,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fida  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #f1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,crane introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,energy to conduct a study to identify  
the effects of covered geoengineering   
projects on the health of humans and the
 environment1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,atmosphere ,study ,act4  #b4   
,geoengineering study  7a7 ,in general  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary shall1 in conjunction with   
any relevant ,federal or ,state         
agencies1 conduct a study to identify   
any negative effects of covered         
geoengineering projects on the health of
 humans and the environment4  7b7       
,report ,not later than #a year after   
the date on which the ,secretary of     
,energy concludes the study required    

under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of 
,energy shall submit to ,congress a     
report on the results of such study4    
7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7
 ,covered geoengineering project ,the   
term covered geoengineering project     
means a project-- 7,a7 funded in full or
 in part by ,federal funds2 or  7,b7    
that a ,federal agency-- 7i7 may have   
participated in2 or  7ii7 is            
participating in4  7#b7 ,geoengineering 
,the term geoengineering means          
deliberate large-scale interventions in 
the ,earth's climate system to diminish 
the effects of climate change1          
including--  7,a7 injecting metal-based 
aerosols into the atmosphere or         
releasing sulfate into the stratosphere 
to reflect sunlight away from the ,earth
 and cool the surface of the ,earth2    
7,b7 spraying sea salt into low-lying   
marine clouds to enhance the brightness 
and reflectivity of such clouds2 or     
7,c7 any other similar technology1 as   
determined by the ,secretary4  7#c7     

,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,energy4