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[CITE: 42USC13383]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 134--ENERGY POLICY
 
                  SUBCHAPTER VII--GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
 
Sec. 13383. Director of Climate Protection

    Within 6 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall 
establish, within the Department of Energy, a Director of Climate 
Protection (in this section referred to as the ``Director''). The 
Director shall--
        (1) in the absence of the Secretary, serve as the Secretary's 
    representative for interagency and multilateral policy discussions 
    of global climate change, including the activities of the Committee 
    on Earth and Environmental Sciences as established by the Global 
    Change Research Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-606) [15 U.S.C. 2921 et 
    seq.] and the Policy Coordinating Committee Working Group on Climate 
    Change;
        (2) monitor, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, 
    domestic and international policies for their effects on the 
    generation of greenhouse gases; and
        (3) have the authority to participate in the planning activities 
    of relevant Department of Energy programs.

(Pub. L. 102-486, title XVI, Sec. 1603, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3001.)

                       References in Text

    The Global Change Research Act of 1990, referred to in par. (1), is 
Pub. L. 101-606, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3096, which is classified 
generally to chapter 56A (Sec. 2921 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and 
Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short 
Title note set out under section 2921 of Title 15 and Tables.
