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§2921. Definitions — Inbound Citations

15 U.S.C. § 2921

Cited by 110 provisions in release 119-102.

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  • 42 U.S.C. § 13383(1)
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    (1) in the absence of the Secretary, serve as the Secretary’s representative for interagency and multilateral policy discussions of global climate change, including the activities of the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences as established by the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–606) [15 U.S.C. 2921 et seq.] and the Policy Coordinating Committee Working Group on Climate Change;
  • 51 U.S.C. § 60111(c)(4)
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    (4) ensuring that land remote sensing data of high priority locations will be acquired by the Landsat 7 system as required to meet the needs of the United States Global Change Research Program, as established in the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 2921 et seq.), and to meet the needs of national security users;

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  • 15 U.S.C. § 2932(a)
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    (a) The President, through the Council, shall establish a Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences. The Committee shall carry out Council functions under section 6651 of title 42 relating to global change research, for the purpose of increasing the overall effectiveness and productivity of Federal global change research efforts.
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2932(b)
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    (b) The Committee shall consist of at least one representative from—
    (1) the National Science Foundation;
    (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
    (3) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of Commerce;
    (4) the Environmental Protection Agency;
    (5) the Department of Energy;
    (6) the Department of State;
    (7) the Department of Defense;
    (8) the Department of the Interior;
    (9) the Department of Agriculture;
    (10) the Department of Transportation;
    (11) the Office of Management and Budget;
    (12) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
    (13) the Council on Environmental Quality;
    (14) the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health; and
    (15) such other agencies and departments of the United States as the President or the Chairman of the Council considers appropriate.
    Such representatives shall be high ranking officials of their agency or department, wherever possible the head of the portion of that agency or department that is most revelant1 to the purpose of the subchapter described in section 2931(b) of this title.
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2932(c)
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    (c) The Chairman of the Council, in consultation with the Committee, biennially shall select one of the Committee members to serve as Chairperson. The Chairperson shall be knowledgeable and experienced with regard to the administration of scientific research programs, and shall be a representative of an agency that contributes substantially, in terms of scientific research capability and budget, to the Program.
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2932(d)
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    (d) An Executive Secretary shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Committee, with the approval of the Committee. The Executive Secretary shall be a permanent employee of one of the agencies or departments represented on the Committee, and shall remain in the employ of such agency or department. The Chairman of the Council shall have the authority to make personnel decisions regarding any employees detailed to the Council for purposes of working on business of the Committee pursuant to section 6651 of title 42.
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2932(e)
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    (e) The Council, through the Committee, shall be responsible for planning and coordinating the Program. In carrying out this responsibility, the Committee shall—
    (1) serve as the forum for developing the Plan and for overseeing its implementation;
    (2) improve cooperation among Federal agencies and departments with respect to global change research activities;
    (3) provide budgetary advice as specified in section 2935 of this title;
    (4) work with academic, State, industry, and other groups conducting global change research, to provide for periodic public and peer review of the Program;
    (5) cooperate with the Secretary of State in—
    (A) providing representation at international meetings and conferences on global change research in which the United States participates; and
    (B) coordinating the Federal activities of the United States with programs of other nations and with international global change research activities such as the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program;
    (6) consult with actual and potential users of the results of the Program to ensure that such results are useful in developing national and international policy responses to global change; and
    (7) report at least annually to the President and the Congress, through the Chairman of the Council, on Federal global change research priorities, policies, and programs.
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2934(a)
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    (a) The Chairman of the Council, through the Committee, shall develop a National Global Change Research Plan for implementation of the Program. The Plan shall contain recommendations for national global change research. The Chairman of the Council shall submit the Plan to the Congress within one year after November 16, 1990, and a revised Plan shall be submitted at least once every three years thereafter.
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2934(b)(3)
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    (3) identify and address, as appropriate, relevant programs and activities of the Federal agencies and departments represented on the Committee that contribute to the Program;
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2934(b)(6)(B)
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    (B) the development by the Committee, in consultation when appropriate with the National Space Council, of proposals for cooperation on major capital projects;
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2934(f)
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    (f) In developing the Plan, the Committee shall consult with academic, State, industry, and environmental groups and representatives. Not later than 90 days before the Chairman of the Council submits the Plan, or any revision thereof, to the Congress, a summary of the proposed Plan shall be published in the Federal Register for a public comment period of not less than 60 days.
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2935(a)
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    (a) The Committee shall each year provide general guidance to each Federal agency or department participating in the Program with respect to the preparation of requests for appropriations for activities related to the Program.
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2935(b)(1)
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    (1) Working in conjunction with the Committee, each Federal agency or department involved in global change research shall include with its annual request for appropriations submitted to the President under section 1108 of title 31 a report which—
    (A) identifies each element of the proposed global change research activities of the agency or department;
    (B) specifies whether each element (i) contributes directly to the Program or (ii) contributes indirectly but in important ways to the Program; and
    (C) states the portion of its request for appropriations allocated to each element of the Program.
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2935(b)(2)
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    (2) Each agency or department that submits a report under paragraph (1) shall submit such report simultaneously to the Committee.
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2935(c)(1)
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    (1) The President shall, in a timely fashion, provide the Committee with an opportunity to review and comment on the budget estimate of each agency and department involved in global change research in the context of the Plan.
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2936
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    On a periodic basis (not less frequently than every 4 years), the Council, through the Committee, shall prepare and submit to the President and the Congress an assessment which—
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2938(b)
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    (b) The President, the Chairman of the Council, and the heads of the agencies and departments represented on the Committee, shall ensure that the research findings of the Committee, and of Federal agencies and departments, are available to—
    (1) the Environmental Protection Agency for use in the formulation of a coordinated national policy on global climate change pursuant to section 1103 of the Global Climate Protection Act of 1987 (15 U.S.C. 2901 note); and
    (2) all Federal agencies and departments for use in the formulation of coordinated national policies for responding to human-induced and natural processes of global change pursuant to other statutory responsibilities and obligations.
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2952(a)
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    (a) The President should direct the Secretary of State, in cooperation with the Committee, to initiate discussions with other nations leading toward international protocols and other agreements to coordinate global change research activities. Such discussions should include the following issues:
    (1) Allocation of costs in global change research programs, especially with respect to major capital projects.
    (2) Coordination of global change research plans with those developed by international organizations such as the International Council on Scientific Unions, the World Meteorological Organization, and the United Nations Environment Program.
    (3) Establishment of global change research centers and training programs for scientists, especially those from developing nations.
    (4) Development of innovative methods for management of international global change research, including—
    (A) use of new or existing intergovernmental organizations for the coordination or funding of global change research; and
    (B) creation of a limited foundation for global change research.
    (5) The prompt establishment of international projects to—
    (A) create globally accessible formats for data collected by various international sources; and
    (B) combine and interpret data from various sources to produce information readily usable by policymakers attempting to formulate effective strategies for preventing, mitigating, and adapting to possible adverse effects of global change.
    (6) Establishment of international offices to disseminate information useful in identifying, preventing, mitigating, or adapting to the possible effects of global change.
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2952(b)
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    (b) The President should direct the Secretary of State (in cooperation with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative, and other appropriate members of the Committee) to initiate discussions with other nations leading toward an international research protocol for cooperation on the development of energy technologies which have minimally adverse effects on the environment. Such discussions should include, but not be limited to, the following issues:
    (1) Creation of an international cooperative program to fund research related to energy efficiency, solar and other renewable energy sources, and passively safe and diversion-resistant nuclear reactors.
    (2) Creation of an international cooperative program to develop low cost energy technologies which are appropriate to the environmental, economic, and social needs of developing nations.
    (3) Exchange of information concerning environmentally safe energy technologies and practices, including those described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
  • 15 U.S.C. § 2953
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    Not more than 180 days after November 16, 1990, the President shall, in consultation with the Committee and all relevant Federal agencies, establish an Office of Global Change Research Information. The purpose of the Office shall be to disseminate to foreign governments, businesses, and institutions, as well as the citizens of foreign countries, scientific research information available in the United States which would be useful in preventing, mitigating, or adapting to the effects of global change. Such information shall include, but need not be limited to, results of scientific research and development on technologies useful for—

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