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The bill centralizes and coordinates federal resilience planning and support to better protect vulnerable communities and reduce waste, but it increases federal administration, can shift agency resources and discretion, expands federal influence over local land-use/economic decisions, and reduces some advisory transparency.
State, tribal, and local governments — especially rural communities — will get a coordinated National Resilience Strategy within two years to guide investments and planning for natural hazards.
Non‑federal partners (states, tribes, localities, nonprofits, and private sector) will gain a federal clearinghouse and technical assistance within a year to help access resilience funding and guidance.
Federal resilience investments will be reviewed and better coordinated to reduce redundancy and improve efficiency, which can lower wasteful spending and deliver better value for taxpayers.
Federal agencies will be required to dedicate personnel and resources quickly and follow CRO-directed implementation plans, which could divert staff and funds from other agency priorities and constrain agency discretion.
Broad new bodies and activities (CRO, Council, working groups, clearinghouse, required reports) will increase federal administrative costs, which are borne by taxpayers.
Broad definitions of 'natural hazard' and inclusion of ecosystem and climate risks could expand federal influence over land use, infrastructure, and economic decisions, affecting local communities and private actors.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates a Chief Resilience Officer at the NSC to lead interagency coordination and working groups to boost federal resilience to natural hazards and strengthen national security.
Official title: To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to require the Federal Government to produce a national resilience strategy, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 16, 2026 by Scott Peters · Last progress July 16, 2026
Creates a Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) position in the National Security Council charged with leading an interagency process to increase U.S. resilience to natural hazards and strengthen national security by coordinating federal resilience planning, investments, and use of science. The CRO must form interagency working groups, request agency participation and resources, and establish a Partners Council to include outside stakeholders to help align federal actions and improve efficiency. The bill reorganizes the National Security Act's table of contents and inserts this new CRO authority into the Act, directing participating agencies to provide personnel, detailees, studies, and other support as determined with the CRO and to designate career employees as Executive Secretaries for the working groups.