Sec. 326. DEVELOPMENT OF EXTREME WEATHER VULNERABILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL

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## SEC. 326 DEVELOPMENT OF EXTREME WEATHER VULNERABILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL ###

(a)In General The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the entities described in subsection

(b)to determine whether an existing climate vulnerability and risk assessment tool is available or can be adapted to be used to quantify the risks associated with extreme weather events and the impact of such events on networks, systems, installations, facilities, and other assets to inform mitigation planning and infrastructure development. ###

(b)Consultation In determining the availability of an appropriate tool to use or adapt for use under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Commander of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a federally funded research and development center, and the heads of such other relevant Federal agencies as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. ###

(c)Best Available Science Before choosing a tool for use or adaptation for use under subsection (a), the Secretary shall obtain from a federally funded research and development center with which the Secretary has consulted under subsection

(b)a certification in writing that the tool relies on the best publicly available science for the prediction of extreme weather risk and effective mitigation of that risk. ###

(d)Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of this section. Such report shall include— ####

(1)in the case that a tool has been chosen under subsection

(a)before the date of the submittal of the report, a description of the tool and how such tool will be used by the Department; or ####

(2)in the case that the Secretary determines that no available tool meets the requirements of the Department as described in subsection

(a)or is readily adaptable for use, a plan for the development of such a tool, including the estimated cost and timeframe for development of such a tool.