Re: [CPEO-MEF] Defense bill climate change language

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

My mistake. Sorry. The correct link to the Library of Congress 
legislative web site is http://thomas.loc.gov/.

LS


Lenny Siegel wrote:
> On Monday, October 1, the Senate passed H.R. 1585, the National Defense 
> Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2008. It included Section 951, 
> language addressing climate change and national security. The language 
> appears to be identical with language the House of Representatives 
> approved in May.
>
> To view the original, go to http://loc.thomas.gov and do a search for 
> H.R. 1585.
>
> Lenny
>
> ***
>
> H.R.1585
> National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
>
> SEC. 951. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONSIDERATION OF EFFECT OF CLIMATE 
> CHANGE ON DEPARTMENT FACILITIES, CAPABILITIES, AND MISSIONS.
>
>       Section 118 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
> at the end the following new subsection:
>
>       `(g) Consideration of Effect of Climate Change on Department 
> Facilities, Capabilities, and Missions- (1) The first national security 
> strategy and national defense strategy prepared after the date of the 
> enactment of this subsection shall include guidance for military planners--
>
>             `(A) to assess the risks of projected climate change to 
> current and future missions of the armed forces;
>
>             `(B) to update defense plans based on these assessments, 
> including working with allies and partners to incorporate climate 
> mitigation strategies, capacity building, and relevant research and 
> development; and
>
>             `(C) to develop the capabilities needed to reduce future 
> impacts.
>
>       `(2) The first quadrennial defense review prepared after the date 
> of the enactment of this subsection shall also examine the capabilities 
> of the armed forces to respond to the consequences of climate change, in 
> particular, preparedness for natural disasters from extreme weather 
> events and other missions the armed forces may be asked to support 
> inside the United States and overseas.
>
>       `(3) For planning purposes to comply with the requirements of this 
> subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall use--
>
>             `(A) the mid-range projections of the fourth assessment 
> report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;
>
>             `(B) subsequent mid-range consensus climate projections if 
> more recent information is available when the next national security 
> strategy, national defense strategy, or quadrennial defense review, as 
> the case may be, is conducted; and
>
>             `(C) findings of appropriate and available estimations or 
> studies of the anticipated strategic, social, political, and economic 
> effects of global climate change and the implications of such effects on 
> the national security of the United States.
>
>       `(4) In this subsection, the term `national security strategy' 
> means the annual national security strategy report of the President 
> under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a).'.


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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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