National Security Climate Intelligence Act of 2025

This legislation requires the U.S. intelligence community to study how climate change affects national and economic security and to share those findings with Congress. The first report must come within four years of the law taking effect, and then at least once every six years. If a report is classified, it still has to include a short public summary so people can understand the main points.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Intelligence agencies, Congress, and the public (via a public summary).
• What changes: Regular national security assessments focused on climate change’s risks to the country and the economy.
• When: First report due within four years after the law starts, then at least every six years.