[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1926 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1926

  To authorize the National Science Foundation to establish a Global 
                       Warming Education Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 2, 2009

 Mr. Honda (for himself, Mr. Farr, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. 
  Capps, and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was 
          referred to the Committee on Science and Technology

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the National Science Foundation to establish a Global 
                       Warming Education Program.

    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 Warming Education Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the evidence for human-induced global warming is 
        overwhelming and undeniable;
            (2) the United States emits more carbon dioxide and other 
        greenhouse gases than any other country;
            (3) atmospheric carbon can be significantly reduced through 
        conservation, by shifting to renewable energy sources such as 
        solar, wind, tidal, and geothermal, and by increasing the 
        efficiency of buildings, including domiciles, and 
        transportation;
            (4) providing clear information about global warming, in a 
        variety of forms, can remove the fear and the sense of 
        helplessness, and encourage individuals and communities to take 
        action;
            (5) implementation of measures that promote energy 
        efficiency, conservation, and renewable energy will greatly 
        reduce human impact on the environment; and
            (6) informing people of new technologies and programs as 
        they become available will ensure maximum understanding and 
        maximum impact of those measures.

SEC. 3. GLOBAL WARMING EDUCATION PROGRAM.

    The National Science Foundation shall establish a Global Warming 
Education Program to--
            (1) broaden the understanding of human induced global 
        warming, possible long- and short-term consequences, and 
        potential solutions;
            (2) apply the latest scientific and technological 
        discoveries to provide formal and informal learning 
        opportunities to people of all ages, including those of diverse 
        cultural and linguistic backgrounds; and
            (3) emphasize actionable information to help people 
        understand and to promote implementation of new technologies, 
        programs, and incentives related to energy conservation, 
        renewable energy, and greenhouse gas reduction.

SEC. 4. PROGRAM ELEMENTS.

    The Global Warming Education Program shall include--
            (1) a national information campaign to disseminate 
        information on and promote implementation of the new 
        technologies, programs, and incentives described in section 
        3(3); and
            (2) a competitive grant program to provide grants to 
        States, local municipalities, educational institutions, and 
        other organizations to--
                    (A) create informal education materials, exhibits, 
                and multimedia presentations relevant to global warming 
                and climate science;
                    (B) develop climate science K-12 curriculum and 
                supplementary educational materials; or
                    (C) publish global warming and climate science 
                information in print, electronic, and audio-visual 
                forms.

SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter, the National Science Foundation shall transmit to 
Congress a report that evaluates the scientific merits, educational 
effectiveness, and broader impacts of activities under this Act.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 
Foundation such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
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