S. 3531 · 117th Congress
National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act of 2022
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Christopher Coons
- Introduced
- 2022-01-20
- Latest action
- 2022-12-12 · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-237.
Summary
National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act of 2022
This bill requires the President to identify or appoint a Chief Resilience Officer that must (1) direct a government-wide effort to build resilience to climate change vulnerabilities in the United States in collaboration with existing federal initiatives and interagency adaptation efforts, and (2) create working groups. The officer and the working groups must jointly submit to the President and Congress a strategy for the government to address such vulnerabilities in partnership with nonfederal partners, a plan to implement the strategy, and updates by specified deadlines.