Global Climate Resilience Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3509 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3509 To provide for debt reduction for developing countries for purposes of developing resilience, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 16, 2025 Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Kim) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for debt reduction for developing countries for purposes of developing resilience, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Global Climate Resilience Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. DEBT REDUCTION FOR COUNTRIES VULNERABLE TO EFFECTS OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS AND SLOW-ONSET DISASTERS. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``PART VI--DEBT REDUCTION FOR COUNTRIES VULNERABLE TO EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ``SEC. 901. DEBT REDUCTION FOR COUNTRIES VULNERABLE TO EFFECTS OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS AND SLOW-ONSET DISASTERS. ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are-- ``(1) to support the ability of countries to adapt to effects of extreme weather events and slow-onset climate disasters; and ``(2) to ensure that resources freed from debt in such countries are targeted to developing resilience to the effects of climate change. ``(b) Eligibility for Benefits.-- ``(1) In general.--A country is eligible for benefits under this section if the President determines that-- ``(A) the country is-- ``(i) a low income, lower-middle income, or upper-middle income country, as determined by the World Bank; or ``(ii) a small island developing state, as determine