Sec. 283. Arctic Security Strategy
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The purpose of this section is to develop a strategy for protecting and advancing national security, economic, transportation, and environmental protection interests in the Arctic Region. Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2651a ) is amended— by redesignating subsection
(g)as subsection (h); and by inserting after subsection
(f)the following: In this subsection: The term Arctic Nations means the 8 nations (Russia, Canada, the United States, Norway, Denmark (including Greenland), Finland, Sweden, and Iceland) with territory or exclusive economic zones that extend north of the 66.56083 parallel latitude north of the equator. The term Arctic Region means the geographic region north of the 66.56083 parallel latitude north of the equator. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the America LEADS Act , the President, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Special Representative for the Arctic (referred to in this subsection as the Arctic Envoy ), who— shall serve within the Office of the Secretary of State; and shall have the rank and status of Ambassador at Large. The Arctic Envoy shall— develop and facilitate the implementation of an Arctic Region Security Policy in accordance with paragraph (4); coordinate the integration of scientific data on the effects (both current and projected), of climate change on the Arctic Region and ensure that such data is applied to the development of security strategies for the Arctic Region; make available the methods and approaches on the integration of climate science to other regional security planning programs in the Department of State to better ensure that broader decision-making processes may more adequately account for the effects of climate change; serve as a key point of contact for other Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Intelligence Community, on Arctic Region security issues; use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to encourage other countries and international multilateral organizations to support the principles of the Arctic Region Security Policy implemented pursuant to paragraph (4); and perform such other duties and exercise such powers as the Secretary of State shall prescribe. The Arctic Region Security Policy shall include requirements for the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, embassies, regional bureaus, and other offices with a role in conflict avoidance, prevention and security assistance, or humanitarian disaster response, prevention, and assistance to assess, develop, budget for, and (upon approval) implement plans, policies, and actions— to enhance the resilience capacities of Arctic Nations to the effects of climate change and increased civilian and military activity from Arctic Nations and other nations that may result from increased accessibility of the Arctic Region due to decreased sea ice, warmer ambient air temperatures and other effects of climate change, as a means of reducing the risk of conflict and instability; to assess specific added risks to the Arctic Region and Arctic Nations that— are vulnerable to the effects of climate change; and are strategically significant to the United States; to account for the impacts on human health, safety, stresses, reliability, food production, fresh water and other critical natural resources, and economic activity; to coordinate the integration of climate change risk and vulnerability assessments into the decision-making process on foreign assistance awards to Arctic Nations; to advance principles of good governance by encouraging and cooperating with Arctic Nations on collaborative approaches— to sustainably manage natural resources in the Arctic Region; to share the burden of ensuring maritime safety in the Arctic Region; to prevent the escalation of security tensions by mitigating against the militarization of the Arctic Region; to develop mutually agreed upon multilateral policies among Arctic Nations on the management of maritime transit routes through the Arctic Region and work cooperatively on the transit policies for access to and transit in the Arctic Region by non-Arctic Nations; and to facilitate the development of Arctic Region Security Action Plans to ensure stability and public safety in disaster situations in a humane and responsible fashion; and to evaluate the vulnerability, security, susceptibility, and resiliency of United States interests and nondefense assets in the Arctic Region. The Arctic Envoy shall regularly report to the Secretary of State regarding the activities described in paragraphs
(3)and
(4)to integrate Arctic Region security concerns into agendas and program budget requests. .
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