S.Amdt. 1740

SA 1740. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 for military activities of the Department

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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 C of title VII, add the following:

SEC. ____. BRIEFING ON EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HEALTH OF
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Sustainment and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Health Affairs shall brief the appropriate committees of
Congress on the effect of climate change on the health of
members of the Armed Forces in the contiguous United States
and outside the contiguous United States.
(b) Elements of Briefing.--The briefing under subsection
(a) shall specifically address possible increased incidents
of--
(1) heat-related illness;
(2) water scarcity;
(3) vector borne disease; and
(4) extreme weather.
(c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.
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