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The bill centralizes and coordinates federal resilience planning and assistance to better protect vulnerable communities and reduce waste, but it increases federal authority, administrative costs, and could divert agency resources while reducing some advisory transparency.
State, local, tribal, and federal planners gain a coordinated National Resilience Strategy that will guide investments and hazard planning within two years, improving long-term infrastructure and community resilience.
Non‑federal partners (states, tribes, localities, nonprofits, and the private sector) get a federal clearinghouse and technical assistance to find and use federal resilience funding and guidance within a year, making it easier for communities and small organizations to access resources.
Federal resilience investments will be reviewed and better coordinated to reduce redundancy and improve efficiency, which can lower wasteful spending and make taxpayer dollars go further.
Federal agencies will be required to follow CRO-directed implementation plans, potentially constraining agency discretion and redirecting funds away from other programs and priorities.
Agency heads must dedicate personnel and resources (including detailees and studies) within 60 days, which could divert staff time and money from existing agency missions and services.
Broad definitions of 'natural hazard' and inclusion of ecosystem and climate risks may expand federal involvement in land use, infrastructure, and economic decisions, affecting local control and private actors.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates an NSC Chief Resilience Officer to lead interagency coordination and a Partners Council to strengthen federal resilience planning and align federal investments.
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) in the National Security Council to coordinate federal resilience planning and an interagency process to strengthen U.S. resilience to natural hazards and related risks. The CRO must form interagency working groups, require agency participation and personnel support, analyze how federal investments promote resilience, and convene a Partners Council on Resilience to include nonfederal stakeholders.