,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ieac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aj1      
#bjbd,mr4 ,beyer 7for himself and ,mr4  
,lamborn7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require a ,federal science  
strategy for monitoring and detection of
 methane1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,methane ,monitoring ,science ,act  
of #bjbd4  #b4 ,federal methane         
emissions detection strategy  7a7       
,strategy  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
7,,nasa71 in consultation with the      
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration1 the  
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology1 and the    
heads of other relevant agencies1 shall 

enter into an agreement with the        
,national ,academies of ,sciences1      
,engineering1 and ,medicine 7in this    
section referred to as the ,national    
,academies7 to develop a science-based  
strategy to assess1 evaluate1 and make  
recommendations regarding the use of    
present and future methane 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 both methane emissions
 and large methane emission events      
7commonly referred to as methane        
emissions74  7#b7 ,requirements ,the    
strategy described in paragraph 7#a7    
shall include the following elements3   
7,a7 ,examination of whether and how    
current and planned ,federal methane    
monitoring and detection capabilities   
may be leveraged to monitor and detect  
methane emissions1 and identify key gaps
 in such capabilities4  7,b7            

,consideration of a means to facilitate 
effective interagency collaboration for 
methane monitoring and detection1 data  
quality standards1 stewardship1 and data
 integration1 to monitor and detect     
methane emissions4  7,c7 ,consideration 
regarding how agencies that conduct     
methane monitoring and detection can    
enhance the scientific and operational  
value and enable the broader application
 of information regarding methane       
emissions1 including by operationalizing
 methane emissions data to support the  
rapid mitigation of methane leaks and   
integrating such data from multiple     
sources4  7,d7 ,consideration of options
 for the ,federal ,government to partner
 with nongovernmental entities1         
including ,state and local governments1 
academia1 non-profit organizations1     
commercial industry1 and international  
organizations1 to effectively leverage  
present and future methane monitoring   
and detection capabilities4  7,e7 ,plan 
for the rapid adoption of advanced      

measurement technologies and            
methodologies into current and future   
,federal and ,state regulations for the 
purpose of compliance4  7,f7            
,examination of the effectiveness of the
 ,u4,s4 ,greenhouse ,gas ,center and    
,greenhouse ,gas ,monitoring and        
,measurement ,interagency ,working      
,group in facilitating interagency      
collaboration for greenhouse gas        
monitoring and detection1 data          
standards1 stewardship1 and data        
integration1 including activities       
related to monitoring and detecting     
methane emissions4  7,g7 ,examination of
 actions taken by ,federal agencies and 
departments in response to the ,national
 ,strategy to ,advance an ,integrated   
,u4,s4 ,greenhouse ,gas ,measurement1   
,monitoring1 and ,information ,system1  
including progress towards pathways to  
enhance the scientific and operational  
value of information regarding methane  
emissions4  7,h7 ,recommendations       
regarding the activities under          

subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,g71 as     
appropriate4  7b7 ,use of strategy ,the 
,administrator of ,,nasa may use the    
strategy described in subsection 7a7 to 
inform the planning of research and     
development activities regarding methane
 monitoring and detection and the       
monitoring and detection of methane     
emissions4  7c7 ,engagement ,the        
agreement with the ,national ,academies 
under subsection 7a7 shall require the  
,national ,academies to hold workshops  
or events to regularly engage openly    
with stakeholders1 agencies1 and        
,congress in the intermediary during the
 preparation of the strategy under such 
subsection4  7d7 ,report ,not later than
 #bd months after the date of the       
execution of the agreement between the  
,administrator of ,,nasa and the        
,national ,academies under subsection   
7a71 the ,national ,academies shall     
submit to the ,administrator of ,,nasa1 
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 such subsection4 ,such    
report shall also contain a             
consideration relating to regional      
distinctions regarding how methane can  
be monitored and detected most          
effectively4  7e7 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,administrator of
 ,,nasa #a1hjj1jjj to carry out this    
section4  7f7 ,definition ,in this      
section1 the term methane monitoring and
 detection means the direct observation1
 from space or in-situ1 and measured    
emissions data from source- and         
site-level technologies such as         
continuous or periodic monitoring1 or   
collection of measurement data          
pertaining to1 methane emissions and    
levels4