,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,bey] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,h>rigan7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 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 (     
#bjbf4  #b4 ,me?ane monitor+ & detection
 /rategy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ah  
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national      
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration 79   
?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,adm9i/rator7 
%all c>ry out ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,develop1 9
 consultation ) ! heads ( relevant      
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 a cons5sus- 
& sci5ce-bas$ /rategy to assess &       
evaluate ! utilization ( pres5t & future
 me?ane monitor+ & detection            
capabilities1 includ+ gr\nd-bas$1       
airborne1 & space-bas$ s5sors1 s\rce- & 

site-level te*nologies1 & ! integration 
( data relat+ to su* monitor+ &         
detection f o!r indicators1 ) a focus on
 ! ability to detect me?ane emissions & 
l>ge me?ane emission ev5ts1 to /r5g!n   
,am]ican en]gy security4  7#b7 ,submit  
to ,congress a report on su* /rategy4   
7b7 ,goal ,! /rategy "u subsection 7a7  
%all be develop$ ) ! goal ( enhanc+ !   
sci5tific & op]ational value ( !        
capabilities ref]r$ to 9 su* subsection1
 su* t--  7#a7 ! ,adm9i/rator may use   
su* /rategy to in=m ! plann+ ( relevant 
rese>* & developm5t activities2  7#b7   
non-,f$]al entities1 includ+ ,/ate &    
local gov]nm5ts1 academia1 nonpr(it     
organizations1 comm]cial indu/ry su* z !
 natural gas & oil indu/ry ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 & int]national organizations1   
may effectively lev]age data & in=mation
 provid$ or enabl$ by su* capabilities2 
&  7#c7 su* data may be quickly         
op]ationaliz$ to support ! rapid        
mitigation ( me?ane leaks4  7c7         
,en=cem5t au?ority ,no?+ 9 ?is section  

may be con/ru$ z conf]r+ en=cem5t       
au?ority to ! ,adm9i/rator1 or ! head ( 
any o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy1 )     
reg>d to me?ane emissions1 t 0 n 9      
effect on ! date be=e ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4