,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,/eube introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees 
on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 &  
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit wea!r modification )9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,air    
,quality ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition ( wea!r
 modification  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,:oev]1 9   
any circum/ance describ$ 9 subsection   
7b71 kn[+ly au?orizes or conducts wea!r 
modification 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %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  7#d7          
,liability ( (fic]s & ag5ts ,9 ! case ( 
a violation ( subsection 7a7 by a public
 or private entity1 ! entity & any      
(fic]1 director1 or employee ( ! entity 
:o kn[+ly au?orizes a violation (1 or   
violates1 subsection 7a7 %all be subject
 to ! p5alties "u ?is section4  #c4     

,report+ & inve/igation  7a7 ,aircraft  
report+  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ( sy/em ,!    
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration %all e/abli% a sy/em = air
 c>ri]s to report ! location & movem5t (
 any aircraft equipp$ ) any compon5t1   
device1 or ! l :i* may be us$ to support
 wea!r modification4  7#b7 ,submission (
 reports ,su* sy/em may collect reports 
via telephone1 email1 mail1 or an onl9e 
portal4  7#c7 ,publication ( reports ,! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration %all make publicly        
available on ! website ( ! ,f$]al       
,aviation ,adm9i/ration any reports     
collect$ by su* sy/em "u ?is subsection4
  7b7 ,public report+  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t 
( sy/em ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !             
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 9     
consultation ) ! ,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  7c7 ,inve/igation  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal 
,protection ,ag5cy %all inve/igate      
suspect$ violations ( section #b report$
 pursuant to subsection 7b7 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$ pursuant to subsection  
7b74  7d7 ,ref]ral to ,,doj ,!          
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy %all ref] a suspect$ 
violation t ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es to h
 occurr$ "u subsection 7c77#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           
,prohibition on rese>* & exp]im5tation  
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 no    
,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy1 or any        
recipi5t ( ,f$]al funds1 may au?orize or
 conduct any rese>*1 te/+1 or           
exp]im5tation t con/itutes wea!r        
modification 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ 
! t]ritories & possessions ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  #f4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3   
7#a7 ,air c>ri] ,! t]m air c>ri] has !  
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #djajb (   
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,air pollutant ,! t]m air pollutant has 
! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #cjb7;g7 
( ! ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#gfjb7;g774  7#c7 ,app>atus ,! t]m      
app>atus means a device1 in/rum5t1 or   
sy/em4  7#d7 ,atmosph]e ,! t]m atmosph]e
 means ! gase\s envelope surr\nd+ !     
,e>?1 includ+ all airspace )9 !         
t]ritorial jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$      

,/ates4  7#e7 ,biological ag5t ,! t]m   
biological ag5t has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #agh ( title #ah1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7#f7 ,*emical sub/ance ,!
 t]m *emical sub/ance has ! mean+ giv5  
su* t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,toxic         
,sub/ances ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#bfjb74  7#g7 ,cl\d se$+ ,! t]m cl\d    
se$+ means ! act ( alt]+ ! processes ( a
 cl\d or /orm by releas+ a sub/ance into
 ! air4  7#h7 ,geo5g9e]+ ,! t]m         
geo5g9e]+ means a te*nological          
int]v5tion aim$ at mitigat+ ! effects ( 
l[]+ ! temp]ature (1 or remov+ c]ta9    
gases f1 ! atmosph]e4  7#i7 ,m>9e cl\d  
bright5+ ,! t]m m>9e cl\d bright5+ means
 a /rategy = add+ a]osol to ! l[]       
atmosph]e ov] ocean regions to increase 
! reflectivity ( cl\ds4  7#aj7          
,/ratosph]ic a]osol injection ,! t]m    
/ratosph]ic a]osol injection means a    
/rategy = increas+ ! numb] ( small      
reflective a]osols 9 ! /ratosph]e to    
increase ! reflection ( incom+ sunlight4
  7#aa7 ,wea!r modification  7,a7 ,9    

g5]al ,! t]m wea!r modification means   
any injection1 release1 emission1 or    
disp]sal ( a *emical sub/ance1 a        
biological ag5t1 or an air pollutant1 or
 conveyance ( an app>atus1 into !       
atmosph]e t-- 7i7 produces a *ange 9 !  
composition or behavior ( ! atmosph]e2  
or  7ii7 affects ! 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 /ratosph]ic a]osol injection2 &    
7v7 m>9e cl\d bright5+4  #g4 ,effective 
date ,?is ,act %all take effect #ij days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4