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parties
in
accordance
with
subsections
1
(b)(3)(C)(iv)(II) and (e)(3)(B)(ii) of section 1014;
2
(15) address how the United States should en-
3
gage State, tribal, and local governments in devel-
4
oping and carrying out a response to climate change;
5
(16) promote, to the maximum extent prac-
6
ticable, public awareness, outreach, and information-
7
sharing to further the understanding of the full range
8
of climate change-related issues;
9
(17) provide a detailed explanation of how the
10
measures recommended by the Strategy will ensure
11
that they do not result in serious harm to the econ-
12
omy of the United States;
13
(18) provide a detailed explanation of how the
14
measures recommended by the Strategy will achieve
15
its long-term goal;
16
(19) include any recommendations for legislative
17
and administrative actions necessary to implement
18
the Strategy;
19
(20) serve as a framework for climate change ac-
20
tions by all Federal agencies;
21
(21) recommend which Federal agencies are, or
22
should be, responsible for the various aspects of imple-
23
mentation of the Strategy and any budgetary impli-
24
cations;
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(22) address how the United States should en-
1
gage foreign governments in developing an inter-
2
national response to climate change; and
3
(23) incorporate initiatives to open markets and
4
promote the deployment of a range of climate-friendly
5
technologies developed in the United States and
6
abroad.
7
(b) S
UBMISSION TO
C
ONGRESS
.—Not later than 1 year
8
after the date of enactment of this section, the President,
9
through the Interagency Task Force and the Director, shall
10
submit to Congress the Strategy, in the form of a report
11
that includes—
12
(1) a description of the Strategy and its goals,
13
including how the Strategy addresses each of the 4
14
key elements;
15
(2) an inventory and evaluation of Federal pro-
16
grams and activities intended to carry out the Strat-
17
egy;
18
(3) a description of how the Strategy will serve
19
as a framework of climate change response actions by
20
all Federal agencies, including a description of co-
21
ordination mechanisms and interagency activities;
22
(4) evidence that the Strategy is consistent with
23
other energy, transportation, industrial, agricultural,
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forestry, environmental, economic, and other relevant
1
policies of the United States;
2
(5) a description of provisions in the Strategy
3
that ensure that it minimizes any adverse short-term
4
and long-term social, economic, national security,
5
and environmental impacts, including ensuring that
6
the Strategy is developed in an economically and en-
7
vironmentally sound manner;
8
(6) evidence that the Strategy has been developed
9
in a manner that provides for participation by, and
10
consultation among, Federal, State, tribal, and local
11
government agencies, nongovernmental organizations,
12
academia, scientific bodies, industry, the public, and
13
other interested parties;
14
(7) a description of Federal activities that pro-
15
mote, to the maximum extent practicable, public
16
awareness, outreach, and information-sharing to fur-
17
ther the understanding of the full range of climate
18
change-related issues; and
19
(8) recommendations for legislative or adminis-
20
trative changes to Federal programs or activities im-
21
plemented to carry out this Strategy, in light of new
22
knowledge of climate change and its impacts and
23
costs or benefits, or technological capacity to improve
24
mitigation or adaption activities.
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(c) U
PDATES
.—Not later than 4 years after the date
1
of submission of the Strategy to Congress under subsection
2
(b), and at the end of each 4-year period thereafter, the
3
President shall submit to Congress an updated version of
4
the Strategy.
5
(d) P
ROGRESS
R
EPORTS
.—Not later than 1 year after
6
the date of submission of the Strategy to Congress under
7
subsection (b), and annually thereafter at the time that the
8
President submits to the Congress the budget of the United
9
States Government under section 1105 of title 31, United
10
States Code, the President shall submit to Congress a report
11
that—
12
(1) describes the Strategy, its goals, and the Fed-
13
eral programs and activities intended to carry out the
14
Strategy through technological, scientific, mitigation,
15
and adaptation activities;
16
(2) evaluates the Federal programs and activities
17
implemented as part of this Strategy against the
18
goals and implementation dates outlined in the Strat-
19
egy;
20
(3) assesses the progress in implementation of the
21
Strategy;
22
(4) incorporates the technology program reports
23
required pursuant to section 1015(a)(3) and sub-
24
sections (d) and (e) of section 1321;
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(5) describes any changes to Federal programs or
1
activities implemented to carry out this Strategy, in
2
light of new knowledge of climate change and its im-
3
pacts and costs or benefits, or technological capacity
4
to improve mitigation or adaptation activities;
5
(6) describes all Federal spending on climate
6
change for the current fiscal year and each of the 5
7
years previous; categorized by Federal agency and
8
program function (including scientific research, en-
9
ergy research and development, regulation, education,
10
and other activities);
11
(7) estimates the budgetary impact for the cur-
12
rent fiscal year and each of the 5 years previous of
13
any Federal tax credits, tax deductions or other in-
14
centives claimed by taxpayers that are directly or in-
15
directly attributable to greenhouse gas emissions re-
16
duction activities;
17
(8) estimates the amount, in metric tons, of net
18
greenhouse gas emissions reduced, avoided, or seques-
19
tered directly or indirectly as a result of the imple-
20
mentation of the Strategy;
21
(9) evaluates international research and develop-
22
ment and market-based activities and the mitigation
23
actions taken by the United States and other nations
24
to achieve the long-term goal of the Strategy; and
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(10) makes recommendations for legislative or
1
administrative actions or adjustments that will accel-
2
erate progress towards meeting the near-term and
3
long-term goals contained in the Strategy.
4
(e) N
ATIONAL
A
CADEMY OF
S
CIENCES
R
EVIEW
.—
5
(1) I
N GENERAL
.—Not later than 90 days after
6
the date of publication of the Strategy under sub-
7
section (b) and each update under subsection (c), the
8
Director of the National Science Foundation, on be-
9
half of the Director of the White House Office and the
10
Interagency Task Force, shall enter into appropriate
11
arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences
12
to conduct a review of the Strategy or update.
13
(2) C
RITERIA
.—The review by the National
14
Academy of Sciences shall evaluate the goals and rec-
15
ommendations contained in the Strategy or update,
16
taking into consideration—
17
(A) the adequacy of effort and the appro-
18
priateness of focus of the totality of all public,
19
private, and public-private sector actions of the
20
United States with respect to the Strategy, in-
21
cluding the four key elements;
22
(B) the adequacy of the budget and the effec-
23
tiveness with which each Federal agency is car-
24
rying out its responsibilities;
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(C) current scientific knowledge regarding
1
climate change and its impacts;
2
(D) current understanding of human social
3
and economic responses to climate change, and
4
responses of natural ecosystems to climate
5
change;
6
(E) advancements in energy technologies
7
that reduce, avoid, or sequester greenhouse gases
8
or otherwise mitigate the risks of climate change;
9
(F) current understanding of economic costs
10
and benefits of mitigation or adaptation activi-
11
ties;
12
(G) the existence of alternative policy op-
13
tions that could achieve the Strategy goals at
14
lower economic, environmental, or social cost;
15
and
16
(H) international activities and the actions
17
taken by the United States and other nations to
18
achieve the long-term goal of the Strategy.
19
(3) R
EPORT
.—Not later than 1 year after the
20
date of submittal to the Congress of the Strategy or
21
update, as appropriate, the National Academy of
22
Sciences shall prepare and submit to the Congress
23
and the President a report concerning the results of
24
its review, along with any recommendations as ap-
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propriate. Such report shall also be made available to
1
the public.
2
(4) A
UTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
.—For
3
the purposes of this subsection, there are authorized to
4
be appropriated to the National Science Foundation
5
such sums as may be necessary.
6
SEC. 1014. OFFICE OF NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY.
7
(a) E
STABLISHMENT
.—
8
(1) I
N GENERAL
.—There is established, within
9
the Executive Office of the President, the Office of Na-
10
tional Climate Change Policy.
11
(2) F
OCUS
.—The White House Office shall have
12
the focus of achieving the long-term goal of the Strat-
13
egy while minimizing adverse short-term and long-
14
term economic and social impacts.
15
(3) D
UTIES
.—Consistent with paragraph (2), the
16
White House Office shall—
17
(A) establish policies, objectives, and prior-
18
ities for the Strategy;
19
(B) in accordance with subsection (d), es-
20
tablish the Interagency Task Force to serve as the
21
primary mechanism through which the heads of
22
Federal agencies shall assist the Director of the
23
White House Office in developing and imple-
24
menting the Strategy;
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(C) to the maximum extent practicable, en-
1
sure that the Strategy is based on objective,
2
quantitative analysis, drawing on the analytical
3
capabilities of Federal and State agencies, espe-
4
cially the Department Office;
5
(D) advise the President concerning nec-
6
essary changes in organization, management,
7
budgeting, and personnel allocation of Federal
8
agencies involved in climate change response ac-
9
tivities; and
10
(E) advise the President and notify a Fed-
11
eral agency if the policies and discretionary pro-
12
grams of the agency are not well aligned with,
13
or are not contributing effectively to, the long-
14
term goal of the Strategy.
15
(b) D
IRECTOR OF THE
W
HITE
H
OUSE
O
FFICE
.—
16
(1) I
N GENERAL
.—The White House Office shall
17
be headed by a Director, who shall report directly to
18
the President, and shall consult with the appropriate
19
economic, environmental, national security, domestic
20
policy, science and technology and other offices with
21
the Executive Office of the President.
22
(2) A
PPOINTMENT
.—The Director of the White
23
House Office shall be a qualified individual ap-
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pointed by the President, by and with the advice and
1
consent of the Senate.
2
(3) D
UTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE
3
HOUSE OFFICE
.—
4
(A) S
TRATEGY
.—In accordance with section
5
1013, the Director of the White House Office
6
shall coordinate the development and updating of
7
the Strategy.
8
(B) I
NTERAGENCY TASK FORCE
.—The Di-
9
rector of the White House Office shall serve as
10
Chair of the Interagency Task Force.
11
(C) A
DVISORY DUTIES
.—
12
(i) E
NERGY
,
ECONOMIC
,
ENVIRON
-
13
MENTAL
,
TRANSPORTATION
,
INDUSTRIAL
,
14
AGRICULTURAL
,
BUILDING
,
FORESTRY
,
AND
15
OTHER
PROGRAMS
.—The Director of the
16
White House Office, using an integrated
17
perspective considering the totality of ac-
18
tions in the United States, shall advise the
19
President and the heads of Federal agencies
20
on—
21
(I) the extent to which United
22
States
energy,
economic,
environ-
23
mental, transportation, industrial, ag-
24
ricultural, forestry, building, and other
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relevant programs are capable of pro-
1
ducing progress on the long-term goal
2
of the Strategy; and
3
(II) the extent to which proposed
4
or newly created energy, economic, en-
5
vironmental,
transportation,
indus-
6
trial, agricultural, forestry, building,
7
and other relevant programs positively
8
or negatively affect the ability of the
9
United States to achieve the long-term
10
goal of the Strategy.
11
(ii) T
AX
,
TRADE
,
AND FOREIGN POLI
-
12
CIES
.—The Director of the White House Of-
13
fice, using an integrated perspective consid-
14
ering the totality of actions in the United
15
States, shall advise the President and the
16
heads of Federal agencies on—
17
(I) the extent to which the United
18
States tax policy, trade policy, and
19
foreign policy are capable of producing
20
progress on the long-term goal of the
21
Strategy; and
22
(II) the extent to which proposed
23
or newly created tax policy, trade pol-
24
icy, and foreign policy positively or
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