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 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1     
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require a ,f$]al sci5ce /rategy =       
monitor+ & detection ( me?ane1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,me?ane ,monitor+ ,sci5ce  
,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,f$]al me?ane        
emissions detection /rategy  7a7        
,/rategy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij 
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national      
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7,,nasa71 9 consultation ) !            
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,director (
 ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &       
,te*nology1 & ! heads ( o!r relevant    
ag5cies1 %all ent] into an agreem5t ) ! 
,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1        
,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e 79 ?is section      

ref]r$ to z ! ,national ,academies7 to  
develop a sci5ce-bas$ /rategy to assess1
 evaluate1 & make recomm5dations reg>d+ 
! use ( pres5t & future me?ane monitor+ 
& detection capabilities1 includ+       
gr\nd-bas$1 airborne1 & space-bas$      
s5sors & integration ( data relat+ to   
su* monitor+ & detection f o!r          
indicators1 ) a focus on ! ability to   
detect bo? me?ane emissions & l>ge      
me?ane emission ev5ts 7commonly ref]r$  
to z me?ane emissions74  7#b7           
,requirem5ts ,! /rategy describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! foll[+     
elem5ts3 7,a7 ,exam9ation ( :e!r & h[   
curr5t & plann$ ,f$]al me?ane monitor+ &
 detection capabilities may be lev]ag$  
to monitor & detect me?ane emissions1 & 
id5tify key gaps 9 su* capabilities4    
7,b7 ,consid]ation ( a means to         
facilitate effective int]ag5cy          
collaboration = me?ane monitor+ &       
detection1 data quality /&>ds1 /ew>d%ip1
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 me?ane emissions4  7,c7 ,consid]ation  

reg>d+ h[ ag5cies t conduct me?ane      
monitor+ & detection c enhance !        
sci5tific & op]ational value & enable ! 
broad] application ( in=mation reg>d+   
me?ane emissions1 includ+ by            
op]ationaliz+ me?ane emissions data to  
support ! rapid mitigation ( me?ane     
leaks & integrat+ su* data f multiple   
s\rces4  7,d7 ,consid]ation ( options = 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to p>tn] )           
nongov]nm5tal entities1 includ+ ,/ate & 
local gov]nm5ts1 academia1 non-pr(it    
organizations1 comm]cial indu/ry1 &     
int]national organizations1 to          
effectively lev]age pres5t & future     
me?ane monitor+ & detection             
capabilities4  7,e7 ,plan = ! rapid     
adoption ( advanc$ measurem5t           
te*nologies & me?odologies into curr5t &
 future ,f$]al & ,/ate regulations = !  
purpose ( compliance4  7,f7 ,exam9ation 
( ! effectiv5ess ( ! ,u4,s4 ,gre5h\se   
,gas ,c5t] & ,gre5h\se ,gas ,monitor+ & 
,measurem5t ,int]ag5cy ,work+ ,gr\p 9   
facilitat+ int]ag5cy collaboration =    

gre5h\se gas monitor+ & detection1 data 
/&>ds1 /ew>d%ip1 & data integration1    
includ+ activities relat$ to monitor+ & 
detect+ me?ane emissions4  7,g7         
,exam9ation ( actions tak5 by ,f$]al    
ag5cies & dep>tm5ts 9 response to !     
,national ,/rategy to ,advance an       
,integrat$ ,u4,s4 ,gre5h\se ,gas        
,measurem5t1 ,monitor+1 & ,in=mation    
,sy/em1 includ+ progress t[>ds pa?ways  
to enhance ! sci5tific & op]ational     
value ( in=mation reg>d+ me?ane         
emissions4  7,h7 ,recomm5dations reg>d+ 
! activities "u subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 
7,g71 z appropriate4  7b7 ,use ( /rategy
 ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ,,nasa may use !     
/rategy describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 to    
in=m ! plann+ ( rese>* & developm5t     
activities reg>d+ me?ane monitor+ &     
detection & ! monitor+ & detection (    
me?ane emissions4  7c7 ,engagem5t ,!    
agreem5t ) ! ,national ,academies "u    
subsection 7a7 %all require ! ,national 
,academies to hold work%ops or ev5ts to 
regul>ly engage op5ly ) /akehold]s1     

ag5cies1 & ,congress 9 ! int]m$i>y dur+ 
! prep>ation ( ! /rategy "u su*         
subsection4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #bd
 mon?s aft] ! date ( ! execution ( !    
agreem5t betwe5 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,,nasa 
& ! ,national ,academies "u subsection  
7a71 ! ,national ,academies %all submit 
to ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,,nasa1 ! ,committee
 on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee 
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate a report on ! /rategy        
describ$ 9 su* subsection4 ,su* report  
%all also conta9 a consid]ation relat+  
to regional di/9ctions reg>d+ h[ me?ane 
c be monitor$ & detect$ mo/ effectively4
  7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations    
,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to ! 
,adm9i/rator ( ,,nasa #a1hjj1jjj to c>ry
 out ?is section4  7f7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m me?ane monitor+ &       
detection means ! direct obs]vation1 f  
space or 9-situ1 & measur$ emissions    
data f s\rce- & site-level te*nologies  
su* z cont9u\s or p]iodic monitor+1 or  

collection ( measurem5t data p]ta9+ to1 
me?ane emissions & levels4