,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ae1 #bjbe,ms4  
,gre5e ( ,georgia introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit wea!r modification )9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,cle>   
,skies ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition ( wea!r  
modification  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,:oev]1 9 any
 circum/ance describ$ 9 subsection 7b71 
kn[+ly conducts wea!r modification 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! t]ritories &   
possessions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 %all be  
subject to ! p5alties describ$ 9        
subsection 7c74  7b7 ,circum/ances      
describ$ ,= ! purposes ( subsection 7a71
 ! circum/ances describ$ 9 ?is          
subsection are t-- 7#a7 ! def5dant      
travel$ 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce1 or 
travel$ us+ a means1 *annel1 facility1  
or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or =eign    
comm]ce1 9 fur!rance ( or 9 connection )
 ! conduct describ$ 9 subsection 7a72   

7#b7 ! def5dant us$ a means1 *annel1    
facility1 or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or
 =eign comm]ce 9 fur!rance ( or 9       
connection ) ! conduct describ$ 9       
subsection 7a72  7#c7 ! def5dant        
transmitt$ 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce  
any communication relat+ to or 9        
fur!rance ( ! conduct describ$ 9        
subsection 7a7 us+ any means1 *annel1   
facility1 or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or
 =eign comm]ce or 9 or affect+ int]/ate 
or =eign comm]ce by any means or 9 any  
mann]1 includ+ by comput]1 mail1 wire1  
or electromagnetic transmission2  7#d7 !
 conduct describ$ 9 subsection 7a7      
occurr$ )9 ! special m>itime &          
t]ritorial jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 ! special aircraft jurisdiction 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or any t]ritory or   
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#e7 !
 conduct describ$ 9 subsection 7a7      
o!rwise occurr$ 9 or affect$ int]/ate or
 =eign comm]ce4  7c7 ,p5alties  7#a7    
,crim9al p5alty ,:oev] violates         
subsection 7a7 %all be f9$ n m ?an      

#ajj1jjj = ea* violation1 imprison$ n m 
?an #e ye>s1 or bo?4  7#b7 ,civil p5alty
 ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal      
,protection ,ag5cy may1 9 coord9ation ) 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation     
,adm9i/ration1 impose a civil p5alty ( n
 m ?an #aj1jjj = ea* violation (        
subsection 7a71 9 addition to any o!r   
p5alties provid$ by law4  7#c7 ,repeat  
violations ,ea* in/ance ( injection1    
release1 emission1 or disp]sal "u       
subsection 7a7 %all con/itute a sep>ate 
violation ( su* section4  #c4 ,report+ &
 inve/igation  7a7 ,public report+  7#a7
 ,e/abli%m5t ( sy/em ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 9    
coord9ation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al 
,aviation ,adm9i/ration & ! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic   
,adm9i/ration1 %all e/abli% a sy/em = ! 
public to report suspect$ violations (  
section #b4  7#b7 ,submission ( reports 
,su* sy/em may collect reports via      
telephone1 email1 mail1 or an onl9e     
portal4  7#c7 ,publication ( reports ,! 

,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy %all make publicly   
available on ! website ( ! ,environm5tal
 ,protection ,ag5cy any reports collect$
 by su* sy/em "u ?is subsection4  7b7   
,inve/igation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy %all inve/igate      
suspect$ violations ( section #b report$
 "u subsection 7a7 t ! ,adm9i/rator     
det]m9es w>rant fur!r review4  7#b7     
,det]m9ation  7,a7 ,requirem5t ,= any   
suspect$ violation inve/igat$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all      
det]m9e :e!r a violation ( section #b   
has occurr$4  7,b7 ,coord9ation ,9      
det]m9+ :e!r a violation ( section #b   
occurr$1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !             
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy may    
coord9ate ) ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 ! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration1 !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,a]onautics &
 ,space ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( 
! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic      

,adm9i/ration1 or ! head ( any o!r      
,f$]al ag5cy t ! ,adm9i/rator ( !       
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy        
det]m9es to be relevant1 to v]ify !     
nature ( any activities describ$ 9 a    
report submitt$ "u subsection 7a74  7c7 
,ref]ral to ,,doj ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %all   
ref] a suspect$ violation t !           
,adm9i/rator det]m9es to h occurr$ "u   
subsection 7b77#b7 to ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = fur!r action4  #d4 
,repeal ( exi/+ au?orities  7a7 ,f$]al  
/atutes ,any provision ( a ,f$]al /atute
 au?oriz+ or requir+ wea!r modification1
 includ+ a lic5s+ requirem5t or p]mit = 
any su* wea!r modification1 is h]eby    
repeal$4  7b7 ,f$]al regulations or     
executive ord]s ,any provision ( a      
,f$]al regulation or executive ord]     
au?oriz+ or requir+ wea!r modification1 
includ+ a lic5s+ requirem5t or p]mit =  
any su* wea!r modification1 is h]eby    
nullifi$ & %all h no =ce or effect4  #e4
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7          

,atmosph]e ,! t]m atmosph]e means !     
gase\s envelope surr\nd+ ! ,e>?1 includ+
 all airspace )9 ! t]ritorial           
jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7   
,wea!r modification  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
t]m wea!r modification means any        
injection1 release1 emission1 or        
disp]sal ( a *emical1 a *emical comp\nd1
 or a sub/ance1 or conveyance ( an      
app>atus1 into ! atmosph]e = ! express  
purpose (-- 7i7 produc+ an artificial   
*ange 9 ! composition1 behavior1 or     
dynamics ( ! atmosph]e2 or  7ii7 affect+
 ! temp]ature1 wea!r1 climate1 or       
int5sity ( sunlight4  7,b7 ,examples    
,su* t]m includes--  7i7 geo5g9e]+2     
7ii7 cl\d se$+2  7iii7 sol> radiation   
modification & managem5t2 &  7iv7 a     
release ( an a]osol into ! atmosph]e to 
influ5ce temp]ature1 precipitation1 or !
 int5sity ( sunlight4  #f4 ,effective   
date ,?is ,act %all take effect #ij days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4