,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eeai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ai1       
#bjai,mr4 ,mc,nerney introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the   
,america ,,competes ,act to improve     
measurement and assessment capabilities 
for understanding proposed atmospheric  
interventions in ,earth's climate1      
including1 as a priority1 the effects of
 proposed interventions in the          
stratosphere and in cloud-aerosol       
processes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,atmospheric        
,climate ,intervention ,research ,act4  
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration       
7referred to in this section as ,,noaa7 
and its ,office of ,ocean and           
,atmospheric ,research undertakes       
research1 including scientific research1
 computer modeling and other forms of   

analysis1 and uses satellite1 airborne1 
and ground-based systems to monitor     
atmospheric chemistry and dynamics1     
including radiative forcing gases and   
stratospheric ozone as well as the      
chemical compounds and atmospheric      
conditions that affect its              
concentration4  7#b7 ,the ,,noaa ,earth 
,system ,research ,laboratory1 the      
,,noaa ,geophysical ,fluid ,dynamics    
,laboratory1 and the ,,noaa ,air        
,resource ,laboratory are actively      
involved in observations1 modeling1 and 
monitoring that enhance the scientific  
understanding of atmospheric chemistry  
and dynamics1 drivers of radiative      
forcing of climate change in the        
atmosphere1 the health of the           
stratosphere1 including ozone and the   
processes affecting its concentration in
 the stratosphere1 and cloud aerosol    
interactions and their climate effects4 
7#c7 ,there are significant risks posed 
by the potential introduction of        
material into the stratosphere from     

natural events such as volcanic         
eruptions1 increased air and space      
traffic1 and proposals to inject        
material to temporarily reduce global   
radiative forcing of climate that       
currently are the subject of a          
forthcoming report by the ,national     
,academies of ,sciences4  7#d7 ,to      
monitor and assess these risks requires 
significant improvements to observations
 of the abundances and chemistry of the 
stratospheric gases and particles and   
the reflectivity of the stratosphere to 
establish the baseline state of the     
stratosphere and its trend over time and
 to develop enhancements to             
stratospheric models used for predicting
 climate impacts of material introduced 
into the stratosphere by natural or     
other means4  7#e7 ,under the ,weather  
,modification ,reporting ,act of #aigb  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ccj et seq471 ,,noaa is 
responsible for oversight of any        
activities undertaken to modify weather1
 which includes research or testing     

activities related to modifying the     
atmosphere to affect local1 regional1 or
 global climate 7defined as atmospheric 
climate intervention under such ,act74  
7#f7 ,the ,montreal ,protocol1 finalized
 in #aihg1 and ratified by the ,united  
,states in #aihh1 has proven to be      
innovative and successful in protecting 
the ,earth's ozone layer1 and is the    
only environmental treaty to achieve    
universal ratification by all countries 
in the world4 ,the ,united ,states has  
been a leader within the ,protocol      
throughout its existence4 ,hence1 the   
,protocol should remain the governing   
global agreement to protect the         
stratospheric ozone layer4  #c4         
,stratosphere and ,climate ,intervention
 ,research ,program ,section #djja of   
the ,america ,,competes ,act 7#cc       
,u4,s4,c4 #hic7 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 by striking      
atmospheric research and inserting      
atmospheric and climate intervention    
research2 and  7,b7 by inserting and    

observational1 monitoring1 forecasting1 
after advanced technologies2 and  7#b7  
in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in the heading1
 by striking and atmospheric and        
inserting 1 atmospheric1 and climate    
intervention2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71  
by striking and at the end2  7,c7 in    
paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting a semicolon2   
and  7,d7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#d7 to improve measurement 
and assessment capabilities for         
understanding proposed atmospheric      
interventions in climate1 including1 as 
a priority1 the effects of proposed     
interventions in the stratosphere and in
 cloud-aerosol processes2  7#e7 within  
the ,office of ,ocean and ,atmospheric  
,research of the ,national ,oceanic and 
,atmospheric ,administration1 to        
undertake research1 including scientific
 research1 and develop increased        
observations1 improved models1 new      
analyses1 computing and related         
technologies1 and risk assessment to    

improve understanding and prediction    
of--  7,a7 the chemistry and dynamics of
 the stratosphere2  7,b7 ,earth's       
radiation budget2 and  7,c7 the impacts 
of changes in atmospheric aerosol       
forcing on the ,earth's energy balance  
and climate2  7#f7 to expand the use of 
cloud computing1 space-based and        
ground-based remote sensing             
capabilities1 and other commercially    
available technologies to accelerate    
research2 and  7#g7 within the ,office  
of ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,research1 
to assess and advise the ,secretary with
 respect to reports submitted under the 
,weather ,modification ,reporting ,act  
of #aigb 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #ccj et seq47   
relating to atmospheric climate         
intervention experiments1 and1 as       
determined appropriate by the ,office1  
make available to the public findings   
and data relating to such reports4  4