S.Amdt. 1499
What it does: Inserts new text on page 372, between lines 4 and 5
Sen. James M. Jeffords (I-VT)What it changes
1 change to S. 14
Inserts new text on page 372, between lines 4 and 5
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: SEC. 97 . GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
Inserted: No later than July 1, 2004, the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration, and representatives of States, academic institutions, environmental groups, and the public, shall submit to Congress a report that includes--
Inserted: (1) a definition of the term "dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system", as used in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; and
Inserted: (2) a description of each of the specific elements of the global climate change research and development activities of the United States that are directed at detecting and averting that interference.
Original wording
On page 372, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 1499. Mr. JEFFORDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 14, to enhance the energy security of the United States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 372, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
SEC. 97 . GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
No later than July 1, 2004, the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of the National Aeronautic and Space Administration, and representatives of States, academic institutions, environmental groups, and the public, shall submit to Congress a report that includes--
(1) a definition of the term “dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system”, as used in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; and
(2) a description of each of the specific elements of the global climate change research and development activities of the United States that are directed at detecting and averting that interference.
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Senate amendment submitted
July 31, 2003