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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3002 
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 cli-
mate change with respect to the Department’s programs and operations, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 24, 2025 
Mr. GOLDMAN of New York (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 
CARTER of Louisiana, and Mr. KENNEDY of New York) 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeland Security 
Climate Change Coordination Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DHS CLIMATE COORDINATING COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of Title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 890E. Climate coordinating council. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department a council to coordinate departmental efforts 
to identify, address, and mitigate cross-functional impacts 
of global climate change with respect to the Department’s 
programs, operations, missions, assets, and personnel (in 
this section referred to as the ‘council’). 
‘‘(b) SIZE; COMPOSITION.—The council shall be com-
prised of not fewer than 20 members. Such members shall 
include senior officials from the following: 
‘‘(1) The Office for Strategy, Policy, and Plans. 
‘‘(2) The Office of Regulatory Affairs. 
‘‘(3) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
‘‘(4) The Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Lib-
erties. 
‘‘(5) The Federal Emergency Management 
Agency. 
‘‘(6) The Federal Law Enforcement Training 
Centers. 
‘‘(7) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis. 
‘‘(8) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment. 
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‘‘(9) The Management Directorate. 
‘‘(10) The Office of Partnership and Engage-
ment. 
‘‘(11) The Office of Public Affairs. 
‘‘(12) The Office of Operations Coordination. 
‘‘(13) The Office of Privacy. 
‘‘(14) The Science and Technology Directorate. 
‘‘(15) The Transportation Security Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(16) The United States Coast Guard. 
‘‘(17) United States Citizenship and Immigra-
tion Services. 
‘‘(18) The United States Secret Service. 
‘‘(19) Any other office or component of the De-
partment the Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) LEADERSHIP.—The Secretary shall designate a 
senior official from among the entities specified in sub-
section (b) to lead the council. 
‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The council shall carry out the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Identify cross-functional impacts of global 
climate change with respect to the Department’s 
programs, operations, missions, assets, and per-
sonnel. 
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‘‘(2) Address and mitigate cross-functional im-
pacts of global climate change to the Department by, 
among other things, developing risk-based climate 
change strategies and frameworks. 
‘‘(3) Make recommendations, as appropriate, 
for organizational and resource realignments, as nec-
essary, to support the Department’s risk-based cli-
mate change strategies and frameworks. 
‘‘(4) Oversee the implementation of depart-
mental actions as required under Executive Order 
14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and 
Abroad, and other related or successor orders. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this section and annually there-
after for ten years, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate, a report regarding the 
actions taken pursuant to this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after item relating to section 890D 
the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 890E. Climate coordinating council.’’. 
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