Resilient Defense Assistance Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.8164 | Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. (D-CA)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Resilient Defense Assistance Act of 2022
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to utilize various funds and programs to contribute to military climate resilience, including by authorizing funding from the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund to be used for climate resilience of military installations and essential civilian infrastructure.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the climate 
    resilience of the Armed Forces and certain security forces and 
 facilities operated by allies and partners of the United States, 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 ``Resilient Defense Assistance Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. CLIMATE RESILIENCE ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

    (a) Inclusion of Climate Resilience Services in Certain Programs of 
the Armed Forces.--
            (1) Combatant commander initiative fund.--Section 166a(b) 
        of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(11) Climate resilience of military installations and 
        essential civilian infrastructure.
            ``(12) Military support to civilian and military 
        authorities to combat illegal wildlife trafficking, illegal 
        timber trafficking, and illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
        fishing.''.
            (2) Authority to build capacity of foreign security 
        forces.--Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(10) Activities to maintain and improve the climate 
        resilience of military installations and facilities available 
        for use in international coalition operations.
            ``(11) Activities to combat illegal wildlife trafficking, 
        illegal timber trafficking, and illegal, unreported, or 
        unregulated fishing.''.
    (b) Contributions To Improve the Climate Resilience of Certain 
Security Forces and Facilities of Allies and Partners of the United 
States.--
            (1) Contributions.--Part IV of subtitle A of title 10, 
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in section 2350, by striking ``(and 
                construction incident to base operations support)'' and 
                inserting ``(including actions to maintain or improve 
                the climate resilience of bases and construction 
                incident to base operations support)'';
                    (B) in section 2806(a), by striking ``acquisition 
                and construction'' and inserting ``acquisition, 
                construction, and climate resilience''; and
                    (C) by inserting after such section the following 
                new section:
``Sec. 2806a. Contributions to improve the climate resilience of 
              certain facilities of allies and partners of the United 
              States.
    ``(a) Contributions.--From amounts appropriated to carry out this 
section, the Secretary of Defense may make contributions to the Federal 
share of the cost of construction, and other projects, to preserve or 
improve the climate resilience of--
            ``(1) military facilities and installations of an ally or 
        partner of the United States; or
            ``(2) a civilian airfield or seaport of an ally or partner 
        of the United States that the Secretary determines is suitable 
        for military use.
    ``(b) Limitation on Contributions.--Funds may not be obligated or 
expended pursuant to this section unless such funds have been 
authorized by law for such purpose.
    ``(c) Additional Contributions.--
            ``(1) The Secretary may make an additional contribution for 
        a construction or other project for which the Secretary has 
        made a contribution under subsection (a) if--
                    ``(A) such additional contribution is in an amount 
                that is greater than the amount appropriated to carry 
                out this section; and
                    ``(B) the amount of the additional contribution is 
                not greater than 200 percent of the maximum amount 
                specified in section 2805(a) for a minor military 
                construction project.
            ``(2) An additional contribution described in paragraph (1) 
        may exceed the limitation in such paragraph--
                    ``(A) if the sum of the additional contribution and 
                the contribution under subsection (a) is not greater 
                than 125 percent of the amount appropriated to carry 
                out this section; and
                    ``(B) after the end of a 14-day period beginning on 
                the date on which the Secretary submits to Congress--
                            ``(i) notice of such additional 
                        contribution;
                            ``(ii) reasons for such additional 
                        contribution; and
                            ``(iii) the source of funds to be used for 
                        such additional contribution.''.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
        2023 to carry out section 2806a of title 10, United States 
        Code, as added by paragraph (1)(C).
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
        section 2806 the following new item:

``2806a. Contributions to improve the climate resilience of certain 
                            facilities of allies and partners of the 
                            United States.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations for the Defense Environmental 
International Cooperation Program.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
2023 to carry out the Defense Environmental International Cooperation 
program.
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