S.Amdt. 1654

SA 1654. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, 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 F of title III, add the following:

SEC. 355. BRIEFING ON CHANGING CLIMATE CONDITIONS AND
MILITARY INSTALLATION READINESS.

(a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2016, the
Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to interested
Senators on the Department of Defense's strategy and
initiatives to address the impact of changing climate
conditions on military installations, including expected
increased water shortages and instances of wildfire due to
increased drought and flooding due to sea level rise and
coastal erosion from storm surges, and efforts to mitigate
the associated national security risk and ensure optimal
military readiness.
(b) Elements.--The briefing required under subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) An assessment of how changing conditions are affecting
operations and military readiness at military installations.
(2) A description of efforts to disseminate and implement
best practices across military installations.
(3) An assessment whether the Department of Defense faces
challenges in carrying out preparedness and resilience
initiatives, and recommendations for legislation needed to
increase security on military installations.
(4) A description of opportunities for effective public
private partnerships or contracts with industry to address
and mitigate the effects of these changing conditions.

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