[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3796-S3797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1654. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 355. BRIEFING ON CHANGING CLIMATE CONDITIONS AND 
                   MILITARY INSTALLATION READINESS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to interested 
     Senators on the Department of Defense's strategy and 
     initiatives to address the impact of changing climate 
     conditions on military installations, including expected 
     increased water shortages and instances of wildfire due to 
     increased drought and flooding due to sea level rise and 
     coastal erosion from storm surges, and efforts to mitigate 
     the associated national security risk and ensure optimal 
     military readiness.
       (b) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (a) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (1) An assessment of how changing conditions are affecting 
     operations and military readiness at military installations.
       (2) A description of efforts to disseminate and implement 
     best practices across military installations.
       (3) An assessment whether the Department of Defense faces 
     challenges in carrying out preparedness and resilience 
     initiatives, and recommendations for legislation needed to 
     increase security on military installations.
       (4) A description of opportunities for effective public 
     private partnerships or contracts with industry to address 
     and mitigate the effects of these changing conditions.

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