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foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
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date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
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conducts sci5tific rese>* to publicly   
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specific individuals :o 7 involv$ 9 !   
decision to take su* action2  7#b7      
describe ! sci5tific evid5ce us$ to     
ju/ify su* decision2  7#c7 specify any  
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respect to su* decision2 &  7#d7 be     
provid$ by su* political appo9tee to !  
appropriate committees ( jurisdiction 9 
,congress = ! respective ag5cies4  7c7  
,review ( policies ,! ,director ( !     
,(fice ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy   
%all review & update z necess>y !       
policies describ$ 9 ?is section on a    
bi5nial basis4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  

section3 7#a7 ,political appo9tee ,! t]m
 political appo9tee means a ,f$]al      
employee :o holds--  7,a7 a position :i*
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by reason ( its confid5tial1            
policy-det]m9+1 policy-mak+1 or         
policy-advocat+ "*2 or  7,b7 a position 
9 ! ,s5ior ,executive ,s]vice z a       
nonc>e] appo9tee 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9  
section #cacb7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code74  7#b7 ,climate *ange ,!  
t]m climate *ange means any *ange 9 !   
/ate ( ! global climate t c be id5tifi$ 
by *anges 9 ! mean or ! v>iability ( its
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p]iod1 typically decades or long]4  4