Climate Security Intelligence Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.6605 | Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason (D-CO)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Climate Security Intelligence Act of 2022
This bill permanently authorizes the Climate Security Advisory Council (currently authorized until December 31, 2025). The bill also requires the advisory council to report to Congress a plan to permanently establish a Climate Security Intelligence Center within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
The plan must contain recommendations relating to the proposed center's duties, which shall include (1) serving as the primary intelligence community organization addressing the climate security intelligence needs and priorities of policymakers, (2) analyzing U.S. climate security risks and U.S. influence on climate policies around the world, and (3) conducting strategic forecasting for future climate security risks and opportunities.
The plan shall also include a proposed process for transferring recommended functions and duties from the advisory council to the center.

To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to make permanent the 
  Climate Security Advisory Council of the Office of the Director of 
             National Intelligence, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Climate Security Intelligence Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. CLIMATE SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL AND CLIMATE SECURITY 
              INTELLIGENCE CENTER.

    (a) Repeal of Sunset of Climate Security Advisory Council.--Section 
120 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3060) is amended by 
striking the first subsection (e).
    (b) Plan for Climate Security Intelligence Center.--Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the chair of the 
Climate Security Advisory Council established under section 120 of the 
National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3060) shall submit to the 
congressional intelligence committees a written plan to permanently 
establish within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a 
Climate Security Intelligence Center (to be headed by a Director 
appointed by the Director of National Intelligence) to fulfill each of 
the duties described in subsection (c). Such plan shall include the 
following:
            (1) Recommendations for the Center, developed based on 
        findings by the Climate Security Advisory Council, as supported 
        by the National Academies Climate Security Roundtable 
        established pursuant to section 1622 of the William M. (Mac) 
        Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4054), in carrying out its 
        duties and responsibilities that relate to--
                    (A) the scope of the mission, responsibilities, and 
                functions of the Center, and its relationship with the 
                elements of the intelligence community;
                    (B) the composition and staffing of the Center with 
                personnel from elements of the intelligence community 
                and from departments and agencies of the United States 
                Government that are not elements of the intelligence 
                community, including through the detail to the Center 
                of personnel who have the appropriate security 
                clearances from such departments and agencies;
                    (C) the types of data, information, computer 
                modeling, scientific and technical resources, and any 
                other resources necessary for the Center to fulfill its 
                duties;
                    (D) the requisite scientific and technical 
                education, training, skills, and expertise necessary 
                for personnel of the Center to conduct their work; and
                    (E) approaches and best practices with respect to 
                data-sharing, information exchanges, and other types of 
                collaboration, at the appropriate level of 
                classification, on matters relating to climate security 
                and environmental science between the Center and--
                            (i) elements of the intelligence community;
                            (ii) departments and agencies of the United 
                        States Government that are not elements of the 
                        intelligence community; and
                            (iii) other key stakeholders in the 
                        scientific enterprise of the United States, 
                        including institutions of higher education, 
                        Federal research laboratories (including the 
                        national security laboratories), private 
                        industry, and nonprofit research organizations.
            (2) A proposed process for transferring from the Climate 
        Security Advisory Council to the Center recommended functions 
        and duties currently carried out by the Council, including a 
        timeline for the transfer and a statement on the feasibility of 
        establishing the Center and completing the transfer not more 
        than 1 year after the submission of the plan.
            (3) A request for any additional resources, facilities, 
        personnel, or authorities that the Climate Security Advisory 
        Council determines necessary to ensure that, upon 
        establishment, the Center and its Director may fulfil the 
        duties described in subsection (c).
    (c) Duties.--The duties described in this subsection are the 
following:
            (1) To serve as the primary organization within the 
        intelligence community for--
                    (A) addressing the climate security intelligence 
                needs and priorities of policymakers, including 
                information and intelligence sharing at the appropriate 
                level of classification;
                    (B) analyzing climate security risks and the 
                climate influence of the United States;
                    (C) identifying and disseminating climate 
                intelligence indications and warnings;
                    (D) conducting strategic forecasting for climate 
                security opportunities and risks in future;
                    (E) identifying relevant climate security 
                collection gaps, and driving collection to fill such 
                gaps; and
                    (F) collaborating with appropriate counterparts 
                throughout the intelligence community to ensure 
                appropriate integration of climate security analysis 
                into existing lines of analysis undertaken by the 
                intelligence community.
            (2) To identify, disseminate, and maintain best practices 
        in the analysis of climate security, and the provision of 
        climate intelligence indications and warnings, including--
                    (A) identifying publicly available information and 
                clandestinely collected intelligence that enables such 
                analysis and indications and warnings; and
                    (B) the use of advanced computer modeling, 
                artificial intelligence, machine learning, and similar 
                techniques that enables such analysis and indications 
                and warnings.
            (3) To assess and identify best practices with respect to 
        prior efforts of the intelligence community to analyze climate 
        security, specifically with respect to--
                    (A) the Measurements of Earth Data for 
                Environmental Analysis program of the Central 
                Intelligence Agency;
                    (B) the Center on Climate Change and National 
                Security of the Central Intelligence Agency; and
                    (C) any climate security-related activities of the 
                Director of National Intelligence or the intelligence 
                community that predate the establishment of the Climate 
                Security Advisory Council.
            (4) To use the best practices identified under paragraphs 
        (2) and (3) to inform the work of the Climate Security 
        Intelligence Center and the intelligence community.
            (5) To consult, as appropriate, with other elements of the 
        intelligence community and departments and agencies of the 
        United States Government that are not elements of the 
        intelligence community to avoid duplication of existing 
        efforts.
            (6) To carry out any functions transferred pursuant to the 
        process proposed in subsection (b)(2).
            (7) To perform such other duties as the Director of 
        National Intelligence shall specify.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Climate security.--The term ``climate security'' means 
        the effects of climate change on the following:
                    (A) The national security of the United States.
                    (B) Infrastructure that enhances the national 
                security of the United States, including--
                            (i) military installations, Department of 
                        Defense facilities, intelligence community 
                        facilities, and other physical facilities that 
                        contribute to or otherwise support operations 
                        of the intelligence community or the Department 
                        of Defense; and
                            (ii) critical infrastructure of the United 
                        States (as defined in subsection (e) of the 
                        Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 
                        (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e))).
                    (C) Subnational, national, regional, and global 
                politics, governance, and political stability.
                    (D) The security of allies and partners of the 
                United States.
                    (E) Ongoing or potential political violence, 
                including unrest, rioting, guerrilla warfare, 
                insurgency, terrorism, rebellion, revolution, civil 
                war, and interstate war.
            (2) Climate influence of the united states.--The term 
        ``climate influence of the United States'' means the global 
        influence and leadership of the United States with respect to 
        the climate policies of other countries, international 
        organizations, and transnational groups.
            (3) Climate intelligence indications and warnings.--The 
        term ``climate intelligence indications and warnings'' means 
        climate security developments with the potential to--
                    (A) imminently and substantially alter the 
                political stability or degree of human security in a 
                state or region; or
                    (B) threaten the United States, the military, 
                political, or economic interests of allies or coalition 
                partners of the United States, or citizens of the 
                United States abroad.
            (4) Congressional intelligence committees.--The term 
        ``congressional intelligence committees'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
        U.S.C. 3003).
            (5) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
        community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the 
        National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
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