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S.Amdt. 3181Senate112th Congress (2011-2013)

S.Amdt. 3181

What it does: Adds SEC. 1084. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE at the end of subtitle H of title X
Sponsored by Sheldon WhitehouseSen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Submitted November 28, 2012

What it changes

1 change to S. 3254 · shown in the bill's text

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  1. Adds SEC. 1084. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE at the end of subtitle H of title X

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    In S. 3254 · Placed on Calendar Senate

    (2) to strongly urge the Department of Defense to investigate innovative mechanisms (subject to all appropriate security requirements) to access to the pool of talent of non- United States citizens with advanced scientific and technical degrees from United States institutions of higher education, especially in those scientific and technical areas that are most vital to the national defense (such as those identified by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Armed Forces).

    Inserted: SEC. 1084. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

    Inserted: (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:

    Inserted: (1) The Secretary of Defense has stated that "[t]he area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security".

    Inserted: (2) The 2010 National Security Strategy states that "the danger from climate change is real, urgent and severe".

    Inserted: (3) The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review states that "[c]limate change and energy are two key issues that will play a significant role in shaping the future security environment".

    Inserted: (4) The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review notes a 2008 assessment by the National Intelligence Council, which found that "more than 30 U.S. military installations were already facing elevated levels of risk from rising sea levels".

    Inserted: (5) The Defense Science Board issued a report in October 2011 on Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security, which stated that "the effectiveness of adaptation will have significant national and international security implications".

    Inserted: (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that it is in the national security interest of the United States to assess, plan for, and mitigate the security and strategic implications of climate change.

    Original wording

    At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

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As printed

SA 3181. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mrs. Boxer) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3254, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1084. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

(a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:

(1) The Secretary of Defense has stated that “[t]he area of climate change has a dramatic impact on national security”.

(2) The 2010 National Security Strategy states that “the danger from climate change is real, urgent and severe”.

(3) The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review states that “[c]limate change and energy are two key issues that will play a significant role in shaping the future security environment”.

(4) The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review notes a 2008 assessment by the National Intelligence Council, which found that “more than 30 U.S. military installations were already facing elevated levels of risk from rising sea levels”.

(5) The Defense Science Board issued a report in October 2011 on Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security, which stated that “the effectiveness of adaptation will have significant national and international security implications”.

(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that it is in the national security interest of the United States to assess, plan for, and mitigate the security and strategic implications of climate change.

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November 28, 2012