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,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
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! ,me?ane ,monitor+ ,sci5ce ,act (      
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mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national      
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration 79   
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%all c>ry out ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,develop1 9
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,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 a cons5sus- 
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evaluate ! utilization ( pres5t & future
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quantification capabilities1 includ+    

gr\nd-bas$1 airborne1 & space-bas$      
s5sors1 s\rce- & site-level te*nologies1
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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 su* /rategy to ,congress4  7b7 
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be develop$ ) ! goal ( enhanc+ !        
sci5tific value ( ! capabilities ref]r$ 
to 9 su* subsection1 su* t-- 7#a7 !     
,adm9i/rator may use su* /rategy to in=m
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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   
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lev]age data & in=mation provid$ or     
enabl$ by su* capabilities4  7c7        
,/rategy alignm5t ,9 develop+ ! /rategy 
"u subsection 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator may   

draw on ! ,national ,academies (        
,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e decadal   
surveys pursuant to section #bjcje (    
title #ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,(fice
 ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy         
int]ag5cy civilian ,e>? obs]vation plans
 pursuant to section #gjb ( ! ,national 
,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration      
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plann+ & /rategy docum5ts & processes4  
7d7 ,rules ( con/ruction  7#a7 ,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      
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me?ane emissions1 t 0 n 9 effect on !   
date be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4  7#b7 ,affect on o!r requirem5ts  
,no?+ 9 ?is section may be con/ru$ to-- 
7,a7 e/abli% or o!rwise affect1 any     
regulatory requirem5t "u any o!r        
provision ( ,f$]al law2 or  7,b7        
au?orize ! use ( in=mation collect$ "u  
?is section = ! purposes ( det]m9+      

compliance )1 or en=c+1 any su*         
requirem5t4