risks, and other relevant data and informa-
tion, into policies, guidance, and public 
communications; 
(ix) platforms for sharing best prac-
tices, information, and lessons learned with 
the national emergency management com-
munity and general public, including public 
web pages, webinars, and workshops; 
(x) FEMA’s 2018–2022 Strategic 
Plan, and ways for FEMA to better incor-
porate climate change into all future such 
plans; and 
(xi) any other matters, as the Admin-
istrator determines to be appropriate; and 
(G) timeframes for implementing any such 
recommendations that do not require congres-
sional action, and the identification of any such 
recommendations that require congressional ac-
tion. 
(2) ONGOING
DUTIES.—Upon request of the 
Administrator, the Subcommittee shall, on an ongo-
ing basis— 
(A) review any relevant Agency policies, 
plans, programs, strategies, and operations, and 
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make any necessary recommendations thereof, 
regarding climate change; 
(B) support the Administrator in incor-
porating and implementing findings and rec-
ommendations from the assessment described in 
paragraph (1) into all relevant Agency policies, 
plans, programs, strategies, and operations, in-
cluding the assessment of climate change risks 
and preparedness described in section 7; and 
(C) perform any other relevant duties, as 
the Administrator determines to be appropriate. 
(d) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—In carrying out its duties 
under this section, the Subcommittee shall— 
(1) consult with stakeholders through not less 
than 2 public meetings each year, the total of which 
not less than 3 shall be during the time in which the 
Subcommittee is conducting the assessment de-
scribed in subsection (c)(1); and 
(2) seek input from all stakeholder interests in-
cluding State and local representatives, environ-
mental and climate justice organizations, private in-
dustry representatives, advocacy groups, planning 
and resilience organizations, labor representatives, 
and representatives from frontline communities. 
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(e) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.—Any non-feder-
ally employed member of the Subcommittee, when attend-
ing meetings of the Subcommittee or when otherwise en-
gaged in the business of the Subcommittee, shall receive— 
(1) compensation at a rate fixed by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, not exceeding the daily 
equivalent of the current rate of basic pay in effect 
for GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 
5332 of title 5, United States Code, including travel 
time; and 
(2) travel or transportation expenses under sec-
tion 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
(f) CHAIR.—The Administrator shall serve as the 
Chair of the Subcommittee. 
(g) STAFF.— 
(1) 
FEMA.—Upon 
request 
of 
the 
Sub-
committee, the Administrator may detail, on a non- 
reimbursable basis, personnel of FEMA to assist the 
Subcommittee in carrying out its duties. 
(2) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request 
of the Subcommittee, any other Federal agency that 
is a member of the Subcommittee may detail, on a 
nonreimbursable basis, personnel to assist the Sub-
committee in carrying out its duties. 
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(h) POWERS.—In carrying out this section, the Sub-
committee may hold hearings, receive evidence and assist-
ance, provide information, conduct research, and author 
reports, as the Subcommittee considers appropriate. 
(i) TERMINATION.—The Subcommittee shall termi-
nate not later than 3 years after the submission of the 
report required under subsection (c)(1). 
(j) UPDATES AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than 90 
days after the submission of the assessment under 
subsection (c)(1), the Administrator shall— 
(A) coordinate the implementation of the 
recommendations, and actions to address the 
findings, as described in such assessment, 
where appropriate; and 
(B) provide updates annually thereafter, 
until the date that is 1 year after the date on 
which the Subcommittee terminates, to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate containing— 
(i) the implementation status of the 
findings and recommendations of the as-
sessment; and 
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(ii) any other findings and rec-
ommendations that the Subcommittee may 
provide in the course of its duties. 
(2) FINDINGS.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter until the termination of the Sub-
committee, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives, submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate, and make available to the public a report on the 
actions taken by the Administrator to incorporate 
and implement the findings and recommendations 
from the assessment described in subsection (c)(1), 
and any other findings and recommendations that 
the Subcommittee may provide, into all relevant 
Agency policies, plans, programs, strategies, and op-
erations. 
SEC. 7. ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS AND PRE-
PAREDNESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 4 years there-
after, the Administrator shall publish as a report, submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
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and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and make avail-
able to Congress and the public, a comprehensive assess-
ment of climate change risks and preparedness, which 
shall— 
(1) incorporate and expand upon the findings 
and recommendations made by the Subcommittee; 
(2) identify, predict, and assess existing and fu-
ture natural disaster risks and impacts posed by cli-
mate change to States, cities, and communities 
throughout the United States, including the current 
and potential impact to annual disaster, mitigation, 
and insurance costs, as well as to natural disaster 
mitigation, adaptation, preparedness, response, and 
recovery capabilities and efforts; 
(3) identify, predict, and assess risks and im-
pacts to frontline communities, particularly low-in-
come communities, communities of color, and Tribal 
communities; 
(4) assess the current state of preparedness 
throughout the emergency management community, 
and across all levels of government, in relation to the 
expected natural disaster risks and impacts posed by 
climate change; 
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(9) incorporate any other components and sec-
tions as the Administrator determines appropriate. 
(b) METHODOLOGY.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall re-
port to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the meth-
odology that will be used to conduct the analysis and 
produce the assessment required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of FEMA. 
(2) AGENCY; FEMA.—The terms ‘‘Agency’’ and 
‘‘FEMA’’ mean the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency. 
(3) CLIMATE
CHANGE.—The term ‘‘climate 
change’’ means the long-term shifts in global and re-
gional climate patterns, and associated phenomena, 
that are occurring primarily as a result of anthropo-
genic greenhouse gas emissions. 
(4) EXTREME
WEATHER
EVENTS.—The term 
‘‘extreme weather events’’ means historically rare or 
severe natural disasters such as heat waves, 
droughts, floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes. 
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(5) 
FRONTLINE
COMMUNITY.—The 
term 
‘‘frontline community’’ means a low-income commu-
nity, community of color, or Tribal community that 
is disproportionately impacted or burdened by cli-
mate change and associated phenomena. 
(6) SEA-LEVEL
RISE.—The term ‘‘sea-level 
rise’’ means the local, regional, and global long-term 
trends in rising average sea levels that are occurring 
as a direct result of climate change and additional 
local factors such as land subsidence. 
Æ 
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