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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 260 

To address the disparate impact of climate change on women and support 

the efforts of women globally to address climate change, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 11, 2021 

Ms. LEE of California (for herself, Mrs. DEMINGS, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. 

CONNOLLY, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. CLEAVER, 

Ms. NORTON, Mr. CARSON, Ms. HOULAHAN, Ms. MENG, Ms. CLARKE of 

New York, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. WILD, Mr. 

MALINOWSKI, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

SIRES, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. TORRES of California, Ms. 

CASTOR of Florida, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. 

BASS, Ms. SPEIER, and Ms. CHU) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 

A BILL 

To address the disparate impact of climate change on women 

and support the efforts of women globally to address 

climate change, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Women and Climate Change Act of 2021’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. Statement of policy. 

TITLE I—STRATEGIES, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS 

Sec. 101. Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change. 

Sec. 102. Development and implementation of strategy and policies to prevent 

and respond to the effects of climate change on women globally. 

TITLE II—OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY 

Sec. 201. Senior Coordinator for Women and Climate Change. 

Sec. 202. Briefing and report. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) Women in the United States and around 

9 the world are the linchpin of families and commu10 nities and are often the first to feel the immediate 

11 and adverse effects of social, environmental, and eco12 nomic stresses on their families and communities. 

13 (2) The United Nations has recognized, as one 

14 of the central organizing principles for its work, that 

15 ‘‘no enduring solution to society’s most threatening 

16 social, economic and political problems can be found 

17 without the full participation, and the full empower18 ment, of the world’s women’’. 


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1 (3) The United Nations Development Pro2 gramme 2013 Human Development Report has 

3 found that the number of people living in extreme 

4 poverty could increase by up to 3,000,000,000 by 

5 2050 unless environmental disasters are averted by 

6 coordinated global action. 

7 (4) Climate change is already forcing the most 

8 vulnerable communities and populations in devel9 oping countries to face unprecedented climate stress, 

10 including water scarcity and drought, as well as se11 vere weather events and floods, which can lead to re12 duced agricultural productivity, food insecurity, and 

13 increased disease. 

14 (5) Climate change exacerbates issues of scar15 city and lack of accessibility to primary natural re16 sources, forest resources, and arable land for food 

17 production, thereby contributing to increased conflict 

18 and instability, as well as the workload and stresses 

19 on women farmers, who are estimated to produce 60 

20 to 80 percent of the food in most developing coun21 tries. 

22 (6) Women will disproportionately face harmful 

23 impacts from climate change, particularly in poor 

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1 ily’s food and collecting water, fuel, and other re2 sources. 

3 (7) Epidemics, such as malaria and zika, are 

4 expected to worsen and spread due to variations in 

5 climate, putting women (especially pregnant mothers 

6 and women who hope to become pregnant) and chil7 dren without access to prevention and medical serv8 ices at risk. 

9 (8) The direct and indirect effects of climate 

10 change have a disproportionate impact on marginal11 ized women, such as environmental refugees and dis12 placed persons, migrants, religious, racial, or ethnic 

13 minorities, adolescent girls, lesbian and trans 

14 women, women living in poverty, and women and 

15 girls with disabilities and those who are living with 

16 HIV. 

17 (9) Conflict has a disproportionate impact on 

18 the most vulnerable communities and populations, 

19 including women, and is fueled in the poorest re20 gions of the world by harsher climates, leading to 

21 migration, refugee crises, and conflicts over scarce 

22 natural resources, including land and water. 

23 (10) Displaced, refugee, and stateless women 

24 and girls face extreme violence and threats, includ25 ing— 


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1 (A) being forced to exchange sex for food 

2 and humanitarian supplies; 

3 (B) being at increased risk of rape, sexual 

4 exploitation, and abuse; and 

5 (C) being at increased risk for HIV, sexu6 ally transmitted infections (STIs), unplanned 

7 pregnancy, and poor reproductive health. 

8 (11) It is predicted that climate change will 

9 lead to increasing frequency and intensity of extreme 

10 weather conditions, precipitating the occurrence of 

11 natural disasters around the globe. 

12 (12) The relocation and death of women, and 

13 especially mothers, as a result of climate-related dis14 asters often has devastating impacts on social sup15 port networks, family ties, and the coping capacity 

16 of families and communities. 

17 (13) The ability of women to adapt to climate 

18 change is constrained by a lack of economic free19 doms, property and inheritance rights, and access to 

20 financial resources, education, family planning and 

21 reproductive health, and new tools, equipment, and 

22 technology. 

23 (14) Despite having a unique capacity and 

24 knowledge to promote and provide for adaptation to 


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1 climate change, women often have insufficient re2 sources to undertake such adaptation. 

3 (15) Women are shown to have a multiplier ef4 fect because women use their income and resources, 

5 when given the necessary tools, to increase the well6 being of their children and families, and thus play 

7 a critical role in reducing food insecurity, poverty, 

8 and socioeconomic effects of climate change. 

9 (16) Women are often underrepresented in the 

10 development and formulation of policy regarding 

11 mitigation and adaptation to climate change, even 

12 though women are often in the best position to pro13 vide and consult on adaptive strategies. 

14 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this Act: 

16 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT17 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com18 mittees’’ means— 

19 (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations 

20 and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

21 Senate; and 

22 (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

23 the Committee on Appropriations of the House 

24 of Representatives. 


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1 (2) CLIMATE CHANGE.—The term ‘‘climate 

2 change’’ means a change of climate that is attrib3 uted directly or indirectly to— 

4 (A) human activity; and 

5 (B) altering the composition of the global 

6 atmosphere. 

7 (3) DEVELOPING COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘devel8 oping country’’ means a country classified by the 

9 World Bank as having a low-income or lower-middle10 income economy. 

11 (4) DISPARATE IMPACT.—The term ‘‘disparate 

12 impact’’ refers to the historical and ongoing impacts 

13 of the pattern and practice of discrimination in em14 ployment, education, housing, banking, health, and 

15 nearly every other aspect of life in the economy, so16 ciety, or culture that have an adverse impact on mi17 norities, women, or other protected groups, regard18 less of whether such practices were motivated by dis19 criminatory intent. 

20 (5) ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS.—The term 

21 ‘‘environmental disasters’’ means specific events 

22 caused by human activity that result in seriously 

23 negative effects on the environment. 

24 (6) ENVIRONMENTAL REFUGEES.—The term 

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1 cause of environmental causes, notably land loss and 

2 degradation, and natural disasters, who have left 

3 their community or country of origin. 

4 (7) EXTREME POVERTY.—The term ‘‘extreme 

5 poverty’’ means having an income level or living 

6 standard at a level of extreme deprivation based on 

7 living with income below 50 percent of the poverty 

8 line as established by the individual country at issue, 

9 or below $1.90 per day as determined by the World 

10 Bank. 

11 (8) EXTREME WEATHER.—The term ‘‘extreme 

12 weather’’ means unexpected, unusual, unpredictable, 

13 severe, or unseasonal weather that is at the extremes 

14 of the historical distribution range that has been 

15 seen in the past. 

16 (9) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 

17 agency’’ means any executive department, Govern18 ment corporation, Government-controlled corpora19 tion, or other establishment in the executive branch 

20 of the Government (including the Executive Office of 

21 the President), or any independent regulatory agen22 cy. 

23 (10) FOOD INSECURITY.—The term ‘‘food inse24 curity’’ means a lack of consistent access to food. 


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1 (11) MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND

2 POPULATIONS.—The term ‘‘most vulnerable commu3 nities and populations’’ means communities and pop4 ulations, including women, impoverished commu5 nities, adolescent girls, people with disabilities, indig6 enous peoples, refugees, displaced persons, migrants, 

7 religious, racial, or ethnic minorities, lesbian and 

8 trans women, women living in poverty, women and 

9 girls with disabilities, and those who are living with 

10 HIV, who are at risk of substantial adverse impacts 

11 of climate change and have limited capacity to re12 spond to such impacts. 

13 (12) POVERTY.—The term ‘‘poverty’’ means an 

14 income level and living standard insufficient to meet 

15 basic needs. 

16 SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

17 It is the policy of the United States, in partnership 

18 with affected countries, donor country governments, inter19 national financial institutions, international nongovern20 mental organizations, multilateral organizations, and civil 

21 society groups, especially those led by women, to combat 

22 the leading causes of climate change, mitigate the effects 

23 of climate change on women and girls, and elevate the par24 ticipation of women in policy, program, and community 


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1 decision-making processes with respect to climate change, 

2 by— 

3 (1) establishing the Federal Interagency Work4 ing Group on Women and Climate Change, the mis5 sion of which is to prevent and respond to the ef6 fects of climate change on women globally; and 

7 (2) implementing a coordinated, integrated, evi8 dence-based, and comprehensive strategy on women 

9 and climate change throughout United States poli10 cies in the future. 

11 TITLE I—STRATEGIES, POLICIES, 

12 AND PROGRAMS 

13 SEC. 101. FEDERAL INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON 

14 WOMEN AND CLIMATE CHANGE. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

16 Department of State a Federal Interagency Working 

17 Group on Women and Climate Change (in this Act re18 ferred to as the ‘‘Working Group’’). 

19 (b) CHAIRPERSON.—The Senior Coordinator for 

20 Women and Climate Change designated pursuant to sec21 tion 201 shall serve as the chairperson of the Working 

22 Group. 

23 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Working Group shall be 

25 composed of one senior-level representative from 


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1 each of the Federal agencies described in paragraph 

2 (2), as selected by the head of the respective agency 

3 from the senior ranks of that agency. 

4 (2) AGENCIES.—The agencies described in this 

5 paragraph are the following: 

6 (A) The Department of State, including— 

7 (i) the Office of Global Women’s 

8 Issues; 

9 (ii) the Office of Civil Rights; 

10 (iii) the Bureau of Oceans and Inter11 national Environmental and Scientific Af12 fairs; 

13 (iv) the Bureau of Population, Refu14 gees, and Migration; 

15 (v) the Bureau of Democracy, Human 

16 Rights, and Labor; and 

17 (vi) the Bureau of International Orga18 nization Affairs. 

19 (B) The United States Agency for Inter20 national Development. 

21 (C) The Centers for Disease Control and 

22 Prevention. 

23 (D) The Environmental Protection Agency. 

24 (E) The National Oceanic and Atmos25 pheric Administration. 


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1 (F) The National Institutes of Health. 

2 (G) The National Science Foundation. 

3 (H) The Council on Environmental Qual4 ity. 

5 (I) Such other agencies as may be des6 ignated by the Senior Coordinator for Women 

7 and Climate Change. 

8 (d) FUNCTIONS.—The Working Group shall— 

9 (1) coordinate and integrate the development of 

10 all policies and activities of the Federal Government 

11 across all agencies relating to— 

12 (A) combating the effects of climate 

13 change on women in the national and inter14 national sphere; and 

15 (B) improving the response and strategy of 

16 the Federal Government to fight climate change 

17 for the security of the United States and the 

18 international community; 

19 (2) allow each member of the Working Group 

20 to act as a representative for the Working Group 

21 within the Federal department or agency of such 

22 member to facilitate implementation of the Working 

23 Group policies within such department or agency; 

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1 lines, policies, and directives from the Working 

2 Group, the Department of State, and other Federal 

3 departments or agencies with responsibilities relating 

4 to climate change; 

5 (4) ensure that Federal departments or agen6 cies, State governments, and relevant congressional 

7 committees, in consultation with nongovernmental 

8 organizations and policy experts in the field and 

9 State and local government officials who administer 

10 or direct policy for programs relating to climate 

11 change and women— 

12 (A) have access to, receive, and appro13 priately disseminate best practices in the ad14 ministration of such programs; 

15 (B) have adequate resources to maximize 

16 the public awareness of such programs; 

17 (C) increase the reach of such programs; 

18 (D) share relevant data; and 

19 (E) issue relevant guidance; and 

20 (5) identify and disseminate best practices for 

21 improved collection on the part of each Federal de22 partment or agency of data relevant to the disparate 

23 impact of climate change on women, including in— 

24 (A) unpaid care work; 


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1 (B) community advocacy, activism, and 

2 representation; 

3 (C) women’s and girls’ access to education; 

4 (D) access to comprehensive health care, 

5 including reproductive health and rights; 

6 (E) desertification and food insecurity; 

7 (F) community infrastructure, multilevel 

8 Government adaptability, and climate resilience; 

9 (G) climate and weather-related crisis re10 sponse, including safety from gender-based vio11 lence; and 

12 (H) women’s involvement and leadership in 

13 the development of frameworks and policies for 

14 climate resilience. 

15 (e) CONSULTATION.—The Working Group may con16 sult and obtain recommendations from such independent 

17 nongovernmental policy experts, State and local govern18 ment officials, independent groups and organizations, or 

19 other groups or organizations as the Senior Coordinator 

20 for Women and Climate Change determines will assist in 

21 carrying out the mission of the Working Group. 

22 (f) FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS.—The Working Group 

23 shall— 


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1 (1) meet not less frequently than once each 

2 quarter to discuss and develop policies, projects, and 

3 programs; and 

4 (2) meet with the Senior Coordinator for 

5 Women and Climate Change not less frequently than 

6 once each month to report on and discuss implemen7 tation of such policies, projects, and programs. 

8 SEC. 102. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 

9 STRATEGY AND POLICIES TO PREVENT AND 

10 RESPOND TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE 

11 CHANGE ON WOMEN GLOBALLY. 

12 (a) INITIAL STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 

13 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

14 Senior Coordinator for Women and Climate Change and 

15 the Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Wom16 en’s Issues of the Department of State, in consultation 

17 with the Working Group, shall develop and submit to the 

18 appropriate congressional committees a United States Na19 tional and International Strategy to prevent and respond 

20 to the effects of climate change on women. 

21 (b) CONTENTS.—The strategy submitted under sub22 section (a) shall include— 

23 (1) recognizing the disparate impacts of climate 

24 change on women and the efforts of women globally 

25 to address climate change; 


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1 (2) taking effective action— 

2 (A) to prevent and respond to climate 

3 change and mitigate the effects of climate 

4 change on women around the world; and 

5 (B) to promote gender equality, economic 

6 growth, public health, racial justice, and human 

7 rights; 

8 (3) implementing the United Nations Sustain9 able Development Goals listed in subsection (f), 

10 through and beyond 2030, as part of the strategy to 

11 prevent and respond to the effects of climate change 

12 on women globally; 

13 (4) implementing balanced gender participation 

14 to avoid reinforcing binary roles, especially among 

15 individuals from the communities most impacted, in 

16 climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts, in17 cluding in governance and diplomatic positions with18 in the United States Government; 

19 (5) working at the local, national, and inter20 national levels, including with individuals, families, 

21 and communities, to prevent and respond to the ef22 fects of climate change on women; 

23 (6) systematically integrating and coordinating 

24 efforts to prevent and respond to the effects of cli25 mate change on women internationally into United 


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1 States foreign policy and foreign assistance pro2 grams; 

3 (7) investing in research on climate change 

4 through appropriate Federal departments or agen5 cies and funding of university and independent re6 search groups on the various causes and effects of 

7 climate change; 

8 (8) developing and implementing gender-sen9 sitive frameworks in policies to address climate 

10 change that account for the specific impacts of cli11 mate change on women; 

12 (9) developing policies to support women who 

13 are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate 

14 change to prepare for, build their resilience to, and 

15 adapt to such impacts, including a commitment to 

16 increase education and training opportunities for 

17 women to develop local resilience plans to address 

18 the effects of climate change; 

19 (10) developing and investing in programs for 

20 the education and empowerment of women and girls 

21 in the United States and across the global commu22 nity, including to gather information on how climate 

23 change is affecting their lives and for guidance on 

24 the needs of their families and communities in the 


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1 face of climate change, in coordination with the dip2 lomatic missions of other countries; 

3 (11) consulting with representatives of civil so4 ciety, including nongovernmental organizations, com5 munity and faith-based organizations, multilateral 

6 organizations, local and international civil society 

7 groups, and local climate change organizations and 

8 their beneficiaries, that have demonstrated experi9 ence in preventing and responding to the effects of 

10 climate change on women; 

11 (12) supporting and building local capacity in 

12 developing countries, including with respect to gov13 ernments at all levels and nongovernmental organi14 zations (especially women-led), to prevent and re15 spond to the effects of climate change on women; 

16 (13) developing programs to empower women in 

17 communities to have a voice in the planning, design, 

18 implementation, and evaluation of strategies to ad19 dress climate change so that their roles and re20 sources are taken into account; 

21 (14) including women in economic development 

22 planning, policies, and practices that directly im23 prove conditions that result from climate change; 


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1 (15) integrating a gender approach in all poli2 cies and programs in the United States that are 

3 globally related to climate change; and 

4 (16) ensuring that such policies and programs 

5 support women globally to prepare for, build resil6 ience for, and adapt to, climate change. 

7 (c) UPDATES.—The Senior Coordinator for Women 

8 and Climate Change shall— 

9 (1) consult with the Working Group to collect 

10 information and feedback; and 

11 (2) update the strategy and programs to pre12 vent and respond to the effects of climate change on 

13 women globally, as the Senior Coordinator for 

14 Women and Climate Change considers appropriate. 

15 (d) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND BUDGET RE16 QUIRED.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the 

17 submittal of the strategy under subsection (a), the Senior 

18 Coordinator for Women and Climate Change shall submit 

19 to the appropriate congressional committees an implemen20 tation plan and budget for the strategy. 

21 (e) ASSISTANCE AND CONSULTATION.—The Senior 

22 Coordinator for Women and Climate Change shall assist 

23 and provide consultation to the Secretary of State in pre24 venting and responding to the effects of climate change 

25 on women globally. 


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1 (f) UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2 GOALS THROUGH AND BEYOND 2030.—The United Na3 tions Sustainable Development Goals listed in this sub4 section are the following: 

5 (1) Ending poverty in all its forms everywhere. 

6 (2) Ending hunger, achieving food security and 

7 improved nutrition, and promoting sustainable agri8 culture. 

9 (3) Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well10 being for all and at all ages. 

11 (4) Ensuring inclusive, equitable, and quality 

12 education and promoting lifelong learning opportuni13 ties for all. 

14 (5) Achieving gender equality and empowering 

15 all women and girls. 

16 (6) Ensuring the availability and sustainable 

17 management of water and sanitation for all. 

18 (7) Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sus19 tainable, and modern energy for all. 

20 (8) Promoting sustained, inclusive, and sustain21 able economic growth, full and productive employ22 ment, and decent work for all. 

23 (9) Building resilient infrastructure, promoting 

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1 (10) Reducing inequality within and among 

2 countries. 

3 (11) Making cities and human settlements in4 clusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. 

5 (12) Ensuring sustainable consumption and 

6 production patterns. 

7 (13) Taking urgent action to combat climate 

8 change and its impacts. 

9 (14) Conserving and sustainably using the 

10 oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable 

11 development. 

12 (15) Protecting, restoring, and promoting sus13 tainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably 

14 managing forests, combating desertification, and 

15 halting and reversing land degradation and biodiver16 sity loss. 

17 (16) Promoting peaceful and inclusive societies 

18 for sustainable development, providing access to jus19 tice for all, and building effective, accountable and 

20 inclusive institutions at all levels. 

21 (17) Strengthening the means of policy imple22 mentation and revitalizing the global partnership for 

23 sustainable development. 


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1 TITLE II—OVERSIGHT AND 

2 ACCOUNTABILITY 

3 SEC. 201. SENIOR COORDINATOR FOR WOMEN AND CLI4 MATE CHANGE. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Ambassador-at-Large of 

6 the Office of Global Women’s Issues of the Department 

7 of State shall designate an individual to serve as a Senior 

8 Advisor, or equivalent role, who shall serve concurrently 

9 as the Senior Coordinator for Women and Climate 

10 Change. 

11 (b) DUTIES.—The Senior Coordinator for Women 

12 and Climate Change shall— 

13 (1) direct the activities, policies, programs, and 

14 funding of the Department of State relating to the 

15 effects of climate change on women, including with 

16 respect to efforts to prevent and respond to those ef17 fects; 

18 (2) advise the Secretary of State, the relevant 

19 heads of other Federal departments and independent 

20 agencies, and other entities within the Executive Of21 fice of the President, regarding the establishment 

22 of— 

23 (A) policies, goals, objectives, and priorities 

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1 (B) mechanisms to improve the effective2 ness, coordination, impact, and outcomes of 

3 programs relating to addressing and combating 

4 the effects of climate change on women, in co5 ordination with experts in the field, nongovern6 mental organizations, and foreign governments; 

7 and 

8 (3) identify and assist in the resolution of any 

9 disputes that arise between Federal agencies relating 

10 to policies and programs to address and combat the 

11 effects of climate change on women or other matters 

12 within the responsibility of the Office of Global 

13 Women’s Issues. 

14 (c) REPORTING.—The Senior Coordinator for Women 

15 and Climate Change shall report to the Ambassador-at16 Large for the Office of Global Women’s Issues and the 

17 Secretary of State. 

18 SEC. 202. BRIEFING AND REPORT. 

19 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Ambas21 sador-at-Large and the Senior Coordinator for Women 

22 and Climate Change shall jointly— 

23 (1) brief the appropriate congressional commit24 tees on— 


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1 (A) the effects of climate change on 

2 women; and 

3 (B) the prevention and response strategies, 

4 programming, and associated outcomes with re5 spect to climate change; and 

6 (2) submit to the appropriate congressional 

7 committees an assessment of the human and finan8 cial resources necessary to fulfill the purposes of and 

9 carry out this Act. 

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