National Security Climate Intelligence Act of 2025
This bill, the National Security Climate Intelligence Act of 2025, amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to produce an Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) focused on the national security and economic security effects of climate change. The first assessment must be completed no later than four years after enactment, with subsequent assessments at least once every six years. The DNI would conduct this work through the National Intelligence Council and submit the ICA to the congressional intelligence committees. The result can be classified, but an unclassified executive summary must accompany any classified version. The purpose is to formalize and regularize climate-related intelligence analysis across the U.S. intelligence community, ensuring policymakers and Congress receive periodic, integrated assessments of how climate change could impact national security and economic stability. This could influence defense planning, foreign policy considerations, infrastructure resilience, and budget priorities tied to climate risk.
Key Points
- 1Establishes a standing requirement for the DNI to produce an Intelligence Community Assessment on the national security and economic security effects of climate change.
- 2The first ICA is due no later than four years after enactment; thereafter, assessments must be produced at least once every six years.
- 3The DNI acts through the National Intelligence Council to prepare the ICA.
- 4The ICA must be submitted to the congressional intelligence committees; it may be classified, but an unclassified executive summary must accompany any classified version.
- 5The measure amends Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947, creating a formal, periodic climate-focused intelligence workflow and reporting obligation.