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Appendix A - Public Law 101-606 [S. 169]; November 16, 1990 Global Change Research Act of 1990
Appendix A - Public Law 101-606 [S. 169]; November 16, 1990 Global Change Research Act of 1990
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4394 An Act to require the establishment of a United States Global Change Research Program aimed at understanding and responding to global change, including the cumulative effects of human activities and natural processes on the environment, to promote discussions toward international protocols in global change research, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembles, SECTION 1.
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b. PURPOSE -- The purpose of this title is to provide for development and coor dination of a comprehensive and integrated United States research program which will assist the Nation and the world to understand, assess, predict, and respond to human-induced and natural processes of global change.
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providing representation at international meetings and confer ences on global change research in which the United States participates; and B coordinating the Federal activities of the United States with programs of other nations and with international global change research activities such as the International Geosphere-Bio sphere Program; 6.
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consider and utilize, as appropriate, reports and studies conducted by Federal agencies and departments, the National Research Council, or other entities; 6. make recommendations for the coordination of the global change research activities of the United States with such activities of other nations and international organizations, including -- A
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evaluate the scientific content of the Plan; and 2. provide information and advice obtained from United States and international sources, and recommend priorities for future global change research.
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SUBMISSION OF REPORTS WITH AGENCY APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS. -- 1. Working in conjunction with the Committee, each Federal agency or department involved in global change research shall include with its annual request for appropriations submitted to the President under section 1108 of title 31, United States Code, a report which -- A
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2901 et seq.) are considered in developing national global change research efforts.
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4. The United States, as a world leader in environmental and Earth sciences, should help provide leadership in developing and imple menting an international global change research program.
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create globally accessible formats for data collected by various international sources; and B combine and interpret data from various sources to produce information readily usable by policymakers attempting to for mulate effective strategies for preventing, mitigating, and adapting to possible adverse effects of global change.
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The purpose of the Office shall be to disseminate to foreign governments, businesses, and institutions, as well as the citizens of foreign countries, scientific research information available in the United States which would be useful in preventing, mitigating, or adapting to the effects of global change. Such information shall include, but need not be limited to, results of scientific research and development on technologies useful for -- 1.
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