[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1008 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 226
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1008
[Report No. 107-99]
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to develop the United States
Climate Change Response Strategy with the goal of stabilization of
greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would
prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system,
while minimizing adverse short-term and long-term economic and social
impacts, aligning the Strategy with United States energy policy, and
promoting a sound national environmental policy, to establish a
research and development program that focuses on bold technological
breakthroughs that make significant progress toward the goal of
stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations, to establish the
National Office of Climate Change Response within the Executive Office
of the President, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 8, 2001
Mr. Byrd (for himself and Mr. Stevens, Mr. Rockefeller, Ms. Collins,
Mr. Reid, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Nelson of Florida, and Mr. Voinovich)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Governmental Affairs
November 15, 2001
Reported by Mr. Lieberman, with amendments
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
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A BILL
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to develop the United States
Climate Change Response Strategy with the goal of stabilization of
greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would
prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system,
while minimizing adverse short-term and long-term economic and social
impacts, aligning the Strategy with United States energy policy, and
promoting a sound national environmental policy, to establish a
research and development program that focuses on bold technological
breakthroughs that make significant progress toward the goal of
stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations, to establish the
National Office of Climate Change Response within the Executive Office
of the President, 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 ``Climate Change Strategy and
Technology Innovation Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) evidence continues to build that increases in
atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases are contributing
to global climate change;
(2) in 1992, the Senate ratified the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change, done at New York on May
9, 1992, the ultimate objective of which is the ``stabilization
of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level
that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with
the climate system'';
(3) although science currently cannot determine precisely
what atmospheric concentrations are ``dangerous'', the current
trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions will lead to a continued
rise in greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere, not
stabilization;
(4) the remaining scientific uncertainties call for
temperance of human actions, but not inaction;
(5) greenhouse gases are associated with a wide range of
human activities, including energy production, transportation,
agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, buildings, and other
activities;
(6) the economic consequences of poorly designed climate
change response strategies, or of inaction, may cost the global
economy trillions of dollars;
(7) a large share of this economic burden would be borne by
the United States;
(8) stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the
atmosphere will require transformational change in the global
energy system and other emitting sectors at an almost
unimaginable level--a veritable industrial revolution is
required;
(9) such a revolution can occur only if the revolution is
preceded by research and development that leads to bold
technological breakthroughs;
(10) over the decade preceding the date of enactment of
this Act--
(A) energy research and development budgets in the
public and private sectors have declined precipitously
and have not been focused on the climate change
response challenge; and
(B) the investments that have been made have not
been guided by a comprehensive strategy;
(11) the negative trends in research and development
funding described in paragraph (10) must be reversed with a
focus on not only traditional energy research and development,
but also bolder, breakthrough research;
(12) much more progress could be made on the issue of
climate change if the United States were to adopt a new
approach for addressing climate change that included, as an
ultimate long-term goal--
(A) stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations
in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent
dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system; and
(B) a response strategy with 4 key elements
consisting of--
(i) definition of interim emission
mitigation targets coupled with specific
mitigation approaches that cumulatively yield
stabilized atmospheric greenhouse gas
concentrations;
(ii) a national commitment--
(I) to double energy research and
development by the United States public
and private sectors; and
(II) in carrying out such research
and development, to provide a high
degree of emphasis on bold,
breakthrough technologies that will
make possible a profound transformation
of the energy, transportation,
industrial, agricultural, and building
sectors of the United States;
(iii) climate adaptation research that
focuses on response actions necessary to adapt
to climate change that may have occurred or may
occur under any future climate change scenario;
and
(iv) continued research, building on the
substantial scientific understanding of climate
change that exists as of the date of enactment
of this Act, that focuses on resolving the
remaining scientific, technical, and economic
uncertainties, to aid in the development of
sound response strategies; and
(13) inherent in each of the 4 key elements of the response
strategy is consideration of the international nature of the
challenge, which will require--
(A) establishment of joint climate response
strategies and joint research programs;
(B) assistance to developing countries and
countries in transition for building technical and
institutional capacities and incentives for addressing
the challenge; and
(C) promotion of public awareness of the issue.
SEC. 3. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to implement the new approach described
in section 2(12) by developing a national focal point for climate
change response through--
(1) the establishment of the National Office of Climate
Change Response within the Executive Office of the President
(referred to in this section as the ``White House Office'') to
develop the United States Climate Change Response Strategy
(referred to in this section as the ``Strategy'') that--
(A) incorporates the 4 key elements of that new
approach;
(B) is supportive of and integrated in the overall
energy, transportation, industrial, agricultural,
forestry, and environmental policies of the United
States;
(C) takes into account--
(i) the diversity of energy sources and
technologies;
(ii) supply-side and demand-side solutions;
and
(iii) national infrastructure, energy
distribution, and transportation systems;
(D) provides for the inclusion and equitable
participation of Federal, State, tribal, and local
government agencies, nongovernmental organizations,
academia, scientific bodies, industry, the public, and
other interested parties;
(E) incorporates new models of Federal-State
cooperation;
(F) defines a comprehensive energy technology
research and development program that--
(i) recognizes the important contributions
that research and development programs in
existence on the date of enactment of this Act
make toward addressing the climate change
response challenge; and
(ii) includes an additional research and
development agenda that focuses on the bold,
breakthrough technologies that are critical to
the long-term stabilization of greenhouse gas
concentrations in the atmosphere;
(G) includes consideration of other efforts to
address critical environmental and health concerns,
including clean air, clean water, and responsible land
use policies; and
(H) incorporates initiatives to promote the
deployment of clean energy technologies developed in
the United States and abroad;
(2) the establishment of the Interagency Task Force,
chaired by the Director of the White House Office, to serve as
the primary mechanism through which the heads of Federal
agencies work together to develop and implement the Strategy;
(3) the establishment of the <DELETED>Office of Carbon
Management</DELETED> Office of Climate Change Technology and
the Center for Strategic Climate Change Response within the
Department of Energy--
(A) to manage, as their primary responsibility, an
innovative research and development program that
focuses on the bold, breakthrough technologies that are
critical to the long-term stabilization of greenhouse
gas concentrations in the atmosphere; and
(B) to provide analytical support and data to the
White House Office, other agencies, and the public;
(4) the establishment of an independent review board--
(A) to review the Strategy and annually assess
United States and international progress toward the
goal of stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations
in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent
dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system; and
(B) to assess--
(i) the performance of each Federal agency
that has responsibilities under the Strategy;
and
(ii) the adequacy of the budget of each
such Federal agency to fulfill the
responsibilities of the Federal agency under
the Strategy; and
(5) the establishment of offices in, or the carrying out of
activities by, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of
Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other
Federal agencies as necessary to carry out the amendment made
by section 4.
SEC. 4. UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION.
Title XVI of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13381 et
seq.) is amended--
(1) by inserting after the title heading the following:
``Subtitle A--General Provisions'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``Subtitle B--United States Climate Change Strategy and Technology
Innovation
``SEC. 1621. DEFINITIONS.
``In this subtitle:
``(1) Center.--The term `Center' means the Center for
Strategic Climate Change Response established by section
1624(e).
``(2) Climate-friendly technology.--The term `climate-
friendly technology' means any energy supply or end-use
technology that, over the life of the technology and compared to
similar technology in commercial use as of the date of enactment of
this subtitle--
``(A) results in reduced emissions of greenhouse
gases;
``(B) may substantially lower emissions of other
pollutants; and
``(C) may generate substantially smaller or less
hazardous quantities of solid or liquid waste.
``(3) Department.--The term `Department' means the
Department of Energy.
``(4) Department office.--The term `Department Office'
means the <DELETED>Office of Carbon Management</DELETED> Office
of Climate Change Technology of the Department established by
section 1624(a).
``(5) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' has the
meaning given the term `agency' in section 551 of title 5,
United States Code.
<DELETED> ``(6) Greenhouse gas.--The term `greenhouse gas'
means an anthropogenic gaseous constituent of the atmosphere
that absorbs and re-emits infrared radiation.</DELETED>
``(6) Greenhouse gas.--The term `greenhouse gas' means--
``(A) an anthropogenic gaseous constituent of the
atmosphere (including, but not limited to, carbon
dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons,
hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, sulfur
hexafluoride, and tropospheric ozone) that absorbs and
re-emits infrared radiation and influences climate; and
``(B) an anthropogenic aerosol (including, but not
limited to, black soot) that absorbs solar radiation
and influences climate.
``(7) Interagency task force.--The term `Interagency Task
Force' means the United States Climate Change Response
Interagency Task Force established under section 1623(d).
``(8) Key element.--The term `key element', with respect to
the Strategy, means--
``(A) definition of interim emission mitigation
targets coupled with specific mitigation approaches
that cumulatively result in stabilization of greenhouse
gas concentrations;
``(B) a national commitment--
``(i) to double energy research and
development by the United States public and
private sectors; and
``(ii) in carrying out such research and
development, to provide a high degree of
emphasis on bold, breakthrough technologies
that will make possible a profound
transformation of the energy, transportation,
industrial, agricultural, and building sectors
of the United States;
``(C) climate adaptation research that focuses on
response actions necessary to adapt to climate change
that may have occurred or may occur under any future
climate change scenario; and
``(D) research that focuses on resolving the
remaining scientific, technical, and economic
uncertainties associated with climate change to the
extent that those uncertainties bear on strategies to
achieve the long-term goal of stabilization of
greenhouse gas concentrations.
``(9) Qualified individual.--
``(A) In general.--The term `qualified individual'
means an individual who has demonstrated expertise and
leadership skills to draw on other experts in diverse
fields of knowledge that are relevant to addressing the
climate change response challenge.
``(B) Fields of knowledge.--The fields of knowledge
referred to in subparagraph (A) are--
``(i) the science of primary and secondary
climate change impacts;
``(ii) energy and environmental economics;
``(iii) technology transfer and diffusion;
``(iv) the social dimensions of climate
change;
``(v) climate change adaptation strategies;
``(vi) fossil, nuclear, and renewable
energy technology;
``(vii) energy efficiency and energy
conservation;
``(viii) energy systems integration;
``(ix) engineered and terrestrial carbon
sequestration;
``(x) transportation, industrial, and
building sector concerns;
``(xi) regulatory and market-based
mechanisms for addressing climate change;
``(xii) risk and decision analysis;
``(xiii) strategic planning; and
``(xiv) the international implications of
climate change response strategies.
``(10) Review board.--The term `Review Board' means the
United States Climate Change Response Strategy Review Board
established by section 1626.
``(11) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of Energy.
``(12) Stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations.--The
term `stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations' means the
stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the
atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous
anthropogenic interference with the climate system, as
contemplated by the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change, done at New York on May 9, 1992.
``(13) Strategy.--The term `Strategy' means the United
States Climate Change Response Strategy developed under section
1622.
``(14) White house office.--The term `White House Office'
means the National Office of Climate Change Response of the
Executive Office of the President established by section
1623(a).
``SEC. 1622. UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE STRATEGY.
``(a) In General.--The Director of the White House Office shall
develop the United States Climate Change Response Strategy, which
shall--
``(1) have the long-term goal of stabilization of
greenhouse gas concentrations;
``(2) build on the 4 key elements;
``(3) be developed on the basis of an examination of a
broad range of emission reduction targets and implementation
dates (including those contemplated by the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change, done at New York on May
9, 1992) that culminate in the stabilization of greenhouse gas
concentrations;
``(4) incorporate mitigation approaches to reduce, avoid,
and sequester greenhouse gas emissions;
``(5) include an evaluation of whether and how each
emission reduction target and implementation date achieves the
emission reductions in an economically and environmentally
sound manner;
``(6) be consistent with the goals of energy,
transportation, industrial, agricultural, forestry,
environmental, and other relevant policies of the United
States;
``(7) have a scope that considers the totality of United
States public, private, and public-private sector actions that
bear on the long-term goal;
``(8) be based on an evaluation of a wide range of
approaches for achieving the long-term goal, including
evaluation of--
``(A) a variety of cost-effective Federal and State
policies, programs, standards, and incentives;
``(B) policies that integrate and promote
innovative, market-based solutions in the United States
and in foreign countries; and
``(C) participation in other international
institutions, or in the support of international
activities, that are established or conducted to
facilitate stabilization of greenhouse gas
concentrations;
``(9) in the final recommendations of the Strategy,
emphasize response strategies that achieve the long-term goal
and provide specific recommendations concerning--
``(A) measures determined to be appropriate for
short-term implementation, giving preference to cost-
effective and technologically feasible measures that
will--
``(i) produce measurable net reductions in
United States emissions that lead toward
achievement of the long-term goal; and
``(ii) minimize any adverse short-term and
long-term economic and social impacts on the
United States;
``(B) the development of technologies that have the
potential for long-term implementation--
``(i) giving preference to technologies
that have the potential to reduce significantly
the overall cost of stabilization of greenhouse
gas concentrations; and
``(ii) considering a full range of energy
sources, energy conversion and use
technologies, and efficiency options;
``(C) such changes in institutional and technology
systems as are necessary to adapt to climate change in
the short term and the long term;
``(D) such review, modification, and enhancement of
the scientific, technical, and economic research
efforts of the United States, and improvements to the
data resulting from research, as are appropriate to
improve the accuracy of predictions concerning climate
change and the economic and social costs and
opportunities relating to climate change; and
``(E) changes that should be made to project and
grant evaluation criteria under other Federal research
and development programs so that those criteria do not
inhibit development of climate-friendly technologies;
``(10) be developed in a manner that provides for
meaningful participation by, and consultation among, Federal,
State, tribal, and local government agencies, nongovernmental
organizations, academia, scientific bodies, industry, the
public, and other interested parties in accordance with
subsections (b)(4)(C)(iv)(II) and (d)(3)(B)(iii) of section
1623;
``(11) address how the United States should engage State,
tribal, and local governments in developing and carrying out a
response to climate change;
``(12) promote, to the maximum extent practicable, public
awareness, outreach, and information-sharing to further the
understanding of the full range of climate change-related
issues;
``(13) include recommendations for legislative and
administrative actions necessary to implement the Strategy;
``(14) serve as a framework for climate change response
actions by all Federal agencies;
``(15) recommend which Federal agencies are, or should be,
responsible for the various aspects of implementation of the
Strategy and any budgetary implications;
``(16) address how the United States should engage foreign
governments in developing an international response to climate
change; and
``(17) be subject to review by an independent review board
in accordance with section 1626.
``(b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this subtitle, the President shall submit to Congress
the Strategy.
``(c) Updating.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
submission of the Strategy to Congress under subsection (b), and at the
end of each 2-year period thereafter, the President shall submit to
Congress an updated version of the Strategy.
``(d) Progress Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
submission of the Strategy to Congress under subsection (b), and at the
end of each 1-year period thereafter, the President shall submit to
Congress a report that--
``(1) describes the progress on implementation of the
Strategy; and
``(2) provides recommendations for improvement of the
Strategy and the implementation of the Strategy.
``(e) Alignment With Energy, Transportation, Industrial,
Agricultural, Forestry, and Other Policies.--The President, the
Director of the White House Office, the Secretary, and the other
members of the Interagency Task Force shall work together to align the
actions carried out under the Strategy and actions associated with the
energy, transportation, industrial, agricultural, forestry, and other
relevant policies of the United States so that the objectives of both
the Strategy and the policies are met without compromising the climate
change-related goals of the Strategy or the goals of the policies.
``(f) National Laboratory Certification.--
``(1) In general.--The directors of the major national
laboratories of the Department specified in paragraph (3) shall
annually meet with the President and individually and
simultaneously certify whether the energy technology research
and development programs of the United States collectively are
technically and financially on a trajectory that is consistent
with--
``(A) the directions and progress outlined in the
Strategy; and
``(B) the long-term goal of stabilization of
greenhouse gas concentrations.
``(2) Effect of negative certification.--If the
certification described in paragraph (1) is in the negative,
the directors shall submit to the President a report that--
``(A) specifies the reasons why the certification
is in the negative; and
``(B) describes corrective actions that must be
taken so that the certification can be made in the
affirmative.
``(3) Directors of major national laboratories affiliated
with science and energy programs.--The directors of the
national laboratories that shall participate in the
certification under this subsection are the director of each
of--
``(A) the Argonne National Laboratory;
``(B) the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory;
``(C) the National Energy Technology Laboratory;
``(D) the National Renewable Energy Laboratory;
``(E) the Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and
``(F) the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
``(4) Coordination.--The director of the National Energy
Technology Laboratory shall serve as coordinator of the group
of the directors of the national laboratories specified in
paragraph (3).
``SEC. 1623. NATIONAL OFFICE OF CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE OF THE
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.
``(a) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--There is established, within the
Executive Office of the President, the National Office of
Climate Change Response.
``(2) Focus.--The White House Office shall have the focus
of achieving the long-term goal of stabilization of greenhouse
gas concentrations while minimizing adverse short-term and
long-term economic and social impacts.
``(3) Duties.--Consistent with paragraph (2), the White
House Office shall--
``(A) establish policies, objectives, and
priorities for the Strategy;
``(B) in accordance with subsection (d), establish
the Interagency Task Force to serve as the primary
mechanism through which the heads of Federal agencies
shall assist the Director of the White House Office in
developing and implementing the Strategy;
``(C) to the maximum extent practicable, ensure
that the Strategy is based on objective, quantitative
analysis, drawing on the analytical capabilities of
Federal and State agencies, especially the Center;
``(D) advise the President concerning necessary
changes in organization, management, budgeting, and
personnel allocation of Federal agencies involved in
climate change response activities; and
``(E) notify a Federal agency if the policies and
discretionary programs of the agency are not well
aligned with, or are not contributing effectively to,
the long-term goal of stabilization of greenhouse gas
concentrations.
``(b) Director of the White House Office.--
``(1) In general.--The White House Office shall be headed
by a Director, who shall report directly to the President.
``(2) Appointment.--The Director of the White House Office
shall be a qualified individual appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
``(3) Term; vacancies.--
``(A) Term.--The Director of the White House Office
shall be appointed for a term of 4 years.
``(B) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the position of
Director of the White House Office shall be filled in
the same manner as the original appointment was made.
``(4) Duties of the director of the white house office.--
``(A) Strategy.--In accordance with section 1622,
the Director of the White House Office shall coordinate
the development and updating of the Strategy.
``(B) Interagency task force.--The Director of the
White House Office shall serve as Chairperson of the
Interagency Task Force.
``(C) Advisory duties.--
``(i) Climate, energy, transportation,
industrial, agricultural, building, forestry,
and other programs.--The Director of the White
House Office, using an integrated perspective
considering the totality of actions in the
United States, shall advise the President and
the heads of Federal agencies on--
``(I) the extent to which United
States energy, transportation,
industrial, agricultural, forestry,
building, and other relevant programs
are capable of producing progress on
the long-term goal of stabilization of
greenhouse gas concentrations; and
``(II) the extent to which proposed
or newly created energy,
transportation, industrial,
agricultural, forestry, building, and
other relevant programs positively or
negatively affect the ability of the
United States to achieve the long-term
goal of stabilization of greenhouse gas
concentrations.
``(ii) Tax, trade, and foreign policies.--
The Director of the White House Office, using
an integrated perspective considering the
totality of actions in the United States, shall
advise the President and the heads of Federal
agencies on--
``(I) the extent to which the
United States tax policy, trade policy,
and foreign policy are capable of
producing progress on the long-term
goal of stabilization of greenhouse gas
concentrations; and
``(II) the extent to which proposed
or newly created tax policy, trade
policy, and foreign policy positively
or negatively affect the ability of the
United States to achieve the long-term
goal of stabilization of greenhouse gas
concentrations.
``(iii) International treaties.--The
Secretary of State, acting in conjunction with
the Interagency Task Force and using the
analytical tools available to the White House
Office, shall provide to the Director of the
White House Office an opinion that--
``(I) specifies the economic and
environmental costs and benefits of any
proposed international treaties or
components of treaties that have an
influence on greenhouse gas management;
and
``(II) assesses the extent to which
the treaties advance the long-term goal
of stabilization of greenhouse gas
concentrations, while minimizing
adverse short-term and long-term
economic and social impacts and
considering other impacts.
``(iv) Consultation.--
``(I) With members of interagency
task force.--To the extent practicable
and appropriate, the Director of the
White House Office shall consult with
all members of the Interagency Task
Force and other interested parties
before providing advice to the
President.
``(II) With other interested
parties.--The Director of the White
House Office shall establish a process
for obtaining the meaningful
participation of Federal, State,
tribal, and local government agencies,
nongovernmental organizations,
academia, scientific bodies, industry,
the public, and other interested
parties in the formulation of advice to
be provided to the President.
``(D) Public education, awareness, outreach, and
information-sharing.--The Director of the White House
Office, to the maximum extent practicable, shall
promote public awareness, outreach, and information-
sharing to further the understanding of the full range
of climate change-related issues.
``(5) Annual reports.--The Director of the White House
Office, in consultation with the Interagency Task Force and
other interested parties, shall prepare an annual report for
submission by the President to Congress that--
``(A) assesses progress in implementation of the
Strategy;
``(B) assesses progress, in the United States and
in foreign countries, toward the long-term goal of
stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations;
``(C) assesses progress toward meeting climate
change-related international obligations;
``(D) makes recommendations for actions by the
Federal Government designed to close any gap between
progress-to-date and the measures that are necessary to
achieve the long-term goal of stabilization of
greenhouse gas concentrations; and
``(E) addresses the totality of actions in the
United States that relate to the 4 key elements.
``(6) Analysis.--During development of the Strategy,
preparation of the annual reports submitted under paragraph
(5), and provision of advice to the President and the heads of
Federal agencies, the Director of the White House Office shall
place significant emphasis on the use of objective,
quantitative analysis, taking into consideration any
uncertainties associated with the analysis.
``(c) Staff.--
``(1) In general.--The Director of the White House Office
shall employ a professional staff of not more than 25
individuals to carry out the duties of the White House Office.
``(2) Intergovernmental personnel and fellowships.--The
Director of the White House Office may use the authority
provided by the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (42
U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) and subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title
5, United States Code, and fellowships, to obtain staff from
academia, scientific bodies, private industry, nongovernmental
organizations, other Department programs, other Federal
agencies, and national laboratories, for appointments of a
limited term.
``(d) Interagency Task Force.--
``(1) In general.--The Director of the White House Office
shall establish the United States Climate Change Response
Interagency Task Force.
``(2) Composition.--The Interagency Task Force shall be
composed of--
``(A) the Director of the White House Office, who
shall serve as Chairperson;
``(B) the Secretary of State;
``(C) the Secretary;
``(D) the Secretary of Commerce;
``(E) the Secretary of the Treasury;
``(F) the Secretary of Transportation;
``(G) the Secretary of Agriculture;
``(H) the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency;
``(I) the Administrator of the Agency for
International Development;
``(J) the United States Trade Representative;
``(K) the National Security Advisor;
``(L) the Director of the National Economic
Council;
``(M) the Chairman of the Council on Environmental
Quality;
``(N) the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy;
``(O) the Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Global
Change Research (which performs the functions of the
Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences
established by section 102 of the Global Change
Research Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 2932)); and
``(P) the heads of such other Federal agencies as
the Chairperson determines should be members of the
Interagency Task Force.
``(3) Strategy.--
``(A) In general.--The Interagency Task Force shall
serve as the primary forum through which the Federal
agencies represented on the Interagency Task Force
jointly--
``(i) assist the Director of the White
House Office in developing and updating the
Strategy; and
``(ii) assist the Director of the White
House Office in preparing annual reports under
subsection (b)(5).
``(B) Required elements.--In carrying out
subparagraph (A), the Interagency Task Force shall--
``(i) take into account the long-term goal
and other requirements of the Strategy
specified in section 1622(a);
``(ii) give full consideration to the facts
and opinions presented by the members of the
Interagency Task Force;
``(iii) consult with State, tribal, and
local government agencies, nongovernmental
organizations, academia, scientific bodies,
industry, the public, and other interested
parties; and
``(iv) build consensus around a Strategy
that is based on strong scientific, technical,
and economic analyses.
``(4) Working groups.--The Chairperson of the Interagency
Task Force may establish such topical working groups as are
necessary to carry out the duties of the Interagency Task
Force.
``(e) Provision of Support Staff.--In accordance with procedures
established by the Chairperson of the Interagency Task Force, the
Federal agencies represented on the Interagency Task Force shall
provide staff from the agencies to support information, data
collection, and analyses required by the Interagency Task Force.
``(f) Hearings.--On request of the Chairperson, the Interagency
Task Force may hold such hearings, meet and act at such times and
places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the
Interagency Task Force considers to be appropriate.
``SEC. 1624. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE
<DELETED>OFFICE OF CARBON MANAGEMENT</DELETED> OFFICE OF
CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND
THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE.
``(a) Establishment of <DELETED>Office of Carbon Management</DELETED>
Office of Climate Change Technology of the Department of Energy.--
``(1) In general.--There is established, within the
Department, the <DELETED>Office of Carbon Management</DELETED>
Office of Climate Change Technology.
``(2) Duties.--The Department Office shall--
``(A) manage an energy technology research and
development program that directly supports the Strategy
by--
``(i) focusing on high-risk, bold,
breakthrough technologies that--
``(I) are critical to the long-term
stabilization of greenhouse gas
concentrations;
``(II) are not significantly
addressed by other Federal programs;
and
``(III) move technology
substantially beyond the state of usual
innovation;
``(ii) forging fundamentally new research
and development partnerships among various
Departments, other Federal, and State programs,
particularly between basic science and energy
technology programs, in cases in which such
partnerships have significant potential to
affect the ability of the United States to
achieve stabilization of greenhouse gas
concentrations at the lowest possible cost;
``(iii) forging international research and
development partnerships that are in the
interests of the United States and make
progress on stabilization of greenhouse gas
concentrations;
``(iv) making available, through
monitoring, experimentation, and analysis, data
that are essential to proving the technical and
economic viability of technology central to
addressing climate change; and
``(v) transitioning research and
development programs to other program offices
of the Department once such a research and
development program crosses the threshold of
high-risk research and moves into the realm of
more conventional technology development;
``(B) in accordance with subsection (b)(5)(C),
prepare a 10-year program plan for the activities of
the Department Office and update the plan biennially;
``(C) prepare annual reports in accordance with
subsection (b)(6);
``(D) identify the total contribution of all
Department programs to climate change response;
``(E) provide substantial analytical support to the
White House Office, particularly support in the
development of the Strategy and associated progress
reporting; and
``(F) advise the Secretary on climate change-
related issues, including necessary changes in
Department organization, management, budgeting, and
personnel allocation in the programs involved in
climate change response-related activities.
``(b) Director of the Department Office.--
``(1) In general.--The Department Office shall be headed by
a Director, who shall report directly to the Secretary.
``(2) Appointment.--The Director of the Department Office
shall be an employee of the Federal Government who is a
qualified individual appointed by the President.
``(3) Term.--The Director of the Department Office shall be
appointed for a term of 4 years.
``(4) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the position of the Director
of the Department Office shall be filled in the same manner as
the original appointment was made.
``(5) Duties of the director of the department office.--
``(A) Strategy.--The Director of the Department
Office shall support development of the Strategy
through the provision of staff and analytical support.
``(B) Interagency task force.--Through active
participation in the Interagency Task Force, the
Director of the Department Office shall--
``(i) based on the analytical capabilities
of the Department Office and the Center, share
analyses of alternative climate change response
strategies with other members of the
Interagency Task Force to assist all members in
understanding--
``(I) the scale of the climate
change response challenge; and
``(II) how the actions of the
Federal agencies of the members
positively or negatively contribute to
climate change solutions; and
``(ii) determine how the energy technology
research and development program described in
subsection (a)(2)(A) can be designed for
maximum impact on the long-term goal of
stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations.
``(C) 10-year program plan.--
``(i) In general.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this subtitle,
the Director of the Department Office shall
prepare a 10-year program plan.
``(ii) Required elements.--The plan shall--
``(I) consider all elements of the
Strategy that relate to technology
research and development;
``(II) become an integral component
of the Strategy;
``(III) focus the activities of the
Department Office on gaps identified by
the Strategy;
``(IV) emphasize the funding of
activities that meet the goals
described in clauses (i) through (iv)
of subsection (a)(2)(A);
``(V) identify creative and
innovative approaches for building
partnerships and managing research and
development that have the potential to
result in significant advances of
technologies and other innovative
actions; and
``(VI) place a high level of
emphasis on bold, breakthrough research
and development programs that can--
``(aa) be created with the
involvement of 1 or more
Federal research and
development programs; and
``(bb) upon reaching a
sufficient level of
technological maturity, be
transitioned to other program
offices of the Department
without loss of the creative
management approaches and
partnerships of the innovative
research and development
programs.
``(iii) Submission of plan.--The Secretary
shall submit the 10-year program plan to
Congress and the Director of the White House
Office.
``(iv) Updating.--
``(I) In general.--The Director of
the Department Office shall update the
10-year program plan biennially.
``(II) Submission.--The Secretary
shall submit each updated 10-year
program plan to Congress and the
Director of the White House Office.
``(D) Center.--
``(i) Operating model.--The Director of the
Department Office shall establish an operating
model for the Center.
``(ii) Delegation of department office
functions.--The Director of the Department
Office may choose to delegate selected program
management and research and development
functions of the Department Office to the
Center.
``(iii) Focus.--
``(I) In general.--Funds for the
Center should be used to build a Center
with focused capability that has a
limited number of focused offsite
locations.
``(II) Involvement of
organizations.--Notwithstanding
subclause (I), the Director of the
Department Office may involve any
number of organizations in the
operation of the Center.
``(iv) Tools, data, and capabilities.--The
Director of the Department Office shall foster
the development of tools, data, and
capabilities at the Center to ensure that--
``(I) the United States has a
robust capability for evaluating
alternative climate change response
scenarios; and
``(II) the Center provides long-
term analytical continuity during the
terms of service of successive
Presidents.
``(E) Advisory duties.--The Director of the
Department Office shall advise the Secretary on all
aspects of climate change response.
``(6) Annual reports.--The Director of the Department
Office shall prepare an annual report for submission by the
Secretary to Congress and the White House Office that--
``(A) assesses progress toward meeting the goals of
the energy technology research and development program
described in subsection (a)(2)(A);
``(B) assesses the activities of the Center;
``(C) assesses the contributions of all energy
technology research and development programs of the
Department (including science programs) to the long-
term goal and other requirements of the Strategy
specified in section 1622(a); and
``(D) makes recommendations for actions by the
Department and other Federal agencies to address the
components of technology development that are necessary
to support the Strategy.
``(7) Analysis.--During development of the Strategy, the
10-year program plan submitted under paragraph (5)(C), annual
reports submitted under paragraph (6), and advice to the
Secretary, the Director of the Department Office shall place
significant emphasis on the use of objective, quantitative
analysis, taking into consideration any associated
uncertainties.
``(c) Staff.--The Director of the Department Office shall employ a
professional staff of not more than 25 individuals to carry out the
duties of the Department Office.
``(d) Intergovernmental Personnel and Fellowships.--The Department
Office may use the authority provided by the Intergovernmental
Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) and subchapter VI of
chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, and fellowships, to obtain
staff from academia, scientific bodies, private industry,
nongovernmental organizations, other Department programs, other Federal
agencies, and national laboratories, for appointments of a limited
term.
``(e) Center for Strategic Climate Change Response.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Establishment.--There is established the
Center for Strategic Climate Change Response, which
shall report to the Director of the Department Office.
``(B) Locations.--The Center shall maintain 1
headquarters location and such additional temporary or
permanent locations as are necessary to carry out the
duties of the Center.
``(C) Center director.--The Center shall be headed
by a Director, who shall be selected by the Director of
the Department Office.
``(2) Duties.--
``(A) In general.--
``(i) Goal.--The Center shall foster the
development and application of advanced
computational tools, data, and capabilities
that support integrated assessment of
alternative climate change response scenarios
and implementation of the Strategy.
``(ii) Participation and support.--The
Center may include participation of, and be
supported by, each other Federal agency that
has a direct or indirect role in the
development, commercialization, or transfer of
energy, transportation, industrial,
agricultural, forestry, or other climate
change-related technology.
``(B) Programs.--
``(i) In general.--The Center shall--
``(I) develop and maintain core
analytical competencies and complex,
integrated computational modeling
capabilities that are necessary to
support the design and implementation
of the Strategy;
``(II) track United States and
international progress toward the long-
term goal of stabilization of
greenhouse gas concentrations; and
``(III) in support of the
Department Office, support the
management and implementation of
research and development programs.
``(ii) International carbon dioxide
sequestration monitoring and data program.--In
consultation with Federal, State, academic,
scientific, private sector, nongovernmental,
tribal, and international carbon capture and
sequestration technology programs, the Center
shall design and carry out an international
carbon dioxide sequestration monitoring and
data program to collect, analyze, and make
available the technical and economic data to
ascertain--
``(I) whether engineered
sequestration and terrestrial
sequestration will be acceptable
technologies from regulatory, economic,
and international perspectives;
``(II) whether carbon dioxide
sequestered in geological formations or
ocean systems is stable and has
inconsequential leakage rates on a
geologic time-scale; and
``(III) the extent to which forest,
agricultural, and other terrestrial
systems are suitable carbon sinks.
``(C) Areas of expertise.--
``(i) In general.--The Center shall develop
and maintain expertise in integrated
assessment, modeling, and related capabilities
necessary--
``(I) to understand the
relationship between natural,
agricultural, industrial, energy, and
economic systems;
``(II) to design effective research
and development programs; and
``(III) to develop and implement
the Strategy.
``(ii) Technology transfer and diffusion.--
The expertise described in clause (i) shall
include knowledge of technology transfer and
technology diffusion in United States markets
and foreign markets.
``(D) Dissemination of information.--The Center
shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that
technical and scientific knowledge relating to
greenhouse gas emission reduction, avoidance, and
sequestration is broadly disseminated through
publications, fellowships, and training programs.
``(E) Assessments.--In a manner consistent with the
Strategy, the Center shall conduct assessments of
deployment of climate-friendly technology.
``(F) Use of private sector funding.--
``(i) In general.--The Center shall create
an operating model that allows for
collaboration, division of effort, and cost
sharing with industry on individual climate
change response projects.
``(ii) Requirements.--Although cost sharing
in some cases may be appropriate, the Center
shall focus on long-term high-risk research and
development and should not make industrial
partnerships or cost sharing a requirement, if
such a requirement would bias the activities of
the Center toward incremental innovations.
``(iii) Reevaluation on transition.--At
such time as any bold, breakthrough research
and development program reaches a sufficient
level of technological maturity such that the
program is transitioned to a program office of
the Department other than the Department
Office, the cost-sharing requirements and
criteria applicable to the program should be
reevaluated.
``(iv) Publication in federal register.--
Each cost-sharing agreement entered into under
this subparagraph shall be published in the
Federal Register.
``(G) Intergovernmental personnel and
fellowships.--The Director of the Center may use the
authority provided by the Intergovernmental Personnel
Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) and subchapter VI
of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, and
fellowships, to obtain staff from academia, scientific
bodies, private industry, nongovernmental
organizations, other Department programs, other Federal
agencies, and national laboratories, for appointments
of a limited term.
``SEC. 1625. ADDITIONAL OFFICES AND ACTIVITIES.
``The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Transportation,
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads
of other Federal agencies may establish such offices and carry out such
activities, in addition to those established or authorized by this
subtitle, as are necessary to carry out this subtitle.
``SEC. 1626. UNITED STATES CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSE STRATEGY REVIEW
BOARD.
``(a) Establishment.--There is established as an independent
establishment within the executive branch the United States Climate
Change Response Strategy Review Board.
``(b) Membership.--
``(1) Composition.--The Review Board shall consist of 11
members who shall be appointed, not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this subtitle, by the President by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among qualified
individuals nominated by the National Academy of Sciences in
accordance with paragraph (2).
``(2) Nominations.--Not later than 60 days after the date
of enactment of this subtitle, after taking into strong
consideration the guidance and recommendations of a broad range
of scientific and technical societies that have the capability
of recommending qualified individuals, the National Academy of
Sciences shall nominate for appointment to the Review Board not
fewer than 22 individuals who--
``(A) are--
``(i) qualified individuals; or
``(ii) experts in a field of knowledge
specified in section 1621(9)(B); and
``(B) as a group represent broad, balanced
expertise.
``(3) Prohibition on federal government employment.--A
member of the Review Board shall not be an employee of the
Federal Government.
``(4) Terms; vacancies.--
``(A) Terms.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii),
each member of the Review Board shall be
appointed for a term of 4 years.
``(ii) Initial terms.--
``(I) Commencement date.--The term
of each member initially appointed to
the Review Board shall commence 120
days after the date of enactment of
this subtitle.
``(II) Termination date.--Of the 11
members initially appointed to the
Review Board, 5 members shall be
appointed for a term of 2 years and 6
members shall be appointed for a term
of 4 years, to be designated by the
President at the time of appointment.
``(B) Vacancies.--
``(i) In general.--A vacancy on the Review
Board shall be filled in the manner described
in this subparagraph.
``(ii) Nominations by the national academy
of sciences.--Not later than 60 days after the
date on which a vacancy commences, the National
Academy of Sciences shall--
``(I) after taking into strong
consideration the guidance and
recommendations of a broad range of
scientific and technical societies that
have the capability of
recommending qualified individuals, nominate, from among qualified
individuals, not fewer than 2 individuals to fill the vacancy; and
``(II) submit the names of the
nominees to the President.
``(iii) Selection.--Not later than 30 days
after the date on which the nominations under
clause (ii) are submitted to the President, the
President shall select from among the nominees
an individual to fill the vacancy.
``(iv) Senate confirmation.--An individual
appointed to fill a vacancy on the Review Board
shall be appointed by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
``(5) Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest.--
``(A) Employment of nominees.--If a nominee to the
Review Board is employed by an entity that receives any
funding from the Department or any other Federal
agency, the fact of the employment shall be--
``(i) disclosed to the President by the
National Academy of Sciences at the time of the
nomination; and
``(ii) publicly disclosed by the nominee as
part of the Senate confirmation process of the
nominee.
``(B) Employment of members.--If, during the period
of service of a member on the Review Board, the member
is employed by an entity that receives any funding from
the Department or any other Federal agency, the fact of
the employment shall be publicly disclosed by the
Chairperson of the Review Board on a semiannual basis.
``(C) Financial benefit to members.--If, during the
period of service of a member on the Review Board, the
Review Board makes any written recommendation that may
financially benefit a member or an entity that employs
the member, the fact of that financial benefit shall be
publicly disclosed by the Chairperson of the Review
Board at the time of the recommendation.
``(D) Applicability of ethics in government act of
1978.--A member of the Review Board shall be deemed to
be an individual subject to the Ethics in Government
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
``(6) Chairperson; vice chairperson.--The members of the
Review Board shall select a Chairperson and a Vice Chairperson
of the Review Board from among the members of the Review Board.
``(c) Duties.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of submission of the initial Strategy under section 1622(b),
each updated version of the Strategy under section 1622(c),
each progress report under section 1622(d), and each national
laboratory certification under section 1622(f), the Review
Board shall submit to the President, Congress, and the heads of
Federal agencies as appropriate a report assessing the adequacy
of the Strategy, report, or certification.
``(2) Comments.--In reviewing the Strategy, or a report or
certification, under paragraph (1), the Review Board shall
consider and comment on--
``(A) the adequacy of effort and the
appropriateness of focus of the totality of all public,
private, and public-private sector actions of the
United States with respect to the 4 key elements;
``(B) the extent to which actions of the United
States, with respect to climate change, complement or
leverage international research and other efforts
designed to manage global emissions of greenhouse
gases, to further the long-term goal of stabilization
of greenhouse gas concentrations;
``(C) the funding implications of any
recommendations made by the Review Board; and
``(D)(i) the effectiveness with which each Federal
agency is carrying out the responsibilities of the
Federal agency with respect to the short-term and long-
term greenhouse gas management goals; and
``(ii) the adequacy of the budget of each such
Federal agency to carry out those responsibilities.
``(3) Additional recommendations.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
Review Board, at the request of the President or
Congress, may provide recommendations on additional
climate change-related topics.
``(B) Secondary duty.--The provision of
recommendations under subparagraph (A) shall be a
secondary duty to the primary duty of the Review Board
of providing independent review of the Strategy and the
reports and certifications under paragraphs (1) and
(2).
``(d) Powers.--
``(1) Hearings.--
``(A) In general.--On request of the Chairperson or
a majority of the members of the Review Board, the
Review Board may hold such hearings, meet and act at
such times and places, take such testimony, and receive
such evidence as the Review Board considers to be
appropriate.
``(B) Administration of oaths.--Any member of the
Review Board may administer an oath or affirmation to
any witness that appears before the Review Board.
``(2) Production of documents.--
``(A) In general.--On request of the Chairperson or
a majority of the members of the Review Board, and
subject to applicable law, the Secretary or head of a
Federal agency represented on the Interagency Task
Force, or
a contractor of such an agency, shall provide the Review Board with
such records, files, papers, data, and information as are necessary to
respond to any inquiry of the Review Board under this subtitle.
``(B) Inclusion of work in progress.--Subject to
applicable law, information obtainable under
subparagraph (A)--
``(i) shall not be limited to final work
products; but
``(ii) shall include draft work products
and documentation of work in progress.
``(3) Postal services.--The Review Board may use the United
States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions
as other agencies of the Federal Government.
``(e) Compensation of Members.--A member of the Review Board shall
be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day
(including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the
performance of the duties of the Review Board.
``(f) Travel Expenses.--A member of the Review Board shall be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at
rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or
regular place of business of the member in the performance of the
duties of the Review Board.
``(g) Staff.--
``(1) In general.--The Chairperson of the Review Board may,
without regard to the civil service laws (including
regulations), appoint and terminate an executive director and
such other additional personnel as are necessary to enable the
Review Board to perform the duties of the Review Board.
``(2) Confirmation of executive director.--The employment
of an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by
the Review Board.
``(3) Compensation.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), the Chairperson of the Review Board
may fix the compensation of the executive director and
other personnel without regard to the provisions of
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5,
United States Code, relating to classification of
positions and General Schedule pay rates.
``(B) Maximum rate of pay.--The rate of pay for the
executive director and other personnel shall not exceed
the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
``(h) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The
Chairperson of the Review Board may procure temporary and intermittent
services in accordance with section 3109(b) of title 5, United States
Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent
of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of that title.
``SEC. 1627. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) White House Office.--
``(1) Use of available appropriations.--From funds made
available to Federal agencies for the fiscal year in which this
subtitle is enacted, the President shall provide such sums as
are necessary to carry out the duties of the White House Office
under this subtitle until the date on which funds are made
available under paragraph (2).
``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the White House Office to carry out the
duties of the White House Office under this subtitle $5,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2011, to remain available
through September 30, 2011.
``(b) Department Office.--
``(1) Use of available appropriations.--From funds made
available to Federal agencies for the fiscal year in which this
subtitle is enacted, the President shall provide such sums as
are necessary to carry out the duties of the Department Office
under this subtitle until the date on which funds are made
available under paragraph (2).
``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Department Office to carry out the
duties of the Department Office under this subtitle
$4,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2002 through
2011, to remain available through September 30, 2011.
``(c) Center.--
``(1) Use of available appropriations.--From funds made
available to Federal agencies for the fiscal year in which this
subtitle is enacted, the President shall provide such sums as
are necessary to carry out the duties of the Center under this
subtitle until the date on which funds are made available under
paragraph (2).
``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Center to carry out the duties of the
Center under this subtitle $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2002 through 2011, to remain available through September 30,
2011.
``(d) Review Board.--
``(1) Use of available appropriations.--From funds made
available to Federal agencies for the fiscal year in which this
subtitle is enacted, the President shall provide such sums as
are necessary to carry out the duties of the Review Board under
this subtitle until the date on which funds are made available
under paragraph (2).
``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Review Board to carry out the duties
of the Review Board under this subtitle $3,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2002 through 2011, to remain available until
expended.
``(e) Additional Amounts.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated
under this section shall be in addition to--
``(1) amounts made available to carry out the United States
Global Change Research Program under the Global Change Research
Act of 1990 (15 U.S.C. 2921 et seq.); and
``(2) amounts made available under other provisions of law
for energy research and development.''.
Calendar No. 226
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1008
[Report No. 107-99]
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A BILL
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to develop the United States
Climate Change Response Strategy with the goal of stabilization of
greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would
prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system,
while minimizing adverse short-term and long-term economic and social
impacts, aligning the Strategy with United States energy policy, and
promoting a sound national environmental policy, to establish a
research and development program that focuses on bold technological
breakthroughs that make significant progress toward the goal of
stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations, to establish the
National Office of Climate Change Response within the Executive Office
of the President, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
November 15, 2001
Reported with amendments