15 U.S.C. § 2938: Relation to other authorities

Summary

Requires the President, the Council chair, and the Secretary of Commerce to use research from the National Climate Program when they plan national global change research. They must also make the Committee’s and agencies’ research available to the Environmental Protection Agency to help make a coordinated national climate policy under section 1103 of the Global Climate Protection Act of 1987 (15 U.S.C. 2901 note), and to all federal agencies for making policies to respond to human-caused and natural global change. No part of this law may be read to stop or delay any federal planning or actions meant to address stratospheric ozone loss or global climate change.

Title 15, §2938

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(a)National Climate Program research activities

The President, the Chairman of the Council, and the Secretary of Commerce shall ensure that relevant research activities of the National Climate Program, established by the National Climate Program Act (15 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.), are considered in developing national global change research efforts.

(b)Availability of research findings

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.

(c)Effect on Federal response actions

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed, interpreted, or applied to preclude or delay the planning or implementation of any Federal action designed, in whole or in part, to address the threats of stratospheric ozone depletion or global climate change.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The National Climate Program Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 95–367, Sept. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 601, which is classified principally to chapter 56 (§ 2901 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 2901 of this title and Tables.

§2938 Relation to Other Authorities