[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 8, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S4886]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2175. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2089 submitted by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs. 
Murray) to the bill S. 1177, to reauthorize the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of part B of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 10204. CLIMATE SCIENCE INSTRUCTION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) carbon pollution is accumulating in the atmosphere, 
     causing global temperatures to rise at a rate that poses a 
     significant threat to the economy and security of the United 
     States, to public health and welfare, and to the global 
     environment;
       (2) climate change is already impacting the United States 
     with sea level rise, ocean acidification, and more frequent 
     or intense extreme weather events, such as heat waves, heavy 
     rainfalls, droughts, floods, and wildfires;
       (3) the scientific evidence for human-induced climate 
     change is overwhelming and undeniable, as demonstrated by 
     statements from the National Academy of Sciences, the 
     National Climate Assessment, and numerous other science 
     professional organizations in the United States;
       (4) the United States has a responsibility to children and 
     future generations of the United States to reduce the harmful 
     effects of climate change;
       (5) providing clear and scientifically accurate information 
     about climate change, in a variety of forms, can increase 
     climate literacy and encourage individuals and communities to 
     take action;
       (6) the actions of a single nation cannot solve the climate 
     crisis, so solutions that address both mitigation and 
     adaptation must involve developed and developing nations 
     around the world;
       (7) education about climate change is important to ensure 
     that the future generation of leaders is well-informed about 
     the issues facing our planet in order to make decisions based 
     on science and fact;
       (8) the facts and reality of climate change are under 
     attack by those who disagree with the overwhelming consensus 
     of scientific agreement regarding the reality of climate 
     change and the human role in causing climate to change; and
       (9) challenges to accurate presentation of climate science 
     in classrooms have been proposed in legislatures and school 
     boards across the Nation.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that instruction in climate science is important for all 
     students and should not be prohibited by any unit of State or 
     local government.
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