further the duties under paragraph (2) without re-
gard to— 
(A) any requirements for competition; 
(B) section 6101 of title 41, United States 
Code; or 
(C) subsections (a) and (b) of section 3324 
of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON CLIMATE CHANGE 
AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and pursu-
ant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.), the Secretary of the Interior shall es-
tablish an Advisory Committee on Climate Change 
and Natural Resource Sciences. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall be 
comprised of 25 members who— 
(A) represent— 
(i) Federal agencies; 
(ii) State, local, and Tribal Govern-
ments; 
(iii) nongovernmental organizations; 
(iv) academic institutions; and 
(v) the private sector; and 
(B) have expertise in— 
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(i) biology (including fish, wildlife, 
plant, aquatic, coastal, and marine biol-
ogy); 
(ii) ecology; 
(iii) climate change (including, where 
applicable, ocean acidification, drought, 
flooding, and wildfire); and 
(iv) other relevant scientific dis-
ciplines. 
(3) CHAIR.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
appoint a Committee Chair from among the mem-
bers of the Committee. 
(4) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 
(A) advise the Working Group on the state 
of the science regarding— 
(i) the ongoing and expected effects of 
extreme weather and climate change on 
fish, wildlife, and plants; and 
(ii) scientific strategies and mecha-
nisms for fish, wildlife, and plant adapta-
tion; 
(B) identify and recommend priorities for 
ongoing research needs on the issues described 
in subparagraph (A) to inform the research pri-
orities of the Center described in subsection (a) 
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and other Federal climate science institutions; 
and 
(C) review and comment on each revised 
National Strategy before that National Strategy 
is finalized. 
(5) COLLABORATION.—The Committee shall 
collaborate with climate change and fish, wildlife, 
and plant research entities in other Federal agencies 
and departments. 
(6) AVAILABILITY TO PUBLIC.—The advice and 
recommendations of the Committee shall be made 
available to the public. 
SEC. 7. STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act and not later than 1 year 
after the date of each revision of the National Strategy, 
the Working Group shall— 
(1) complete a strategy implementation plan; 
(2) provide opportunities for public review and 
comment on the plan; and 
(3) submit the plan to the President for ap-
proval. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The strategy implementation 
plan shall— 
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(1) identify and prioritize specific conservation 
and management strategies and actions that address 
the ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather 
and climate change on fish, wildlife, and plants, in-
cluding— 
(A) protection, management, and conserva-
tion of terrestrial, marine, estuarine, and fresh-
water habitats and ecosystems; 
(B) establishment of terrestrial, marine, 
estuarine, and freshwater habitat connectivity 
corridors; 
(C) restoration and conservation of ecologi-
cal processes; 
(D) protection of a broad diversity of spe-
cies of fish, wildlife, and plant populations; and 
(E) protection of fish, wildlife, and plant 
health, recognizing that climate can alter the 
distribution and ecology of parasites, pathogens, 
and vectors; 
(2) establish methods— 
(A) to assess the effectiveness of strategies 
and conservation actions implemented by the 
agencies to protect, manage, and conserve fish, 
wildlife, and plants; and 
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(B) to update those strategies and actions 
to respond to new information and changing 
conditions; 
(3) describe current and proposed mechanisms 
to enhance cooperation and coordination of fish, 
wildlife, and plant adaptation efforts with other Fed-
eral agencies, State and local governments, Indian 
Tribes, and nongovernmental stakeholders; 
(4) include written guidance to resource man-
agers; and 
(5) identify and assess data and information 
gaps necessary to develop fish, wildlife, and plant 
adaptation plans and strategies. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On approval by the Presi-
dent, each Federal agency shall, consistent with ex-
isting authority, implement the strategy implementa-
tion plan under subsection (a)(1) through existing 
and new plans, policies, programs, activities, and ac-
tions. 
(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
EFFECTS.—To the 
maximum extent practicable and consistent with ex-
isting authority, fish, wildlife, and plant conservation 
and management decisions made by each Federal 
agency shall consider and promote resilience to the 
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ongoing and expected effects of extreme weather and 
climate change. 
(d) REVISION AND REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year 
after the National Strategy is revised under section 5(b), 
the Working Group shall review and revise the strategy 
implementation plan under subsection (a)(1) to incor-
porate the best available science, including advice and in-
formation pursuant to section 6 and other information, re-
garding the ongoing and expected effects of climate 
change on fish, wildlife, and plants. 
SEC. 8. STATE FISH, WILDLIFE, AND PLANTS ADAPTATION 
PLANS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—To be eligible to receive funds 
pursuant to subsection (d), not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act and not later than 1 year 
after the date of each revision of the National Strategy, 
each State shall prepare and submit to the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, a State fish, 
wildlife, and plant adaptation plan detailing current and 
future efforts of the State to address the ongoing and ex-
pected effects of climate change on fish, wildlife, and 
plants and coastal areas within the jurisdiction of the 
State. 
(b) REVIEW OR APPROVAL.—The Secretary of the In-
terior and the Secretary of Commerce shall— 
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(1) review each State adaptation plan; and 
(2) approve a State adaptation plan if the 
plan— 
(A) meets the requirements of subsection 
(c); and 
(B) is consistent with the National Strat-
egy. 
(c) CONTENTS.—A State adaptation plan shall— 
(1) meet the requirements described in section 
7(b), except that the requirements of that section re-
lating to marine habitats or ecosystems shall not 
apply to a State in which those habitats or eco-
systems do not exist; 
(2) include the adaptation provisions of any 
State comprehensive wildlife conservation strategy 
(or State wildlife action plan) that has been— 
(A) submitted to the Director of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and 
(B) approved, or is pending approval, by 
the Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service; 
(3) include the adaptation provisions of a state-
wide assessment and strategy for forest resources re-
quired under section 2A of the Cooperative Forestry 
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Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101a) that has 
been— 
(A) submitted to the Secretary of Agri-
culture; and 
(B) approved, or is pending approval, by 
the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
(4) in the case of a State with coastal areas, in-
clude the adaptation provisions of a Coastal Zone 
Management Plan or a Coastal and Estuarine Land 
Conservation Program Plan that has been— 
(A) submitted to the Administrator of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion; and 
(B) approved, or is pending approval, by 
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration. 
(d) DISTRIBUTION
OF FUNDS
TO STATES.—Any 
funds made available pursuant to this Act shall be— 
(1) used to carry out activities in accordance 
with adaptation plans approved under this section; 
and 
(2) made available through— 
(A) the State and Tribal wildlife grant pro-
gram under title I of division F of the Consoli-
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dated Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 
110–161; 121 Stat. 2103); and 
(B)(i) the grant program under section 
306 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455); 
(ii) the Coastal and Estuarine Land Con-
servation Program established under title II of 
the Department of Commerce and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (16 U.S.C. 
1456d); and 
(iii) programs established under the Coop-
erative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2101 et seq.). 
(e) PUBLIC INPUT.—In developing an adaptation 
plan, a State shall solicit and consider input from the pub-
lic and independent scientists. 
(f) COORDINATION WITH OTHER PLANS.—A State 
adaptation plan shall, where appropriate, integrate the 
goals and measures set forth in other climate adaptation, 
hazard mitigation, and fish, wildlife, and plant conserva-
tion strategies and plans. 
(g) UPDATES.—Each State adaptation plan shall be 
updated at least every 4 years. 
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Union Calendar No. 412 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2872 
[Report No. 117–571] 
A BILL 
To establish an integrated national approach to re-
spond to ongoing and expected effects of extreme 
weather and climate change by protecting, man-
aging, and conserving the fish, wildlife, and 
plants of the United States, and to maximize 
Government efficiency and reduce costs, in co-
operation with State, local, and Tribal Govern-
ments and other entities, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 16, 2022 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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