,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fida  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #f1 #bjbf,mr4 
,crane introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,secret>y ( ,en]gy to conduct a /udy to 
id5tify ! effects ( cov]$ geo5g9e]+     
projects on ! heal? ( humans & !        
environm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,atmosph]e ,/udy ,act4  #b4 ,geo5g9e]+  
/udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !   
,secret>y %all1 9 conjunction ) any     
relevant ,f$]al or ,/ate ag5cies1       
conduct a /udy to id5tify any negative  
effects ( cov]$ geo5g9e]+ projects on ! 
heal? ( humans & ! environm5t4  7b7     
,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date  
on :i* ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy concludes ! 
/udy requir$ "u subsection 7a71 !       
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all submit to       
,congress a report on ! results ( su*   
/udy4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  

7#a7 ,cov]$ geo5g9e]+ project ,! t]m    
cov]$ geo5g9e]+ project means a         
project-- 7,a7 fund$ 9 full or 9 "p by  
,f$]al funds2 or  7,b7 t a ,f$]al       
ag5cy-- 7i7 may h p>ticipat$ 92 or  7ii7
 is p>ticipat+ 94  7#b7 ,geo5g9e]+ ,!   
t]m geo5g9e]+ means delib]ate l>ge-scale
 int]v5tions 9 ! ,e>?'s climate sy/em to
 dim9i% ! effects ( climate *ange1      
includ+--  7,a7 inject+ metal-bas$      
a]osols into ! atmosph]e or releas+     
sulfate into ! /ratosph]e to reflect    
sunlight away f ! ,e>? & cool ! surface 
( ! ,e>?2  7,b7 spray+ sea salt into    
l[-ly+ m>9e cl\ds to enhance !          
brightness & reflectivity ( su* cl\ds2  
or  7,c7 any o!r simil> te*nology1 z    
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#c7 ,secret>y 
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,en]gy4