,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gbbj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #f1 #bjah,mr4 ,mc,eachin 7for himself and ,mr4 ,schneider7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,state to publish a quarterly assessment regarding the ,paris ,agreement1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,produce ,all ,relevant ,information to ,safeguard ,climate ,act or the ,,paris ,climate ,act4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the policy of the ,united ,states should reflect and respond to the findings of the ,fourth ,national ,climate ,assessment1 which states that the warming trend observed over the past century can only be explained by the effects that human activities1 especially emissions of greenhouse gases1 have had on the climate1 that the evidence of human-caused climate change is overwhelming1 that climate-related threats to ,americans' physical1 social1 and economic well-being are rising1 and that without substantial and sustained reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions ''' annual losses in some economic sectors are projected to reach hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century1 in some scenarios reducing gross domestic product by as much as #aj percent2 7#b7 the ,president and ,congress1 in formulating a policy response to the findings of the ,national ,climate ,assessment1 should fully address all of the threats contemplated in such ,assessment1 including the increasing frequency of heat waves1 floods1 wildfires1 and other extreme weather events1 increasing scarcity of water1 expanded territory for certain infectious diseases1 and diminishing air quality1 and should be mindful of low-income communities1 communities of color1 or other vulnerable populations that are disproportionately impacted by climate change2 and 7#c7 in order to best minimize or prevent the harms of which the ,national ,climate ,assessment warns1 the ,federal ,government must join with other governments in a concerted global effort to swiftly curtail greenhouse gas and meet the goals established by the ,paris ,agreement4 #c4 ,quarterly assessments regarding the ,paris ,agreement 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act and quarterly thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state shall publish on a publicly available website of the ,department of ,state and submit to the appropriate congressional committees an assessment that addresses each of the following matters regarding the ,paris ,agreement3 7#a7 ,how many parties to the ,paris ,agreement have formally indicated an intent to withdraw from such ,agreement4 7#b7 ,whether the ,department has a reasonable expectation that any of the parties referred to in paragraph 7#a7 may pursue withdrawal from the ,paris ,agreement in the next year1 and if so1 an identification of such parties and the motives for such withdrawal4 7#c7 ,whether the ,united ,states has established specific terms for re-engagement with the ,paris ,agreement1 per stated ,administration policy at the ,united ,nations 7,c4,n4#dfd4bjag4,,treaties-,,xxvii4#g4; d7 on ,august #d1 #bjag4 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 in the ,house of ,representatives-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs2 7ii7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services2 7iii7 the ,committee on ,natural ,resources2 7iv7 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology2 and 7v7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce2 and 7,b7 in the ,senate-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations2 7ii7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services2 7iii7 the ,committee on the ,environment and ,public ,works2 7iv7 the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions2 and 7v7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural ,resources4 7#b7 ,paris ,agreement ,the term ,paris ,agreement means the ,united ,nations ,framework ,convention on ,climate ,change's #bast ,conference of ,parties in ,paris1 ,france1 adopted ,december #ab1 #bjae4