SEC. 2. CLIMATE SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL AND CLI-
MATE SECURITY INTELLIGENCE CENTER. 
(a) REPEAL OF SUNSET OF CLIMATE SECURITY AD-
VISORY COUNCIL.—Section 120 of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3060) is amended by striking the 
first subsection (e). 
(b) PLAN FOR CLIMATE SECURITY INTELLIGENCE 
CENTER.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the chair of the Climate Security 
Advisory Council established under section 120 of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3060) shall submit 
to the congressional intelligence committees a written plan 
to permanently establish within the Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence a Climate Security Intelligence 
Center (to be headed by a Director appointed by the Di-
rector of National Intelligence) to fulfill each of the duties 
described in subsection (c). Such plan shall include the 
following: 
(1) Recommendations for the Center, developed 
based on findings by the Climate Security Advisory 
Council, as supported by the National Academies 
Climate Security Roundtable established pursuant to 
section 1622 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 4054), in car-
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rying out its duties and responsibilities that relate 
to— 
(A) the scope of the mission, responsibil-
ities, and functions of the Center, and its rela-
tionship with the elements of the intelligence 
community; 
(B) the composition and staffing of the 
Center with personnel from elements of the in-
telligence community and from departments 
and agencies of the United States Government 
that are not elements of the intelligence com-
munity, including through the detail to the Cen-
ter of personnel who have the appropriate secu-
rity clearances from such departments and 
agencies; 
(C) the types of data, information, com-
puter modeling, scientific and technical re-
sources, and any other resources necessary for 
the Center to fulfill its duties; 
(D) the requisite scientific and technical 
education, training, skills, and expertise nec-
essary for personnel of the Center to conduct 
their work; and 
(E) approaches and best practices with re-
spect to data-sharing, information exchanges, 
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and other types of collaboration, at the appro-
priate level of classification, on matters relating 
to climate security and environmental science 
between the Center and— 
(i) elements of the intelligence com-
munity; 
(ii) departments and agencies of the 
United States Government that are not 
elements of the intelligence community; 
and 
(iii) other key stakeholders in the sci-
entific enterprise of the United States, in-
cluding institutions of higher education, 
Federal research laboratories (including 
the national security laboratories), private 
industry, and nonprofit research organiza-
tions. 
(2) A proposed process for transferring from 
the Climate Security Advisory Council to the Center 
recommended functions and duties currently carried 
out by the Council, including a timeline for the 
transfer and a statement on the feasibility of estab-
lishing the Center and completing the transfer not 
more than 1 year after the submission of the plan. 
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(3) A request for any additional resources, fa-
cilities, personnel, or authorities that the Climate 
Security Advisory Council determines necessary to 
ensure that, upon establishment, the Center and its 
Director may fulfil the duties described in subsection 
(c). 
(c) DUTIES.—The duties described in this subsection 
are the following: 
(1) To serve as the primary organization within 
the intelligence community for— 
(A) addressing the climate security intel-
ligence needs and priorities of policymakers, in-
cluding information and intelligence sharing at 
the appropriate level of classification; 
(B) analyzing climate security risks and 
the climate influence of the United States; 
(C) identifying and disseminating climate 
intelligence indications and warnings; 
(D) conducting strategic forecasting for 
climate security opportunities and risks in fu-
ture; 
(E) identifying relevant climate security 
collection gaps, and driving collection to fill 
such gaps; and 
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(F) collaborating with appropriate counter-
parts throughout the intelligence community to 
ensure appropriate integration of climate secu-
rity analysis into existing lines of analysis un-
dertaken by the intelligence community. 
(2) To identify, disseminate, and maintain best 
practices in the analysis of climate security, and the 
provision of climate intelligence indications and 
warnings, including— 
(A) identifying publicly available informa-
tion and clandestinely collected intelligence that 
enables such analysis and indications and warn-
ings; and 
(B) the use of advanced computer mod-
eling, artificial intelligence, machine learning, 
and similar techniques that enables such anal-
ysis and indications and warnings. 
(3) To assess and identify best practices with 
respect to prior efforts of the intelligence community 
to analyze climate security, specifically with respect 
to— 
(A) the Measurements of Earth Data for 
Environmental Analysis program of the Central 
Intelligence Agency; 
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(B) the Center on Climate Change and 
National Security of the Central Intelligence 
Agency; and 
(C) any climate security-related activities 
of the Director of National Intelligence or the 
intelligence community that predate the estab-
lishment of the Climate Security Advisory 
Council. 
(4) To use the best practices identified under 
paragraphs (2) and (3) to inform the work of the 
Climate Security Intelligence Center and the intel-
ligence community. 
(5) To consult, as appropriate, with other ele-
ments of the intelligence community and depart-
ments and agencies of the United States Govern-
ment that are not elements of the intelligence com-
munity to avoid duplication of existing efforts. 
(6) To carry out any functions transferred pur-
suant to the process proposed in subsection (b)(2). 
(7) To perform such other duties as the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence shall specify. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CLIMATE
SECURITY.—The term ‘‘climate 
security’’ means the effects of climate change on the 
following: 
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States’’ means the global influence and leadership of 
the United States with respect to the climate policies 
of other countries, international organizations, and 
transnational groups. 
(3) CLIMATE INTELLIGENCE INDICATIONS AND 
WARNINGS.—The term ‘‘climate intelligence indica-
tions and warnings’’ means climate security develop-
ments with the potential to— 
(A) imminently and substantially alter the 
political stability or degree of human security in 
a state or region; or 
(B) threaten the United States, the mili-
tary, political, or economic interests of allies or 
coalition partners of the United States, or citi-
zens of the United States abroad. 
(4) CONGRESSIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘congressional intelligence com-
mittees’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3003). 
(5) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
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