[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8164 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8164
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the climate
resilience of the Armed Forces and certain security forces and
facilities operated by allies and partners of the United States, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 21, 2022
Mr. Peters (for himself, Ms. Porter, and Mr. Crow) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the climate
resilience of the Armed Forces and certain security forces and
facilities operated by allies and partners of the United States, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Resilient Defense Assistance Act of
2022''.
SEC. 2. CLIMATE RESILIENCE ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
(a) Inclusion of Climate Resilience Services in Certain Programs of
the Armed Forces.--
(1) Combatant commander initiative fund.--Section 166a(b)
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraphs:
``(11) Climate resilience of military installations and
essential civilian infrastructure.
``(12) Military support to civilian and military
authorities to combat illegal wildlife trafficking, illegal
timber trafficking, and illegal, unreported, or unregulated
fishing.''.
(2) Authority to build capacity of foreign security
forces.--Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(10) Activities to maintain and improve the climate
resilience of military installations and facilities available
for use in international coalition operations.
``(11) Activities to combat illegal wildlife trafficking,
illegal timber trafficking, and illegal, unreported, or
unregulated fishing.''.
(b) Contributions To Improve the Climate Resilience of Certain
Security Forces and Facilities of Allies and Partners of the United
States.--
(1) Contributions.--Part IV of subtitle A of title 10,
United States Code, is amended--
(A) in section 2350, by striking ``(and
construction incident to base operations support)'' and
inserting ``(including actions to maintain or improve
the climate resilience of bases and construction
incident to base operations support)'';
(B) in section 2806(a), by striking ``acquisition
and construction'' and inserting ``acquisition,
construction, and climate resilience''; and
(C) by inserting after such section the following
new section:
``Sec. 2806a. Contributions to improve the climate resilience of
certain facilities of allies and partners of the United
States.
``(a) Contributions.--From amounts appropriated to carry out this
section, the Secretary of Defense may make contributions to the Federal
share of the cost of construction, and other projects, to preserve or
improve the climate resilience of--
``(1) military facilities and installations of an ally or
partner of the United States; or
``(2) a civilian airfield or seaport of an ally or partner
of the United States that the Secretary determines is suitable
for military use.
``(b) Limitation on Contributions.--Funds may not be obligated or
expended pursuant to this section unless such funds have been
authorized by law for such purpose.
``(c) Additional Contributions.--
``(1) The Secretary may make an additional contribution for
a construction or other project for which the Secretary has
made a contribution under subsection (a) if--
``(A) such additional contribution is in an amount
that is greater than the amount appropriated to carry
out this section; and
``(B) the amount of the additional contribution is
not greater than 200 percent of the maximum amount
specified in section 2805(a) for a minor military
construction project.
``(2) An additional contribution described in paragraph (1)
may exceed the limitation in such paragraph--
``(A) if the sum of the additional contribution and
the contribution under subsection (a) is not greater
than 125 percent of the amount appropriated to carry
out this section; and
``(B) after the end of a 14-day period beginning on
the date on which the Secretary submits to Congress--
``(i) notice of such additional
contribution;
``(ii) reasons for such additional
contribution; and
``(iii) the source of funds to be used for
such additional contribution.''.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for fiscal year
2023 to carry out section 2806a of title 10, United States
Code, as added by paragraph (1)(C).
(3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 2806 the following new item:
``2806a. Contributions to improve the climate resilience of certain
facilities of allies and partners of the
United States.''.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations for the Defense Environmental
International Cooperation Program.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Defense $10,000,000 for fiscal year
2023 to carry out the Defense Environmental International Cooperation
program.
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