.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (21) Slow-onset climate hazard.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The term ``slow-onset 
                climate hazard'' means an environmental hazard driven 
                or exacerbated by climate change that evolves gradually 
                through time due to incremental change or because of an 
                increasing frequency or intensity of recurring climate 
                impacts.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``slow-onset 
                climate hazard'' includes hazards such as--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) sea level rise;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) desertification;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) biodiversity loss or the 
                        alteration of or shift in habitat range of 
                        individual species or entire biomes;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) increasing 
                        temperatures;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) ocean acidification;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) saltwater 
                        intrusion;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) soil salinization;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (viii) drought and water 
                        scarcity;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ix) reduced snow pack;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (x) sea ice retreat;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (xi) glacial ice treat;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (xii) permafrost thaw; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (xiii) coastal and river bank 
                        erosion.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (22) Strategy.--The term ``Strategy'' means the 
        National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy required to 
        be developed jointly by the Chief Resilience Officer and the 
        Working Groups under section 6(a).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (23) Vulnerability.--The term ``vulnerability'' 
        means the propensity or predisposition of a human individual or 
        community or physical, biological, or socioeconomic system to 
        be susceptible to and adversely affected by the impacts of 
        climate change.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (24) Working group.--The term ``Working Group'' 
        means a National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Working 
        Group established by the Chief Resilience Officer under section 
        3(b).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. CHIEF RESILIENCE OFFICER AND NATIONAL CLIMATE 
              ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE WORKING GROUPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Chief Resilience Officer.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the President shall identify or 
        appoint a Chief Resilience Officer of the United States to 
        serve in the Executive Office of the President.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Duties.--The Chief Resilience Officer shall--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) serve the President by directing a 
                whole-of-government effort to build resilience to 
                climate change vulnerabilities in the United States (as 
                described in the National Climate Assessment or other 
                relevant analyses identified by the Chief Resilience 
                Officer) in collaboration with existing Federal 
                initiatives and interagency adaptation efforts; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) establish Working Groups in accordance 
                with subsection (b) to facilitate interagency 
                coordination with respect to climate resilience and 
                adaptation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Working Groups.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Establishment.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A)  In general.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (B), the Chief Resilience Officer shall establish the 
                minimum number of National Climate Adaptation and 
                Resilience Working Groups that is necessary to carry 
                out the duties and purposes described in paragraph 
                (3).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Limitation.--The Chief Resilience 
                Officer shall not establish more than 5 Working 
                Groups.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Focus.--Each Working Group shall focus on a 
        topic or series of related topics with respect to climate 
        adaptation and resilience, as determined by the Chief 
        Resilience Officer.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Duties and purpose.--Each Working Group shall, 
        under the leadership of the Chief Resilience Officer, with 
        respect to the focus of the Working Group--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) coordinate a whole-of-government plan 
                to build resilience to the applicable climate change 
                vulnerabilities described in the National Climate 
                Assessment or other relevant analyses identified by the 
                Chief Resilience Officer; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) assist in the development of the 
                applicable portions of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the Operations 
                        Report;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Strategy; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the Implementation 
                        Plan.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Structure.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Chairperson.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--The Chief 
                        Resilience Officer shall serve as chairperson 
                        of each Working Group.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Temporary chairperson.--The 
                        President or the Chief Resilience Officer may 
                        designate another staff member or member of a 
                        Working Group to act temporarily as the 
                        chairperson of that Working Group in the 
                        absence of the Chief Resilience 
                        Officer.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Membership.--In establishing a Working 
                Group, the Chief Resilience Officer shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) identify each Federal agency 
                        with operations or organizational units that 
                        are relevant to the focus of the Working Group; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) appoint 1 member of each 
                        Federal agency identified under clause (i) to 
                        represent that Federal agency on the Working 
                        Group.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Requirement.--In appointing a member 
                of a Working Group under subparagraph (B)(ii), the 
                Chief Resilience Officer shall, to the maximum extent 
                practicable, appoint the head of the portion of the 
                represented agency that is most relevant to the focus 
                of the Working Group.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Duties of members.--Each member of a 
                Working Group--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) shall attend meetings of the 
                        Working Group; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) work to support the duties of 
                        the Working Group.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Meetings.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Each Working Group shall 
                meet not less frequently than once every 180 
                days.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Quorum.--\3/4\ of the members of a 
                Working Group shall constitute a quorum of the Working 
                Group.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Remote participation.--A member of a 
                Working Group may participate in a meeting of that 
                Working Group through teleconference or similar 
                means.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Support personnel.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Executive secretary.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--The Chief 
                        Resilience Officer shall appoint a permanent 
                        employee of a represented agency to serve as 
                        Executive Secretary of the Working 
                        Groups.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Employment.--The employee 
                        appointed as Executive Secretary under clause 
                        (i) shall remain an employee of the agency, 
                        department, or program from which the employee 
                        was appointed.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Necessary assistance.--To carry out 
                the purposes of each Working Group, as described in 
                paragraph (3), each represented agency with a member on 
                the Working Group shall furnish necessary assistance to 
                that Working Group, such as--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the detail of employees to the 
                        Working Group to perform such functions, 
                        consistent with the purposes of the Working 
                        Group described in paragraph (3), as the Chief 
                        Resilience Officer may assign, including 
                        support staff for the Executive Secretary 
                        appointed under subparagraph (A)(i); 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) on request of the Chief 
                        Resilience Officer, undertaking special studies 
                        for the Working Group as may be appropriate to 
                        carry out the functions of the Working 
                        Group.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. PARTNERS COUNCIL ON CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND 
              RESILIENCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--There is established a council, to be 
known as the ``Partners Council on Climate Adaptation and 
Resilience''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Mission and Function.--The Council shall work to 
improve the climate adaptation and resilience operations of the Federal 
Government by providing recommendations through the Chief Resilience 
Officer, including those recommendations contained in the report 
required under subsection (c), that identify how the Federal Government 
can better support non-Federal partners with equitable resources, 
technical assistance, improved policies, and other assistance to help 
frontline communities build resilience to climate change.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Not later than 16 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the Council, 
acting through the Chief Resilience Officer, shall submit to the 
President and the Working Groups a report that includes--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) an analysis of the deficiencies or gaps in the 
        climate resilience operations of the Federal Government that 
        reduce or fail to increase the capacity of non-Federal partners 
        to adapt to climate change;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) an identification of the resources, including 
        Federal funding, necessary for non-Federal partners to 
        adequately adapt to climate change; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) recommendations with respect to how the 
        Federal Government could better support efforts by non-Federal 
        partners to expeditiously address vulnerabilities associated 
        with climate change and build climate resilience.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Chair and Vice-Chair.--The Chief Resilience Officer 
shall serve as chairperson of the Council and shall appoint a vice-
chairperson from among the members of the Council appointed pursuant to 
subsection (e).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Membership.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--In addition to the Chief 
        Resilience Officer, the Council shall consist of 20 non-Federal 
        partner members appointed by the Chief Resilience 
        Officer.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Appointment.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The Chief Resilience 
                Officer shall appoint members of the Council who can 
                support the Working Groups by articulating how the 
                Federal Government can better support State, local, and 
                territorial governments, the governments of Indian 
                Tribes, the governments of Freely Associated States, 
                nonprofit organizations, or private sector entities to 
                build resilience to climate change.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Requirements.--In appointing members 
                of the Council, the Chief Resilience Officer shall 
                appoint--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) 12 members who are employees 
                        of State, local, or territorial governments, 
                        the governments of Indian Tribes, or the 
                        governments of Freely Associated States, of 
                        which--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) not fewer than 2 shall 
                                be employees of a State 
                                government;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) not fewer than 2 
                                shall be employees of a unit of local 
                                government;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) not fewer than 2 
                                shall be employees of the government of 
                                an Indian Tribe; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (IV) not fewer than 2 
                                shall be employees of a territorial 
                                government or the government of a 
                                Freely Associated State; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) 8 members who represent 
                        nongovernmental organizations and the private 
                        sector, of which--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) 3 shall represent 
                                nongovernmental 
                                organizations;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) 3 shall represent the 
                                private sector; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) 2 shall represent 
                                academic institutions.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Selection.--To the maximum extent 
                practicable, the Chief Resilience Officer shall seek to 
                select members of the Council who--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) possess firsthand, lived 
                        experience of climate vulnerability in the 
                        United States, including direct experience 
                        working with, or as members of, frontline 
                        communities; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) represent a diversity of--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) 
                                perspectives;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) 
                                demographics;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) 
                                geographies;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (IV) political 
                                affiliations; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (V) institution sizes, 
                                including representatives of both small 
                                and large units of government and 
                                businesses.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Term.--Members appointed to the 
                Council shall serve a single term of not more than 3 
                years, except that--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) of the initial members 
                        appointed to the Council, the Chief Resilience 
                        Officer shall appoint--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) \1/2\ of the members 
                                to serve for a term of 18 months; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) \1/2\ of the members 
                                to serve a term of 3 years; 
                                and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Chief Resilience Officer 
                        may extend the term of any member of the 
                        Council by a period of not more than 1 year on 
                        a one-time basis, if the Chief Resilience 
                        Officer determines it necessary to support the 
                        work of the Council.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) Vacancies.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--A vacancy in the 
                        Council shall be filled in the same manner in 
                        which the original selection was 
                        made.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Appointment of new members.--
                        After the expiration of the term for which a 
                        member of the Council is appointed, the member 
                        may continue to serve until a successor is 
                        appointed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Meetings.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Council shall meet not less 
        frequently than once every 180 days.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Quorum.--\3/4\ of the members of the Council 
        shall constitute a quorum of the Council.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Remote participation.--A member of the Council 
        may participate in a meeting of the Council through 
        teleconference or similar means.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Applicability of FACA.--Section 14 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
Council.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. NATIONAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE OPERATIONS 
              REPORT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 16 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the Chief Resilience Officer 
and the Working Groups shall jointly submit to the President and 
Congress a National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Operations Report 
that includes--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a summary of the existing climate resilience 
        operations of each represented agency that includes--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the roles and responsibilities of each 
                represented agency in building national resilience to 
                the climate vulnerabilities described in the National 
                Climate Assessment or other analyses relevant to each 
                represented agency;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the major findings and conclusions 
                from climate adaptation plans or risk or vulnerability 
                assessments prepared by each represented 
                agency;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the mechanisms by which each 
                represented agency supports the resilience efforts of 
                non-Federal partners, such as by providing funding, 
                resources, and technical assistance; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) an assessment of how each represented 
                agency is working to ensure equitable adaptation 
                outcomes; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a cross-agency analysis of the resilience 
        operations identified under paragraph (1) that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) identifies--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the challenges, barriers, or 
                        disincentives for the Federal Government to 
                        build resilience to climate change in the 
                        United States;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the inconsistencies in goals, 
                        priorities, or strategies underlying climate 
                        resilience operations and policy across 
                        represented agencies that may inhibit effective 
                        interagency coordination to support national 
                        climate resilience, including--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) the areas of necessary 
                                differences in those goals, priorities, 
                                or strategies; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) the justifications 
                                for those inconsistencies;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) areas of overlap or 
                        redundant use of resources between or among 
                        represented agencies, including recommendations 
                        to eliminate any unnecessary or unintentional 
                        redundancy;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) gaps or deficiencies in 
                        resilience operations and policy that need to 
                        be addressed in the context of the 
                        Strategy;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) opportunities for greater 
                        collaboration between or among represented 
                        agencies to improve Federal Government 
                        resilience operations and policy; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) opportunities for greater 
                        collaboration between the Federal Government 
                        and non-Federal partners to build local-level 
                        adaptive capacity and resilience; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) includes a review and summary of all 
                available Federal funding from represented agencies 
                that is specifically allocated for climate adaptation 
                activities to be undertaken by non-Federal partners, 
                including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) a summary of Federal funding 
                        available in appropriations accounts and 
                        subaccounts;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) disparities between the 
                        supply and demand for adaptation funding 
                        available to non-Federal partners; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) existing mechanisms to 
                        ensure Federal funding allocations are being 
                        directed to frontline communities with the 
                        greatest level of vulnerability.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6. NATIONAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE 
              STRATEGY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Strategy.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Chief Resilience Officer and 
        the Working Groups shall jointly submit to the President and 
        Congress a National Climate Adaptation and Resilience 
        Strategy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Updates.--Not later than the date that is 3 
        years after the date on which the Chief Resilience Officer and 
        the Working Groups jointly submit the Strategy to the President 
        and Congress under paragraph (1), and every 3 years thereafter, 
        the Chief Resilience Officer and the Working Groups shall 
        jointly submit an updated version of the Strategy to the 
        President and Congress to account for--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) new science related to climate change, 
                resilience, and adaptation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) relevant changes in Federal Government 
                structure, congressional authorities, or 
                appropriations; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) any other necessary improvements or 
                changes identified by the Chief Resilience 
                Officer.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Purpose and scope.--The Strategy shall 
        describe strategies for the Federal Government, in partnership 
        with non-Federal partners, to address the vulnerabilities of 
        the United States to climate change described in the National 
        Climate Assessment or other relevant analyses identified by the 
        Chief Resilience Officer to ensure that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the United States has an overarching 
                strategic vision to respond to climate change that--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) identifies national climate 
                        resilience goals and guides national climate 
                        adaptation efforts;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) facilitates the incorporation 
                        of the climate resilience goals identified 
                        under clause (i) into relevant national 
                        programs, operations, and strategies;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) develops proactive, long-
                        term, scenario-based strategies to plan for and 
                        respond to current and future climate impacts 
                        to human communities, natural resources and 
                        public land, and infrastructure and other 
                        physical assets;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) emphasizes forward-thinking 
                        adaptation strategies that seek to overcome 
                        repeated climate impacts to vulnerable systems 
                        and communities;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) prioritizes climate resilience 
                        efforts to support the most vulnerable human 
                        communities and the most urgent national 
                        resilience challenges, as determined by the 
                        Chief Resilience Officer in consultation with 
                        the Working Groups;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) avoids unnecessary 
                        redundancies and inefficiencies in the national 
                        planning for and response to climate change; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) recognizes the vulnerability 
                        of natural systems to climate change and 
                        underscores the importance of promoting 
                        ecosystem resilience to preserve the intrinsic 
                        value of nature and support ecosystem services 
                        relied on by human beings;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Federal investments in Federal and 
                non-Federal infrastructure and assets promote climate 
                resilience to the maximum extent practicable; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the adaptive capacity and resilience 
                of State, local, and territorial governments, 
                governments of Indian Tribes, and governments of Freely 
                Associated States are maximized to the maximum extent 
                practicable.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Council recommendations.--In developing the 
        Strategy, the Chief Resilience Officer and Working Groups shall 
        consider the recommendations of the Council.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Inclusions.--In addition to the overarching 
        strategies developed in accordance with paragraph (3), the 
        Strategy shall include the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Direct federal government response to 
                climate change.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) Strategies to address the 
                        limitations, redundancies, and opportunities 
                        for improved resilience operations of the 
                        Federal Government that are identified in the 
                        Operations Report.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Strategies to better prepare 
                        the United States for the adverse impacts 
                        experienced or anticipated to be experienced as 
                        a result of--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) rapid-onset climate 
                                hazards;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) slow-onset climate 
                                hazards;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) compound climate 
                                hazards; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (IV) cascading climate 
                                hazards.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) 1 or more strategies to 
                        educate, engage, or develop the skills of the 
                        workforce of the represented agencies with 
                        respect to topics related to climate change 
                        vulnerability and resilience to promote 
                        effective Federal resilience 
                        operations.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) An identification of 
                        opportunities and appropriate circumstances for 
                        represented agencies to better utilize natural 
                        infrastructure as an adaptation 
                        strategy.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Support of non-federal partners' 
                response to climate change.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) 1 or more strategies for 
                        represented agencies to better collaborate and 
                        work directly with non-Federal partners to 
                        increase the resilience and adaptive capacity 
                        of State, local, and territorial governments, 
                        the governments of Indian Tribes, the 
                        governments of Freely Associated States, and 
                        other non-Federal partners.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) 1 or more strategies to 
                        educate non-Federal partners about the 
                        availability of Federal funding opportunities 
                        identified in the Operations Report under 
                        section 5(2)(B), including the development of a 
                        centralized, cross-agency portal that allows 
                        non-Federal partners to easily identify and 
                        apply for appropriate Federal funding 
                        opportunities for the specific resilience needs 
                        of those non-Federal partners.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) 1 or more strategies to 
                        clarify, simplify, and harmonize the planning 
                        requirements and application processes for 
                        State, local, and territorial governments, the 
                        governments of Indian Tribes, and the 
                        governments of Freely Associated States to 
                        access Federal funds for climate adaptation and 
                        resilience efforts across represented 
                        agencies.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) 1 or more strategies to 
                        identify under-resourced communities and 
                        communities with low adaptive capacity and 
                        resilience and to directly support those 
                        communities in applying for Federal funds for 
                        climate adaptation and resilience 
                        efforts.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) 1 or more strategies to 
                        support the retreat or relocation of human 
                        communities in areas that are at increasing 
                        risk from climate change, in particular from 
                        slow-onset climate hazards, including 
                        strategies to better manage equitable property 
                        buyouts, managed retreat, or relocation options 
                        for communities in those areas.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Climate information.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) 1 or more strategies to 
                        increase the accessibility and utility of 
                        climate information that is produced, 
                        published, or hosted by the Federal Government, 
                        including strategies to better collaborate 
                        across the represented agencies and work with 
                        non-Federal partners--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) to provide the high-
                                quality, locally relevant climate 
                                information and, where practicable and 
                                useful, transparent and replicable 
                                downscaled climate projections that are 
                                necessary to support local-level 
                                adaptation efforts;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) to establish improved 
                                methods of communicating climate risk 
                                and other relevant climate 
                                information;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) to better educate 
                                non-Federal partners about the 
                                available resources for climate 
                                information; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (IV) to assist non-Federal 
                                partners in selecting and using 
                                appropriate climate information or 
                                related tools.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Standardized procedures to 
                        synthesize, align, and update climate 
                        information produced, published, or hosted by 
                        the Federal Government to create arrays of 
                        standardized national, regional, and, where 
                        applicable, local climate information for 
                        adaptation planning.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) An assessment of the 
                        necessity and utility of developing or 
                        improving a centralized clearinghouse and 
                        dedicated Federal program for climate 
                        information to better provide climate 
                        information to end users.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) 1 or more strategies to 
                        develop the centralized clearinghouse or 
                        dedicated Federal program described in clause 
                        (iii), if such an effort is determined to be 
                        necessary by the Chief Resilience 
                        Officer.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Resilience metrics and indicators.--At 
                the discretion of the Chief Resilience Officer, 1 or 
                more strategies to develop or improve resilience 
                metrics and indicators to assist the Federal Government 
                and non-Federal partners--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) to the maximum extent 
                        practicable, to consistently measure the 
                        resilience of human communities, natural 
                        systems, and physical assets to climate 
                        change;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) to set baselines and targets 
                        to measurably increase climate resilience over 
                        time; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) to better monitor and assess 
                        the effectiveness of various resilience-
                        building activities after 
                        implementation.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) Funding climate adaptation.--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) 1 or more strategies to help 
                        prioritize Federal funding expenditures for 
                        adaptation and resilience in consideration of 
                        the greatest vulnerabilities.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) 1 or more strategies to 
                        create financial incentives for adaptation and 
                        resilience efforts.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) A review of the cost-benefit 
                        analysis methodologies and discount rates used 
                        by represented agencies for all Federal 
                        investments, including a review of the 
                        implications of those methodologies and 
                        discount rates for climate adaptation and 
                        resilience.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) Recommendations to improve 
                        the methodologies described in clause (iii) to 
                        reflect--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) the added value of 
                                resilience planning and construction 
                                methodologies over the lifetime of a 
                                project or unit of 
                                infrastructure;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) the benefits of 
                                natural infrastructure 
                                investments;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) the potential value 
                                of retreat and relocation as adaptation 
                                solutions; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (IV) to what extent 
                                existing cost-benefit analysis 
                                methodologies lead to inequitable 
                                outcomes or outcomes that increase 
                                climate vulnerability.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) Social equity.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) Strategies to ensure that the 
                        costs, benefits, and risks resulting from 
                        climate resilience efforts, including funding 
                        allocations, the methodologies for determining 
                        funding allocations, and existing and future 
                        policies, are equitably distributed among 
                        sectors of society, types of communities, and 
                        geographies.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Strategies to ensure that 
                        federally supported climate resilience efforts 
                        are--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) designed in 
                                consultation with the communities that 
                                will be affected by those efforts; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) centered on the needs 
                                of those communities.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) To the greatest extent 
                        practicable, 1 or more strategies to integrate 
                        social equity considerations across all aspects 
                        of the Strategy.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Implementation Plan.--Concurrently with the Strategy 
and each update of the Strategy, the Chief Resilience Officer and the 
Working Groups shall jointly submit to the President and Congress an 
Implementation Plan that describes how represented agencies intend to 
carry out the Strategy, which shall include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a description of the roles and 
        responsibilities of each represented agency in carrying out 
        each element of the Strategy described in subsection 
        (a);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a plan to enter into such interagency 
        agreements between and among represented agencies, partnerships 
        with non-Federal entities, and other agreements for 
        coordination between and among the Federal Government and non-
        Federal partners as may be necessary to facilitate a unified 
        national plan to build resilience to climate change; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the use of any relevant metrics and indicators 
        described in subsection (a)(5)(D).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Assessment.--Not later than 2 years following the 
completion of each Strategy under subsection (a)(1) and each 
Implementation Plan, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the President and Congress a report that assesses--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the extent to which the Strategy and 
        Implementation Plan have been carried out by the Federal 
        Government, which shall be judged, as appropriate, based on any 
        metrics and indicators developed to track progress in 
        increasing resilience under subsection (a)(5)(D);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the effectiveness of the actions taken under 
        the Strategy and Implementation Plan and the resulting outcomes 
        of those actions in building national resilience to climate 
        change; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the progress made towards the development of 
        an effective whole-of-government effort to build resilience to 
        the climate vulnerabilities described in the National Climate 
        Assessment or other relevant analyses identified by the Chief 
        Resilience Officer, including recommendations for additional 
        steps necessary to reach this goal.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Public Comment.--The Chief Resilience Officer shall--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) publish draft and final versions of the 
        Strategy and Implementation Plan, and each update to the 
        Strategy and Implementation Plan; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) through publication in the Federal Register, 
        solicit comments from the public on the draft versions of the 
        documents published under paragraph (1) for a period of 60 
        days, which the Chief Resilience Officer and the Working Groups 
        shall consider before submitting final versions of the Strategy 
        and Implementation Plan, and updates to the Strategy and 
        Implementation Plan, to the President and Congress.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Sunset.--This Act ceases to be effective on the date 
that is the earlier of--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the date on which the Comptroller General of 
        the United States submits to the President and Congress the 
        third assessment report under section 6(c); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the date that is the last day of fiscal year 
        2032.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Executive Office of the President to carry 
out this Act $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through the 
fiscal year in which this Act ceases to be effective under subsection 
(a).</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Climate Adaptation and 
Resilience Strategy Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE STRATEGY.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Adaptation.--The term ``adaptation'' means an 
        adjustment in a natural or human system in response to a new or 
        changing environmental condition, including such an adjustment 
        associated with climate change, that exploits beneficial 
        opportunities or moderates negative effects.
            (2) Adaptive capacity.--The term ``adaptive capacity'' 
        means the ability of a system--
                    (A) to adjust to climate vulnerabilities to 
                moderate potential damage or harm;
                    (B) to take advantage of new, and potentially 
                beneficial, opportunities; or
                    (C) to cope with change.
            (3) Cascading climate hazards.--The term ``cascading 
        climate hazards'' means a series of successive environmental 
        hazards triggered by an initial hazard that is driven or 
        exacerbated by climate change, such that the impacts to 
        vulnerable systems are amplified.
            (4) Chief resilience officer.--The term ``Chief Resilience 
        Officer'' means the Chief Resilience Officer of the United 
        States appointed by the President under subsection (b)(1)(A).
            (5) Climate change.--The term ``climate change'' means 
        changes in average atmospheric and oceanic conditions that 
        persist over multiple decades or longer and are natural or 
        anthropogenic in origin, including--
                    (A) both increases and decreases in temperature;
                    (B) shifts in precipitation;
                    (C) shifts in ecoregion or biome geography and 
                phenology, as applicable;
                    (D) changing risk from certain types of rapid-onset 
                climate hazards and slow-onset climate hazards; and
                    (E) changes to other features of the climate 
                system.
            (6) Climate information.--The term ``climate information'' 
        means information, data, or products that enhance knowledge and 
        understanding of climate science, risk, conditions, 
        vulnerability, or impact, including--
                    (A) climate data products;
                    (B) historic or future climate projections or 
                scenarios;
                    (C) climate risk or vulnerability information;
                    (D) data or information related to climate 
                adaptation and mitigation; and
                    (E) other best available climate science.
            (7) Compound climate hazards.--The term ``compound climate 
        hazards'' means 2 or more environmental hazards driven or 
        exacerbated by climate change that occur simultaneously or 
        successively, such that the impacts to vulnerable systems are 
        amplified.
            (8) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the Partners 
        Council on Climate Adaptation and Resilience established by 
        subsection (c)(1).
            (9) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the 
        meaning given the term ``Executive agency'' in section 105 of 
        title 5, United States Code.
            (10) Freely associated state.--The term ``Freely Associated 
        State'' means--
                    (A) the Federated States of Micronesia;
                    (B) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
                    (C) the Republic of Palau.
            (11) Frontline communities.--The term ``frontline 
        communities'' means human communities that--
                    (A) are highly vulnerable to climate change or 
                exposed to climate risk;
                    (B) experience the earliest, most adverse impacts 
                of climate change; and
                    (C) may have a reduced ability to adapt to climate 
                change due to a lack of resources, political power, or 
                adaptive capacity.
            (12) Implementation plan.--The term ``Implementation Plan'' 
        means the Implementation Plan jointly developed by the Chief 
        Resilience Officer and the Working Groups under subsection 
        (e)(2).
            (13) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
            (14) National climate assessment.--The term ``National 
        Climate Assessment'' means the assessment delivered to Congress 
        and the President pursuant to section 106 of the Global Change 
        Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 2936).
            (15) Natural infrastructure.--The term ``natural 
        infrastructure'' means infrastructure that--
                    (A) uses, restores, or emulates natural ecological, 
                geological, or physical processes; and
                    (B)(i) is created through the action of natural 
                physical, geological, biological, and chemical 
                processes over time;
                    (ii) is created by human design, engineering, and 
                construction to emulate or act in concert with natural 
                processes; or
                    (iii) involves the use of plants, soils, and other 
                natural features, including through the creation, 
                restoration, or preservation of natural areas using 
                materials appropriate to the region to manage 
                stormwater and runoff, to attenuate flooding and storm 
                surges, to manage erosion and saltwater intrusion, and 
                for other related purposes.
            (16) Non-federal partner.--The term ``non-Federal partner'' 
        means a member of a unit of State, local, or territorial 
        government, the government of an Indian Tribe, the government 
        of a Freely Associated State, a private sector entity, or 
        another individual or organization not affiliated with the 
        Federal Government.
            (17) Operations report.--The term ``Operations Report'' 
        means the National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Operations 
        Report jointly developed by the Chief Resilience Officer and 
        the Working Groups under subsection (d).
            (18) Rapid-onset climate hazard.--The term ``rapid-onset 
        climate hazard'' means an abrupt environmental hazard driven or 
        exacerbated by climate change that occurs quickly or 
        unexpectedly and triggers impacts that materialize rapidly and 
        interact with conditions of exposure and vulnerability to 
        result in a disaster.
            (19) Represented agency.--The term ``represented agency'' 
        means each Federal agency from which the Chief Resilience 
        Officer appoints a member to a Working Group under subsection 
        (b)(2)(D)(ii)(II).
            (20) Resilience.--The term ``resilience'' means the 
        capacity of a social, physical, economic, or environmental 
        system to cope with an environmental hazard event, trend, or 
        disturbance that is driven or exacerbated by climate change by 
        responding or reorganizing in ways that maintain, to the 
        greatest extent practicable, the essential function, identity, 
        and structure of the system and ensure that, in the event of a 
        rapid-onset climate hazard or a slow-onset climate hazard, 
        basic human needs are met, while also maintaining the capacity 
        for adaptation and transformation.
            (21) Risk.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``risk'' means the 
                potential for consequences in a situation in which--
                            (i) something of value is at stake; and
                            (ii) the outcome is uncertain.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term ``risk'' includes the 
                potential for consequences described in subparagraph 
                (A) that is evaluated as the product obtained by 
                multiplying--
                            (i) the probability of a hazard occurring; 
                        by
                            (ii) the consequence that would result if 
                        the hazard occurred.
            (22) Slow-onset climate hazard.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``slow-onset climate 
                hazard'' means an environmental hazard driven or 
                exacerbated by climate change that evolves gradually 
                through time due to incremental change or because of an 
                increasing frequency or intensity of recurring climate 
                impacts.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The term ``slow-onset climate 
                hazard'' includes hazards such as--
                            (i) sea level rise;
                            (ii) desertification;
                            (iii) biodiversity loss or the alteration 
                        of or shift in habitat range of individual 
                        species or entire biomes;
                            (iv) increasing temperatures;
                            (v) ocean acidification;
                            (vi) saltwater intrusion;
                            (vii) soil salinization;
                            (viii) drought and water scarcity;
                            (ix) reduced snow pack;
                            (x) sea ice retreat;
                            (xi) glacial ice retreat;
                            (xii) permafrost thaw; and
                            (xiii) coastal and river bank erosion.
            (23) Strategy.--The term ``Strategy'' means the National 
        Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy required to be 
        developed jointly by the Chief Resilience Officer and the 
        Working Groups under subsection (e)(1).
            (24) Territorial government.--The term ``territorial 
        government'' means the government of a territory (as defined in 
        section 602(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802(g))).
            (25) Vulnerability.--The term ``vulnerability'' means the 
        propensity or predisposition of a human individual or community 
        or physical, biological, or socioeconomic system to be 
        susceptible to and adversely affected by the impacts of climate 
        change.
            (26) Working group.--The term ``Working Group'' means a 
        National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Working Group 
        established by the Chief Resilience Officer under subsection 
        (b)(2).
    (b) Chief Resilience Officer and National Climate Adaptation and 
Resilience Working Groups.--
            (1) Chief resilience officer.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the President shall 
                identify or appoint a Chief Resilience Officer of the 
                United States to serve in the Executive Office of the 
                President.
                    (B) Duties.--The Chief Resilience Officer shall--
                            (i) serve the President by directing a 
                        whole-of-government effort to build resilience 
                        to climate change vulnerabilities in the United 
                        States (as described in the National Climate 
                        Assessment or other relevant analyses 
                        identified by the Chief Resilience Officer) in 
                        collaboration with existing Federal initiatives 
                        and interagency adaptation efforts;
                            (ii) establish Working Groups in accordance 
                        with paragraph (2) to facilitate interagency 
                        coordination with respect to climate resilience 
                        and adaptation; and
                            (iii) at the end of a presidential 
                        administration, delegate the duties of the 
                        Chief Resilience Officer to the Executive 
                        Secretary of the Working Groups designated 
                        under paragraph (2)(F)(i)(I) until a new Chief 
                        Resilience Officer is appointed.
                    (C) Compensation.--The Chief Resilience Officer 
                shall be compensated by the Federal Government at level 
                III of the Executive Schedule in subchapter II of 
                chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Working groups.--
                    (A) Establishment.--
                            (i)  In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        the Chief Resilience Officer shall establish 
                        the minimum number of National Climate 
                        Adaptation and Resilience Working Groups that 
                        is necessary to carry out the duties and 
                        purposes described in subparagraph (C).
                            (ii) Limitation.--The Chief Resilience 
                        Officer shall not establish more than 5 Working 
                        Groups.
                    (B) Focus.--Each Working Group shall focus on a 
                topic or series of related topics with respect to 
                climate adaptation and resilience, as determined by the 
                Chief Resilience Officer.
                    (C) Duties and purpose.--Each Working Group shall, 
                under the leadership of the Chief Resilience Officer, 
                with respect to the focus of the Working Group--
                            (i) coordinate a whole-of-government plan 
                        to build resilience to the applicable climate 
                        change vulnerabilities described in the 
                        National Climate Assessment or other relevant 
                        analyses identified by the Chief Resilience 
                        Officer;
                            (ii) assist in the development of the 
                        applicable portions of--
                                    (I) the Operations Report;
                                    (II) the Strategy; and
                                    (III) the Implementation Plan; and
                            (iii) assist in the standardization across 
                        represented agencies of, with respect to 
                        climate change, the term ``resilience'' to 
                        promote greater consistency in Federal 
                        resilience leadership.
                    (D) Structure.--
                            (i) Chairperson.--
                                    (I) In general.--Subject to a 
                                designation under subclause (III), the 
                                Chief Resilience Officer shall serve as 
                                chairperson of each Working Group.
                                    (II) Temporary chairperson.--The 
                                President or the Chief Resilience 
                                Officer may designate another staff 
                                member or member of a Working Group to 
                                act temporarily as the chairperson of 
                                that Working Group in the absence of 
                                the Chief Resilience Officer.
                                    (III) Designated agency 
                                chairperson.--The Chief Resilience 
                                Officer may designate as chairperson of 
                                a Working Group the head of a 
                                represented agency that serves on that 
                                Working Group.
                            (ii) Membership.--In establishing a Working 
                        Group, the Chief Resilience Officer shall--
                                    (I) identify each Federal agency 
                                with operations or organizational units 
                                that are relevant to the focus of the 
                                Working Group; and
                                    (II) appoint 1 member of each 
                                Federal agency identified under 
                                subclause (I) to represent that Federal 
                                agency on the Working Group.
                            (iii) Requirement.--In appointing a member 
                        of a Working Group under clause (ii)(II), the 
                        Chief Resilience Officer shall, to the maximum 
                        extent practicable, appoint the head of the 
                        portion of the represented agency that is most 
                        relevant to the focus of the Working Group.
                            (iv) Duties of members.--Each member of a 
                        Working Group--
                                    (I) shall attend meetings of the 
                                Working Group; and
                                    (II) work to support the duties of 
                                the Working Group.
                    (E) Meetings.--
                            (i) In general.--Each Working Group shall 
                        meet not less frequently than once every 180 
                        days.
                            (ii) Quorum.--\3/4\ of the members of a 
                        Working Group shall constitute a quorum of the 
                        Working Group.
                            (iii) Remote participation.--A member of a 
                        Working Group may participate in a meeting of 
                        that Working Group through teleconference or 
                        similar means.
                    (F) Support personnel.--
                            (i) Executive secretary.--
                                    (I) In general.--The Chief 
                                Resilience Officer shall designate a 
                                permanent employee of a represented 
                                agency to serve as Executive Secretary 
                                of the Working Groups.
                                    (II) Employment.--The employee 
                                designated as Executive Secretary under 
                                subclause (I) shall remain an employee 
                                of the agency, department, or program 
                                from which the employee was appointed.
                            (ii) Necessary assistance.--To carry out 
                        the purposes of each Working Group, as 
                        described in subparagraph (C), each represented 
                        agency with a member on the Working Group shall 
                        furnish necessary assistance to that Working 
                        Group, such as--
                                    (I) a detail of employees to the 
                                Working Group to perform such 
                                functions, consistent with the purposes 
                                of the Working Group described in 
                                subparagraph (C), as the Chief 
                                Resilience Officer may assign, 
                                including support staff for the 
                                Executive Secretary appointed under 
                                clause (i)(I); and
                                    (II) on request of the Chief 
                                Resilience Officer, undertaking special 
                                studies for the Working Group as may be 
                                appropriate to carry out the functions 
                                of the Working Group.
    (c) Partners Council on Climate Adaptation and Resilience.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established a council, to be 
        known as the ``Partners Council on Climate Adaptation and 
        Resilience''.
            (2) Mission and function.--The Council shall work to 
        improve the climate adaptation and resilience operations of the 
        Federal Government by providing recommendations through the 
        Chief Resilience Officer, including those recommendations 
        contained in the report required under paragraph (3), that 
        identify how the Federal Government can better support non-
        Federal partners with equitable resources, technical 
        assistance, improved policies, and other assistance to help 
        frontline communities build resilience to climate change.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 16 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the 
        Council, acting through the Chief Resilience Officer, shall 
        submit to the President and the Working Groups a report that 
        includes--
                    (A) an analysis of the deficiencies or gaps in the 
                climate resilience operations of the Federal Government 
                that reduce or fail to increase the capacity of non-
                Federal partners to adapt to climate change;
                    (B) an identification of the resources, including 
                Federal funding, necessary for non-Federal partners to 
                adequately adapt to climate change; and
                    (C) recommendations with respect to how the Federal 
                Government could better support efforts by non-Federal 
                partners to expeditiously address vulnerabilities 
                associated with climate change and build climate 
                resilience.
            (4) Chair and vice-chair.--The Chief Resilience Officer 
        shall serve as chairperson of the Council and shall appoint a 
        vice-chairperson from among the members of the Council 
        appointed pursuant to paragraph (5).
            (5) Membership.--
                    (A) In general.--In addition to the Chief 
                Resilience Officer, the Council shall consist of not 
                more than 23 members appointed by the Chief Resilience 
                Officer.
                    (B) Appointment.--
                            (i) In general.--The Chief Resilience 
                        Officer shall appoint members of the Council 
                        who can support the Working Groups by 
                        articulating how the Federal Government can 
                        better support State governments, local 
                        governments, territorial governments, the 
                        governments of Indian Tribes, the governments 
                        of Freely Associated States, nonprofit 
                        organizations, or private sector entities to 
                        build resilience to climate change.
                            (ii) Non-federal partner members.--The 
                        Chief Resilience Officer shall appoint 20 non-
                        Federal partner members of the Council as 
                        follows:
                                    (I) 12 members who are employees of 
                                State governments, local governments, 
                                territorial governments, the 
                                governments of Indian Tribes, or the 
                                governments of Freely Associated 
                                States, of which--
                                            (aa) not fewer than 2 shall 
                                        be employees of a State 
                                        government;
                                            (bb) not fewer than 2 shall 
                                        be employees of a unit of local 
                                        government;
                                            (cc) not fewer than 2 shall 
                                        be employees of the government 
                                        of an Indian Tribe; and
                                            (dd) not fewer than 2 shall 
                                        be employees of a territorial 
                                        government or the government of 
                                        a Freely Associated State; and
                                    (II) 8 members who represent 
                                nongovernmental organizations and the 
                                private sector, of which--
                                            (aa) 3 shall represent 
                                        nongovernmental organizations;
                                            (bb) 3 shall represent the 
                                        private sector; and
                                            (cc) 2 shall represent 
                                        academic institutions.
                            (iii) Represented agency members.--The 
                        Chief Resilience Officer may, with the consent 
                        of those representatives, appoint not more than 
                        3 representatives of represented agencies to 
                        the Council that the Chief Resilience Officer 
                        determines would promote dialogue useful for 
                        implementation of the duties of the Council 
                        while keeping the size of the Council 
                        manageable.
                            (iv) Selection.--To the maximum extent 
                        practicable, the Chief Resilience Officer shall 
                        seek to select members of the Council who--
                                    (I) possess first-hand, lived 
                                experience of climate vulnerability in 
                                the United States, including direct 
                                experience working with, or as members 
                                of, frontline communities; and
                                    (II) represent a diversity of--
                                            (aa) perspectives;
                                            (bb) demographics;
                                            (cc) geographies;
                                            (dd) political 
                                        affiliations; and
                                            (ee) institution sizes, 
                                        including representatives of 
                                        both small and large units of 
                                        government and businesses.
                            (v) Term.--Members appointed to the Council 
                        shall serve a single term of not more than 3 
                        years, except that--
                                    (I) of the initial members 
                                appointed to the Council, the Chief 
                                Resilience Officer shall appoint--
                                            (aa) \1/2\ of the members 
                                        to serve for a term of 18 
                                        months; and
                                            (bb) \1/2\ of the members 
                                        to serve a term of 3 years; and
                                    (II) the Chief Resilience Officer 
                                may extend the term of any member of 
                                the Council by a period of not more 
                                than 1 year on a one-time basis, if the 
                                Chief Resilience Officer determines it 
                                necessary to support the work of the 
                                Council.
                            (vi) Vacancies.--
                                    (I) In general.--A vacancy in the 
                                Council shall be filled in the same 
                                manner in which the original selection 
                                was made.
                                    (II) Appointment of new members.--
                                After the expiration of the term for 
                                which a member of the Council is 
                                appointed, the member may continue to 
                                serve until a successor is appointed.
            (6) Meetings.--
                    (A) In general.--The Council shall meet not less 
                frequently than once every 180 days.
                    (B) Quorum.--\3/4\ of the members of the Council 
                shall constitute a quorum of the Council.
                    (C) Remote participation.--A member of the Council 
                may participate in a meeting of the Council through 
                teleconference or similar means.
            (7) Applicability of faca.--Section 14 of the Federal 
        Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
        Council.
    (d) National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Operations Report.--
Not later than 16 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
every 3 years thereafter, the Chief Resilience Officer and the Working 
Groups shall jointly and simultaneously submit to the President and 
Congress a National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Operations Report 
that includes--
            (1) a summary of the existing climate resilience operations 
        of each represented agency that includes--
                    (A) the roles and responsibilities of each 
                represented agency in building national resilience to 
                the climate vulnerabilities described in the National 
                Climate Assessment or other analyses relevant to each 
                represented agency;
                    (B) the major findings and conclusions from climate 
                adaptation plans or risk or vulnerability assessments 
                prepared by each represented agency;
                    (C) the mechanisms by which each represented agency 
                supports the resilience efforts of non-Federal 
                partners, such as by providing funding, resources, and 
                technical assistance; and
                    (D) an assessment of how each represented agency is 
                working to ensure equitable adaptation outcomes; and
            (2) a cross-agency analysis of the resilience operations 
        identified under paragraph (1) that--
                    (A) identifies--
                            (i) the challenges, barriers, or 
                        disincentives for the Federal Government to 
                        build resilience to climate change in the 
                        United States;
                            (ii) the inconsistencies in goals, 
                        priorities, or strategies underlying climate 
                        resilience operations and policy across 
                        represented agencies that may inhibit effective 
                        interagency coordination to support national 
                        climate resilience, including--
                                    (I) the areas of necessary 
                                differences in those goals, priorities, 
                                or strategies; and
                                    (II) the justifications for those 
                                inconsistencies;
                            (iii) areas of overlap or redundant use of 
                        resources between or among represented 
                        agencies, including recommendations to 
                        eliminate any unnecessary or unintentional 
                        redundancy;
                            (iv) gaps or deficiencies in resilience 
                        operations and policy that need to be addressed 
                        in the context of the Strategy;
                            (v) opportunities for greater collaboration 
                        between or among represented agencies to 
                        improve Federal Government resilience 
                        operations and policy; and
                            (vi) opportunities for greater 
                        collaboration between the Federal Government 
                        and non-Federal partners to build local-level 
                        adaptive capacity and resilience; and
                    (B) includes a review and summary of all available 
                Federal funding from represented agencies that is 
                specifically allocated for climate adaptation 
                activities to be undertaken by non-Federal partners, 
                including--
                            (i) a summary of Federal funding available 
                        in appropriations accounts and subaccounts;
                            (ii) disparities between the supply and 
                        demand for adaptation funding available to non-
                        Federal partners; and
                            (iii) existing mechanisms to ensure Federal 
                        funding allocations are being directed to 
                        frontline communities with the greatest level 
                        of vulnerability.
    (e) National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy.--
            (1) Strategy.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Chief Resilience 
                Officer and the Working Groups shall jointly submit and 
                simultaneously to the President and Congress a National 
                Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy.
                    (B) Updates.--Not later than the date that is 3 
                years after the date on which the Chief Resilience 
                Officer and the Working Groups jointly and 
                simultaneously submit the Strategy to the President and 
                Congress under subparagraph (A), and every 3 years 
                thereafter, the Chief Resilience Officer and the 
                Working Groups shall jointly submit an updated version 
                of the Strategy to the President and Congress to 
                account for--
                            (i) new science related to climate change, 
                        resilience, and adaptation;
                            (ii) relevant changes in Federal Government 
                        structure, congressional authorities, or 
                        appropriations; and
                            (iii) any other necessary improvements or 
                        changes identified by the Chief Resilience 
                        Officer.
                    (C) Purpose and scope.--The Strategy shall describe 
                strategies for the Federal Government, in partnership 
                with non-Federal partners, to address the 
                vulnerabilities of the United States to climate change 
                described in the National Climate Assessment or other 
                relevant analyses identified by the Chief Resilience 
                Officer to ensure that--
                            (i) the United States has an overarching 
                        strategic vision to respond to climate change 
                        that--
                                    (I) identifies national climate 
                                resilience goals and guides national 
                                climate adaptation efforts;
                                    (II) facilitates the incorporation 
                                of the climate resilience goals 
                                identified under subclause (I) into 
                                relevant national programs, operations, 
                                and strategies;
                                    (III) develops proactive, long-
                                term, scenario-based strategies to plan 
                                for and respond to current and future 
                                climate impacts to human communities, 
                                natural resources and public land, and 
                                infrastructure and other physical 
                                assets;
                                    (IV) emphasizes forward-thinking 
                                adaptation strategies, including 
                                predisaster mitigation, that seek to 
                                overcome repeated climate impacts to 
                                vulnerable systems and communities;
                                    (V) prioritizes climate resilience 
                                efforts to support the most vulnerable 
                                human communities and the most urgent 
                                national resilience challenges, as 
                                determined by the Chief Resilience 
                                Officer in consultation with the 
                                Working Groups;
                                    (VI) avoids unnecessary 
                                redundancies and inefficiencies in the 
                                national planning for and response to 
                                climate change; and
                                    (VII) recognizes the vulnerability 
                                of natural systems to climate change 
                                and underscores the importance of 
                                promoting ecosystem resilience to 
                                preserve the intrinsic value of nature 
                                and support ecosystem services relied 
                                on by human beings;
                            (ii) Federal investments in Federal and 
                        non-Federal infrastructure and assets promote 
                        climate resilience to the maximum extent 
                        practicable; and
                            (iii) the adaptive capacity and resilience 
                        of State governments, local governments, 
                        territorial governments, the governments of 
                        Indian Tribes, and governments of Freely 
                        Associated States are maximized to the maximum 
                        extent practicable.
                    (D) Council recommendations.--In developing the 
                Strategy, the Chief Resilience Officer and Working 
                Groups shall consider the recommendations of the 
                Council.
                    (E) Inclusions.--In addition to the overarching 
                strategies developed in accordance with subparagraph 
                (C), the Strategy shall include information with 
                respect to the following:
                            (i) Direct federal government response to 
                        climate change.--
                                    (I) Addressing the limitations, 
                                redundancies, and opportunities for 
                                improved resilience operations of the 
                                Federal Government that are identified 
                                in the Operations Report.
                                    (II) Better preparing the United 
                                States for the adverse impacts 
                                experienced or anticipated to be 
                                experienced as a result of--
                                            (aa) rapid-onset climate 
                                        hazards;
                                            (bb) slow-onset climate 
                                        hazards;
                                            (cc) compound climate 
                                        hazards; and
                                            (dd) cascading climate 
                                        hazards.
                                    (III) Educating, engaging, or 
                                developing the skills of the workforce 
                                of the represented agencies with 
                                respect to topics related to climate 
                                change vulnerability and resilience to 
                                promote effective Federal resilience 
                                operations.
                                    (IV) An identification of 
                                opportunities and appropriate 
                                circumstances for represented agencies 
                                to better utilize natural 
                                infrastructure as an adaptation 
                                strategy.
                            (ii) Support of non-federal partners' 
                        response to climate change.--
                                    (I) Methods for represented 
                                agencies to better collaborate and work 
                                directly with non-Federal partners to 
                                increase the resilience and adaptive 
                                capacity of State governments, local 
                                governments, territorial governments, 
                                the governments of Indian Tribes, the 
                                governments of Freely Associated 
                                States, and other non-Federal partners.
                                    (II) Educating non-Federal partners 
                                about the availability of Federal 
                                funding opportunities identified in the 
                                Operations Report under subsection 
                                (d)(2)(B), including the development of 
                                a centralized, cross-agency portal that 
                                allows non-Federal partners to easily 
                                identify and apply for appropriate 
                                Federal funding opportunities for the 
                                specific resilience needs of those non-
                                Federal partners.
                                    (III) Clarifying, simplifying, and 
                                harmonizing the planning requirements 
                                and application processes for State 
                                governments, local governments, 
                                territorial governments, the 
                                governments of Indian Tribes, and the 
                                governments of Freely Associated States 
                                to access Federal funds for climate 
                                adaptation and resilience efforts 
                                across represented agencies.
                                    (IV) Identifying under-resourced 
                                communities and communities with low 
                                adaptive capacity and resilience and to 
                                directly support those communities in 
                                applying for Federal funds for climate 
                                adaptation and resilience efforts.
                                    (V) Supporting the retreat or 
                                relocation of human communities in 
                                areas that are at increasing risk from 
                                climate change, in particular from 
                                slow-onset climate hazards, including 
                                strategies to better manage equitable 
                                property buyouts, managed retreat, or 
                                relocation options for communities in 
                                those areas.
                            (iii) Climate information.--
                                    (I) Increasing the accessibility 
                                and utility of climate information that 
                                is produced, published, or hosted by 
                                the Federal Government, including 
                                strategies to better collaborate across 
                                the represented agencies and work with 
                                non-Federal partners--
                                            (aa) to provide the high-
                                        quality, locally relevant 
                                        climate information and, where 
                                        practicable and useful, 
                                        transparent and replicable 
                                        downscaled climate projections 
                                        that are necessary to support 
                                        local-level adaptation efforts;
                                            (bb) to establish improved 
                                        methods of communicating 
                                        climate risk and other relevant 
                                        climate information;
                                            (cc) to better educate non-
                                        Federal partners about the 
                                        available resources for climate 
                                        information; and
                                            (dd) to assist non-Federal 
                                        partners in selecting and using 
                                        appropriate climate information 
                                        or related tools.
                                    (II) Standardized procedures to 
                                synthesize, align, and update climate 
                                information produced, published, or 
                                hosted by the Federal Government to 
                                create arrays of standardized national, 
                                regional, and, where applicable, local 
                                climate information for adaptation 
                                planning.
                                    (III) An assessment of the 
                                necessity and utility of developing or 
                                improving a centralized clearinghouse 
                                and dedicated Federal program for 
                                climate information to better provide 
                                climate information to end users.
                                    (IV) Developing the centralized 
                                clearinghouse or dedicated Federal 
                                program described in subclause (III), 
                                if such an effort is determined to be 
                                necessary by the Chief Resilience 
                                Officer.
                            (iv) Resilience metrics and indicators.--At 
                        the discretion of the Chief Resilience Officer, 
                        developing or improving resilience metrics and 
                        indicators to assist the Federal Government and 
                        non-Federal partners--
                                    (I) to the maximum extent 
                                practicable, to consistently measure 
                                the resilience of human communities, 
                                natural systems, and physical assets to 
                                climate change;
                                    (II) to set baselines and targets 
                                to measurably increase climate 
                                resilience over time; and
                                    (III) to better monitor and assess 
                                the effectiveness of various 
                                resilience-building activities after 
                                implementation.
                            (v) Funding climate adaptation.--
                                    (I) Helping to prioritize Federal 
                                funding expenditures for adaptation and 
                                resilience in consideration of the 
                                greatest vulnerabilities.
                                    (II) Creating financial incentives 
                                for adaptation and resilience efforts.
                                    (III) A review of the cost-benefit 
                                analysis methodologies and discount 
                                rates used by represented agencies for 
                                all Federal investments, including a 
                                review of the implications of those 
                                methodologies and discount rates for 
                                climate adaptation and resilience.
                                    (IV) Recommendations to improve the 
                                methodologies described in subclause 
                                (III) to reflect--
                                            (aa) the added value of 
                                        resilience planning and 
                                        construction methodologies over 
                                        the lifetime of a project or 
                                        unit of infrastructure;
                                            (bb) the benefits of 
                                        natural infrastructure 
                                        investments;
                                            (cc) the potential value of 
                                        retreat and relocation as 
                                        adaptation solutions; and
                                            (dd) to what extent 
                                        existing cost-benefit analysis 
                                        methodologies lead to 
                                        inequitable outcomes or 
                                        outcomes that increase climate 
                                        vulnerability.
                            (vi) Social equity.--
                                    (I) Ensuring that the costs, 
                                benefits, and risks resulting from 
                                climate resilience efforts, including 
                                funding allocations, the methodologies 
                                for determining funding allocations, 
                                and existing and future policies, are 
                                equitably distributed among sectors of 
                                society, types of communities, and 
                                geographies.
                                    (II) Ensuring that federally 
                                supported climate resilience efforts 
                                are--
                                            (aa) designed in 
                                        consultation with the 
                                        communities that will be 
                                        affected by those efforts; and
                                            (bb) centered on the needs 
                                        of those communities.
                                    (III) To the greatest extent 
                                practicable, integrating social equity 
                                considerations across all aspects of 
                                the Strategy.
            (2) Implementation plan.--Concurrently with the Strategy 
        and each update of the Strategy, the Chief Resilience Officer 
        and the Working Groups shall jointly and simultaneously submit 
        to the President and Congress an Implementation Plan that 
        describes how represented agencies intend to carry out the 
        Strategy, which shall include--
                    (A) a description of the roles and responsibilities 
                of each represented agency in carrying out each element 
                of the Strategy described in paragraph (1);
                    (B) a plan to enter into such interagency 
                agreements between and among represented agencies, 
                partnerships with non-Federal entities, and other 
                agreements for coordination between and among the 
                Federal Government and non-Federal partners as may be 
                necessary to facilitate a unified national plan to 
                build resilience to climate change; and
                    (C) the use of any relevant metrics and indicators 
                described in paragraph (1)(E)(iv).
            (3) Assessment.--Not later than 2 years following the 
        completion of each Strategy under paragraph (1)(A) and each 
        Implementation Plan, the Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall simultaneously submit to the President and 
        Congress a report that assesses--
                    (A) the extent to which the Strategy and 
                Implementation Plan have been carried out by the 
                Federal Government, which shall be judged, as 
                appropriate, based on any metrics and indicators 
                developed to track progress in increasing resilience 
                under paragraph (1)(E)(iv);
                    (B) the effectiveness of the actions taken under 
                the Strategy and Implementation Plan and the resulting 
                outcomes of those actions in building national 
                resilience to climate change; and
                    (C) the progress made towards the development of an 
                effective whole-of-government effort to build 
                resilience to the climate vulnerabilities described in 
                the National Climate Assessment or other relevant 
                analyses identified by the Chief Resilience Officer, 
                including recommendations for additional steps 
                necessary to reach this goal.
            (4) Public comment.--The Chief Resilience Officer shall--
                    (A) publish draft and final versions of the 
                Strategy and Implementation Plan, and each update to 
                the Strategy and Implementation Plan; and
                    (B) through publication in the Federal Register, 
                solicit comments from the public on the draft versions 
                of the documents published under subparagraph (A) for a 
                period of 60 days, which the Chief Resilience Officer 
                and the Working Groups shall consider before submitting 
                final versions of the Strategy and Implementation Plan, 
                and updates to the Strategy and Implementation Plan, to 
                the President and Congress.
    (f) Sunset.--This section ceases to be effective on the date that 
is the earlier of--
            (1) the date on which the Comptroller General of the United 
        States submits to the President and Congress the third 
        assessment report under subsection (e)(3); and
            (2) the date that is the last day of fiscal year 2033.
                                                       Calendar No. 615

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3531

                          [Report No. 117-237]

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                                 A BILL

    To require the Federal Government to produce a national climate 
      adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes.

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                           December 12, 2022

                       Reported with an amendment