,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hiib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bh1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,beyer 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,peters1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 and ,mr4       
,lowenthal7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a   
,federal methane super-emitter detection
 strategy1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,methane ,super-,emitter ,strategy  
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,federal methane    
super-emitter detection strategy  7a7   
,strategy  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator1 in consultation with the
 ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric    
,administration1 the ,national          
,institute of ,standards and            
,technology1 and other relevant         
agencies1 shall enter into an agreement 
with the ,national ,academies of        

,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine  
to develop a science-based strategy to  
assess1 evaluate1 and make              
recommendations regarding the use of    
present and future greenhouse gas       
monitoring and detection capabilities1  
including ground-based1 airborne1 and   
space-based sensors and integration of  
data relating to such monitoring and    
detection from other indicators1 with a 
focus on the ability to detect large    
methane emission events 7commonly       
referred to as methane super-emitters74 
7#b7 ,requirements ,the strategy        
described in subsection 7a7 shall       
include the following elements3 7,a7    
,development of a consensus definition  
for the term methane super-emitter4     
7,b7 ,examination of whether and how    
current and planned ,federal greenhouse 
gas monitoring and detection            
capabilities may be leveraged to monitor
 and detect methane super-emitters1 and 
identify key gaps in such capabilities4 
7,c7 ,consideration of a means to       

facilitate effective interagency        
collaboration for greenhouse gas        
monitoring and detection1 data          
standards1 stewardship1 and data        
integration1 to monitor and detect      
methane super-emitters4  7,d7           
,consideration regarding how agencies   
that conduct greenhouse gas monitoring  
and detection can enhance the scientific
 and operational value and enable the   
broader application of information      
regarding methane super-emitters1       
including by operationalizing methane   
super-emitter data to support the rapid 
mitigation of methane sources and       
integrating such data from multiple     
sources4  7,e7 ,consideration of options
 for the ,federal ,government to partner
 with non-governmental entities1        
including ,state and local governments1 
academia1 non-profit organizations1     
commercial industry1 and international  
organizations1 to effectively leverage  
present and future greenhouse gas       
monitoring and detection capabilities to

 monitor and detect methane             
super-emitters4  7,f7 ,recommendations  
regarding the activities under          
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e71 as     
appropriate4  7b7 ,use of strategy ,the 
,administrator may use the strategy     
described in subsection 7a7 to inform   
the planning of research and development
 activities regarding greenhouse gas    
monitoring and detection and the        
monitoring and detection of methane     
super-emitters4  7c7 ,report ,not later 
than #ah months after the date of the   
execution of the agreement between the  
,administrator and the ,national        
,academies of ,sciences1 ,engineering1  
and ,medicine under subsection 7a71 the 
,national ,academies shall submit to the
 ,administrator1 the ,committee on      
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the
 ,house of ,representatives1 and the    
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
on the strategy described in subsection 
7a74  7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3

 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term          
,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space
 ,administration4  7#b7 ,greenhouse gas 
monitoring and detection ,the term      
greenhouse gas monitoring and detection 
means the direct observation1 from space
 or in-situ1 or collection of           
measurement data pertaining to1         
greenhouse gas emissions and levels4    
7e7 ,authorization of appropriations    
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the ,administrator #a1bjj1jjj to     
carry out this section4