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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9513 

To require a Federal science strategy for monitoring and detection of 

methane, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 

Mr. BEYER (for himself and Mr. LAMBORN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

A BILL 

To require a Federal science strategy for monitoring and 

detection of methane, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Methane Monitoring 

5 Science Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FEDERAL METHANE EMISSIONS DETECTION STRAT7 EGY. 

8 (a) STRATEGY.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

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1 trator of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad2 ministration (NASA), in consultation with the Ad3 ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos4 pheric Administration, the Director of the National 

5 Institute of Standards and Technology, and the 

6 heads of other relevant agencies, shall enter into an 

7 agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, 

8 Engineering, and Medicine (in this section referred 

9 to as the ‘‘National Academies’’) to develop a 

10 science-based strategy to assess, evaluate, and make 

11 recommendations regarding the use of present and 

12 future methane monitoring and detection capabili13 ties, including ground-based, airborne, and space14 based sensors and integration of data relating to 

15 such monitoring and detection from other indicators, 

16 with a focus on the ability to detect both methane 

17 emissions and large methane emission events (com18 monly referred to as ‘‘methane emissions’’). 

19 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The strategy described in 

20 paragraph (1) shall include the following elements: 

21 (A) Examination of whether and how cur22 rent and planned Federal methane monitoring 

23 and detection capabilities may be leveraged to 

24 monitor and detect methane emissions, and 

25 identify key gaps in such capabilities. 


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1 (B) Consideration of a means to facilitate 

2 effective interagency collaboration for methane 

3 monitoring and detection, data quality stand4 ards, stewardship, and data integration, to 

5 monitor and detect methane emissions. 

6 (C) Consideration regarding how agencies 

7 that conduct methane monitoring and detection 

8 can enhance the scientific and operational value 

9 and enable the broader application of informa10 tion regarding methane emissions, including by 

11 operationalizing methane emissions data to sup12 port the rapid mitigation of methane leaks and 

13 integrating such data from multiple sources. 

14 (D) Consideration of options for the Fed15 eral Government to partner with nongovern16 mental entities, including State and local gov17 ernments, academia, non-profit organizations, 

18 commercial industry, and international organi19 zations, to effectively leverage present and fu20 ture methane monitoring and detection capabili21 ties. 

22 (E) Plan for the rapid adoption of ad23 vanced measurement technologies and meth24 odologies into current and future Federal and 

25 State regulations for the purpose of compliance. 


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1 (F) Examination of the effectiveness of the 

2 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center and Greenhouse 

3 Gas Monitoring and Measurement Interagency 

4 Working Group in facilitating interagency col5 laboration for greenhouse gas monitoring and 

6 detection, data standards, stewardship, and 

7 data integration, including activities related to 

8 monitoring and detecting methane emissions. 

9 (G) Examination of actions taken by Fed10 eral agencies and departments in response to 

11 the National Strategy to Advance an Integrated 

12 U.S. Greenhouse Gas Measurement, Moni13 toring, and Information System, including 

14 progress towards pathways to enhance the sci15 entific and operational value of information re16 garding methane emissions. 

17 (H) Recommendations regarding the activi18 ties under subparagraphs (A) through (G), as 

19 appropriate. 

20 (b) USE OF STRATEGY.—The Administrator of 

21 NASA may use the strategy described in subsection (a) 

22 to inform the planning of research and development activi23 ties regarding methane monitoring and detection and the 

24 monitoring and detection of methane emissions. 


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1 (c) ENGAGEMENT.—The agreement with the Na2 tional Academies under subsection (a) shall require the 

3 National Academies to hold workshops or events to regu4 larly engage openly with stakeholders, agencies, and Con5 gress in the intermediary during the preparation of the 

6 strategy under such subsection. 

7 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 24 months after the 

8 date of the execution of the agreement between the Admin9 istrator of NASA and the National Academies under sub10 section (a), the National Academies shall submit to the 

11 Administrator of NASA, the Committee on Science, 

12 Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, 

13 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor14 tation of the Senate a report on the strategy described 

15 in such subsection. Such report shall also contain a consid16 eration relating to regional distinctions regarding how 

17 methane can be monitored and detected most effectively. 

18 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

19 authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of 

20 NASA $1,800,000 to carry out this section. 

21 (f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘methane 

22 monitoring and detection’’ means the direct observation, 

23 from space or in-situ, and measured emissions data from 

24 source- and site-level technologies such as continuous or 


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1 periodic monitoring, or collection of measurement data 

2 pertaining to, methane emissions and levels. 

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