National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
Introduced
Summary
Centralized federal resilience coordination. This bill creates a Chief Resilience Officer inside the National Security Council, requires a National Resilience Strategy with implementation plans, and builds a public Adaptation and Resilience Clearinghouse to align Federal resilience actions with local needs.
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- Communities and local governments gain a single clearinghouse for downscaled data, risk communication, and technical help to use Federal resilience resources, with the clearinghouse required within 1 year.
- Rural, Tribal, and underresourced communities get prioritized technical assistance and grant navigation through a Partners Council that will have up to 24 members, including 20 non-Federal seats, and will publish a public program of work.
- Military installations and national security planners get explicit resilience coordination as the CRO must integrate resilience into Federal investments to strengthen domestic and overseas readiness.
- Federal agencies face new coordination duties. Working groups and required implementation plans must identify overlaps, align funding priorities, and assign agency roles while the Comptroller General reviews progress within 2 years of each Strategy and update.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New Chief Resilience Officer and Teams
If enacted, the bill would require the President to pick a Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) within 120 days. The CRO would be an employee of the National Security Council and would coordinate federal agencies on resilience using the best available science. The CRO would form one or more interagency working groups. Agency heads would have to agree to join within 60 days and provide staff, detailees, and study support. The CRO would name career executive secretaries for each working group.
National Resilience Strategy and Oversight
If enacted, the bill would require the CRO to deliver a National Resilience Strategy within 2 years and update it every 3 years. Each Strategy must review federal resilience funding (by accounts), identify funding gaps, recommend how to help rural and underresourced communities, and review cost-benefit methods and discount rates. Each Strategy must include an implementation plan where agency heads explain roles, partnerships, and use of the Clearinghouse. The CRO would publish draft Strategy and plans for 60 days of public comment before finalizing. The Comptroller General would report to Congress and the President within 2 years after each Strategy or update to assess implementation. The statutory duties would end on the earlier of the third GAO assessment or 10 years after enactment.
Adaptation and Resilience Clearinghouse
If enacted, the bill would require the CRO to set up an Adaptation and Resilience Clearinghouse within 1 year. The Clearinghouse would centralize federal adaptation data and guidance, provide locally relevant risk projections where practicable, improve risk communication, and educate non-Federal partners about available federal resources. It would help partners find and apply for federal resilience grants, choose planning tools, and standardize information for local and regional planning.
Partners Council to Help Local Partners
If enacted, the bill would create a Partners Council on Resilience chaired by the CRO to advise how the Federal Government can better support non-Federal partners. The Council would have up to 24 members: 12 state or local government employees, 8 nonprofit or private sector members, and up to 4 federal appointees. Members would serve up to 3 years with one possible one-year extension. The Council would report to the President and Congress within 16 months and every 3 years about gaps and needed resources.
Definitions for Resilience and Partners
If enacted, the bill would define key terms used across the section. It would define "best available science," including use of peer-reviewed data and, where practicable, indigenous knowledge. It would define "non-Federal partners" to include State, local, Tribal, territorial, Freely Associated State governments, nonprofits, and private sector entities. It would list covered "natural hazards" such as sea level rise, wildfire, drought, and biodiversity loss.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27]
FL • R
Sponsored 7/16/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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