Sec. 327. REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ADAPTATION ROADMAP
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## SEC. 327 REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ADAPTATION ROADMAP ###
(a)In General Not later than February 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives an update to the Department of Defense 2014 Adaptation Roadmap. Such update shall include an outline of the strategy and implementation plan of the Department to address the current and foreseeable effects of extreme weather and sea level fluctuations on the mission of the Department of Defense. ###
(b)Elements of Strategy and Implementation Plan The strategy and implementation plan required to be included in the update under subsection
(a)shall include— ####
(1)a description of the overarching approach of the Department to extreme weather, sea level fluctuations, and associated mitigation measures; and ####
(2)a discussion of the current and foreseeable effects of extreme weather and seal level fluctuations on— #####
(A)plans and operations, including— ######
(i)military readiness; ######
(ii)increased frequency, if any, of extreme weather events, including flooding, drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing permafrost, hurricanes, and extreme heat; ######
(iii)geopolitical instability, if any, caused by climate events, including extreme weather; ######
(iv)increased demand, if any for Defense Support for Civil Authorities and disaster or humanitarian relief operations; ######
(v)the operating environment of the Arctic and of the strategic and geopolitical implications of an ice-free Arctic Ocean; and ######
(vi)alteration or limitation on operation environments; #####
(B)training and testing, including— ######
(i)changes in land carrying capacity; ######
(ii)increased maintenance and repair requirements for equipment and infrastructure; ######
(iii)mitigation of heat stress and heat-related illnesses resulting from increasing temperatures; ######
(iv)increased dust generation and fire hazards; and ######
(v)maintaining testing and training capacity to support increased operations and civil support missions; #####
(C)built and natural infrastructure, including— ######
(i)military installation resilience, as such term is defined in section 101(e)(8) of title 10, United States Code, of installations both within and outside the United States and its possessions and territories and of the State-owned National Guard installations of the several States; ######
(ii)resilience of the air and sea ports of our allies and partners that are critical to the training, deployment, and operations of the Armed Forces of the United States and its allies and partners; ######
(iii)resilience of the deployment system and structure of the Department of Defense and of the United States, including the strategic highway network, the strategic rail network, and designated strategic air and sea ports; ######
(iv)best practices for modeling and mitigating risks posed to military installations by increased inundation, erosion, flood, wind, and fire damage; ######
(v)changing energy demand at military installations to include heating and cooling, particularly in communities experiencing grid stress; ######
(vi)disruption and competition for reliable energy and water resources; ######
(vii)increased maintenance and sustainment costs; ######
(viii)damage to natural and constructed infrastructure from thawing permafrost and sea ice; and ######
(ix)the effects of extreme weather and sea level fluctuations on community support infrastructure, including roads, transportation hubs, and medical facilities; #####
(D)acquisition and supply chain, including— ######
(i)measures to ensure that the current and projected future scale and impacts of extreme weather and sea level fluctuations are fully considered in the research, development, testing, and acquisition of major weapon systems and of associated supplies and equipment; ######
(ii)required alterations of stockpiles; ######
(iii)reduced or changed availability and access to materials, equipment, and supplies, including water and food sources; ######
(iv)disruptions in fuel availability and distribution; ######
(v)estimated investments required to address foreseeable costs incurred or influenced by extreme weather and sea level fluctuations for each of the lines of effort in this report, to include extreme weather response, over the next 5, 10, and 20 years, with topline estimates and a qualitative discussion of cost drivers for each; and ######
(vi)equipment and infrastructure investments required to address a changing Arctic environment; and #####
(E)such other matters as the Secretary determines appropriate; and ###
(c)Assessments and Projections In preparing the update as required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider— ####
(1)climate projections from the Global Change Research Office, National Climate Assessment, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other Federal agencies; and ####
(2)data on, and analysis of, the national security effects of climate prepared by the Climate Security Advisory Council of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence established pursuant to section 120 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3060) and by other elements of the intelligence community. ###
(d)Form The update to the adaptation roadmap required under subsection
(a)shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. If the Secretary determines that the inclusion of a classified annex is necessary, the Secretary shall conduct an in-person briefing for Members of the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives by not later than 90 days after the date of the submission of the update.
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REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ADAPTATION ROADMAP
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