Resilient Defense Assistance Act of 2022

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the climate resilience of the Armed Forces and certain security forces and facilities operated by allies and partners of the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resilient Defense Assistance Act of 2022 2. Climate resilience assistance and improvements of the Department of Defense (a) Inclusion of climate resilience services in certain programs of the Armed Forces (1) Combatant Commander Initiative Fund Section 166a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (11) Climate resilience of military installations and essential civilian infrastructure. (12) Military support to civilian and military authorities to combat illegal wildlife trafficking, illegal timber trafficking, and illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing. . (2) Authority to build capacity of foreign security forces Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (10) Activities to maintain and improve the climate resilience of military installations and facilities available for use in international coalition operations. (11) Activities to combat illegal wildlife trafficking, illegal timber trafficking, and illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing. . (b) Contributions To improve the climate resilience of certain security forces and facilities of allies and partners of the United States (1) Contributions Part IV of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in section 2350, by striking (and construction incident to base operations support) (including actions to maintain or improve the climate resilience of bases and construction incident to base operations support) (B) in section 2806(a), by striking acquisition and construction acquisition, construction, and climate resilience (C) by inserting after such section the following new section: 2806a. Contributions to improve the climate resilience of certain facilities of allies and partners of the United States. (a) Contributions From amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary of Defense may make contributions to the Federal share of the cost of construction, and other projects, to preserve or improve the climate resilience of— (1) military facilities and installations of an ally or partner of the United States; or (2) a civilian airfield or seaport of an ally or partner of the United States that the Secretary determines is suitable for military use. (b) Limitation on contributions Funds may not be obligated or expended pursuant to this section unless such funds have been authorized by law for such purpose. (c) Additional contributions (1) The Secretary may make an additional contribution for a construction or other project for which the Secretary has made a contribution under subsection (a) if— (A) such additional contribution is in an amount that is greater than the amount appropriated to carry out this section; and (B) the amount of the additional contribution is not greater than 200 percent of the maximum amount specified in section 2805(a) for a minor military construction project. (2) An additional contribution described in paragraph (1) may exceed the limitation in such paragraph— (A) if the sum of the additional contribution and the contribution under subsection (a) is not greater than 125 percent of the amount appropriated to carry out this section; and (B) after the end of a 14-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary submits to Congress— (i) notice of such additional contribution; (ii) reasons for such additional contribution; and (iii) the source of funds to be used for such additional contribution. . (2) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 to carry out section 2806a of title 10, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1)(C). (3) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 169 section 2806 2806a. Contributions to improve the climate resilience of certain facilities of allies and partners of the United States. . (c) Authorization of appropriations for the Defense Environmental International Cooperation program There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 to carry out the Defense Environmental International Cooperation program.

Summary: Resilient Defense Assistance Act of 2022 This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to utilize various funds and programs to contribute to military climate resilience, including by authorizing funding from the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund to be used for climate resilience of military installations and essential civilian infrastructure.