Sec. 12305. Hubs for mitigation of and adaptation to climate change
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Subtitle A of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6912 et seq. ) (as amended by section 12304) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this section: The term Climate Hub means an office established under subsection (b)(1). The term Climate Hubs Program means the Climate Hubs Program established under subsection (b)(2). The term Executive Committee means the Climate Hubs Executive Committee established under subsection (d)(5). The Secretary shall establish a national network of offices, each of which shall have a specific geographic focus, including one office focused on international collaboration and one office based in the State of Hawaii, to serve the Department in meeting the needs of farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and other agricultural and natural resource managers in addressing the causes and consequences of climate change.
The Secretary shall establish a Climate Hubs Program for the administration of the Climate Hubs. The mission of the Climate Hubs Program is to develop and deliver— support to Department programs and activities at the regional and local levels in integrating climate change into planning and decision making; science-based, region-specific, cost-effective, and practical information and program support for science-informed decision making in light of the increased costs, opportunities, risks, and vulnerabilities associated with a changing climate; tools, guidance on technologies, and risk management practices to maintain and strengthen agricultural production, forest and natural resource management, and rural economic development to address the causes and consequences of climate change; and equitable access to information to implement the activities described in paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3)through engagement opportunities, trainings, and outreach and educational materials. The Secretary shall— determine the number and location of the Climate Hubs; establish a national office to administer the Climate Hubs Program, including a National Leader and staff sufficient to carry out the responsibilities described in this section; work through the National Leader established under paragraph
(2)to coordinate with comparable programs and initiatives in other Federal departments and agencies, including— the Department of the Interior, including the United States Geological Survey; the Department of Commerce, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Department of Energy; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the Department of State; the United States Agency for International Development; and such other departments and agencies as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; identify opportunities to work with and support university-based extension in carrying out the activities of the Climate Hubs Program; establish a Climate Hubs Executive Committee— to guide and establish priorities for the Climate Hubs Program; and to conduct a review of the Climate Hubs Program not less frequently than once every 5 years; and cooperate with partners and stakeholders, including— Federal and regional applied science and service organizations, including— the United States Geological Survey Climate Adaptation Science Centers; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Adaptation Partnerships; and such other organizations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; interagency coordination bodies, such as the United States Global Change Research Program; colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 )); cooperative extension services (as defined in that section); State agricultural experiment stations (as defined in that section); State forestry experiment stations; the private sector; State, local, and regional governments; Indian Tribes; agriculture, forestry, and commodity organizations; nonprofit and community-based organizations; and other partners, as determined by the Secretary. The Executive Committee shall be composed of the heads of the following agencies, mission areas, or offices: The Agricultural Research Service. The Forest Service. The Natural Resources Conservation Service. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The Foreign Agricultural Service. The Farm Service Agency. The Economic Research Service. The Risk Management Agency. The rural development mission area. The Office of Energy and Environmental Policy of the Department. The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Such other agencies, mission areas, or offices within the Department as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. Out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, to remain available until expended. In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. .
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