National Security Climate Intelligence Act

Bill: 118-hr-2903
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
Introduced: 2023-04-26
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Congressional oversight

Government studies and investigations

Military facilities and property
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the National Intelligence Enterprise.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>National Security Climate Intelligence Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to submit a National Intelligence Estimate to Congress every four years on the effects of climate change on national and economic security.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2903 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2023 Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To amend the National Security Act of 1947, to direct the Director of National Intelligence to produce national intelligence estimates on certain effects of climate change, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Security Climate Intelligence Act . 2. Periodic national intelligence estimates on certain effects of climate change Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3231 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section (and conforming the table of contents at the beginning of such Act accordingly): 1114. Periodic national intelligence estimates on certain effects of climate change (a) Requirement Not later than the date that is four years after the date of the enactment of this section, and on a basis that is not less frequent than once every four years thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council, shall— (1) produce a National Intelligence Estimate on the national security and economic security effects of climate change; and (2) submit to the congressional intelligence committees such National Intelligence Estimate. (b) Form Each National Intelligence Estimate under subsection (a)(2) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted, shall include an unclassified executive summary. .