15 U.S.C. § 2905 — Untitled legal text

Page 1964 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 2905 § 2905. Repealed. Pub. L. 99–272, title VI, § 6084(g), Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 137 Section, Pub. L. 95–367, § 6, Sept. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 603, related to establishment and requirements of intergov- ernmental climate programs. § 2906. Annual report The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the President and the authorizing committees of the Congress, not later than March 31 of each year, a report on the activities conducted pursuant to this chapter during the preceding fiscal year, in- cluding— (a) a summary of the achievements of the Program during the previous fiscal year; (b) an analysis of the progress made toward achieving the goals and objectives of the Pro- gram; (c) a copy of the 5-year plan and any changes made in such plan; (d) a summary of the multiagency budget re- quest for the Program of section 2904(g) of this title; and (e) any recommendations for additional leg- islation which may be required to assist in achieving the purposes of this chapter. (Pub. L. 95–367, § 7, Sept. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 604; Pub. L. 97–375, title II, § 202(b), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1822.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1982—Pub. L. 97–375 substituted ‘‘March 31’’ for ‘‘Jan- uary 30’’. § 2907. Contract and grant authority; records and audits (a) Functions vested in any Federal officer or agency by this chapter or under the Program may be exercised through the facilities and per- sonnel of the agency involved or, to the extent provided or approved in advance in appropria- tion Acts, by other persons or entities under contracts or grant arrangements entered into by such officer or agency. (b)(1) Each person or entity to which Federal funds are made available under a contract or grant arrangement as authorized by this chapter shall keep such records as the Director of the Office shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such person or entity of such funds, the total cost of the activities for which such funds were so made available, the amount of that portion of such cost supplied from other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit. (2) The Director of the Office and the Comp- troller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall, until the expiration of 3 years after the comple- tion of the activities (referred to in paragraph (1)) of any person or entity pursuant to any con- tract or grant arrangement referred to in sub- section (a), have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, pa- pers, and records of such person or entity which, in the judgment of the Director or the Comp- troller General, may be related or pertinent to such contract or grant arrangement. (Pub. L. 95–367, § 8, Sept. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 604.) § 2908. Authorization of appropriations In addition to any other funds otherwise au- thorized to be appropriated for the purpose of conducting climate-related programs, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, not to exceed $50,000,000 for the fis- cal year ending September 30, 1979, not to exceed $65,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and not to exceed $25,500,000 for the fis- cal year ending September 30, 1981, of which amount not less than $2,653,000 shall be made di- rectly available to the National Climate Pro- gram Office in the form of a budget item sepa- rate from the activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Pub. L. 95–367, § 9, Sept. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 605; Pub. L. 96–547, § 1, Dec. 18, 1980, 94 Stat. 3217.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1980—Pub. L. 96–547 revised former subsec. (a) into en- tire section with additional provisions relating to fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1981, and struck out subsec. (b) setting forth authorization of appropriations for grants. CHAPTER 56A—GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH Sec. 2921. Definitions. SUBCHAPTER I—UNITED STATES GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM 2931. Findings and purpose. 2932. Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences. 2933. United States Global Change Research Pro- gram. 2934. National Global Change Research Plan. 2935. Budget coordination. 2936. Scientific assessment. 2937. Omitted. 2938. Relation to other authorities. SUBCHAPTER II—INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH 2951. Findings and purposes. 2952. International discussions. 2953. Global Change Research Information Office. SUBCHAPTER III—GROWTH DECISION AID 2961. Study and decision aid. § 2921. 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; (2) ‘‘Council’’ means the Federal Coordi- nating 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 capac- ity of the Earth to sustain life; (4) ‘‘global change research’’ means study, monitoring, assessment, prediction, and infor- mation management activities to describe and understand—