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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8090 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a council within 

the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate departmental efforts 

to identify, address, and mitigate cross-functional impacts of global climate change with respect to the Department’s programs and operations, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 19, 2024 

Mr. GOLDMAN of New York (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, and 

Mr. CARTER of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 

a council within the Department of Homeland Security 

to coordinate departmental efforts to identify, address, 

and mitigate cross-functional impacts of global climate 

change with respect to the Department’s programs and 

operations, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeland Security 

5 Climate Change Coordination Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DHS CLIMATE COORDINATING COUNCIL. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of Title VIII of the 

3 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) 

4 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

5 ‘‘§ 890E. Climate coordinating council. 

6 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

7 Department a council to coordinate departmental efforts 

8 to identify, address, and mitigate cross-functional impacts 

9 of global climate change with respect to the Department’s 

10 programs, operations, missions, assets, and personnel. 

11 ‘‘(b) SIZE; COMPOSITION.—The council established 

12 pursuant to subsection (a) shall be comprised of not fewer 

13 than 20 members. Such members shall include senior offi14 cials from the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) The Office for Strategy, Policy, and Plans. 

16 ‘‘(2) The Office of Regulatory Affairs. 

17 ‘‘(3) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

18 ‘‘(4) The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Lib19 erties. 

20 ‘‘(5) The Federal Emergency Management 

21 Agency. 

22 ‘‘(6) The Federal Law Enforcement Training 

23 Centers. 

24 ‘‘(7) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis. 

25 ‘‘(8) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce26 ment. 


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1 ‘‘(9) The Management Directorate. 

2 ‘‘(10) The Office of Partnership and Engage3 ment. 

4 ‘‘(11) The Office of Public Affairs. 

5 ‘‘(12) The Office of Operations Coordination. 

6 ‘‘(13) The Office of Privacy. 

7 ‘‘(14) The Science and Technology Directorate. 

8 ‘‘(15) The Transportation Security Administra9 tion. 

10 ‘‘(16) The United States Coast Guard. 

11 ‘‘(17) United States Citizenship and Immigra12 tion Services. 

13 ‘‘(18) The United States Secret Service. 

14 ‘‘(19) Any other office or component of the De15 partment the Secretary determines appropriate. 

16 ‘‘(c) LEADERSHIP.—The Secretary shall designate a 

17 senior official from among the entities specified in sub18 section (b) to lead the council established pursuant to sub19 section (a). 

20 ‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) identify cross-functional impacts of global 

22 climate change with respect to the Department’s 

23 programs, operations, missions, assets, and per24 sonnel; 


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1 ‘‘(2) address and mitigate cross-functional im2 pacts of global climate change to the Department by, 

3 among other things, developing risk-based climate 

4 change strategies and frameworks; 

5 ‘‘(3) make recommendations, as appropriate, 

6 for organizational and resource realignments, as nec7 essary, to support the Department’s risk-based cli8 mate change strategies and frameworks; and 

9 ‘‘(4) oversee the implementation of depart10 mental actions as required under Executive Order 

11 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and 

12 Abroad, and other related or successor orders. 

13 ‘‘(e) REPORTS.—Not later than January 1, 2025, 

14 and annually thereafter for ten years, the Secretary shall 

15 submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

16 House of Representatives and the Committee on Home17 land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a 

18 report regarding the actions taken pursuant to this sec19 tion.’’. 

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

21 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

22 amended by inserting after item relating to section 890D 

23 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 890E. Climate coordinating council.’’. 

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