S.Amdt. 4877
What it does: Adds SEC. 3__. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS at the end of subtitle C of title III
Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-PA)What it changes
1 change to S. 3036 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 3__. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS at the end of subtitle C of title III
Adds a sectionIn S. 3036 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(e) Use of Returned Emission Allowances.--The Administrator shall immediately transfer to the Corporation for auctioning under section 4302 any emission allowances returned to the Administrator under subsection (d).
Inserted: SEC. 3__. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS.
Inserted: (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
Inserted: (1) the costs of addressing climate change will only increase the longer the causes of climate change are not addressed;
Inserted: (2) the consequences of climate change will include major storms and weather-related disruptions, increased wildfires, and loss of food crops;
Inserted: (3) the Secretary of Agriculture has determined that climate change is already affecting water resources, agriculture, land resources, and biodiversity, and will continue to do so;
Inserted: (4) a leading cause of the ongoing global food crisis is heightened volatility in climate conditions leading to extended droughts around the world, particularly in Australia; and
Inserted: (5) the consequences of increased food prices have already resulted in hunger and political unrest in many parts of the world.
Inserted: (b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
Inserted: (1) it is in the interest of the United States to address in a serious manner the consequences a warming climate will have on global food production; and
Inserted: (2) as the United States assesses the costs of climate change, the potential of harmful impacts on global crop harvests and resulting food security crises should be fully considered.
Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2008, the President shall submit to Congress a report that assesses the specific impact of weather-related events on the global food crisis that emerged during the first 180 days of 2008.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following:
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SA 4877. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Warner) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 3036, to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle C of title III, add the following:
SEC. 3__. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS.
(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
(1) the costs of addressing climate change will only increase the longer the causes of climate change are not addressed;
(2) the consequences of climate change will include major storms and weather-related disruptions, increased wildfires, and loss of food crops;
(3) the Secretary of Agriculture has determined that climate change is already affecting water resources, agriculture, land resources, and biodiversity, and will continue to do so;
(4) a leading cause of the ongoing global food crisis is heightened volatility in climate conditions leading to extended droughts around the world, particularly in Australia; and
(5) the consequences of increased food prices have already resulted in hunger and political unrest in many parts of the world.
(b) Sense of Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) it is in the interest of the United States to address in a serious manner the consequences a warming climate will have on global food production; and
(2) as the United States assesses the costs of climate change, the potential of harmful impacts on global crop harvests and resulting food security crises should be fully considered.
(c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2008, the President shall submit to Congress a report that assesses the specific impact of weather-related events on the global food crisis that emerged during the first 180 days of 2008.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 5, 2008