,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #egc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ab1 #bjah,mr4  
,:iteh\se 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,ms4   
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,udall1 
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,c>d91  
,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4 ,durb91
 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 
,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 & 
,mr4 ,m>key7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation
  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( !    
,s5ate t climate *ange is real & t !    
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation %\ld engage
 on ! communication ( s\nd climate *ange
 sci5ce to ! public4  ,:]eas !re is     
sci5tific cons5sus bas$ on pe]-review$  
rese>* & sci5tific evid5ce t-- 7#a7     
climate *ange is occurr+ due to         
increases 9 c>bon dioxide & o!r gre5h\se
 gases 9 ! atmosph]e2 &  7#b7 human     
activity has caus$ a significant        
increase 9 ! atmosph]ic conc5trations ( 
gre5h\se gases2  ,:]eas sci5tific       

measurem5ts %[ t ! conc5tration ( c>bon 
dioxide 9 ! atmosph]e rang$ f #agj to   
#cjj p>ts p] million = at lea/ #hjj1jjj 
ye>s 7#d times z long z ! species homo  
sapi5s has exi/$71 b has n[1 accord+ to 
measurem5ts tak5 at ! ,mauna ,loa       
,obs]vatory1 exce$$ #djj p>ts p] million
 9 ea* ( ! la/ #e ye>s2 ,:]eas !        
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation 7ref]r$ to 
9 ?is preamble z ! ,,nsf7 is an         
indep5d5t ,f$]al ag5cy creat$ by        
,congress to promote ! progress (       
sci5ce2 to advance ! national heal?1    
prosp]ity1 & welf>e2 & to secure !      
national def5se 2 ,:]eas ! approval (   
any grant aw>ds by ,,nsf mu/ und]go a   
rigor\s m]it review /&>d1 includ+ review
 by outside indep5d5t review]s :o d n "w
 = ! ,,nsf or ! in/itution t employs !  
rese>*]s apply+ = ! grant2 ,:]eas       
,congress reaffirm$ ! rigor\s m]it      
review /&>d ( ! ,,nsf 9 ,public ,law    
#aad-cbi2 ,:]eas ! au?oriz+ /atute ( !  
,,nsf /ates t ! long-t]m goals ( ! ,,nsf
 include promot+ ! discov]y1            

integration1 dissem9ation1 & application
 ( new k 9 s]vice to society2 ,:]eas !  
,am]ican ,meteorological ,society1 !    
premi] pr(essional organization ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates = individuals :o "w 9 !   
atmosph]ic & relat$ sci5ces--  7#a7     
promotes broadca/ meteorologi/s z /ation
 sci5ti/s2 &  7#b7 equips broadca/      
meteorologi/s ) tools & skills necess>y 
to cov] wea!r & climate effects on      
public heal?1 transportation1           
agriculture1 & en]gy use2  ,:]eas fossil
 fuel companies & alli$ organizations   
7accord+ to pe]-review$ sci5tific rese>*
 & inve/igative report+7 h long kn[n    
ab\t climate *ange & ! role ( fossil    
fuels 9 driv+ climate *ange2 ,:]eas     
fossil fuel companies are kn[n to1 bo?  
directly & ?r\gh _! trade associations1 
public relations firms1 & f\ndations--  
7#a7 support sophi/icat$ campaigns to   
d5y1 c\nt]1 & obfuscate pe]-review$     
rese>*2 &  7#b7 use mis9=mation         
campaigns to mislead ! public ab\t      
climate *ange2 &  ,:]eas1 x is 9 !      

public int]e/ t sci5ti/s & o!r exp]ts-- 
7#a7 communicate pe]-review$ sci5ce to !
 public2 &  7#b7 educate ! public ab\t !
 causes & consequ5ces ( climate *ange3  
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( !    
,s5ate t-- 7#a7 climate *ange is real & 
human activity is ! ma9 driv] ( mod]n   
climate *ange2  7#b7 ! sci5tific        
cons5sus on climate *ange & !           
implications ( climate *ange ) respect  
to ! increase 9 ! frequ5cy & sev]ity (  
extreme wea!r makes x 9 ! public int]e/ 
t broadca/ meteorologi/s kn[l$geably    
communicate sci5tifically bas$ climate  
in=mation to ! public2  7#c7 fossil fuel
 companies1 bo? directly & ?r\gh _!     
trade associations1 public relations    
firms1 & f\ndations1 %\ld cease _!      
mis9=mation campaigns conc]n+ ! dang]s (
 climate *ange2 &  7#d7 x is )9 !       
au?ority & align$ ) ! mission ( !       
,national ,sci5ce ,f\ndation to provide 
grants to broadca/ meteorologi/s to     
improve _! und]/&+ ( climate *ange      
sci5ce & ability to communicate climate 

*ange sci5ce to ! public4