Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of 
the United States. 
TITLE I—CLIMATE CHANGE 
ADVISORY COMMISSION 
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADVISORY 
COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a commission 
to be known as the ‘‘Climate Change Advisory Commis-
sion’’. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 11 members— 
(1) who shall be selected from the public and 
private sectors and institutions of higher education; 
and 
(2) of whom— 
(A) 3 shall be appointed by the President, 
in consultation with the National Climate Task 
Force; 
(B) 2 shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives; 
(C) 2 shall be appointed by the minority 
leader of the House of Representatives; 
(D) 2 shall be appointed by the majority 
leader of the Senate; and 
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(E) 2 shall be appointed by the minority 
leader of the Senate. 
(c) TERMS.—Each member of the Commission shall 
be appointed for the life of the Commission. 
(d) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Each member of the 
Commission shall be appointed not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(e) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Commission— 
(1) shall not affect the powers of the Commis-
sion; and 
(2) shall be filled in the manner in which the 
original appointment was made. 
(f) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which all members of the Commission have 
been appointed, the Commission shall hold the initial 
meeting of the Commission. 
(g) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the 
call of the Chairperson. 
(h) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser num-
ber of members may hold hearings. 
(i) CHAIRPERSON
AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The 
Commission shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chair-
person from among the members of the Commission. 
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SEC. 102. DUTIES. 
The Commission shall— 
(1) establish recommendations, frameworks, 
and guidelines for a Federal investment program 
funded by revenue from climate change obligations 
issued under section 301 for eligible entities that— 
(A) improve and adapt energy, transpor-
tation, water, and general infrastructure im-
pacted or expected to be impacted due to cli-
mate variability; and 
(B) integrate best available science, data, 
standards, models, and trends that improve the 
resiliency of infrastructure systems described in 
subparagraph (A); and 
(2) in consultation with the Council on Environ-
mental Quality and the White House Environmental 
Justice Interagency Council, identify categories of 
the most cost-effective investments and projects that 
emphasize multiple benefits to human health, com-
merce, and ecosystems while ensuring that the Com-
mission engages in early and meaningful community 
stakeholder involvement opportunities during the de-
velopment of the recommendations, frameworks, and 
guidelines established under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 103. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. 
(a) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
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(1) NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of 
the Commission who is not an officer or employee of 
the Federal Government shall be compensated at a 
rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
during which the member is engaged in the perform-
ance of the duties of the Commission. 
(2) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of the 
Commission who is an officer or employee of the 
Federal Government shall serve without compensa-
tion in addition to the compensation received for the 
services of the member as an officer or employee of 
the Federal Government. 
(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of the Commis-
sion shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee 
of an agency under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 
5, United States Code, while away from the home or reg-
ular place of business of the member in the performance 
of the duties of the Commission. 
(c) STAFF.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Chairperson of the 
Commission may, without regard to the civil service 
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laws (including regulations), appoint and terminate 
such personnel as are necessary to enable the Com-
mission to perform the duties of the Commission. 
(2) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Chairperson of the Com-
mission may fix the compensation of personnel 
without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, 
United States Code, relating to classification of 
positions and General Schedule pay rates. 
(B) MAXIMUM RATE OF PAY.—The rate of 
pay for personnel shall not exceed the rate pay-
able for level V of the Executive Schedule under 
section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 104. FUNDING. 
The Commission shall use amounts in the Fund to 
pay for all administrative expenses of the Commission. 
SEC. 105. TERMINATION. 
The Commission shall terminate on such date as the 
Commission determines after the Commission carries out 
the duties of the Commission under section 102. 
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TITLE II—CLIMATE CHANGE 
RESILIENCY FUND 
SEC. 201. CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 
Treasury of the United States the ‘‘Climate Change 
Resiliency Fund’’. 
(2) USE OF AMOUNTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use 
not less than 40 percent of the amounts in the 
Fund to fund projects that benefit communities 
that experience disproportionate impacts from 
climate change, including environmental justice 
communities, frontline communities, and low-in-
come communities. 
(B) 
MAINTENANCE
OF
EFFORT.—All 
amounts deposited in the Fund in accordance 
with section 301(a) shall only be used— 
(i) to fund new projects in accordance 
with this section; and 
(ii) for administrative expenses of the 
Commission authorized under section 104. 
(3) RESPONSIBILITY OF SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary shall take such action as the Secretary deter-
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