Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Chapter 56A — Global Change Research
§ 2938. Relation to other authorities
Statutory text
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.
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—
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
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.
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.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Global Change Research Act of 1990
Pub. L. 101–606 title I § 108 · 104 Stat. 3096
Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 2938
(Pub. L. 101–606, title I, § 108, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3101.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 101–606, title I, § 108, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3101.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 108. RELATION TO OTHER AUTHORITIES. (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 title 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.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
The National Climate Program Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 95–367, , 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.