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the private sector, and other users and stake-
holder groups, and Congress. 
(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director of the Of-
fice of Science and Technology Policy shall transmit 
to the Congress at the time of the President’s fiscal 
year 2013 budget request, and annually thereafter, 
a report on the annual anticipated cost of carrying 
out the research and operational activities of the Na-
tional Climate Service, with a description of the 
budget for each Federal agency’s activities. 
(e) CLIMATE SERVICE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary, build-
ing upon the resources of the National Weather 
Service and other weather and climate programs in 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion, shall establish a Climate Service Program. 
(2) CLIMATE
SERVICE
OFFICE.—The Under 
Secretary shall establish a Climate Service Office 
and shall appoint a Director of the Office to collabo-
rate with the leadership of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration line offices to perform 
the duties assigned to the Office. The Climate Serv-
ice Office shall— 
(A) coordinate programs at the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to en-
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sure the timely production and distribution of 
data and information on global, national, re-
gional, and local climate variability and change 
over all time scales relevant for planning and 
response, including intraseasonal, interannual, 
decadal, and multidecadal time periods; 
(B) ensure exchange of information be-
tween the research and operational offices at 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin-
istration to identify research needs for improv-
ing climate products and services and ensure 
the timely and orderly transition of research 
findings, improved technologies, models, and 
other tools to the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration’s operations; 
(C) ensure operational quality control of all 
Climate Service Program products including a 
transparent and open accounting of all the as-
sumptions built into the global, national, re-
gional, and local weather and climate computer 
models upon which such products are based; 
(D) ensure a continuous level of high-qual-
ity data collected through a national observa-
tion and monitoring infrastructure, including at
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a minimum performing regular maintenance 
and verification, and periodic upgrades; 
(E) serve as liaison to and exchange infor-
mation with other Federal agencies that provide 
climate services in order to— 
(i) ensure the timely dissemination of 
data and information on weather and cli-
mate produced by the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration to other 
Federal agencies; 
(ii) ensure that data and information 
collected by other Federal agencies rel-
evant to improving climate services are 
made available to the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration; 
(iii) facilitate the development and de-
livery of climate products and services to 
relevant stakeholders; and 
(iv) obtain information from other 
Federal agencies to improve the develop-
ment and dissemination by the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
of information on weather and climate to 
other Federal agencies for the development
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of climate service products by those agen-
cies; 
(F) ensure cooperation and collaboration, 
as appropriate, of the Climate Service Program 
with State, local, and tribal governments, re-
gional entities, academic and nonprofit research 
organizations, and private sector entities, in-
cluding weather information providers and 
other stakeholders; and 
(G) ensure exchange of data, information, 
and research with the United States Global 
Change Research Program to support the devel-
opment of assessments required under the Glob-
al Change Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 
2921 et seq.). 
(3) CLIMATE SERVICE PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary 
shall operate the Climate Service Program 
through a national center, the Climate Service 
Office, and a network of regional and local fa-
cilities, including the established regional and 
local offices of the National Weather Service, 6 
Regional Climate Centers, the offices of the Re-
gional Integrated Sciences and Assessments 
program, the National Integrated Drought In-
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formation System, and any other National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration or Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration- 
supported regional and local entities, as appro-
priate. 
(B) REGIONAL
CLIMATE
CENTERS
PRO-
GRAM.—The Under Secretary shall maintain a 
network of 6 Regional Climate Centers to work 
cooperatively with the State Climate Offices 
to— 
(i) collect and exchange data and in-
formation needed to characterize, under-
stand, and forecast regional and local 
weather and climate; 
(ii) facilitate collection and exchange 
of data and information between the States 
and Federal Government on weather and 
climate in conjunction with the National 
Climatic Data Center; 
(iii) support research and observa-
tions; 
(iv) obtain input on stakeholder needs 
for weather and climate information and 
products; and
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(v) support State and local adaptation 
and response planning. 
(C) REGIONAL INTEGRATED SCIENCES AND 
ASSESSMENTS PROGRAM.—The Under Secretary 
shall maintain a network of offices as part of 
the Regional Integrated Sciences and Assess-
ments Program. Such offices shall engage in co-
operative research, development, and dem-
onstration projects with the academic commu-
nity, State Climate Offices, Regional Climate 
Offices, and other users and stakeholders on cli-
mate products, technologies, models, and other 
tools to improve understanding and forecasting 
of regional and local climate variability and 
change and the effects on economic activities, 
natural resources, and water availability, and 
other effects on communities, to facilitate devel-
opment of regional and local adaptation plans 
to respond to climate variability and change, 
and any other needed research identified by the 
Under Secretary or the Advisory Committee. 
(D) OTHER OFFICES.—In carrying out the 
functions of the Climate Service Program, the 
Under Secretary shall utilize the assets and ex-
pertise of—
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(i) the National Weather Service to— 
(I) deliver operational weather 
and climate forecasts, warnings, prod-
ucts, and information through the Cli-
mate 
Service 
Programs 
Division, 
Local 
Weather 
Forecast 
Offices, 
Weather Service Offices, and River 
Forecast Centers; and 
(II) 
develop 
climate 
forecast 
models and tools through the National 
Centers for Environmental Prediction; 
(ii) the National Environmental Sat-
ellite, Data, and Information Service to 
provide data services and support for prod-
uct development and operations through 
the National Climatic Data Center and the 
Regional Climate Centers; 
(iii) the Office of Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Research to— 
(I) provide research on product 
development; 
(II) improve weather and climate 
forecast models; 
(III) provide new technologies 
and methods of observation; and
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(IV) oversee the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration 
supported research performed by the 
Joint Cooperative Institutes, univer-
sities, and other non-Federal entities; 
(iv) the National Integrated Drought 
Information System to— 
(I) provide an effective drought 
warning system; 
(II) coordinate and integrate 
Federal research on droughts; 
(III) collect and integrate infor-
mation on key indicators of drought; 
(IV) make usable, reliable, and 
timely forecasts and assessments of 
drought, including assessments of the 
severity of drought conditions and ef-
fects; 
(V) communicate drought fore-
casts, conditions, and effects to Fed-
eral, State, tribal, and local govern-
ments, regional entities, the private 
sector, and the public; and 
(VI) coordinate with State Cli-
mate Offices and RISA teams to as-
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sess management practices and tech-
nologies, and the effects of both, used 
for drought mitigation at the local, 
State, and regional levels; and 
(v) any other National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration offices or pro-
grams, as appropriate. 
(E) MISSION.—The Under Secretary shall 
ensure that the core functions and missions of 
the National Weather Service, the National In-
tegrated Drought Information System, and any 
other programs within the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration are not dimin-
ished or neglected by the establishment of the 
Climate Service Program or the duties imposed 
on such offices or programs under this para-
graph. 
(F) PROGRAM
ELEMENTS.—The Climate 
Service Program shall— 
(i) conduct analyses of and studies re-
lating to the effects of weather and climate 
on communities, including effects on agri-
cultural production, natural resources, en-
ergy supply and demand, recreation, and 
other sectors of the economy;
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(ii) carry out observations, data collec-
tion, and monitoring of atmospheric and 
oceanic conditions on a statewide, regional, 
national, and global basis; 
(iii) provide information and technical 
support for Federal, regional, State, tribal, 
and local government efforts to assess and 
respond to climate variability and change; 
(iv) develop systems for the manage-
ment and dissemination of data, informa-
tion, and assessments, including mecha-
nisms for consultation with current and 
potential users and other stakeholders; 
(v) conduct research to improve fore-
casting, 
characterization, 
and 
under-
standing of weather and climate variability 
and change and its effects on communities, 
including its effects on agricultural produc-
tion, natural resources, energy supply and 
demand, recreation, and other sectors of 
the economy; and 
(vi) develop tools to facilitate the use 
of climate information by local and re-
gional stakeholders. 
(f) CLIMATE SERVICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary shall 
establish a Climate Service Advisory Committee to 
provide advice on— 
(A) climate service product development; 
(B) delivery of services to decisionmakers 
and other stakeholders; 
(C) infrastructure to support observations 
and monitoring; 
(D) computation and modeling needs, re-
search needs, and other resources needed to de-
velop, distribute, and ensure the utility of cli-
mate data, products, and services; and 
(E) any other topics as may be requested 
by the Under Secretary or Congress. 
(2) MEMBERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall be composed of at least 25 mem-
bers appointed by the Under Secretary. Each 
member of the Advisory Committee shall be 
qualified either— 
(i) by education, training, and experi-
ence to evaluate scientific and technical in-
formation on matters referred to the Advi-
sory Committee under this subsection; or
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(ii) to evaluate the utility and need for 
climate products by planners, decision-
makers, the private sector, and the public. 
(B) TERMS OF SERVICE.—Members shall 
be appointed for 3-year terms, renewable once, 
and shall serve at the discretion of the Under 
Secretary. Vacancy appointments shall be for 
the remainder of the unexpired term of the va-
cancy, and an individual so appointed may sub-
sequently be appointed for 2 full 3-year terms 
if the remainder of the unexpired term is less 
than 1 year. 
(C) CHAIRPERSON.—The Under Secretary 
shall designate a chairperson from among the 
members of the Advisory Committee. The des-
ignated Chairperson shall alternate between a 
member who is appointed as a representative 
and a member who is appointed as a Special 
Government Employee. 
(D) SUBCOMMITTEES.— 
(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Advisory 
Committee shall establish— 
(I) a Subcommittee on Science 
and Technology to advise the Climate 
Service Program on needed research,
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technology development, and addi-
tional observations, and on any other 
scientific or technical issues as appro-
priate; and 
(II) a Subcommittee on Product 
Development and Delivery composed 
primarily of representatives of the 
community of potential users of the 
products developed and delivered by 
the Climate Service Program. 
The Advisory Committee may establish 
such additional subcommittees of its mem-
bers as may be necessary. 
(ii) APPOINTMENT.— 
(I) 
FULL
ADVISORY
COM-
MITTEE.—At least 50 percent of the 
members of the Advisory Committee 
shall be appointed as Special Govern-
ment Employees. 
(II) SUBCOMMITTEES.—At least 
75 percent of the members of the 
Subcommittee on Science and Tech-
nology shall be appointed as Special 
Government Employees. Not more 
than 25 percent of the members of
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the Subcommittee on Product Devel-
opment and Delivery shall be ap-
pointed as Special Government Em-
ployees. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
(A) 
REPORTING.—The 
Advisory 
Com-
mittee shall report to the Under Secretary and 
the appropriate requesting party. 
(B) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT.—The 
Under Secretary shall provide administrative 
support to the Advisory Committee. 
(C) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee 
shall meet at least twice each year and at other 
times at the call of the Under Secretary or the 
Chairperson. 
(D) COMPENSATION
AND
EXPENSES.—A 
member of the Advisory Committee shall not be 
compensated for service on the Advisory Com-
mittee, but may be allowed travel expenses, in-
cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, in ac-
cordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(4) EXPIRATION.—Section 14 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
apply to the Climate Service Advisory Committee.
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(g) REPEAL.—The National Climate Program Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) is repealed. 
(h) ESTABLISHMENT
OF REGIONAL INTEGRATED 
SCIENCES AND ASSESSMENTS TEAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In maintaining the network 
of Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments 
(RISA) Teams under subsection (e)(3)(C), the 
Under Secretary shall utilize a competitive, peer-re-
viewed selection process. Teams shall conduct ap-
plied regional climate research and projects to ad-
dress the needs of local and regional decisionmakers 
for information and tools to develop adaptation and 
response plans to climate variability and change. 
The awards shall be administered through a cooper-
ative agreement between the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration and the RISA Team. 
Each award shall be for a period of 5 years. 
(2) RISA TEAMS.—Teams shall be composed of 
multi-institutional partnerships whose individual 
members may include— 
(A) institutions of higher education, as de-
fined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a));
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(B) minority serving institutions, as de-
fined in section 371(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965; and 
(C) nongovernmental research organiza-
tions, Federal agencies, State and local agen-
cies, tribal organizations, and for-profit entities. 
(3) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
making 
awards 
under this subsection, the Under Secretary shall 
consider— 
(A) the overall geographic distribution of 
RISA Teams and existing gaps in applied re-
search to support local and regional decision-
makers; 
(B) the team’s ability to contribute to the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion’s efforts to deliver climate services in the 
region; and 
(C) the team’s proposal to integrate social 
and physical sciences research to address the 
effects of climate variability and change on the 
ecology, economy, infrastructure, and commu-
nities in the region. 
(i) SURVEY OF NEED FOR CLIMATE SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary shall 
provide a report to Congress within 9 months after
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the date of enactment of this Act that compiles in-
formation on the current climate products being de-
livered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration and its partner organizations to 
users and stakeholders and on the needs of users 
and stakeholders for new climate products and serv-
ices. 
(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report shall 
identify— 
(A) specific user groups and stakeholders 
that currently are served by the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration and its 
partner organizations; 
(B) the type of climate products and serv-
ices currently delivered to specific user groups 
and stakeholders and the specific National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration office or 
partner organization that delivers these prod-
ucts and services; 
(C) potential user groups and stakeholders 
that may be served by expanding climate prod-
ucts and services; and 
(D) specific needs for new climate products 
and services identified by user groups and 
stakeholders.
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(G) include responses to the comments re-
ceived during the public comment period. 
(4) CONTINUITY OF SERVICE.—During the de-
velopment of the implementation plan, the public 
comment period, and final plan, the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration shall continue 
to provide climate services to the user community. 
(5) CONSULTATION.—In developing the plan, 
the Under Secretary shall consult with user groups 
and stakeholders, State Climate Offices, Regional 
Climate Centers, other Federal agencies, the Climate 
Service Advisory Committee, and Congress. 
(6) COORDINATION WITH INTERAGENCY DEVEL-
OPMENT
OF
A
NATIONAL
CLIMATE
SERVICE.—In 
preparing the plan required under this subsection, 
the Under Secretary shall consult with the Director 
of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to en-
sure that the program developed by the Agency will 
serve the needs of a National Climate Service. 
(k) SUMMER INSTITUTES PROGRAM
AT
THE RE-
GIONAL CLIMATE CENTERS.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) 
SUMMER
INSTITUTE.—The 
term 
‘‘summer institute’’ means an institute, oper-
ated during the summer, that—
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(i) is hosted by a Regional Climate 
Center or an eligible partner; 
(ii) is operated for a period of not less 
than 2 weeks; and 
(iii) provides direct interaction of mid-
dle school and high school teacher and un-
dergraduate student participants with per-
sonnel of the Regional Climate Centers or 
eligible partners who have scientific exper-
tise in weather and climate. 
(B) ELIGIBLE PARTNER.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble partner’’ means— 
(i) the science, engineering, or mathe-
matics department at an institution of 
higher education; or 
(ii) a nonprofit entity with expertise 
in providing educational enrichment experi-
ences for students. 
(2) SUMMER
INSTITUTES
PROGRAM
AUTHOR-
IZED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary 
shall establish a summer institutes program, to 
be conducted in cooperation with the Regional 
Climate Centers, which may include an eligible 
partner. The purpose of the program is to pro-
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vide training and professional enrichment by 
providing opportunities for interaction between 
participants and climate scientists in a research 
and operational setting to— 
(i) enable middle school and high 
school teachers to integrate weather and 
climate sciences into their curricula: and 
(ii) encourage undergraduate students 
to pursue further study and careers in 
weather and climate sciences. 
(B) REQUIRED
ACTIVITIES.—Funds au-
thorized under this subsection shall be used 
for— 
(i) providing educational opportunities 
for middle school and high school teachers 
and undergraduate students not achievable 
inside the classroom; 
(ii) exposing such teachers and stu-
dents to researchers, scientists, or engi-
neers who can demonstrate their daily ac-
tivities to the teachers and students; 
(iii) exposing teachers and students to 
scientific methods in a research discovery 
setting; and
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(iv) assisting teachers with curriculum 
development in the areas of weather and 
climate science. 
(3) PRIORITY.—The Under Secretary shall en-
sure that each summer institute program authorized 
under paragraph (2) includes students from groups 
underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics teaching, including 
women and members of minority groups. 
(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Under Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a biennial report on 
the activities conducted under this subsection, in-
cluding the number of participants and the new cur-
ricula developed in atmospheric and climate sciences. 
(l) CLEARINGHOUSE OF FEDERAL CLIMATE SERVICE 
PRODUCTS
AND LINKS
TO FEDERAL AGENCIES PRO-
VIDING CLIMATE SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary shall 
establish and maintain a clearinghouse to inform 
State, local, and tribal governments and the public 
about the information and services available to— 
(A) assess the impacts of climate varia-
bility and change at different geographic scales;
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(B) characterize and forecast climate vari-
ability and change for specific regions, re-
sources, and economic sectors; and 
(C) develop and implement adaptation 
strategies to reduce vulnerabilities to climate 
variability and change. 
(2) OTHER
RESOURCES.—The clearinghouse 
shall include hyperlinks to Internet sites that de-
scribe the activities, information, and resources of— 
(A) the Federal Government; 
(B) State and local governments; 
(C) the private sector; 
(D) nongovernmental and nonprofit enti-
ties and organizations; and 
(E) international organizations. 
(m) FINANCIAL BURDEN.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed as authorizing the National Climate 
Service or the Climate Service Program at the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to require State, 
tribal, or local governments to develop adaptation or re-
sponse plans or to take any other action in response to 
variations in climate that may result in an increased finan-
cial burden to such governments.
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SEC. 453. STATE PROGRAMS TO BUILD RESILIENCE TO CLI-
MATE CHANGE IMPACTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) 
ALLOWANCE.—The 
term 
‘‘allowance’’ 
means an emission allowance established under sec-
tion 721 of the Clean Air Act (as added by section 
311 of this Act). 
(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
(3) VINTAGE YEAR.—The term ‘‘vintage year’’ 
has the meaning given that term under section 700 
of the Clean Air Act (as added by section 312 of this 
Act). 
(b) REGULATIONS; COORDINATION.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Admin-
istrator, or such Federal agency head or heads as the 
President may designate, shall promulgate regulations to 
implement the requirements of this section. If the Presi-
dent designates more than 1 Federal agency to implement 
this section, the President shall require such agencies to 
establish a memorandum of understanding providing for 
coordination of rulemaking and other implementing activi-
ties, in accordance with the requirements of this section. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION OF ALLOWANCES.—
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for such State shall be 1.2. If the allocation fac-
tor for a State as calculated under subpara-
graph (A) would be less than 0.8, then the allo-
cation factor for such State shall be 0.8. 
(C) PER CAPITA INCOME.—For purposes 
of this paragraph, per capita income shall be— 
(i) determined at 2-year intervals; and 
(ii) subject to subparagraph (D), 
equal to the average of the annual per cap-
ita incomes for the most recent period of 
3 consecutive years for which satisfactory 
data are available from the Department of 
Commerce at the time such determination 
is made. 
(D) REVENUE DIRECTLY RESULTING FROM 
A
PRESIDENTIALLY
DECLARED
MAJOR
DIS-
ASTER.—For purposes of this paragraph, per 
capita income from one or more of the following 
sources shall be reduced or excluded if the Sec-
retary of Commerce (in consultation with the 
Administrator and the secretaries or adminis-
trators of the departments or agencies involved) 
determines that the income accrues to persons 
as the result of a Major Disaster (as declared 
by the President of the United States) and if
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the Secretary finds that the inclusion of one or 
more of these income sources, in whole or in 
part, results in a transitory, rather than a sus-
tainable, increase in a State’s per capita income 
level relative to the national average: 
(i) Property and casualty insurance 
(including homeowners and renters insur-
ance). 
(ii) The National Flood Insurance 
Program of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency. 
(iii) 
The 
Individual 
and 
Family 
Grants Program of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency. 
(iv) The Disaster Housing Program of 
the 
Federal 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency. 
(v) 
The 
Community 
Development 
Block Grant Program of the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development. 
(vi) The Disaster Unemployment As-
sistance Program of the Department of 
Labor. 
(vii) Any other source determined ap-
propriate by the Administrator.
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(d) DISTRIBUTION TO INDIAN TRIBES.—The Admin-
istrator, or such Federal agency head or heads as the 
President may designate, shall promulgate regulations es-
tablishing a program to distribute allowances on a com-
petitive basis to Indian tribes, in accordance with the re-
quirements of this section. Such allowances shall be used 
exclusively in accordance with the requirements of sub-
section (e). Beginning with vintage year 2015, Indian 
tribes with a tribal adaptation plan approved pursuant to 
subsection (f) shall be given priority in selection of pro-
grams or projects for receipt of emission allowances under 
this subsection. 
(e) USE OF ALLOWANCES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—States and Indian tribes 
shall use allowances distributed under this section 
exclusively for the implementation of projects, pro-
grams, or measures to build resilience to the impacts 
of climate change, including— 
(A) extreme weather events such as flood-
ing and tropical cyclones; 
(B) more frequent heavy precipitation 
events; 
(C) water scarcity and adverse impacts on 
water quality; 
(D) stronger and longer heat waves;
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(E) more frequent and severe droughts; 
(F) rises in sea level; 
(G) ecosystem disruption; 
(H) increased air pollution; and 
(I) effects on public health. 
(2) PRIORITY IN PROJECTS TO REDUCE FLOOD 
EVENTS.—When implementing any project, program, 
or measure supported under this section and de-
signed to reduce flood events, a State or Indian tribe 
should consider prioritizing projects that seek to— 
(A) mitigate the destructive impacts of cli-
mate-related increases in the duration, fre-
quency, or magnitude of rainfall or runoff, in-
cluding snowmelt runoff, as well as hurricanes; 
(B) improve flood protection for densely 
populated urban areas; and 
(C) mitigate the destructive impact of 
ocean-related climate change effects, including 
effects on bays, estuaries, populated barrier is-
lands and other ocean-related features, through 
a variety of means and measures, including the 
construction of jetties, levies, and other coastal 
structures in densely populated coastal areas 
impacted by climate change.
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(3) STATE AND TRIBAL ADAPTATION PLANS.— 
Upon approval of a State or tribal climate adapta-
tion plan under subsection (f), allowances received 
by a State under this section shall be used in ac-
cordance with such plan. 
(4) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—It is the 
intent of the Congress that allowances distributed to 
carry out this section should be used to supplement, 
and not replace, existing sources of funding used to 
build resilience to the impacts of climate change 
identified in paragraph (1). 
(5) RESEARCH ON HURRICANES.—The author-
ized uses of allowances under this section shall in-
clude establishment of projects or programs to con-
duct research and monitoring on the effect of ongo-
ing climate change on the frequency and intensity of 
hurricanes. 
(f) STATE
AND
TRIBAL
CLIMATE
ADAPTATION 
PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The regulations promulgated 
pursuant to subsection (b) shall include require-
ments for submission and approval of State or tribal 
climate adaptation plans under this section. Begin-
ning with vintage year 2015, distribution of allow-
ances to a State pursuant to this section shall be
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contingent on approval of a State climate adaptation 
plan for such State that meets the requirements of 
such regulations. Requirements for tribal climate ad-
aptation plans may vary from those of State adapta-
tion plans to the extent necessary to account for the 
special circumstances of Indian tribes. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Regulations promulgated 
under this section shall require, at minimum, that 
State and tribal climate adaptation plans— 
(A) assess and prioritize the State’s or In-
dian tribe’s vulnerability to a broad range of 
impacts of climate change, based on the best 
available science; 
(B) include an assessment of potential for 
carbon reduction through changes to land man-
agement policies (including enhancement or 
protection of forest carbon sinks); 
(C) identify and prioritize specific cost-ef-
fective projects, programs, and measures to 
build resilience to current and predicted im-
pacts of climate change; 
(D) ensure that the State or Indian tribe 
fully considers and undertakes, to the maximum 
extent practicable, initiatives that—
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(i) protect or enhance natural eco-
system functions, including protection, 
maintenance, or restoration of natural in-
frastructure such as wetlands, reefs, and 
barrier islands to buffer communities from 
floodwaters or storms, watershed protec-
tion to maintain water quality and ground-
water recharge, or floodplain restoration to 
improve natural flood control capacity; or 
(ii) use non-structural approaches in-
cluding practices that utilize, enhance, or 
mimic the natural hydrologic cycle proc-
esses of infiltration, evapotranspiration, 
and reuse; 
(E) be revised and resubmitted for ap-
proval not less frequently than every 5 years; 
and 
(F) be consistent with Federal conserva-
tion and environmental laws and, to the max-
imum extent practicable, avoid environmental 
degradation. 
(3) COORDINATION WITH PRIOR PLANNING EF-
FORTS.—In implementing this subsection, the Ad-
ministrator, or such Federal agency head or heads 
as the President may designate, shall—
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(A) draw upon lessons learned and best 
practices from preexisting State and tribal cli-
mate adaptation planning efforts; 
(B) seek to avoid duplication of such ef-
forts; and 
(C) ensure that the plans developed under 
this section reflect and are fully consistent with 
State natural resources adaptation plans devel-
oped under section 479 of this Act. 
(g) REPORTING.—Each State or Indian tribe receiv-
ing allowances under this section shall submit to the Ad-
ministrator, or such Federal agency head or heads as the 
President may designate, within 12 months after each re-
ceipt of such allowances and once every 2 years thereafter 
until the value of any allowances received under this sec-
tion has been fully expended, a report that— 
(1) provides a full accounting for the State’s or 
Indian tribe’s use of allowances distributed under 
this section, including a description of the projects, 
programs, or measures supported using such allow-
ances; 
(2) includes a report prepared by an inde-
pendent third party, in accordance with such regula-
tions as are promulgated by the Administrator or 
such other Federal agency head or heads as the
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President may designate, evaluating the performance 
of the projects, programs, or measures supported 
under this section; and 
(3) identifies any use by the State or Indian 
tribe of allowances distributed under this section for 
the reduction of flood and storm damage and the ef-
fects of climate change on water and flood protection 
infrastructure. 
(h) ENFORCEMENT.—If the Administrator, or such 
Federal agency head or heads as the President may des-
ignate, determines that a State or Indian tribe is not in 
compliance with this section, the Administrator or such 
other agency head may withhold a quantity of the allow-
ances equal to up to twice the quantity of allowances that 
the State or Indian tribe failed to use in accordance with 
the requirements of this section, that such State or Indian 
tribe would otherwise be eligible to receive under this sec-
tion in 1 or more later years. Allowances withheld pursu-
ant to this subsection shall be distributed among the re-
maining States or Indian tribes ratably in accordance with 
the formula in subsection (c) in the case of allowances 
withheld from a State, or in accordance with subsection 
(d) in the case of allowances withheld from an Indian 
tribe.
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Subpart B—Public Health and Climate Change 
SEC. 461. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND 
CLIMATE CHANGE. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the Federal Gov-
ernment, in cooperation with international, State, tribal, 
and local governments, concerned public and private orga-
nizations, and citizens, should use all practicable means 
and measures— 
(1) to assist the efforts of public health and 
health care professionals, first responders, States, 
tribes, municipalities, and local communities to in-
corporate measures to prepare health systems to re-
spond to the impacts of climate change; 
(2) to ensure— 
(A) that the Nation’s health professionals 
have sufficient information to prepare for and 
respond to the adverse health impacts of cli-
mate change; 
(B) the utility and value of scientific re-
search in advancing understanding of— 
(i) the health impacts of climate 
change; and 
(ii) strategies to prepare for and re-
spond to the health impacts of climate 
change;
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(C) the identification of communities vul-
nerable to the health effects of climate change 
and the development of strategic response plans 
to be carried out by health professionals for 
those communities; 
(D) the improvement of health status and 
health equity through efforts to prepare for and 
respond to climate change; and 
(E) the inclusion of health policy in the de-
velopment of climate change responses; 
(3) to encourage further research, interdiscipli-
nary partnership, and collaboration among stake-
holders in order to— 
(A) understand and monitor the health im-
pacts of climate change; and 
(B) improve public health knowledge and 
response strategies to climate change; 
(4) to enhance preparedness activities, and pub-
lic health infrastructure, relating to climate change 
and health; 
(5) to encourage each and every American to 
learn about the impacts of climate change on health; 
and
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(6) to assist the efforts of developing nations to 
incorporate measures to prepare health systems to 
respond to the impacts of climate change. 
SEC. 462. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS. 
Nothing in this subpart in any manner limits the au-
thority provided to or responsibility conferred on any Fed-
eral department or agency by any provision of any law 
(including regulations) or authorizes any violation of any 
provision of any law (including regulations), including any 
health, energy, environmental, transportation, or any 
other law or regulation. 
SEC. 463. NATIONAL STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, within 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, on the basis of the best avail-
able science, and in consultation pursuant to para-
graph (2), shall publish a strategic action plan to as-
sist health professionals in preparing for and re-
sponding to the impacts of climate change on public 
health in the United States and other nations, par-
ticularly developing nations. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing or making 
any revision to the national strategic action plan, the 
Secretary shall—
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(A) consult with the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Director of the National Institutes 
of Health, the Secretary of Energy, other ap-
propriate Federal agencies, Indian tribes, State 
and local governments, public health organiza-
tions, scientists, and other interested stake-
holders; and 
(B) provide opportunity for public input. 
(b) CONTENTS.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention and other appropriate Fed-
eral agencies, shall assist health professionals in pre-
paring for and responding effectively and efficiently 
to the health effects of climate change through 
measures including— 
(A) developing, improving, integrating, and 
maintaining domestic and international disease 
surveillance systems and monitoring capacity to 
respond to health-related effects of climate 
change, including on topics addressing— 
(i) water, food, and vector borne infec-
tious diseases and climate change;
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(ii) pulmonary effects, including re-
sponses to aeroallergens; 
(iii) cardiovascular effects, including 
impacts of temperature extremes; 
(iv) air pollution health effects, includ-
ing heightened sensitivity to air pollution; 
(v) hazardous algal blooms; 
(vi) mental and behavioral health im-
pacts of climate change; 
(vii) the health of refugees, displaced 
persons, and vulnerable communities; 
(viii) the implications for communities 
vulnerable to health effects of climate 
change, as well as strategies for responding 
to climate change within these commu-
nities; and 
(ix) local and community-based health 
interventions for climate-related health im-
pacts; 
(B) creating tools for predicting and moni-
toring the public health effects of climate 
change on the international, national, regional, 
State, and local levels, and providing technical 
support to assist in their implementation;
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(C) developing public health communica-
tions strategies and interventions for extreme 
weather events and disaster response situations; 
(D) identifying and prioritizing commu-
nities and populations vulnerable to the health 
effects of climate change, and determining ac-
tions and communication strategies that should 
be taken to inform and protect these commu-
nities and populations from the health effects of 
climate change; 
(E) developing health communication, pub-
lic education, and outreach programs aimed at 
public health and health care professionals, as 
well as the general public, to promote prepared-
ness and response strategies relating to climate 
change and public health, including the identi-
fication of greenhouse gas reduction behaviors 
that are health-promoting; and 
(F) developing academic and regional cen-
ters of excellence devoted to— 
(i) researching relationships between 
climate change and health; 
(ii) expanding and training the public 
health workforce to strengthen the capacity 
of such workforce to respond to and pre-
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pare for the health effects of climate 
change; 
(iii) creating and supporting academic 
fellowships focusing on the health effects 
of climate change; and 
(iv) training senior health ministry of-
ficials from developing nations to strength-
en the capacity of such nations to— 
(I) prepare for and respond to 
the health effects of climate change; 
and 
(II) build an international net-
work of public health professionals 
with the necessary climate change 
knowledge base; 
(G) using techniques, including health im-
pact assessments, to assess various climate 
change public health preparedness and response 
strategies on international, national, State, re-
gional, tribal, and local levels, and make rec-
ommendations as to those strategies that best 
protect the public health; 
(H)(i) assisting in the development, imple-
mentation, and support of State, regional, trib-
al, and local preparedness, communication, and
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response plans (including with respect to the 
health departments of such entities) to antici-
pate and reduce the health threats of climate 
change; and 
(ii) pursuing collaborative efforts to de-
velop, integrate, and implement such plans; 
(I) creating a program to advance research 
as it relates to the effects of climate change on 
public health across Federal agencies, including 
research to— 
(i) identify and assess climate change 
health effects preparedness and response 
strategies; 
(ii) prioritize critical public health in-
frastructure projects related to potential 
climate change impacts that affect public 
health; and 
(iii) coordinate preparedness for cli-
mate change health impacts, including the 
development of modeling and forecasting 
tools; 
(J) providing technical assistance for the 
development, implementation, and support of 
preparedness and response plans to anticipate
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and reduce the health threats of climate change 
in developing nations; and 
(K) carrying out other activities deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary to plan for 
and respond to the impacts of climate change 
on public health. 
(c) REVISION.—The Secretary shall revise the na-
tional strategic action plan not later than July 1, 2014, 
and every 4 years thereafter, to reflect new information 
collected pursuant to implementation of the national stra-
tegic action plan and otherwise, including information 
on— 
(1) the status of critical environmental health 
parameters and related human health impacts; 
(2) the impacts of climate change on public 
health; and 
(3) advances in the development of strategies 
for preparing for and responding to the impacts of 
climate change on public health. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION
THROUGH
HHS.—The 
Secretary shall exercise the Secretary’s authority 
under this subpart and other provisions of Federal 
law to achieve the goals and measures of the na-
tional strategic action plan.
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(2) OTHER
PUBLIC
HEALTH
PROGRAMS
AND 
INITIATIVES.—The Secretary and Federal officials of 
other relevant Federal agencies shall administer 
public health programs and initiatives authorized by 
provisions of law other than this subpart, subject to 
the requirements of such statutes, in a manner de-
signed to achieve the goals of the national strategic 
action plan. 
(3) CDC.—In furtherance of the national stra-
tegic action plan, the Secretary, acting through the 
Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention and the head of any other appropriate Fed-
eral agency, shall— 
(A) conduct scientific research to assist 
health professionals in preparing for and re-
sponding to the impacts of climate change on 
public health; and 
(B) provide funding for— 
(i) research on the health effects of 
climate change; and 
(ii) preparedness planning on the 
international, national, State, tribal, re-
gional, and local levels to respond to or re-
duce the burden of health effects of climate 
change; and
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(C) carry out other activities determined 
appropriate by the Director or the head of such 
agency to prepare for and respond to the im-
pacts of climate change on public health. 
SEC. 464. ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a permanent science advisory board comprised of not less 
than 10 and not more than 20 members. 
(b) APPOINTMENT
OF MEMBERS.—The Secretary 
shall appoint the members of the science advisory board 
from among individuals— 
(1) who have expertise in public health and 
human services, climate change, and other relevant 
disciplines; and 
(2) at least 1⁄2 of whom are recommended by 
the President of the National Academy of Sciences. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The science advisory board shall— 
(1) provide scientific and technical advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary on the domestic 
and international impacts of climate change on pub-
lic health, populations and regions particularly vul-
nerable to the effects of climate change, and strate-
gies and mechanisms to prepare for and respond to 
the impacts of climate change on public health; and
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(2) advise the Secretary regarding the best 
science available for purposes of issuing the national 
strategic action plan. 
SEC. 465. REPORTS. 
(a) NEEDS ASSESSMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall seek to 
enter into, by not later than 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, an agreement with the 
National Research Council and the Institute of Med-
icine to complete a report that— 
(A) assesses the needs for health profes-
sionals to prepare for and respond to climate 
change impacts on public health; and 
(B) recommends programs to meet those 
needs. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—The agreement under para-
graph (1) shall require the completed report to be 
submitted to the Congress and the Secretary and 
made publicly available not later than 1 year after 
the date of the agreement. 
(b) CLIMATE CHANGE HEALTH PROTECTION AND 
PROMOTION REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the advisory board established under sec-
tion 464, shall ensure the issuance of reports to aid
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health professionals in preparing for and responding 
to the adverse health effects of climate change 
that— 
(A) review scientific developments on 
health impacts of climate change; and 
(B) recommend changes to the national 
strategic action plan. 
(2) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall submit 
the reports required by paragraph (1) to the Con-
gress and make such reports publicly available not 
later than July 1, 2013, and every 4 years there-
after. 
SEC. 466. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subpart: 
(1) HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT.—The term 
‘‘health impact assessment’’ means a combination of 
procedures, methods, and tools by which a policy, 
program, or project may be judged as to its potential 
effects on the health of a population, and the dis-
tribution of those effects within the population. 
(2) NATIONAL STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN.—The 
term ‘‘national strategic action plan’’ means the 
plan issued and revised under section 463.
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(3) SECRETARY.—Unless otherwise specified, 
the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services. 
SEC. 467. CLIMATE CHANGE HEALTH PROTECTION AND 
PROMOTION FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—Subject to subtitle 
F of title IV, there is hereby established in the Treasury 
a separate account that shall be known as the Climate 
Change Health Protection and Promotion Fund. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Subject to subtitle 
F of title IV, all amounts deposited into the Climate 
Change Health Protection and Promotion Fund shall be 
available to the Secretary to carry out this subpart subject 
to further appropriation. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS BY HHS.—In carrying 
out this subpart, the Secretary may make funds deposited 
in the Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion 
Fund available to— 
(1) other departments, agencies, and offices of 
the Federal Government; 
(2) foreign, State, tribal, and local govern-
ments; and 
(3) such other entities as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate.
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(d) SUPPLEMENT, NOT REPLACE.—It is the intent 
of Congress that funds made available to carry out this 
subpart should be used to supplement, and not replace, 
existing sources of funding for public health. 
Subpart C—Natural Resource Adaptation 
SEC. 471. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this subpart are to— 
(1) establish an integrated Federal program to 
protect, restore, and conserve the Nation’s natural 
resources in response to the threats of climate 
change and ocean acidification; and 
(2) provide financial support and incentives for 
programs, strategies, and activities that protect, re-
store, and conserve the Nation’s natural resources in 
response to the threats of climate change and ocean 
acidification. 
SEC. 472. NATURAL RESOURCES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAP-
TATION POLICY. 
It is the policy of the Federal Government, in co-
operation with State and local governments, Indian tribes, 
and other interested stakeholders to use all practicable 
means and measures to protect, restore, and conserve nat-
ural resources to enable them to become more resilient, 
adapt to, and withstand the impacts of climate change and 
ocean acidification.
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SEC. 473. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subpart: 
(1) 
COASTAL
STATE.—The 
term 
‘‘coastal 
State’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
304 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1453). 
(2) CORRIDORS.—The term ‘‘corridors’’ means 
areas that provide connectivity, over different time 
scales (including seasonal or longer), of habitat or 
potential habitat and that facilitate the ability of ter-
restrial, marine, estuarine, and freshwater fish, wild-
life, or plants to move within a landscape as needed 
for migration, gene flow, or dispersal, or in response 
to the impacts of climate change and ocean acidifica-
tion or other impacts. 
(3) ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES.—The term ‘‘eco-
logical processes’’ means biological, chemical, or 
physical interaction between the biotic and abiotic 
components of an ecosystem and includes— 
(A) nutrient cycling; 
(B) pollination; 
(C) predator-prey relationships; 
(D) soil formation; 
(E) gene flow; 
(F) disease epizootiology; 
(G) larval dispersal and settlement;
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(H) hydrological cycling; 
(I) decomposition; and 
(J) disturbance regimes such as fire and 
flooding. 
(4) HABITAT.—The term ‘‘habitat’’ means the 
physical, chemical, and biological properties that are 
used by fish, wildlife, or plants for growth, reproduc-
tion, survival, food, water, and cover, on a tract of 
land, in a body of water, or in an area or region. 
(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
(6) NATURAL RESOURCES.—The term ‘‘natural 
resources’’ means the terrestrial, freshwater, estua-
rine, and marine fish, wildlife, plants, land, water, 
habitats, and ecosystems of the United States. 
(7) NATURAL
RESOURCES
ADAPTATION.—The 
term ‘‘natural resources adaptation’’ means the pro-
tection, restoration, and conservation of natural re-
sources to enable them to become more resilient, 
adapt to, and withstand the impacts of climate 
change and ocean acidification. 
(8) RESILIENCE.—Each of the terms ‘‘resil-
ience’’ and ‘‘resilient’’ means the ability to resist or
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recover from disturbance and preserve diversity, pro-
ductivity, and sustainability. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
(A) a State of the United States; 
(B) the District of Columbia; and 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
Samoa. 
SEC. 474. COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. 
The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality 
shall— 
(1) advise the President on implementation and 
development of— 
(A) a Natural Resources Climate Change 
Adaptation Strategy required under section 
476; and 
(B) Federal natural resource agency adap-
tation plans required under section 478; 
(2) serve as the Chair of the Natural Resources 
Climate Change Adaptation Panel established under 
section 475; and 
(3) coordinate Federal agency strategies, plans, 
programs, and activities related to protecting, restor-
ing, and maintaining natural resources to become
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more resilient, adapt to, and withstand the impacts 
of climate change and ocean acidification. 
SEC. 475. NATURAL RESOURCES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAP-
TATION PANEL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this subpart, the President 
shall establish a Natural Resources Climate Change Adap-
tation Panel, consisting of— 
(1) the head, or their designee, of each of— 
(A) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; 
(B) the Forest Service; 
(C) the National Park Service; 
(D) the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service; 
(E) the Bureau of Land Management; 
(F) the United States Geological Survey; 
(G) the Bureau of Reclamation; 
(H) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 
(I) the Environmental Protection Agency; 
and 
(J) the Army Corps of Engineers; 
(2) the Chair of the Council on Environmental 
Quality; and
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(3) the heads of such other Federal agencies or 
departments with jurisdiction over natural resources 
of the United States, as determined by the Presi-
dent. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Panel shall serve as a forum 
for interagency consultation on and the coordination of the 
development and implementation of a national Natural 
Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy required 
under section 476. 
(c) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Council on Environ-
mental Quality shall serve as the Chair of the Panel. 
SEC. 476. NATURAL RESOURCES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAP-
TATION STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this subpart, the President, 
through the Natural Resources Climate Change Adapta-
tion Panel established under section 475, shall develop a 
Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 
to protect, restore, and conserve natural resources to en-
able them to become more resilient, adapt to, and with-
stand the impacts of climate change and ocean acidifica-
tion and to identify opportunities to mitigate those im-
pacts. 
(b) DEVELOPMENT AND REVISION.—In developing 
and revising the Strategy, the Panel shall—
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(1) base the strategy on the best available 
science; 
(2) develop the strategy in close cooperation 
with States and Indian tribes; 
(3) coordinate with other Federal agencies as 
appropriate; 
(4) consult with local governments, conservation 
organizations, scientists, and other interested stake-
holders; 
(5) provide public notice and opportunity for 
comment; and 
(6) review and revise the Strategy every 5 years 
to incorporate new information regarding the im-
pacts of climate change and ocean acidification on 
natural resources and advances in the development 
of strategies for becoming more resilient and adapt-
ing to those impacts. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The National Resources Adaptation 
Strategy shall include— 
(1) an assessment of the vulnerability of nat-
ural resources to climate change and ocean acidifica-
tion, including the short-term, medium-term, long- 
term, cumulative, and synergistic impacts; 
(2) a description of current research, observa-
tion, and monitoring activities at the Federal, State,
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SEC. 477. NATURAL RESOURCES ADAPTATION SCIENCE 
AND INFORMATION. 
(a) COORDINATION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this subpart, the Secretary 
of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the 
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of 
the United States Geological Survey, shall establish a co-
ordinated process for developing and providing science and 
information needed to assess and address the impacts of 
climate change and ocean acidification on natural re-
sources. The process shall be led by the National Climate 
Change and Wildlife Science Center established within the 
United States Geological Survey under subsection (d) and 
the National Climate Service of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Secretaries shall ensure that 
such process avoids duplication and that the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration and the United 
States Geological Survey shall— 
(1) provide technical assistance to Federal de-
partments and agencies, State and local govern-
ments, Indian tribes, and interested private land-
owners in their efforts to assess and address the im-
pacts of climate change and ocean acidification on 
natural resources;
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(2) conduct and sponsor research and provide 
Federal departments and agencies, State and local 
governments, Indian tribes, and interested private 
landowners with research products, decision and 
monitoring tools and information, to develop strate-
gies for assisting natural resources to become more 
resilient, adapt to, and withstand the impacts of cli-
mate change and ocean acidification; and 
(3) assist Federal departments and agencies in 
the development of the adaptation plans required 
under section 478. 
(c) SURVEY.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this subpart and every 5 years thereafter, 
the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall undertake a climate change and ocean acidifica-
tion impact survey that— 
(1) identifies natural resources considered likely 
to be adversely affected by climate change and ocean 
acidification; 
(2) includes baseline monitoring and ongoing 
trend analysis; 
(3) uses a stakeholder process to identify and 
prioritize needed monitoring and research that is of 
greatest relevance to the ongoing needs of natural
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resource managers to address the impacts of climate 
change and ocean acidification; and 
(4) identifies decision tools necessary to develop 
strategies for assisting natural resources to become 
more resilient and adapt to and withstand the im-
pacts of climate change and ocean acidification. 
(d) NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE
AND WILDLIFE 
SCIENCE CENTER.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the In-
terior shall establish the National Climate Change 
and Wildlife Science Center within the United States 
Geological Survey. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Center shall, in collabo-
ration with Federal and State natural resources 
agencies and departments, Indian tribes, univer-
sities, and other partner organizations— 
(A) assess and synthesize current physical 
and biological knowledge and prioritize sci-
entific gaps in such knowledge in order to fore-
cast the ecological impacts of climate change on 
fish and wildlife at the ecosystem, habitat, com-
munity, population, and species levels; 
(B) develop and improve tools to identify, 
evaluate, and, where appropriate, link scientific 
approaches and models for forecasting the im-
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pacts of climate change and adaptation on fish, 
wildlife, plants, and their habitats, including 
monitoring, predictive models, vulnerability 
analyses, risk assessments, and decision support 
systems to help managers make informed deci-
sions; 
(C) develop and evaluate tools to adapt-
ively manage and monitor the effects of climate 
change on fish and wildlife at national, regional, 
and local scales; and 
(D) develop capacities for sharing stand-
ardized data and the synthesis of such data. 
(e) SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this subpart, the Sec-
retary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall establish and appoint the members of a 
Science Advisory Board, to be comprised of not 
fewer than 10 and not more than 20 members— 
(A) who have expertise in fish, wildlife, 
plant, aquatic, and coastal and marine biology, 
ecology, climate change, ocean acidification, and 
other relevant scientific disciplines; 
(B) who represent a balanced membership 
among Federal, State, Indian tribes, and local
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representatives, universities, and conservation 
organizations; and 
(C) at least 1⁄2 of whom are recommended 
by the President of the National Academy of 
Sciences. 
(2) DUTIES.—The Science Advisory Board 
shall— 
(A) advise the Secretaries on the state-of- 
the-science regarding the impacts of climate 
change and ocean acidification on natural re-
sources and scientific strategies and mecha-
nisms for protecting, restoring, and conserving 
natural resources to enable them to become 
more resilient, adapt to, and withstand the im-
pacts of climate change and ocean acidification; 
and 
(B) identify and recommend priorities for 
ongoing research needs on such issues. 
(3) COLLABORATION.—The Science Advisory 
Board shall collaborate with other climate change 
and ecosystem research entities in other Federal 
agencies and departments. 
(4) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.—The advice 
and recommendations of the Science Advisory Board 
shall be made available to the public.
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SEC. 478. FEDERAL NATURAL RESOURCE AGENCY ADAPTA-
TION PLANS. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the development of a Natural Resources Climate 
Change Adaptation Strategy under section 476, each de-
partment or agency that has a representative on the Nat-
ural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Panel estab-
lished under section 475 shall— 
(1) complete an adaptation plan for that de-
partment or agency, respectively, implementing the 
Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation 
Strategy under section 476 and consistent with the 
Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Pol-
icy under section 472, detailing the department’s or 
agency’s current and projected efforts to address the 
potential impacts of climate change and ocean acidi-
fication on natural resources within the depart-
ment’s or agency’s jurisdiction and necessary addi-
tional actions, including a timeline for implementa-
tion of those actions; 
(2) provide opportunities for review and com-
ment on that adaptation plan by the public, includ-
ing in the case of a plan by the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, review by Indian tribes; and 
(3) submit such plan to the President for ap-
proval.