S.Amdt. 2175

SA 2175. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2089 submitted by Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mrs.
Murray) to the bill S. 1177, to reauthorize the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of part B of title X, add the following:

SEC. 10204. CLIMATE SCIENCE INSTRUCTION.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) carbon pollution is accumulating in the atmosphere,
causing global temperatures to rise at a rate that poses a
significant threat to the economy and security of the United
States, to public health and welfare, and to the global
environment;
(2) climate change is already impacting the United States
with sea level rise, ocean acidification, and more frequent
or intense extreme weather events, such as heat waves, heavy
rainfalls, droughts, floods, and wildfires;
(3) the scientific evidence for human-induced climate
change is overwhelming and undeniable, as demonstrated by
statements from the National Academy of Sciences, the
National Climate Assessment, and numerous other science
professional organizations in the United States;
(4) the United States has a responsibility to children and
future generations of the United States to reduce the harmful
effects of climate change;
(5) providing clear and scientifically accurate information
about climate change, in a variety of forms, can increase
climate literacy and encourage individuals and communities to
take action;
(6) the actions of a single nation cannot solve the climate
crisis, so solutions that address both mitigation and
adaptation must involve developed and developing nations
around the world;
(7) education about climate change is important to ensure
that the future generation of leaders is well-informed about
the issues facing our planet in order to make decisions based
on science and fact;
(8) the facts and reality of climate change are under
attack by those who disagree with the overwhelming consensus
of scientific agreement regarding the reality of climate
change and the human role in causing climate to change; and
(9) challenges to accurate presentation of climate science
in classrooms have been proposed in legislatures and school
boards across the Nation.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that instruction in climate science is important for all
students and should not be prohibited by any unit of State or
local government.
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