Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Atmosphere Study Act”.
Atmosphere Study Act
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study to identify the effects of covered geoengineering projects on the health of humans and the environment, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Geoengineering study
In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in conjunction with any relevant Federal or State agencies, conduct a study to identify any negative effects of covered geoengineering projects on the health of humans and the environment.
Report— Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary of Energy concludes the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a report on the results of such study.
Definitions— In this section:
Covered geoengineering project— The term covered geoengineering project means a project—
funded in full or in part by Federal funds; or
that a Federal agency—
may have participated in; or
is participating in.
Geoengineering— The term geoengineering means deliberate large-scale interventions in the Earth’s climate system to diminish the effects of climate change, including—
injecting metal-based aerosols into the atmosphere or releasing sulfate into the stratosphere to reflect sunlight away from the Earth and cool the surface of the Earth;
spraying sea salt into low-lying marine clouds to enhance the brightness and reflectivity of such clouds; or
any other similar technology, as determined by the Secretary.
Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy.