United States 116th Congress Status: Died 1 D cosponsors

HR 3110 — Climate Security Intelligence Act of 2019

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

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Summary

Climate Security Intelligence Act of 2019 This bill establishes the Climate Security Intelligence Center within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The center's duties shall include serving as the primary intelligence community organization for analyzing climate security threats and identifying best practices for such analysis.

Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

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National security · 50 U.S.C. ch. 44 1 section Amends the act as a whole
  • § 3025 Office of the Director of National Intelligence Amends

    50 U.S.C. § 3025 — at 3025(c)

    The law today

    (a) Office of Director of National Intelligence There is an Office of the Director of National Intelligence. (b) Function The function of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is to assist the Director of National Intelligence in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Director under this Act and other applicable provisions of law, and to carry out such other duties as may be prescribed by the President or by law. (c) Composition The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is composed of the following: (1) The Director of National Intelligence. (2) The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. (3) Any Deputy Director of National Intelligence appointed under section 3026 of this title. (4) The National Intelligence Council. (5) The National Intelligence Management Council. (6) The General Counsel. (7) The Civil Liberties Protection Officer. (8) The Director of Science and Technology. (9) The Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. (10) The Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community. (11) The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. (12) The Director of the National Counterterrorism Center. (13) The Director of the National Counter Proliferation Center.1 (14) The Chief Financial Officer of the Intelligence Community. (15) Such other offices and officials as may be established by law or the Director may establish or designate in the Office. (d) Staff (1) To assist the Director of National Intelligence in fulfilling the duties and responsibilities of the Director, the Director shall employ and utilize in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a professional staff having an expertise in matters relating to such duties and responsibilities, and may establish permanent positions and appropriate rates of pay with respect to that staff. (2) The staff of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under paragraph (1) shall include the staff of the Office of the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for Community Management that is transferred to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under section 1091 of the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004. (e) Temporary filling of vacancies With respect to filling temporarily a vacancy in an office within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (other than that of the Director of National Intelligence), section 3345(a)(3) of title 5 may be applied— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by substituting “an element of the intelligence community, as that term is defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401a(4)),” 2 for “such Executive agency”; and (2) in subparagraph (A), by substituting “the intelligence community” for “such agency”. (f) Location of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence The headquarters of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence may be located in the Washington metropolitan region, as that term is defined in section 8301 of title 40.

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Also cites: 42 U.S.C. § 5195c

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The bill establishes a Climate Security Intelligence Center within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to address climate-related national security threats.

  • 50 U.S.C. 3021

    SEC. 120. CLIMATE SECURITY INTELLIGENCE CENTER. (a) Establishment.--There is within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a Climate Security Intelligence Center. (b) Director of Climate Security Intelligence Center.--There is a Director of the Climate Security Intelligence Center, who shall be the head of the Climate Security Intelligence Center, and who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence. (c) Duties of Center.--The duties of the Climate Security Intelligence Center shall be as follows: (1) To serve as the primary organization within the intelligence community for-- (A) analyzing climate security threats and the climate influence of the United States; and (B) identifying and disseminating climate intelligence indications and warnings. (2) To assess and identify best practices in the analysis of climate security, including identifying publicly available information and clandestinely collected intelligence that enables such analysis. (3) To assess and identify best practices with respect to prior efforts of the intelligence community to analyze climate security, including-- (A) the Measurements of Earth Data for Environmental Analysis program of the Central Intelligence Agency; (B) the Center on Climate Change and National Security of the Central Intelligence Agency; and (C) climate security-related activities of the Director of National Intelligence. (4) To use the best practices identified under paragraphs (2) and (3) to inform the work of the Climate Security Intelligence Center. (5) To consult, as appropriate, with other elements of the intelligence community and Federal agencies to avoid duplication of existing efforts. (6) To perform such other duties as the Director of National Intelligence shall specify. (d) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the Climate Security Intelligence Act of 2019, and every two years thereafter, the Climate Security Intelligence Center shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees and the Director of National Intelligence a report on the activities conducted by the Center for the period covered by the report. (e) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term 'climate security' means the effects of climate change on the following: (A) The national security of the United States. (B) Infrastructure that enhances the national security of the United States, including-- (i) military installations, Department of Defense facilities, intelligence community facilities, and other physical facilities that contribute to or otherwise support operations of the intelligence community or the Department of Defense; and (ii) critical infrastructure of the United States (as defined in subsection (e) of the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e))). (C) Subnational, national, regional, and global politics, governance, and political stability. (D) The security of allies and partners of the United States. (E) Ongoing or potential political violence, including unrest, rioting, guerrilla warfare, insurgency, terrorism, rebellion, revolution, civil war, and interstate war. (2) The term 'climate influence of the United States' means the global influence and leadership of the United States with respect to the climate policies of other countries, international organizations, and transnational groups. (3) The term 'climate intelligence indications and warnings' mean climate security developments with the potential to-- (A) imminently and substantially alter the political stability or degree of human security in a state or region; or (B) threaten the United States, the military, political, or economic interests of allies or coalition partners of the United States, or citizens of the United States abroad.

    This creates a new center focused on climate security within the intelligence community, outlining its responsibilities and the appointment of its director.

  • 50 U.S.C. 3025(c)

    14) → 14) The Climate Security Intelligence Center.

    This adds the new Climate Security Intelligence Center to the list of components within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

  • 50 U.S.C.

    SEC. 120. Climate Security Intelligence Center.

    This adds a new section to the National Security Act of 1947 to detail the establishment and function of the Climate Security Intelligence Center.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 3110 do?
Climate Security Intelligence Act of 2019 This bill establishes the Climate Security Intelligence Center within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The center's duties shall include serving as the primary intelligence community organization for analyzing climate security threats and identifying best practices for such analysis.
Who sponsors HR 3110?
HR 3110 is sponsored by Heck, Denny (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 3110?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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