Creates a new federal office to better protect communities from natural hazards
This bill would create a Chief Resilience Officer within the National Security Council to coordinate how the government prepares for and responds to natural hazards. It would also set up groups to get advice from state and local leaders, businesses, and non-profits. The goal is to make communities, including rural and underresourced ones, safer from a wide range of natural hazards, such as wildfires, floods, extreme weather, sea level rise, and desertification.
Today, the federal government does not have a dedicated Chief Resilience Officer or a mandated national strategy to coordinate efforts against natural hazards. If this bill becomes law, it would create a Chief Resilience Officer within the National Security Council and establish interagency groups and a Partners Council. These changes would lead to a coordinated National Resilience Strategy, updated every three years, to better protect communities and national security from natural hazards.
HR 9760 · 119th Congress · July 16, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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