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and other relevant agency heads are authorized to 
co-finance infrastructure, resilience, and environ-
mental adaptation projects that advance the develop-
ment objectives of the United States overseas and 
provide viable alternatives to projects that would 
otherwise be included within China’s Belt and Road 
Initiative. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—Co-financing arrangements 
authorized pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be 
approved unless— 
(A) the projects to be financed— 
(i) promote the public good; 
(ii) promote United States national 
security or economic interests; 
(iii) promote low carbon emissions, in-
cluding clean energy renewable and nuclear 
energy projects; and 
(iv) will have substantially lower envi-
ronmental impact than the proposed Belt 
and Road Initiative alternative; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives are noti-
fied not later than 15 days in advance of enter-
ing into such co-financing arrangements. 
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SEC. 605. USING CLIMATE DIPLOMACY TO BETTER SERVE 
NATIONAL SECURITY AND ECONOMIC INTER-
ESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President and the Secretary 
of State shall prioritize climate action and climate diplo-
macy in United States foreign policy by— 
(1) ensuring diplomacy, support, and inter-
agency coordination for bilateral and multilateral ac-
tions to address the climate crisis; and 
(2) improving coordination and integration of 
climate action across all bureaus and United States 
missions abroad. 
(b) CLIMATE ACTION INTEGRATION.—The Secretary 
of State, through the Under Secretary of State for Eco-
nomic Growth, Energy, and the Environment and any 
other designees, shall— 
(1) prioritize climate action and clean energy 
within the bureaus and offices under the leadership 
of the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, En-
ergy, and the Environment; 
(2) ensure that such bureaus and offices are co-
ordinating with other bureaus of the Department of 
State regarding the integration of climate action and 
climate diplomacy as a cross-cutting imperative 
across the Department of State; 
(3) encourage all Under Secretaries of State— 
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(A) to assess how issues related to climate 
change and United States climate action are in-
tegrated into their operations and programs; 
(B) to coordinate crosscutting actions and 
diplomatic efforts that relate to climate action; 
and 
(C) to make available the technical assist-
ance and resources of the bureaus and offices 
with relevant expertise to provide technical as-
sistance and expert support to other bureaus 
within the Department of State regarding cli-
mate action, clean energy development, and cli-
mate diplomacy; 
(4) manage the integration of scientific data on 
the current and anticipated effects of climate change 
into applied strategies and diplomatic engagements 
across programmatic and regional bureaus of the 
Department of State and into the Department of 
State’s decision making processes; 
(5) ensure that the relevant bureaus and offices 
provide appropriate technical support and re-
sources— 
(A) to the President, the Secretary of 
State, and their respective designees charged 
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with addressing climate change and associated 
issues; 
(B) to United States diplomats advancing 
United States foreign policy related to climate 
action; and 
(C) for the appropriate engagement and 
integration of relevant domestic agencies in 
international climate change affairs, including 
United States participation in multilateral fora; 
and 
(6) carry out other activities, as directed by the 
Secretary of State, that advance United States cli-
mate-related foreign policy objectives, including glob-
al greenhouse gas mitigation, climate change adapta-
tion activities, and global climate security. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY 
OF STATE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS.—The Under Sec-
retary of State for Political Affairs shall ensure that all 
foreign missions are— 
(1) advancing United States bilateral climate 
diplomacy; 
(2) engaging strategically on opportunities for 
bilateral climate action cooperation with foreign gov-
ernments; and 
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(3) utilizing the technical resources and coordi-
nating adequately with the bureaus reporting to the 
Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, En-
ergy and the Environment. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 200 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of State 
for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, in 
cooperation with the Under Secretary of State for Political 
Affairs, shall submit a report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that— 
(1) assesses how climate action and United 
States climate diplomacy is integrated across the 
Bureaus of the Department of State; and 
(2) includes recommendations on strategies to 
improve cross bureau coordination and under-
standing of United States climate action and climate 
diplomacy. 
(e) EFFECT OF ELIMINATION OF POSITIONS.—If the 
positions of Under Secretary of State for Economic 
Growth, Energy, and the Environment and the Undersec-
retary of State for Political Affairs are eliminated or un-
dergo name changes, the responsibilities of such Under 
Secretaries under this section shall be reassigned to other 
Under Secretaries of State, as appropriate. 
(f) CLIMATE CHANGE OFFICERS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
establish and staff Climate Change Officer positions. 
Such Officers shall serve under the supervision of 
the appropriate chief of mission or the Under Sec-
retary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Envi-
ronment of the Department of State, as the case 
may be. The Secretary shall ensure each embassy, 
consulate, and diplomatic mission to which such Of-
ficers are assigned pursuant to paragraph (2) has 
sufficient additional and appropriate staff to support 
such Officers. 
(2) ASSIGNMENT.—Climate Change Officers 
shall be assigned to the following posts: 
(A) United States embassies, or, if appro-
priate, consulates. 
(B) United States diplomatic missions to, 
or liaisons with, regional and multilateral orga-
nizations, including the United States diplo-
matic missions to the European Union, African 
Union, Organization of American States, Arctic 
Council, and any other appropriate regional or-
ganization, and the United Nations and its rel-
evant specialized agencies. 
(C) Other posts as designated by the Sec-
retary. 
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(C) facilitate engagement by United States 
entities in bilateral and multilateral cooperation 
on climate change; and 
(D) carry out such other responsibilities as 
the Secretary may assign. 
(4) 
RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
UNDER
SEC-
RETARY.—The 
Under 
Secretary 
for 
Economic 
Growth, Energy, and the Environment of the De-
partment of State shall, including by acting through 
the Bureau of Oceans and International Environ-
mental and Scientific Affairs of the Department of 
State— 
(A) provide policy guidance to Climate 
Change Officers established under subsection 
(a); 
(B) develop relations with, consult with, 
and provide assistance to relevant individuals 
and organizations concerned with studying, 
mitigating, and adapting to global climate 
change, or reducing the emission of gases which 
contribute to global climate change; and 
(C) assist officers and employees of re-
gional bureaus of the Department of State to 
develop strategies and programs to promote 
studying, mitigating, and adapting to global cli-
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mate change, or reducing the emission of gases 
which contribute to global climate change. 
(g) ACTIONS BY CHIEFS OF MISSION.—Each chief of 
mission in a foreign country shall— 
(1) develop, as part of annual joint strategic 
plans or equivalent program and policy planning, a 
strategy to promote actions to improve and increase 
studying, mitigating, and adapting to global climate 
change, or reducing the emission of gases which con-
tribute to global climate change by— 
(A) consulting and coordinating with and 
providing support to relevant individuals and 
organizations, including experts and other pro-
fessionals and stakeholders on issues related to 
climate change; and 
(B) holding periodic meetings with such 
relevant individuals and organizations relating 
to such strategy; 
(2) hold ongoing discussions with the officials 
and leaders of such country regarding progress to 
improve and increase studying, mitigating, and 
adapting to global climate change, or reducing the 
emission of gases which contribute to global climate 
change in a manner that is equitable, inclusive, and 
just in such country; and 
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(3) certify annually to the Secretary of State 
that to the maximum extent practicable, consider-
ations related to climate change adaptation and 
mitigation, sustainability, and the environment were 
incorporated in activities, management, and oper-
ations of the United States embassy or other diplo-
matic post under the director of the chief of mission. 
(h) TRAINING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall establish curriculum at the Department of State’s 
Foreign Service Institute that supplements political and 
economic reporting tradecraft courses in order to provide 
employees of the Department with specialized training 
with respect to studying, mitigating, and adapting to glob-
al climate change, or reducing the emission of gases which 
contribute to global climate change. Such training shall 
include the following: 
(1) Awareness of the full range of national and 
subnational agencies, offices, personnel, statutory 
authorities, funds, and programs involved in the 
international commitments of the United States re-
garding global climate change and the emission of 
gases which contribute to global climate change, the 
science of global climate change, and methods for 
mitigating and adapting to global climate change. 
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(2) Awareness of methods for mitigating and 
adapting to global climate change and reducing the 
emission of gases which contribute to global climate 
change that are equitable, inclusive, and just. 
(3) Familiarity with United States agencies, 
multilateral agencies, international financial institu-
tions, and the network of donors providing assist-
ance to mitigate and adapt to global climate change. 
(4) Awareness of the most frequently an-
nounced goals and methods of the entities specified 
in subsection (a)(3)(B). 
(i) CONTRACTING.—Contracting and agreements offi-
cers of the Department of State, and other United States 
embassy personnel responsible for contracts, grants, or ac-
quisitions, shall receive training on evaluating proposals, 
solicitations, and bids, for considerations related to sus-
tainability and adapting to or mitigating impacts from cli-
mate change. 
(j) REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter, 
the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
that includes a detailed breakdown of posts at which staff 
are assigned the role of Climate Change Officer, the re-
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sponsibilities to which they have been assigned, and the 
strategies developed by the chief of mission, as applicable. 
(k) CLIMATE CHANGE SUPPORT AND FINANCING.— 
The Secretary of State shall facilitate the coordination 
among the Department of State and other relevant depart-
ments and agencies toward contributing technical coopera-
tion, engagement, development finance, or foreign assist-
ance relevant to United States international climate action 
and in support of United States climate diplomacy. 
(l) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that climate diplomacy tools as described in this section 
are critical for demonstrating the commitment to include 
climate changes issues as core tenets of foreign policy pri-
orities, as well as preserving the United States role as a 
global leader on climate change action. 
SEC. 606. DRIVING A GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE RESIL-
IENCE STRATEGY. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 117 of the Foreign As-
sistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151p) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) The President is authorized to furnish 
assistance to programs and initiatives that— 
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