Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110
§2936 Scientific Assessment
Title 15 › CHAPTER 56A — GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH › SUBCHAPTER I — UNITED STATES GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM › § 2936
Summary
Every 4 years the Council, through its Committee, must send an assessment to the President and Congress. It must explain findings and uncertainties, look at effects on environment, resources, health and society, and project trends for 25 to 100 years.
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Title 15, §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—
(1)integrates, evaluates, and interprets the findings of the Program and discusses the scientific uncertainties associated with such findings;
(2)analyzes the effects of global change on the natural environment, agriculture, energy production and use, land and water resources, transportation, human health and welfare, human social systems, and biological diversity; and
(3)analyzes current trends in global change, both human-inducted and natural, and projects major trends for the subsequent 25 to 100 years.
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15 U.S.C. § 2936
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110