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Climate Change National Security Strategy Act of 2019

Introduced: February 13, 2019 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

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Feb 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

Feb 13, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Science, Space, and Technology, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 13, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Climate Change National Security Strategy Act of 2019

This bill requires the impacts of climate change to be identified and considered in the development and implementation of national security policies and plans.

Specifically, the bill requires the National Security Advisor and 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 climate-related impacts on national security interests. Further, 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.

What's happening now February 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

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