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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1987

PUBLIC LAW 100-204—DEC. 22, 1987

101 STAT. 1409

sider research findings of the Committee on Earth Sciences of the Federal Coordinating Council on Science and Engineering Technology, the National Academy of Sciences, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautic and Space Administration, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other organizations engaged in the conduct of scientific research. (c) COORDINATION OF UNITED STATES POLICY IN THE INTERNATIONAL

ARENA.—The Secretary of State shall be responsible to coordinate those aspects of United States policy requiring action through the channels of multilateral diplomacy, including the United Nations Environment Program and other international organizations. In the formulation of these elements of United States policy, the Secretary of State shall, under the direction of the President, work jointly with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and other United States agencies concerned with environmental protection, consistent with applicable Federal law. SEC 1104. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall jointly submit to all committees of jurisdiction in the Congress a report which shall include— (1) a summary analysis of current international scientific understanding of the greenhouse effect, including its environmental and health consequences; (2) an Eissessment of United States efforts to gain international cooperation in limiting global climate change; and (3) a description of the strategy by which the United States intends to seek further international cooperation to limit global climate change. SEC. 1105. INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF GLOBAL CLIMATE PROTECTION.

In order to focus international attention and concern on the problem of global warming, and to foster further work on multilateral treaties aimed at protecting the global climate, the Secretary of State shall undertake all necessary steps to promote, within the United Nations system, the early designation of an International Year of Global Climate Protection. SEC. 1106. CLIMATE PROTECTION RELATIONS.

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In recognition of the respective leadership roles of the United States and the Soviet Union in the international arena, and of their joint role as the world's two major producers of atmospheric pollutants, the Congress urges that the President accord the problem of climate protection a high priority on the agenda of United StatesSoviet relations.

TITLE XII—REGIONAL FOREIGN RELATIONS MATTERS PART A—SOVIET UNION AND EASTERN EUROPE SEC. 1201. SOVIET BALLISTIC MISSILE TESTS NEAR HAWAII.

(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—

President of U.S.

15 USC 2901 note.

15 USC 2901 note.

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 15 USC 2901 note.