15 U.S.C. § 2952 : US Code - Section 2952: International discussions

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(a) Global change research
The President should direct the Secretary of State, in
cooperation with the Committee, to initiate discussions with other
nations leading toward international protocols and other agreements
to coordinate global change research activities. Such discussions
should include the following issues:
(1) Allocation of costs in global change research programs,
especially with respect to major capital projects.
(2) Coordination of global change research plans with those
developed by international organizations such as the
International Council on Scientific Unions, the World
Meteorological Organization, and the United Nations Environment
Program.
(3) Establishment of global change research centers and
training programs for scientists, especially those from
developing nations.
(4) Development of innovative methods for management of
international global change research, including -
(A) use of new or existing intergovernmental organizations
for the coordination or funding of global change research; and
(B) creation of a limited foundation for global change
research.
(5) The prompt establishment of international projects to -
(A) create globally accessible formats for data collected by
various international sources; and
(B) combine and interpret data from various sources to
produce information readily usable by policymakers attempting
to formulate effective strategies for preventing, mitigating,
and adapting to possible adverse effects of global change.
(6) Establishment of international offices to disseminate
information useful in identifying, preventing, mitigating, or
adapting to the possible effects of global change.
(b) Energy research
The President should direct the Secretary of State (in
cooperation with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of
Commerce, the United States Trade Representative, and other
appropriate members of the Committee) to initiate discussions with
other nations leading toward an international research protocol for
cooperation on the development of energy technologies which have
minimally adverse effects on the environment. Such discussions
should include, but not be limited to, the following issues:
(1) Creation of an international cooperative program to fund
research related to energy efficiency, solar and other renewable
energy sources, and passively safe and diversion-resistant
nuclear reactors.
(2) Creation of an international cooperative program to develop
low cost energy technologies which are appropriate to the
environmental, economic, and social needs of developing nations.
(3) Exchange of information concerning environmentally safe
energy technologies and practices, including those described in
paragraphs (1) and (2).