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that generate greenhouse gas emissions or reduce nat-
ural resource capacities to absorb and regulate atmos-
pheric carbon. 
(4) CLIMATE
DIPLOMACY.—The term ‘‘climate 
diplomacy’’ means methods of influencing the deci-
sions and behavior of foreign governments and peoples 
through dialogue, negotiation, cooperation, and other 
peaceful measures on or about issues related to ad-
dressing global climate change, including— 
(A) the mitigation of global greenhouse gas 
emissions; 
(B) discussion, analysis, and sharing of sci-
entific data and information on the cause and 
effects of climate change; 
(C) the security, social, economic, and polit-
ical instability risks associated with the effects of 
climate change; 
(D) economic cooperation efforts and trade 
matters that are related to or associated with cli-
mate change and greenhouse gas mitigation from 
the global economy; 
(E) building resilience capacities and 
adapting to the effects of change; 
(F) sustainable land use and natural re-
source conservation; 
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(G) accounting for loss and damage attrib-
uted to the effects of climate change; 
(H) just transition of carbon intense econo-
mies to low or zero carbon economies and ac-
counting for laborers within affected economies; 
(I) technological innovations that reduce or 
eliminate carbon emissions; and 
(J) clean energy and energy systems. 
(5) CLIMATE FINANCING.—The term ‘‘climate fi-
nancing’’ means the transfer of new and additional 
public funds from developed countries to developing 
countries for projects and programs that— 
(A) reduce or eliminate greenhouse gas 
emissions; 
(B) enhance and restore natural carbon se-
questration; and 
(C) promote adaptation to climate change. 
(6) CLIMATE SECURITY.—The term ‘‘climate se-
curity’’ means the effects of climate change on— 
(A) United States national security con-
cerns and subnational, national, and regional 
political stability; and 
(B) overseas security and conflict situations 
that are potentially exacerbated by dynamic en-
vironmental factors and events, including— 
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(i) the intensification and frequency of 
droughts, floods, wildfires, tropical storms, 
and other extreme weather events; 
(ii) changes in historical severe weath-
er, drought, and wildfire patterns; 
(iii) the expansion of geographical 
ranges of droughts, floods, and wildfires 
into regions that had not regularly experi-
enced such phenomena; 
(iv) global sea level rise patterns and 
the expansion of geographical ranges af-
fected by drought; and 
(v) changes in marine environments 
that effect critical geostrategic waterways, 
such as the Arctic Ocean, the South China 
Sea, the South Pacific Ocean, the Barents 
Sea, and the Beaufort Sea. 
(7) GREEN CLIMATE FUND.—The term ‘‘Green 
Climate Fund’’ means the independent, multilateral 
fund— 
(A) established by parties to the United Na-
tions Framework Convention on Climate Change; 
and 
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(B) adopted by decision as part of the fi-
nancial mechanism of the United Nations 
Framework Convention on Climate Change. 
(8) PARIS AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Paris Agree-
ment’’ means the annex to Decision 1/CP.21 adopted 
by the 21st Conference of Parties of the United Na-
tions Framework Convention on Climate Change in 
Paris, France, on December 12, 2015. 
(9) RESILIENCE.—The term ‘‘resilience’’ means 
the ability of human made and natural systems (in-
cluding their component parts) to anticipate, absorb, 
cope, accommodate, or recover from the effects of a 
hazardous event in a timely and efficient manner, in-
cluding through ensuring the preservation, restora-
tion, or improvement of its essential basic structures 
and functions. It is not preparedness or response. 
SEC. 602. ENHANCING SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR 
GLOBAL CLIMATE DISRUPTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in consulta-
tion with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall 
conduct biennial comprehensive evaluations of present and 
ongoing disruptions to the global climate system, includ-
ing— 
(1) the intensity, frequency, and range of nat-
ural disasters; 
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(2) the scarcity of global natural resources, in-
cluding fresh water; 
(3) global food, health, and energy insecurities; 
(4) conditions that contribute to— 
(A) intrastate and interstate conflicts; 
(B) foreign political and economic insta-
bility; 
(C) international migration of vulnerable 
and underserved populations; 
(D) the failure of national governments; 
and 
(E) gender-based violence; and 
(5) United States and allied military readiness, 
operations, and strategy. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the evaluations con-
ducted under subsection (a) are— 
(1) to support the practical application of sci-
entific data and research on climate change’s dy-
namic effects around the world to improve resilience, 
adaptability, security, and stability despite growing 
global environmental risks and changes; 
(2) to ensure that the strategic planning and 
mission execution of United States international de-
velopment and diplomatic missions adequately ac-
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count for heightened and dynamic risks and chal-
lenges associated with the effects of climate change; 
(3) to improve coordination between United 
States science agencies conducting research and fore-
casts on the causes and effects of climate change and 
United States national security agencies; 
(4) to better understand the disproportionate ef-
fects of global climate disruptions on women, girls, 
indigenous 
communities, 
and 
other 
historically 
marginalized populations; and 
(5) to inform the development of the climate se-
curity strategy described in subsection (d). 
(c) SCOPE.—The evaluations conducted under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) examine developing countries’ vulnerabilities 
and risks associated with global, regional, and local-
ized effects of climate change; and 
(2) assess and make recommendations on nec-
essary measures to mitigate risks and reduce 
vulnerabilities associated with effects, including— 
(A) sea level rise; 
(B) freshwater resource scarcity; 
(C) wildfires; and 
(D) increased intensity and frequency of ex-
treme weather conditions and events, such as 
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flooding, drought, and extreme storm events, in-
cluding tropical cyclones. 
(d) CLIMATE SECURITY STRATEGY.—The Secretary 
shall use the evaluations required under subsection (a)— 
(1) to inform the development and implementa-
tion of a climate security strategy for the Bureau of 
Conflict and Stabilization Operations, the Bureau of 
Political-Military Affairs, embassies, consulates, re-
gional bureaus, and other offices and programs oper-
ating chief of mission authority, including those with 
roles in conflict avoidance, prevention and security 
assistance, or humanitarian disaster response, preven-
tion, and assistance; and 
(2) in furtherance of such strategy, to assess, de-
velop, budget for, and (upon approval) implement 
plans, policies, and actions— 
(A) to account for the impacts of climate 
change to global human health, safety, govern-
ance, oceans, food production, fresh water and 
other critical natural resources, settlements, in-
frastructure, marginalized groups, and economic 
activity; 
(B) to evaluate the climate change vulner-
ability, security, susceptibility, and resiliency of 
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United States interests and non-defense assets 
abroad; 
(C) to coordinate the integration of climate 
change risk and vulnerability assessments into 
all foreign policy and security decision-making 
processes, including awarding foreign assistance; 
(D) to evaluate specific risks to certain re-
gions and countries that are— 
(i) vulnerable to the effects of climate 
change; and 
(ii) strategically significant to the 
United States; 
(E) to enhance the resilience capacities of 
foreign countries to the effects of climate change 
as a means of reducing the risks of conflict and 
instability; 
(F) to advance principles of good govern-
ance by encouraging foreign governments, par-
ticularly nations that are least capable of coping 
with the effects of climate change— 
(i) to conduct climate security evalua-
tions; and 
(ii) to facilitate the development of cli-
mate security action plans to ensure sta-
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bility and public safety in disaster situa-
tions in a humane and responsible fashion; 
(G) to evaluate the vulnerability, security, 
susceptibility, and resiliency of United States in-
terests and nondefense assets abroad; 
(H) to build international institutional ca-
pacity to address climate security implications 
and to advance United States interests, regional 
stability, and global security; and 
(I) other activities that advance— 
(i) the utilization and integration of 
climate science in national security plan-
ning; and 
(ii) the clear understanding of how the 
effects of climate change can exacerbate se-
curity risks and threats. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and every two years thereafter 
for the following 20 years, the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the heads of other relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies shall submit to the Committee on For-
eign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
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an unclassified report, with a classified annex if necessary, 
that includes— 
(1) a review of the efforts, initiatives, and pro-
grams in support of the strategy in subsection (c), as 
well as— 
(A) an assessment of the funding expended 
by relevant Federal departments and agencies on 
emerging events exacerbated by climate change 
and the legal, procedural, and resource con-
straints faced by the Department of State and 
the United States Agency for International De-
velopment throughout respective budgeting, stra-
tegic planning, and management cycles to sup-
port the prevention of and response to emerging 
events exacerbated by climate change; 
(B) current annual global assessments of 
emerging events exacerbated by climate change; 
(C) recommendations to further strengthen 
United States capabilities described in this sec-
tion; and 
(D) consideration of analysis, reporting, 
and policy recommendations by civil society, 
academic, and nongovernmental organizations 
and institutions, and partner countries to pre-
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vent and respond to emerging events exacerbated 
by climate change; 
(2) recommendations to ensure shared responsi-
bility by— 
(A) enhancing multilateral mechanisms for 
preventing, mitigating, and responding to emerg-
ing events exacerbated by climate change; and 
(B) strengthening regional organizations; 
and 
(3) the implementation status of the rec-
ommendations included in the review under para-
graph (1). 
(f) REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTEL-
LIGENCE.—The Director of National Intelligence is encour-
aged to include, in the Director’s annual (or more often as 
appropriate) unclassified testimony, accompanied by a 
classified annex, if necessary, to Congress on threats to 
United States national security— 
(1) a review of countries and regions at risk of 
emerging events exacerbated by climate change; and 
(2) whenever possible, specific identification of 
countries and regions at immediate risk of emerging 
events exacerbated by climate change. 
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SEC. 603. BALANCING ACCOUNTABILITY AND COOPERATION 
WITH CHINA. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) successful mitigation of global greenhouse gas 
emissions and changes to the environment require 
global cooperation and coordination of efforts, as well 
as holding other countries such as the People’s Repub-
lic of China (PRC) accountable for their actions and 
commitments to ensure a level playing field with the 
United States and its allies and partners; 
(2) other countries look toward the United States 
and the PRC, as the world’s largest emitters and larg-
est economies, for leadership by example to effectively 
mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, develop and deploy 
energy generation technologies, and integrate sustain-
able adaptation solutions to the inevitable effects of 
climate change; 
(3) given the volume of the PRC’s greenhouse gas 
emissions and the scientific imperative to swiftly re-
duce global greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero emis-
sions around 2050, China should— 
(A) revise its long-term pledge; 
(B) seek to immediately peak its emissions; 
(C) begin reducing its greenhouse gas emis-
sions significantly to meet a more ambitious 
long-term 2050 reductions target; and 
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(D) update its nationally determined con-
tribution along a trajectory that aligns with 
achieving a more ambitious net-zero by 2050 
emissions target; 
(4) it is in the United States national interest 
to emphasize the environment and climate change in 
its bilateral engagement with the PRC, as global cli-
mate risks cannot be mitigated without a significant 
reduction in PRC domestic and overseas emissions; 
(5) the United States and the PRC, to the extent 
practicable, should coordinate on making and deliv-
ering ambitious pledges to reduce greenhouse gas 
emissions, with aspirations towards achieving net 
zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050; 
(6) the United States and its allies and partners 
should work together, using diplomatic and economic 
tools, to hold the PRC accountable for any failure by 
the PRC— 
(A) to increase ambition in its 2030 nation-
ally determined contribution, in line with net 
zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 before the 
26th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC 
scheduled for November 2021 and meeting a 
more ambitious nationally determined contribu-
tion; 
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(B) to work faithfully to uphold the prin-
ciples, goals, and rules of the Paris Agreement; 
(C) to avoid and prohibit efforts to under-
mine or devolve the Paris Agreement’s rule or 
underlying framework, particularly within areas 
of accountability transparency, and shared re-
sponsibility among all parties; 
(D) to eliminate greenhouse gas intensive 
projects from the PRC’s Belt and Road Initiative 
and other overseas investments, including— 
(i) working with United States allies 
and partners to eliminate support for coal 
power production projects in the Belt and 
Road Initiative; 
(ii) providing financing and project 
support for cleaner and less risky alter-
natives; and 
(iii) undertaking ‘‘parallel initiatives’’ 
to enhance capacity building programs and 
overseas sustainable investment criteria, in-
cluding in areas such as integrated energy 
planning, power sector reform, just transi-
tion, distributed generation, procurement, 
transparency, and standards to support 
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low-emissions growth in developing coun-
tries; and 
(E) to phase out existing coal power plants 
and reduce net coal power production; 
(7) the United States should pursue confidence- 
building opportunities for the United States and the 
PRC to undertake ‘‘parallel initiatives’’ on clean en-
ergy research, development, finance, and deployment, 
including through economic and stimulus measures 
with clear, mutually agreed upon rules and policies 
to protect intellectual property, ensure equitable, non-
punitive provision of support, and verify implementa-
tion, which would provide catalytic progress towards 
delivering a global clean energy transformation that 
benefits all people; 
(8) the United States should pursue cooperative 
initiatives to reduce global deforestation, including ef-
forts to shift toward the import and consummation of 
forest and agricultural commodities that are produced 
in a manner that does not contribute to deforestation; 
and 
(9) the United States should pursue appropriate 
scientific cooperative exchanges and research that 
align with United States interests and those of its 
international partners and allies, provide reciprocity 
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of access, protect intellectual property rights, and pre-
serve the values and human rights interests of the 
American people. 
SEC. 604. PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AL-
TERNATIVES TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF 
CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President should seek opportu-
nities to partner with multilateral development finance in-
stitutions to develop financing tools based on shared devel-
opment finance criteria and mechanisms to support invest-
ments in developing countries that— 
(1) support low carbon economic development; 
and 
(2) promote resiliency and adaptation to envi-
ronmental changes and natural disasters. 
(b) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.—The Chief Executive 
Officer of the United States International Development Fi-
nance Corporation should seek to partner with other multi-
lateral development finance institutions and development 
finance institutions to leverage the respective available 
funds to support low carbon economic development, which 
may include clean energy including renewable and nuclear 
energy projects, environmental adaptation, and resilience 
activities in countries. 
(c) CO-FINANCING OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.— 
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(1) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, 
and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies are 
authorized to co-finance infrastructure, resilience, and 
environmental adaptation projects that advance the 
development objectives of the United States overseas 
and provide viable alternatives to projects that would 
otherwise be included within the People’s Republic of 
China’s Belt and Road Initiative. 
(2) CONDITIONS.—Co-financing arrangements 
authorized pursuant to paragraph (1) may not be ap-
proved unless— 
(A) the projects to be financed— 
(i) promote the public good; 
(ii) promote United States national se-
curity 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 Affairs 
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of the House of Representatives are notified not 
later than 15 days in advance of entering into 
such co-financing arrangements. 
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 diplomacy 
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 shall— 
(1) prioritize climate action and clean energy 
within the bureaus and offices under the leadership of 
the Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, 
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 
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climate diplomacy as a cross-cutting imperative 
across the Department of State; 
(3) encourage all Under Secretaries of State— 
(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 De-
partment 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— 
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(A) to the President, the Secretary of State, 
and their respective designees charged with ad-
dressing 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 in-
tegration of relevant domestic agencies in inter-
national 
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 global 
greenhouse gas mitigation, climate change adaptation 
activities, and global climate security. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF 
STATE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS.—The Under Secretary of 
State for Political Affairs shall ensure that all foreign mis-
sions are— 
(1) advancing United States bilateral climate di-
plomacy; 
(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 co-
operation with the Under Secretary of State for Political 
Affairs, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that— 
(1) assesses how climate action and United 
States climate diplomacy is integrated across the Bu-
reaus of the Department of State; and 
(2) includes recommendations on strategies to 
improve cross bureau coordination and understanding 
of United States climate action and climate diplo-
macy. 
(e) EFFECT OF ELIMINATION OF POSITIONS.—If the 
positions of Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, 
Energy, and the Environment and the Undersecretary of 
State for Political Affairs are eliminated or undergo name 
changes, the responsibilities of such Under Secretaries 
under this section shall be reassigned to other Under Secre-
taries 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 Secretary 
for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment 
of the Department of State, as the case may be. The 
Secretary shall ensure each embassy, consulate, and 
diplomatic mission to which such Officers are as-
signed pursuant to paragraph (2) has sufficient addi-
tional 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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(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each Climate Change 
Officer shall— 
(A) provide expertise on effective approaches 
to— 
(i) mitigate the emission of gases 
which contribute to global climate change 
and formulate national and global plans for 
reducing such gross and net emissions; and 
(ii) reduce the detrimental impacts at-
tributable to global climate change, and 
adapt to such impacts; 
(B) engage and convene, in a manner that 
is equitable, inclusive, and just, with individuals 
and organizations which represent a government 
office, a nongovernmental organization, a social 
or political movement, a private sector entity, an 
educational or scientific institution, or any other 
entity concerned with— 
(i) global climate change; the emission 
of gases which contribute to global climate 
change; or 
(ii) reducing the detrimental impacts 
attributable to global climate change; 
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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 SECRETARY.— 
The Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, 
and the Environment of the Department of State 
shall, including by acting through the Bureau of 
Oceans and International Environmental and Sci-
entific Affairs of the Department of State— 
(A) provide policy guidance to Climate 
Change Officers established under this subsection; 
(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 regional 
bureaus of the Department of State to develop 
strategies and programs to promote studying, 
mitigating, and adapting to global climate 
change, or reducing the emission of gases which 
contribute to global climate change. 
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(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 rel-
evant individuals and organizations relating to 
such strategy; and 
(2) hold ongoing discussions with the officials 
and leaders of such country regarding progress to im-
prove and increase studying, mitigating, and adapt-
ing 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 
(3) certify annually to the Secretary of State 
that to the maximum extent practicable, consider-
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ations related to climate change adaptation and miti-
gation, sustainability, and the environment were in-
corporated in activities, management, and operations 
of the United States embassy or other diplomatic 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 global 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 au-
thorities, funds, and programs involved in the inter-
national commitments of the United States regarding 
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. 
(2) Awareness of methods for mitigating and 
adapting to global climate change and reducing the 
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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 assistance 
to mitigate and adapt to global climate change. 
(4) Awareness of the most frequently announced 
goals and methods of the entities specified in sub-
section (f)(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 sustain-
ability and adapting to or mitigating impacts from climate 
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 appropriate con-
gressional committees a report that includes a detailed 
breakdown of posts at which staff are assigned the role of 
Climate Change Officer, the responsibilities to which they 
have been assigned, and the strategies developed by the chief 
of mission, as applicable. 
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(k) CLIMATE CHANGE SUPPORT AND FINANCING.—The 
Secretary of State shall facilitate the coordination among 
the Department of State and other relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies toward contributing technical coopera-
tion, engagement, development finance, or foreign assistance 
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 cli-
mate changes issues as core tenets of foreign policy prior-
ities, as well as preserving the United States’ role as a glob-
al leader on climate change action. 
SEC. 606. DRIVING A GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE RESIL-
IENCE STRATEGY. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 117 of the Foreign Assist-
ance 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 assist-
ance to programs and initiatives that— 
‘‘(i) promote resilience among communities fac-
ing harmful impacts from climate change; and 
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‘‘(ii) reduce the vulnerability of persons affected 
by climate change. 
‘‘(B) There shall be, in the Department of State, a Co-
ordinator of Climate Change Resilience.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary of State, in coordination with 
the Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, shall establish a comprehensive, inte-
grated, 10-year strategy, which shall be referred to as the 
‘Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy’, to mitigate the 
impacts of climate change on displacement and humani-
tarian emergencies. 
‘‘(2) The Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy 
shall— 
‘‘(A) focus on addressing slow-onset and rapid- 
onset effects of events caused by climate change, con-
sider the effects of events caused by climate change, 
and describe the key features of successful strategies to 
prevent such conditions; 
‘‘(B) include specific objectives and multisectoral 
approaches to the effects of events caused by climate 
change; 
‘‘(C) promote United States national security 
and economic interests while leading international 
climate-related policymaking efforts, on which the ab-
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sence of United States leadership would lead to a sub-
stantial and harmful decline in the nation’s global 
competitiveness; 
‘‘(D) promote international instruments on cli-
mate action and other relevant international stand-
ards and best practices, as such standards and prac-
tices develop, that serve the interests of the American 
people and protect United States environmental re-
sources and the planet; 
‘‘(E) promote the adoption and implementation 
of such international climate-related agreements, 
standards, and practices by foreign states; 
‘‘(F) work with United States allies and part-
ners to ensure a level playing field exists when it 
comes to climate action and to encourage and assist 
foreign countries to make similar or even greater com-
mitments than the United States; 
‘‘(G) describe approaches that ensure national 
leadership, as appropriate, and substantively engage 
with civil society, local partners, and the affected 
communities, including marginalized populations 
and underserved populations, in the design, imple-
mentation, and monitoring of climate change pro-
grams to best safeguard the future of those subject to 
displacement; 
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‘‘(H) assign roles for relevant Federal agencies to 
avoid duplication of efforts, while ensuring that— 
‘‘(i) the Department of State is responsible 
for— 
‘‘(I) leading the Global Climate Change 
Resilience Strategy; 
‘‘(II) establishing United States foreign 
policy; 
‘‘(III) advancing diplomatic and polit-
ical efforts; and 
‘‘(IV) guiding security assistance and 
related civilian security efforts to mitigate 
climate change threats; 
‘‘(ii) the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development is— 
‘‘(I) responsible for overseeing pro-
grams to prevent the effects of events caused 
by climate change; 
‘‘(II) the lead implementing agency for 
development and related nonsecurity pro-
gram policy related to building resilience 
and achieving recovery; and 
‘‘(III) responsible for providing over-
seas humanitarian assistance to respond to 
international and internal displacement 
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caused by climate change and to coordinate 
the pursuit of durable solutions for climate- 
displaced persons; and 
‘‘(iii) other Federal agencies support the ac-
tivities of the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, as appropriate, with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State and the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment; 
‘‘(I) describe programs that agencies will under-
take to achieve the stated objectives, including descrip-
tions of existing programs and funding by fiscal year 
and account; 
‘‘(J) identify mechanisms to improve coordina-
tion between the United States, foreign governments, 
and international organizations, including the World 
Bank, the United Nations, regional organizations, 
and private sector organizations; 
‘‘(K) address efforts to expand public-private 
partnerships and leverage private sector resources; 
‘‘(L) describe the criteria, metrics, and mecha-
nisms for monitoring and evaluation of programs and 
objectives in the Global Climate Change Resilience 
Strategy; 
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‘‘(M) describe how the Global Climate Change 
Resilience Strategy will ensure that programs are 
country-led and context-specific; 
‘‘(N) establish a program to monitor climate and 
social conditions to anticipate and prevent climate 
and environmental stressors from evolving into na-
tional security risks; 
‘‘(O) include an assessment of climate risks in 
the Department of State’s Quadrennial Diplomacy 
and Development Review; and 
‘‘(P) prioritize foreign aid, to the extent prac-
ticable, for international climate resilience in support 
of this Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy. 
‘‘(3) Not later than 270 days after the date of the en-
actment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the 
President shall submit a report to the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives, based in part on 
the information collected pursuant to this section, that de-
tails the Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy. The 
report shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex, if necessary. 
‘‘(4) Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this subsection, the Secretary of State and the 
Coordinator of Global Climate Change Resilience shall brief 
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tution and the principal and income of 
the fund or institution are disbursed 
only— 
(aa) 
to 
support 
projects, 
planning, policies, and initiatives 
described in subsection (b); 
(bb) consistent with the pol-
icy described in subsection (e); 
and 
(cc) in regular consultation 
with relevant governing bodies of 
the fund or institution that— 
(AA) include representa-
tion from countries among 
the most vulnerable devel-
oping countries; and 
(BB) provide public ac-
cess. 
(C) CONGRESSIONAL
NOTIFICATION.—The 
Secretary of State, the Administrator of USAID, 
or the Secretary of the Treasury shall notify the 
appropriate congressional committees not later 
than 15 days before providing assistance to a 
multilateral fund or international institution 
under this subsection. 
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