,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gjge ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #a1 #bjbj,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,energy and ,commerce1 and ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the ,president from deploying any strategic weapon1 such as a nuclear bomb1 for purposes of altering weather patterns or addressing climate change1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,climate ,change and ,hurricane ,correlation and ,strategy ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,according to reports dated ,august #bd1 #bjai1 ,president ,trump suggested the use of nuclear weapons to disrupt hurricane paths4 ,specifically1 the ,president stated1 ,i got it4 ,i got it4 ,why don't we nuke them8 ,they start forming off the coast of ,africa1 as they're moving across the ,atlantic1 we drop a bomb inside the eye of the hurricane and it disrupts it4 ,why can't we do that84 7#b7 ,the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration 7,,noaa71 the ,united ,states ,government agency that monitors and researches weather patterns and changes1 stated ,during each hurricane season1 there always appear suggestions that one should simply use nuclear weapons to try and destroy the storms4 ,apart from the fact that this might not even alter the storm1 this approach neglects the problem that the released radioactive fallout would fairly quickly move with the tradewinds to affect land areas and cause devastating environmental problems4 ,needless to say1 this is not a good idea44 7#c7 ,nuclear weapons are the most powerful weapons known to mankind4 ,a nuclear blast radius carries exponentially damaging radioactive fallout1 as demonstrated by atmospheric tests conducted by the ,united ,states in the #aiejs and #aifjs in the ,pacific and ,nevada ,test ,range4 7#d7 ,according to the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and ,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff1 climate change remains a critical national security threat4 7#e7 ,researchers found that if little is done to constrain greenhouse gas emissions1 and the world warms by #c ,c to #d ,c this century1 then hurricane rainfall could increase by a third1 while wind speeds would be boosted by as much as #be knots4 7#f7 ,stronger hurricanes are intensifying more rapidly than they were #cj years ago due to climate change1 according to recent research4 7#g7 ,increasing numbers of hurricanes are a function of climate change and must be addressed through serious and long-term solutions that include scientific research and technological innovation4 7#h7 ,there is cause for concern to public health1 safety1 and national security by the dangerous misuse of nuclear bombs to alter serious weather patterns4 #c4 ,prohibition ,the ,federal ,government 7including the ,president and any ,federal official1 department1 and agency7 shall not deploy a strategic weapon1 such as a nuclear bomb1 for purposes of altering weather patterns or addressing climate change4 #d4 ,scientific report and strategic plan to address climate change and hurricanes 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter for #e years1 the ,president1 in coordination with the ,administrators of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency and the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration1 shall issue a report to ,congress on ways to combat increasing hurricane activity due to warming oceans from climate change4 7b7 ,contents ,each report submitted under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 specify the number1 names1 and dates of the hurricanes over the past #cj years2 7#b7 with respect to such hurricanes1 include scientific evidence and research regarding-- 7,a7 fatalities and injuries2 7,b7 local1 ,state1 and ,federal costs per hurricane2 and 7,c7 frequency of occurrence and changes in magnitude and intensity patterns2 7#c7 additional analysis of observations and changes to human activity that cause climate change and weather intensity2 and 7#d7 the strategic plan addendum required by subsection 7d74 7c7 ,effect of nuclear weapons ,the first report submitted under subsection 7a7 shall include a one-time scientific explanation and analysis on the use of nuclear bombs to alter severe weather1 such as hurricanes1 including-- 7#a7 the radioactive fallout2 7#b7 the potential public health and environmental risks2 and 7#c7 observations as to how such use would or would not address the systemic issues and challenges of hurricanes4 7d7 ,strategic plan ,each report submitted under subsection 7a7 shall include a strategic plan addendum including-- 7#a7 #aj-1 #bj-1 and #cj-year goals for-- 7,a7 reducing greenhouse gas emissions1 pollution1 and harmful human activity2 and 7,b7 addressing causes of climate change and weather intensity2 and 7#b7 recommendations to the ,congress on policy changes needed to combat hurricane and climate change activity4 7e7 ,consultation ,in preparing the report required by subsection 7a71 the ,administrators of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency and ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,administration shall consult with relevant public and private sector scientific experts4