cial, economic, environmental, financial, and 
health interests; 
(B) advance United States prosperity; and 
(C) 
restore 
United 
States 
leadership 
through climate change diplomacy; and 
(3) submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees the Strategy. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The Strategy developed pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall at a minimum— 
(1) include an assessment of the global threat 
of climate change, including geographic or country 
prioritization based on the assessed threat to the 
United States and its allies; 
(2) identify Department of State and USAID 
goals, objectives, and priorities for United States 
policy on climate change to protect United States 
national security (including the interests specified in 
subsection (a)(2)(A)), including— 
(A) examining how the United States will 
engage diplomatically and utilize foreign assist-
ance to ensure parties to the United Nations 
Framework Convention on Climate Change col-
lectively move toward a pathway consistent with 
holding the increase in the global average tem-
perature to well below 2° C above pre-industrial 
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levels and pursuing efforts to limit the tempera-
ture increase to 1.5° C above pre-industrial lev-
els, taking into account each country’s domestic 
circumstances and capabilities; 
(B) outlining an approach to utilize multi-
lateral and bilateral foreign assistance to pro-
mote low-carbon, climate-resilient development; 
(C) integrating into diplomatic fora and 
development programs issues related to gender 
and the impacts of climate change on the most 
vulnerable countries and communities; 
(D) 
articulating 
guidelines 
for 
inter-
national finance flows consistent with a path-
way toward low greenhouse gas emissions and 
climate-resilient development; 
(E) mobilizing public and private sector fi-
nance to support low-carbon, climate-resilient 
development, including through the Green Cli-
mate Fund; and 
(F) reflecting the input of other executive 
branch agencies, as appropriate; 
(3) describe the coordination mechanisms with-
in the Department of State and USAID, including 
diplomatic missions, for developing and imple-
menting efforts to advance United States global cli-
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mate change foreign policy, including with regard to 
climate security policy, conflict mitigation, economic 
policy, and geographic policy parameters; 
(4) describe how the Department of State plans 
to build on any existing frameworks, policies, or pro-
grams to— 
(A) adapt or expand existing Department 
programs, projects, activities, or policy instru-
ments based on existing authorities for the spe-
cific purpose of addressing or mitigating the ef-
fects of global climate change; 
(B) consider how compliance with inter-
national climate agreements affects the global 
economy, including in terms of employment, 
trade, and investment; and 
(C) identify the need for any new Depart-
ment programs, projects, activities, or policy in-
struments for the specific purpose of addressing 
or mitigating the effects of global climate 
change and describe the steps and resources 
necessary to establish such programs, projects, 
activities, or instruments, noting whether such 
steps or resources would require new statutory 
authorities; and 
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(5) demonstrate how the President’s Budget for 
State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs 
(SFOPs) allocates resources in support of the Strat-
egy, including for Department of State and USAID 
operations and foreign assistance programs, includ-
ing security assistance. 
(c) FORM.—The Strategy shall be submitted in an 
unclassified form, but may include a classified annex, if 
appropriate. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than three months 
after the submission of the Strategy, the Secretary of 
State and Administrator of USAID shall begin imple-
menting the Strategy. 
(e) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and not less often 
than annually thereafter, the Secretary of State and Ad-
ministrator of USAID shall jointly consult with the appro-
priate congressional committees regarding the develop-
ment and implementation of the strategy. 
(f) CLIMATE CHANGE DIPLOMACY REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 240 days 
after the submission of the Strategy and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that 
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outlines progress that the Department of State and 
USAID have made regarding implementation of the 
Strategy. 
(2) FORM.—The reports required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
but may include a classified annex, if appropriate. 
SEC. 5. CLIMATE-CONSCIOUS BUDGETING AND OPER-
ATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
UNITED 
STATES 
AGENCY 
FOR 
INTER-
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 
The Secretary of State shall include in the annual 
budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code— 
(1) a dedicated budget line item for adaptation 
to, and mitigation of, climate-related risks to De-
partment of State assets and capabilities; 
(2) a dedicated budget line item to improve the 
sustainability and climate resilience of the Depart-
ment’s global operations, including reducing the De-
partment’s carbon footprint through enhanced en-
ergy efficiency and water efficiency, as well as utili-
zation of clean energy sources; and 
(3) an estimate of the anticipated adverse im-
pacts to the readiness of the Department and 
USAID and the financial costs to the Department 
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and USAID during the year covered by the budget 
of the loss of, or damage to, Department assets and 
capabilities as a result of climate change. 
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