Sec. 4. Required data collection and reporting
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The President shall ensure that the Department of Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and other relevant Federal agencies collect, maintain, and publish data on displacement caused by climate change. Sources of the data described in paragraph
(1)shall include information from— the International Organization for Migration; the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR); the United Nations Children’s Fund; and other international organizations that are collecting such data. Data shall be collected, maintained, and published pursuant to paragraph
(1)at sufficient levels of disaggregation to assess the disparities of the impacts of climate change on a variety of groups and populations, including disaggregation by race, ethnicity, pregnancy status, parental status, socioeconomic status, country of residence, and other relevant demographics to assess and ensure the equitable application of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. The data described in this subsection shall be used to mitigate externally-influenced disparities in other countries to the extent feasible. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall submit a report, in unclassified form, to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that— details the collection and analysis of the data described in subsection (a); and may include a classified annex. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, the United States Agency for International Development, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall compile a list of the 100 most climate-vulnerable countries and other administrative entities through notice and comment rulemaking. In compiling the list of climate-vulnerable countries pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— use the best available scientific resources, including relevant data— published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; available through the World Bank's Climate Risk Country Profiles; and available through the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND–GAIN) Country Index; consider the frequency and severity of climate-related environmental disasters; consider the impact of both slow- and sudden-onset climate-related environmental disasters; consider the interaction of these climate-related environmental disasters with each country's preparedness and resilience capacity, including physical and social infrastructure; and consult with a committee of agency experts, including climate scientists, immigration and refugee lawyers, and adaptation specialists.