Securing Technology Against Climate Impacts Act

Bill: 117-hr-5281
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Computer security and identity theft

Congressional oversight

Industrial facilities

Industrial policy and productivity

Manufacturing

Military procurement, research, weapons development
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Securing Technology Against Climate Impacts Act</strong></p> <p>This bill expands the Department of Defense (DOD) requirements for its annual report on the national technology and industrial base. Specifically, the bill requires DOD to include in such report information on vulnerabilities related to the current and projected impacts of climate change, as well as vulnerabilities related to cyberattacks or disruptions.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5281 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2021 Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to require reporting on vulnerabilities due to climate change and cyberattacks in the National Technology and Industrial Base, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Technology Against Climate Impacts Act . 2. Inclusion of information regarding climate change in reports on National Technology and Industrial Base Section 2504(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as clauses (ii) through (iv), respectively; and (2) by inserting before clause (ii), as so redesignated, the following new clause (i): (i) vulnerabilities related to the current and projected impacts of climate change and to cyberattacks or disruptions; .