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15 U.S.C. § 2933 — Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences

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15 U.S.C. § 2933 — Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences

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**(a) Establishment** The President, through the Council, shall establish a Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences. The Committee shall carry out Council functions under [section 6651 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6651&num=0&edition=prelim) relating to global change research, for the purpose of increasing the overall effectiveness and productivity of Federal global change research efforts. **(b) Membership** The Committee shall consist of at least one representative from— (1) the National Science Foundation; (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; (3) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of Commerce; (4) the Environmental Protection Agency; (5) the Department of Energy; (6) the Department of State; (7) the Department of Defense; (8) the Department of the Interior; (9) the Department of Agriculture; (10) the Department of Transportation; (11) the Office of Management and Budget; (12) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (13) the Council on Environmental Quality; (14) the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health; and (15) such other agencies and departments of the United States as the President or the Chairman of the Council considers appropriate. Such representatives shall be high ranking officials of their agency or department, wherever possible the head of the portion of that agency or department that is most revelant 11 So in original. Probably should be “relevant”. to the purpose of the subchapter described in [section 2931(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2931/b&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Chairperson** The Chairman of the Council, in consultation with the Committee, biennially shall select one of the Committee members to serve as Chairperson. The Chairperson shall be knowledgeable and experienced with regard to the administration of scientific research programs, and shall be a representative of an agency that contributes substantially, in terms of scientific research capability and budget, to the Program. **(d) Support personnel** An Executive Secretary shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Committee, with the approval of the Committee. The Executive Secretary shall be a permanent employee of one of the agencies or departments represented on the Committee, and shall remain in the employ of such agency or department. The Chairman of the Council shall have the authority to make personnel decisions regarding any employees detailed to the Council for purposes of working on business of the Committee pursuant to [section 6651 of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6651&num=0&edition=prelim). **(e) Functions relative to global change** The Council, through the Committee, shall be responsible for planning and coordinating the Program. In carrying out this responsibility, the Committee shall— (1) serve as the forum for developing the Plan and for overseeing its implementation; (2) improve cooperation among Federal agencies and departments with respect to global change research activities; (3) provide budgetary advice as specified in [section 2935 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2935&num=0&edition=prelim); (4) work with academic, State, industry, and other groups conducting global change research, to provide for periodic public and peer review of the Program; (5) cooperate with the Secretary of State in— (A) providing representation at international meetings and conferences 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-Biosphere Program; (6) consult with actual and potential users of the results of the Program to ensure that such results are useful in developing national and international policy responses to global change; and (7) report at least annually to the President and the Congress, through the Chairman of the Council, on Federal global change research priorities, policies, and programs.

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15 U.S.C. § 2935 — National Global Change Research Plan

**(a) In general** The Chairman of the Council, through the Committee, shall develop a National Global Change Research Plan for implementation of the Program. The Plan shall contain recommendations for national global change research. The Chairman of the Council shall submit the Plan to the Congress within one year after November 16, 1990, and a revised Plan shall be submitted at least once every three years thereafter. **(b) Contents of Plan** The Plan shall— (1) establish, for the 10-year period beginning in the year the Plan is submitted, the goals and priorities for Federal global change research which most effectively advance scientific understanding of global change and provide usable information on which to base policy decisions relating to global change; (2) describe specific activities, including research activities, data collection and data analysis requirements, predictive modeling, participation in international research efforts, and information management, required to achieve such goals and priorities; (3) identify and address, as appropriate, relevant programs and activities of the Federal agencies and departments represented on the Committee that contribute to the Program; (4) set forth the role of each Federal agency and department in implementing the Plan; (5) 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) a description of the extent and nature of necessary international cooperation; (B) the development by the Committee, in consultation when ap

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42 U.S.C. § 6651 — Establishment, membership, and functions of Council

**(a) Designation** There is established the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology (hereinafter referred to as the “Council”). **(b) Composition** The Council shall be composed of the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, and one representative of each of the following Federal agencies: Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of the Interior, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Energy. Each such representative shall be an official of policy rank designated by the head of the Federal agency concerned. **(c) Chairman** The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall serve as Chairman of the Council. The Chairman may designate another member of the Council to act temporarily in the Chairman’s absence as Chairman. **(d) Participation of unnamed Federal agencies in meetings; invitations to attend meetings** The Chairman may (1) request the head of any Federal agency not named in subsection (b) of this section to designate a representative to participate in meetings or parts of meetings of the Council concerned with matters of substantial interest to such agency, and (2) invite other persons to attend meetings of the Council. **(e) Consideration of problems and developments affecting more than one Federal agency; recommendations** The Council shall consider problems and developments in the fields of science, engineering, and technolo

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15 U.S.C. § 2931 — Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term— (1) “Committee” means the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences established under [section 2932 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2932&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) “Council” means the Federal Coordinating Council on Science, Engineering, and Technology; (3) “global change” means changes in the global environment (including alterations in climate, land productivity, oceans or other water resources, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological systems) that may alter the capacity of the Earth to sustain life; (4) “global change research” means study, monitoring, assessment, prediction, and information management activities to describe and understand— (A) the interactive physical, chemical, and biological processes that regulate the total Earth system; (B) the unique environment that the Earth provides for life; (C) changes that are occurring in the Earth system; and (D) the manner in which such system, environment, and changes are influenced by human actions; (5) “Plan” means the National Global Change Research Plan developed under [section 2934 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2934&num=0&edition=prelim), or any revision thereof; and (6) “Program” means the United States Global Change Research Program established under [section 2933 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2933&num=0&edition=prelim).

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15 U.S.C. § 2933 — United States Global Change Research

Page 1966 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 2933 tion of scientific research programs, and shall be a representative of an agency that contributes substantially, in terms of scientific research ca- pability and budget, to the Program. (d) Support personnel An Executive Secretary shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Committee, with the ap- proval of the Committee. The Executive Sec- retary shall be a permanent employee of one of the agencies or departments represented on the Committee, and shall remain in the employ of such agency or department. The Chairman of the Council shall have the authority to make personnel decisions regarding any employees de- tailed to the Council for purposes of working on business of the Committee pursuant to section 6651 of title 42. (e) Functions relative to global change The Council, through the Committee, shall be responsible for planning and coordinating the Program. In carrying out this responsibility, the Committee shall— (1) serve as the forum for developing the Plan and for overseeing its implementation; (2) improve cooperation among Federal agencies and departments with respect to global change research activities; (3) provide budgetary advice as specified in section 2935 of this title; (4) work with academic, State, industry, and other groups conducting global change re- search, to provide for periodic public and peer review of the Program; (5) cooperate with the Secretary of State in— (A) providing representation at inter- national meetings and conferences 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 Inter

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