§822 Assessment of global catastrophic risk

Summary

The Secretary and the Administrator must work together to do an assessment of global catastrophic risk. They have to coordinate with other top officials while doing that work. They must consult senior representatives from 17 key offices, including the President’s national security advisor; the Office of Science and Technology Policy; State Department arms control officials; the Attorney General and the FBI; Energy leaders (including nuclear security); Health and Human Services and pandemic preparedness; Commerce (including oceans and standards); Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey; the EPA (water); NASA; the National Science Foundation; the Treasury; Defense and the Army Corps of Engineers; the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs; USAID; Transportation; and any other stakeholders they decide are appropriate.