Global Change Research Act of 1990

Global Change Research Act of 1990

Other short titles	National Global Change Research Act of 1989 National Global Change Research Act of 1990
Long title	An Act to require the establishment of a 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.
Acronyms (colloquial)	GCRA, ICGCRA
Nicknames	International Cooperation in Global Change Research Act of 1990
Enacted by	the 101st United States Congress
Effective	November 16, 1990
Citations
Public law	101-606
Statutes at Large	104 Stat. 3096
Codification
Titles amended	15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade
U.S.C. sections created	15 U.S.C. ch. 56A § 2921 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 169 by Ernest Hollings (D–SC) on January 25, 1989 Committee consideration by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation, House Science, Space and Technology Passed the Senate on February 6, 1990 (100-0 Roll call vote 5, via Senate.gov) Passed the House on October 26, 1990 (agreed voice vote) with amendment Senate agreed to House amendment on October 28, 1990 (agreed voice vote) Signed into law by President George H.W. Bush on November 16, 1990

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 consequences of climate change.

According to a summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Act:

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 New Orleans flood defences. Greenpeace, the Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth challenged the delay in federal district court on August 21, 2007. A judge ruled that an updated national assessment must be produced by May 31, 2008.

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