This bill establishes a new climate coordinating council within the Department of Homeland Security to identify how global climate change impacts the department's operations, programs, and personnel, and to develop strategies to address those impacts. The council will include at least 20 senior officials from major DHS components such as FEMA, the Coast Guard, TSA, ICE, and Customs and Border Protection, led by a senior official designated by the DHS Secretary. The council's duties include assessing climate risks, developing risk-based strategies to mitigate climate impacts, making recommendations for organizational changes as needed, and overseeing implementation of climate-related executive orders. The Secretary must submit annual reports to Congress on the council's actions for a period of ten years starting one year after the bill becomes law. The legislation does not specify new funding levels but requires the department to coordinate existing resources around climate resilience.
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