To direct Federal departments and agencies to perform certain functions to ensure that climate change-related impacts are fully considered in the development of national security doctrine, policies, and plans, and for other purposes.
United States115th CongressHR-2908House of Representatives
Updated: May 22, 2018
Summary
Climate Change National Security Strategy Act of 2017 This bill requires the National Security Advisor and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to jointly establish an interagency Climate and National Security Working Group, which must develop an action plan on current and projected climate-related impacts on national security interests. Specified federal departments and agencies must each develop a plan that ensures that such impacts are identified and considered in the development and implementation of relevant national security doctrine, policies, and plans. The plans must be updated at least annually.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
House of Representatives