The National Security Climate Intelligence Act of 2025 requires the Director of National Intelligence to produce comprehensive reports assessing how climate change affects U.S. national security and economic security. The intelligence community must complete its first assessment within four years of the bill's enactment and then update it at least every six years thereafter. These assessments will be submitted to congressional intelligence committees and may be classified, though they must include unclassified summaries for public review. The bill essentially mandates that U.S. intelligence agencies systematically analyze climate-related security threats—such as geopolitical instability, resource conflicts, or infrastructure vulnerabilities—as part of their regular intelligence operations. No new funding is specified in the legislation; rather, it integrates climate security analysis into existing intelligence community responsibilities under the National Security Act of 1947.
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