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{{Infobox U.S. legislation
| shorttitle        = Global Change Research Act of 1990
| othershorttitles  = {{unbulleted list|National Global Change Research Act of 1989|National Global Change Research Act of 1990}}
| longtitle         = An Act to require the establishment of a [[U.S. Global Change Research Program|United States Global Change Research Program]] aimed at understanding and responding to global change, including the cumulative effects of human activities and natural processes on the environment, to promote discussions toward international protocols in global change research, and for other purposes.
| colloquialacronym = GCRA, ICGCRA
| nickname          = International Cooperation in Global Change Research Act of 1990
| enacted by        = 101st
| effective date    = November 16, 1990
| public law url    = http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-104/pdf/STATUTE-104-Pg3096.pdf
| cite public law   = 101-606
| cite statutes at large = {{usstat|104|3096}}
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| title amended   = [[Title 15 of the United States Code|15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade]]
| sections created = {{Usc-title-chap|15|56A}} § 2921 et seq.
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| leghisturl      = http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:SN00169:@@@R
| introducedin    = Senate
| introducedbill  = {{USBill|101|S.|169}}
| introducedby    = [[Ernest Hollings]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[South Carolina|SC]]) 
| introduceddate  = January 25, 1989
| committees      = [[United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation|Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation]], [[United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology|House Science, Space and Technology]]
| passedbody1     = Senate
| passeddate1     = February 6, 1990
| passedvote1     = 100-0 {{US Senate Vote|101|2|5}}
| passedbody2     = House
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| passeddate2     = October 26, 1990
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| agreedbody3     = Senate
| agreeddate3     = October 28, 1990
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| signedpresident = [[George H. W. Bush]] 
| signeddate      = November 16, 1990
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The '''Global Change Research Act''' 1990 is a [[United States]] law requiring research into [[global warming]] and related issues. It requires a report to Congress every four years on the environmental, economic, health and safety [[effects of climate change|consequences of climate change]].

According to a summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Act:<ref>{{citation|url=http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/15C56A.txt |url-status=dead |series=Public Law 101-606(11/16/90) 104 Stat. 3096-3104 |title=Global Change Research Act of 1990 |year=1990 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130218110850/http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/15C56A.txt |archivedate=February 18, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{citation|series=Bill Summary & Status 101st Congress (1989 - 1990) S.169 |title=Global Change Research Act of 1990|editor1=Hollings, Ernest F.|year=1990}}</ref>

{{blockquote |text=Directs the President, through the Federal Coordinating Council on Science, Engineering, and Technology (Council), to establish the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences to carry out Council functions under specified provisions of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 relating to global change research, to increase the effectiveness and productivity of Federal global change research efforts.

Directs the President to establish an interagency [[U.S. Global Change Research Program|United States Global Change Research Program]] to improve understanding of global change. Requires the Chairman of the Council, through the Committee, to develop a National Global Change Research Plan for implementation of the Program. Sets forth required Plan contents and research elements, including that the Plan provide recommendations for collaboration within the Federal Government and among nations.

Requires the Chairman to enter into an agreement with the [[National Research Council (United States)|National Research Council]] to: (1) evaluate the scientific content of the Plan; and (2) provide information and advice and recommended priorities for future global change research. Requires the Committee to provide general guidance each year to each Federal agency or department participating in the Program with respect to preparation of requests for appropriations related to the Program.

Requires the Council, at least every four years, through the Committee, to submit to the President and the Congress an assessment regarding the findings of the Program and associated uncertainties, the effects of global change, and current and major long-term trends in global change.

Requires that the research findings of the Committee and of Federal agencies and departments be made available to the Environmental Protection Agency and all Federal agencies and departments.

Title II: International Cooperation in Global Change Research - International Cooperation in Global Change Research Act of 1990 - Declares that the President should direct the Secretary of State to initiate discussions with other nations on: (1) international agreements to coordinate global change research; and (2) an international research protocol for cooperation on the development of energy technologies which have minimally adverse effects on the environment. Directs the President to establish an Office of Global Change Research Information to disseminate to foreign governments and their citizens, businesses, and institutions scientific research useful in preventing, mitigating, or adapting to the effects of global change.

Title III: Growth Decision Aid - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) conduct a study on the implications of growth and development on urban, suburban, and rural communities; and (2) based on the study, produce a decision aid to assist State and local authorities in planning and managing growth and development while preserving community character.
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Following the publication of the first National Climate Assessment Report there were accusations that information was being suppressed, leading to complacency around [[public works]], such as [[Orleans Levee Board|New Orleans flood defences]]. [[Greenpeace]], the [[Center for Biological Diversity]] and [[Friends of the Earth]] challenged the delay in [[United States district court|federal district court]] on August 21, 2007. A judge ruled that an updated national assessment must be produced by May 31, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/PROGRAMS/policy/energy/ccsp-order-08-21-2007.pdf |title=Center for Biological Diversity vs. Dr. William Brennan - No. C 06-7062 SBA |date=August 21, 2007 |publisher=Biological Diversity.org |access-date=August 9, 2013 |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923190401/http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/PROGRAMS/policy/energy/ccsp-order-08-21-2007.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Committee on Climate Change Science and Technology Integration]]
* [[National Climate Assessment]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://globalchange.gov/about/program-structure/global-change-research-act Text of the act] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415165033/http://www.globalchange.gov/about/program-structure/global-change-research-act |date=2012-04-15 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120511030611/http://library.globalchange.gov/ Resource Library]
* [http://www.globalchange.gov US Global Change Research Program]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050918231645/http://www.climatetechnology.gov/ Climate Change Technology Program (CCTP)]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070831163723/http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/44024/story.htm Reuters: ''Climate Report May Have Cut Katrina Impact'']}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.gao.gov/assets/150/148577.pdf |title=Global Warming: Administration Approach Cautious Pending Validation of Threat |date=January 8, 1990 |website=U.S. GAO:Office of Public Affairs |publisher=U.S. Government Accountability Office |oclc=21208527 |access-date=October 13, 2014 |archive-date=December 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210204511/http://www.gao.gov/assets/150/148577.pdf |url-status=live }}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.gao.gov/assets/80/77774.pdf |title=Greenhouse Effect: DOE's Programs and Activities Relevant to the Global Warming Phenomenon |date=March 5, 1990 |website=U.S. GAO:Office of Public Affairs |publisher=U.S. Government Accountability Office |oclc=21625409 |access-date=October 13, 2014 |archive-date=December 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208012646/http://www.gao.gov/assets/80/77774.pdf |url-status=live }}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.gao.gov/assets/150/149882.pdf |title=Global Warming: Emission Reductions Possible as Scientific Uncertainties Are Resolved |date=September 28, 1990 |website=U.S. GAO:Office of Public Affairs |publisher=U.S. Government Accountability Office |oclc=23042014 |access-date=October 13, 2014 |archive-date=December 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209113523/http://www.gao.gov/assets/150/149882.pdf |url-status=live }}

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