[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 24, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3246-S3247]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1740. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 for military activities of the Department

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of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of 
the Department of Energy, 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 C of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. ____. BRIEFING ON EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HEALTH OF 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     for Sustainment and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Health Affairs shall brief the appropriate committees of 
     Congress on the effect of climate change on the health of 
     members of the Armed Forces in the contiguous United States 
     and outside the contiguous United States.
       (b) Elements of Briefing.--The briefing under subsection 
     (a) shall specifically address possible increased incidents 
     of--
       (1) heat-related illness;
       (2) water scarcity;
       (3) vector borne disease; and
       (4) extreme weather.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
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