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[CITE: 15USC2938]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                   CHAPTER 56A--GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH
 
       SUBCHAPTER I--UNITED STATES GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH PROGRAM
 
Sec. 2938. Relation to other authorities


(a) National Climate Program research activities

    The President, the Chairman of the Council, and the Secretary of 
Commerce shall ensure that relevant research activities of the National 
Climate Program, established by the National Climate Program Act (15 
U.S.C. 2901 et seq.), are considered in developing national global 
change research efforts.

(b) Availability of research findings

    The President, the Chairman of the Council, and the heads of the 
agencies and departments represented on the Committee, shall ensure that 
the research findings of the Committee, and of Federal agencies and 
departments, are available to--
        (1) the Environmental Protection Agency for use in the 
    formulation of a coordinated national policy on global climate 
    change pursuant to section 1103 of the Global Climate Protection Act 
    of 1987 (15 U.S.C. 2901 note); and
        (2) all Federal agencies and departments for use in the 
    formulation of coordinated national policies for responding to 
    human-induced and natural processes of global change pursuant to 
    other statutory responsibilities and obligations.

(c) Effect on Federal response actions

    Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed, interpreted, or 
applied to preclude or delay the planning or implementation of any 
Federal action designed, in whole or in part, to address the threats of 
stratospheric ozone depletion or global climate change.

(Pub. L. 101-606, title I, Sec. 108, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3101.)

                       References in Text

    The National Climate Program Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is 
Pub. L. 95-367, Sept. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 601, as amended, which is 
classified principally to chapter 56 (Sec. 2901 et seq.) of this title. 
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title 
note set out under section 2901 of this title and Tables.
