§ 2921. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2921]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 56A--GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH
Sec. 2921. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term--
(1) ``Committee'' means the Committee on Earth and Environmental
Sciences established under section 2932 of this title;
(2) ``Council'' means the Federal Coordinating Council on
Science, Engineering, and Technology;
(3) ``global change'' means changes in the global environment
(including alterations in climate, land productivity, oceans or
other water resources, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological
systems) that may alter the capacity of the Earth to sustain life;
(4) ``global change research'' means study, monitoring,
assessment, prediction, and information management activities to
describe and understand--
(A) the interactive physical, chemical, and biological
processes that regulate the total Earth system;
(B) the unique environment that the Earth provides for life;
(C) changes that are occurring in the Earth system; and
(D) the manner in which such system, environment, and
changes are influenced by human actions;
(5) ``Plan'' means the National Global Change Research Plan
developed under section 2934 of this title, or any revision thereof;
and
(6) ``Program'' means the United States Global Change Research
Program established under section 2933 of this title.
(Pub. L. 101-606, Sec. 2, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3096.)
Short Title
Section 1 of Pub. L. 101-606 provided that: ``This Act [enacting
this chapter] may be cited as the `Global Change Research Act of
1990'.''
Section 201 of title II of Pub. L. 101-606 provided that: ``This
title [enacting subchapter II of this chapter] may be cited as the
`International Cooperation in Global Change Research Act of 1990'.''
