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(10) makes recommendations for legislative or
administrative actions or adjustments that will accel-
erate progress towards meeting the near-term and
long-term goals contained in the Strategy.
(e) NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEW.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of publication of the Strategy under sub-
section (b) and each update under subsection (c), the
Director of the National Science Foundation, on be-
half of the Director of the White House Office and the
Interagency Task Force, shall enter into appropriate
arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences
to conduct a review of the Strategy or update.
(2) CRITERIA.—The review by the National
Academy of Sciences shall evaluate the goals and rec-
ommendations contained in the Strategy or update,
taking into consideration—
(A) the adequacy of effort and the appro-
priateness of focus of the totality of all public,
private, and public-private sector actions of the
United States with respect to the Strategy, in-
cluding the four key elements;
(B) the adequacy of the budget and the effec-
tiveness with which each Federal agency is car-
rying out its responsibilities;
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(C) current scientific knowledge regarding
climate change and its impacts;
(D) current understanding of human social
and economic responses to climate change, and
responses of natural ecosystems to climate
change;
(E) advancements in energy technologies
that reduce, avoid, or sequester greenhouse gases
or otherwise mitigate the risks of climate change;
(F) current understanding of economic costs
and benefits of mitigation or adaptation activi-
ties;
(G) the existence of alternative policy op-
tions that could achieve the Strategy goals at
lower economic, environmental, or social cost;
and
(H) international activities and the actions
taken by the United States and other nations to
achieve the long-term goal of the Strategy.
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of submittal to the Congress of the Strategy or
update, as appropriate, the National Academy of
Sciences shall prepare and submit to the Congress
and the President a report concerning the results of
its review, along with any recommendations as ap-
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propriate. Such report shall also be made available to
the public.
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For
the purposes of this subsection, there are authorized to
be appropriated to the National Science Foundation
such sums as may be necessary.
SEC. 1014. OFFICE OF NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established, within
the Executive Office of the President, the Office of Na-
tional Climate Change Policy.
(2) FOCUS.—The White House Office shall have
the focus of achieving the long-term goal of the Strat-
egy while minimizing adverse short-term and long-
term economic and social impacts.
(3) DUTIES.—Consistent with paragraph (2), the
White House Office shall—
(A) establish policies, objectives, and prior-
ities for the Strategy;
(B) in accordance with subsection (d), es-
tablish the Interagency Task Force to serve as the
primary mechanism through which the heads of
Federal agencies shall assist the Director of the
White House Office in developing and imple-
menting the Strategy;
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(C) to the maximum extent practicable, en-
sure that the Strategy is based on objective,
quantitative analysis, drawing on the analytical
capabilities of Federal and State agencies, espe-
cially the Department Office;
(D) advise the President concerning nec-
essary changes in organization, management,
budgeting, and personnel allocation of Federal
agencies involved in climate change response ac-
tivities; and
(E) advise the President and notify a Fed-
eral agency if the policies and discretionary pro-
grams of the agency are not well aligned with,
or are not contributing effectively to, the long-
term goal of the Strategy.
(b) DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The White House Office shall
be headed by a Director, who shall report directly to
the President, and shall consult with the appropriate
economic, environmental, national security, domestic
policy, science and technology and other offices with
the Executive Office of the President.
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Director of the White
House Office shall be a qualified individual ap-
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pointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
(3) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE WHITE
HOUSE OFFICE.—
(A) STRATEGY.—In accordance with section
1013, the Director of the White House Office
shall coordinate the development and updating of
the Strategy.
(B) INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.—The Di-
rector of the White House Office shall serve as
Chair of the Interagency Task Force.
(C) ADVISORY DUTIES.—
(i) 
ENERGY, 
ECONOMIC, 
ENVIRON-
MENTAL, 
TRANSPORTATION, 
INDUSTRIAL,
AGRICULTURAL, BUILDING, FORESTRY, AND
OTHER
PROGRAMS.—The Director of the
White House Office, using an integrated
perspective considering the totality of ac-
tions in the United States, shall advise the
President and the heads of Federal agencies
on—
(I) the extent to which United
States 
energy, 
economic, 
environ-
mental, transportation, industrial, ag-
ricultural, forestry, building, and other
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relevant programs are capable of pro-
ducing progress on the long-term goal
of the Strategy; and
(II) the extent to which proposed
or newly created energy, economic, en-
vironmental, 
transportation, 
indus-
trial, agricultural, forestry, building,
and other relevant programs positively
or negatively affect the ability of the
United States to achieve the long-term
goal of the Strategy.
(ii) TAX, TRADE, AND FOREIGN POLI-
CIES.—The Director of the White House Of-
fice, using an integrated perspective consid-
ering the totality of actions in the United
States, shall advise the President and the
heads of Federal agencies on—
(I) the extent to which the United
States tax policy, trade policy, and
foreign policy are capable of producing
progress on the long-term goal of the
Strategy; and
(II) the extent to which proposed
or newly created tax policy, trade pol-
icy, and foreign policy positively or
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negatively affect the ability of the
United States to achieve the long-term
goal of the Strategy.
(iii) INTERNATIONAL
TREATIES.—The
Secretary of State, acting in conjunction
with the Interagency Task Force and using
the analytical tools available to the White
House Office, shall provide to the Director
of the White House Office an opinion that—
(I) specifies, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, the economic and en-
vironmental costs and benefits of any
proposed international treaties or com-
ponents of treaties that have an influ-
ence on greenhouse gas management;
and
(II) assesses the extent to which
the treaties advance the long-term goal
of the Strategy, while minimizing ad-
verse short-term and long-term eco-
nomic and social impacts and consid-
ering other impacts.
(iv) CONSULTATION.—
(I) WITH
MEMBERS
OF
INTER-
AGENCY TASK FORCE.—To the extent
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practicable and appropriate, the Direc-
tor of the White House Office shall con-
sult with all members of the Inter-
agency Task Force before providing ad-
vice to the President.
(II) WITH
OTHER
INTERESTED
PARTIES.—The Director of the White
House Office shall establish a process
for obtaining the meaningful partici-
pation of Federal, State, tribal, and
local government agencies, nongovern-
mental organizations, academia, sci-
entific bodies, industry, the public, and
other interested parties in the develop-
ment and updating of the Strategy.
(D) PUBLIC EDUCATION, AWARENESS, OUT-
REACH, AND
INFORMATION-SHARING.—The Di-
rector of the White House Office, to the max-
imum extent practicable, shall promote public
awareness, outreach, and information-sharing to
further the understanding of the full range of cli-
mate change-related issues.
(4) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The Director of the
White House Office, in consultation with the Inter-
agency Task Force and other interested parties, shall
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prepare the annual reports for submission by the
President to Congress under section 1013(d).
(5) ANALYSIS.—During development of the
Strategy, preparation of the annual reports submitted
under paragraph (4), and provision of advice to the
President and the heads of Federal agencies, the Di-
rector of the White House Office shall place signifi-
cant emphasis on the use of objective, quantitative
analysis, taking into consideration any uncertainties
associated with the analysis.
(c) STAFF.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director of the White
House Office shall employ a professional staff, includ-
ing the staff appointed under paragraph (2), of not
more than 25 individuals to carry out the duties of
the White House Office.
(2) INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL AND FEL-
LOWSHIPS.—The Director of the White House Office
may use the authority provided by the Intergovern-
mental Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.)
and subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United
States Code, and fellowships, to obtain staff from Fed-
eral agencies, academia, scientific bodies, or a Na-
tional Laboratory (as that term is defined in section
1203), for appointments of a limited term.
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) USE OF AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS.—From
funds made available to Federal agencies for the fiscal
year in which this title is enacted, the President shall
provide such sums as are necessary to carry out the
duties of the White House Office under this title until
the date on which funds are made available under
paragraph (2).
(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Execu-
tive Office of the President to carry out the duties of
the White House Office under this subtitle, $5,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011, to remain
available through September 30, 2011.
(e) INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Director of the White
House Office shall establish the Interagency Task
Force.
(2) COMPOSITION.—The Interagency Task Force
shall be composed of—
(A) the Director of the White House Office,
who shall serve as Chair;
(B) the Secretary of State;
(C) the Secretary of Energy;
(D) the Secretary of Commerce;
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(E) the Secretary of Transportation;
(F) the Secretary of Agriculture;
(G) the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency;
(H) the Chairman of the Council of Eco-
nomic Advisers;
(I) the Chairman of the Council on Envi-
ronmental Quality;
(J) the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy;
(K) the Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget; and
(L) the heads of such other Federal agencies
as the President considers appropriate.
(3) STRATEGY.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Interagency Task
Force shall serve as the primary forum through
which the Federal agencies represented on the
Interagency Task Force jointly assist the Direc-
tor of the White House Office in—
(i) developing and updating the Strat-
egy; and
(ii) preparing annual reports under
section 1013(d).
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(B) REQUIRED
ELEMENTS.—In carrying
out subparagraph (A), the Interagency Task
Force shall—
(i) take into account the long-term goal
and other requirements of the Strategy spec-
ified in section 1013(a);
(ii) consult with State, tribal, and
local government agencies, nongovernmental
organizations, academia, scientific bodies,
industry, the public, and other interested
parties; and
(iii) build consensus around a Strategy
that is based on strong scientific, technical,
and economic analyses.
(4) WORKING GROUPS.—The Chair, in consulta-
tion with the members of the Interagency Task Force,
may establish such topical working groups as are nec-
essary to carry out the duties of the Interagency Task
Force and implement the Strategy, taking into con-
sideration the key elements of the Strategy. Such
working groups may be comprised of members of the
Interagency Task Force or their designees.
(f) STAFF.—In accordance with procedures established
by the Chair of the Interagency Task Force, the Federal
agencies represented on the Interagency Task Force shall
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provide staff from the agencies to support information, data
collection, and analyses required by the Interagency Task
Force.
(g) HEARINGS.—Upon request of the Chair, the Inter-
agency Task Force may hold such hearings, meet and act
at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive
such evidence as the Interagency Task Force considers to
be appropriate.
SEC. 1015. OFFICE OF CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established, within
the Department, the Office of Climate Change Tech-
nology.
(2) DUTIES.—The Department Office shall—
(A) manage an energy technology research
and development program that directly supports
the Strategy by—
(i) focusing on high-risk, bold, break-
through technologies that—
(I) have significant promise of
contributing to the long-term goal of
the Strategy by—
(aa) mitigating the emissions
of greenhouse gases;
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(bb) removing and seques-
tering greenhouse gases from emis-
sion streams; or
(cc) removing and seques-
tering greenhouse gases from the
atmosphere;
(II) are not being addressed sig-
nificantly by other Federal programs;
and
(III) would represent a substan-
tial advance beyond technology avail-
able on the date of enactment of this
subtitle;
(ii) forging fundamentally new re-
search and development partnerships among
various Department, other Federal, and
State programs, particularly between basic
science and energy technology programs, in
cases in which such partnerships have sig-
nificant potential to affect the ability of the
United States to achieve the long-term goal
of the Strategy at the lowest possible cost;
(iii) forging international research and
development partnerships that are in the
interests of the United States and make
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progress on achieving the long-term goal of
the Strategy;
(iv) making available, through moni-
toring, experimentation, and analysis, data
that are essential to proving the technical
and economic viability of technology central
to addressing climate change; and
(v) transferring research and develop-
ment programs to other program offices of
the Department once such a research and
development program crosses the threshold
of high-risk research and moves into the
realm of more conventional technology de-
velopment;
(B) through active participation in the
Interagency Task Force and utilization of the
analytical capabilities of the Department Office,
share analyses of alternative climate change
strategies with other agencies represented on the
Interagency Task Force to assist them in
understanding—
(i) the scale of the climate change chal-
lenge; and
(ii) how actions of the Federal agencies
on the Interagency Task Force positively or
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negatively contribute to climate change so-
lutions;
(C) provide analytical support to the White
House Office, particularly in support of the de-
velopment of the Strategy and associated
progress reporting;
(D) foster the development of tools, data,
and capabilities to ensure that—
(i) the United States has a robust ca-
pability for evaluating alternative climate
change response scenarios; and
(ii) the Department Office provides
long-term analytical continuity during the
terms of service of successive Presidents;
(E) identify the total contribution of all De-
partment programs to the Strategy; and
(F) advise the Secretary on all aspects of
climate change-related issues, including nec-
essary changes in Department organization,
management, budgeting, and personnel alloca-
tion in the programs involved in climate change
response-related activities.
(3) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Department Office
shall prepare an annual report for submission by the
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Secretary to Congress and the White House Office
that—
(A) assesses progress toward meeting the
goals of the energy technology research and devel-
opment program described in this section;
(B) assesses the activities of the Department
Office;
(C) assesses the contributions of all energy
technology research and development programs of
the Department (including science programs) to
the long-term goal and other requirements of the
Strategy; and
(D) make recommendations for actions by
the Department and other Federal agencies to
address the components of technology develop-
ment that are necessary to support the Strategy.
(b) DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OFFICE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Department Office shall
be headed by a Director, who shall be a qualified in-
dividual appointed by the President, and who shall be
compensated at a rate provided for level IV of the Ex-
ecutive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code.
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(2) REPORTING.—The Director of the Depart-
ment Office shall report directly to the Under Sec-
retary for Energy and Science.
(3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the position of
the Director of the Department Office shall be filled
in the same manner as the original appointment was
made.
(c) INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL.—The Depart-
ment Office may use the authority provided by the Intergov-
ernmental Personnel Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.),
subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code,
and other departmental personnel authorities, to obtain
staff for appointments of a limited term.
(d) RELATIONSHIP
TO OTHER DEPARTMENT PRO-
GRAMS.—Each project carried out by the Department Office
shall be—
(1) initiated only after consultation with one or
more other appropriate program offices of the Depart-
ment that support research and development in the
areas relating to the project;
(2) managed by the Department Office; and
(3) in the case of a project that reaches a suffi-
cient level of maturity, with the concurrence of the
Department Office and the appropriate office de-
scribed in paragraph (1), transferred to the appro-
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priate office, along with the funds necessary to con-
tinue the project to the point at which non-Federal
funding can provide substantial support for the
project.
(e) COLLABORATION AND COST SHARING.—
(1) WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Projects
supported by the Department Office may include par-
ticipation of, and be supported by, other Federal
agencies that have a role in the development, commer-
cialization, or transfer of energy, transportation, in-
dustrial, agricultural, forestry, or other climate
change-related technology.
(2) WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section
1403, the Department Office shall create an oper-
ating model that allows for collaboration, divi-
sion of effort, and cost sharing with industry on
individual climate change response projects.
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—Although cost shar-
ing in some cases may be appropriate, the De-
partment Office shall focus on long-term high-
risk research and development and should not
make industrial partnerships or cost sharing a
requirement, if such a requirement would bias
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the activities of the Department Office toward
incremental innovations.
(C) REEVALUATION ON TRANSFER.—At such
time as any bold, breakthrough research and de-
velopment program reaches a sufficient level of
technological maturity such that the program is
transferred to a program office of the Depart-
ment other than the Department Office, the cost-
sharing requirements and criteria applicable to
the program shall be reevaluated.
(D) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER.—
Each cost-sharing agreement entered into under
this paragraph shall be published in the Federal
Register.
(f) ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Department Office shall
foster the development and application of advanced
computational tools, data, and capabilities that, to-
gether with the capabilities of other Federal agencies,
support integrated assessment of alternative climate
change response scenarios and implementation of the
Strategy.
(2) PROGRAMS.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Department Office
shall—
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(i) develop and maintain core analyt-
ical competencies and complex, integrated
computational modeling capabilities that,
together with the capabilities of other Fed-
eral agencies, are necessary to support the
design and implementation of the Strategy;
and
(ii) track United States and inter-
national progress toward the long-term goal
of the Strategy.
(B) INTERNATIONAL CARBON DIOXIDE SE-
QUESTRATION
MONITORING
AND
DATA
PRO-
GRAM.—In consultation with Federal, State,
academic, scientific, private sector, nongovern-
mental, tribal, and international carbon capture
and sequestration technology programs, the De-
partment Office shall design and carry out an
international carbon dioxide sequestration moni-
toring and data program to collect, analyze, and
make available the technical and economic data
to ascertain—
(i) whether engineered sequestration
and terrestrial sequestration will be accept-
able technologies from regulatory, economic,
and international perspectives;
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(ii) whether carbon dioxide sequestered
in geological formations or ocean systems is
stable and has inconsequential leakage rates
on a geologic time-scale; and
(iii) the extent to which forest, agricul-
tural, and other terrestrial systems are suit-
able carbon sinks.
(3) AREAS OF EXPERTISE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Department Office
shall develop and maintain expertise in inte-
grated assessment, modeling, and related capa-
bilities necessary—
(i) to understand the relationship be-
tween natural, agricultural, industrial, en-
ergy, and economic systems;
(ii) to design effective research and de-
velopment programs; and
(iii) to assist with the development and
implementation of the Strategy.
(B) TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER
AND
DIFFU-
SION.—The expertise described in clause (i) shall
include knowledge of technology transfer and
technology diffusion in United States and for-
eign markets.
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(4) DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.—The De-
partment Office shall ensure, to the maximum extent
practicable, that technical and scientific knowledge re-
lating to greenhouse gas emission reduction, avoid-
ance, and sequestration is broadly disseminated
through publications, fellowships, and training pro-
grams.
(5) ASSESSMENTS.—In a manner consistent
with the Strategy, the Department shall conduct as-
sessments of deployment of climate-friendly tech-
nology.
(6) ANALYSIS.—During development of the
Strategy, annual reports submitted under subsection
(a)(3), and advice to the Secretary, the Director of the
Department Office shall place significant emphasis on
the use of objective, quantitative analysis, taking into
consideration any associated uncertainties.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) USE OF AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS.—From
funds made available to Federal agencies for the fiscal
year in which this subtitle is enacted, the President
shall provide such sums as are necessary to carry out
the duties of the Department Office under this subtitle
until the date on which funds are made available
under paragraph (2).
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(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary, to carry out the duties of the Department Of-
fice under this subtitle, $4,750,000,000 for the period
of fiscal years 2003 through 2011, to remain available
through September 30, 2011.
(3) ADDITONAL AMOUNTS.—Amounts authorized
to be appropriated under this section shall be in addi-
tion to—
(A) amounts made available to carry out
the United States Global Change Research Pro-
gram under the Global Change Research Act of
1990 (15 U.S.C. 2921 et seq.); and
(B) amounts made available under other
provisions of law for energy research and devel-
opment.
SEC. 1016. ADDITIONAL OFFICES AND ACTIVITIES.
The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Trans-
portation, the Secretary of Commerce, the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency, and the heads of
other Federal agencies may establish such offices and carry
out such activities, in addition to those established or au-
thorized by this Act, as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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Subtitle C—Science and Technology
Policy
SEC. 1021. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE OFFICE OF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY.
Section 101(b) of the National Science and Technology
Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C.
6601(b)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (13)
as paragraphs (8) through (14), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(7) improving efforts to understand, assess, pre-
dict, mitigate, and respond to global climate change;’’.
SEC. 1022. DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY POLICY FUNCTIONS.
(a) 
ADVISE
PRESIDENT
ON
GLOBAL
CLIMATE
CHANGE.—Section 204(b)(1) of the National Science and
Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of
1976 (42 U.S.C. 6613(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘glob-
al climate change,’’ after ‘‘to,’’.
(b) ADVISE DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF NATIONAL CLI-
MATE CHANGE POLICY.—Section 207 of that Act (42 U.S.C.
6616) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and
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(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(b) ADVISE DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF NATIONAL CLI-
MATE CHANGE POLICY.—In carrying out this Act, the Di-
rector shall advise the Director of the Office of National Cli-
mate Change Policy on matters concerning science and tech-
nology as they relate to global climate change.’’.
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous
Provisions
SEC. 1031. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR REGULATORY
REVIEW.
In each case that an agency prepares and submits a
Statement of Energy Effects pursuant to Executive Order
13211 of May 18, 2001 (relating to actions concerning regu-
lations that significantly affect energy supply, distribution,
or use), the agency shall also submit an estimate of the
change in net annual greenhouse gas emissions resulting
from the proposed significant energy action and any rea-
sonable alternatives to the action.
SEC. 1032. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM FEDERAL
FACILITIES.
(a) METHODOLOGY.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Energy,
Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, and Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
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publish a jointly developed methodology for preparing esti-
mates of annual net greenhouse gas emissions from all fed-
erally owned, leased, or operated facilities and emission
sources, including stationary, mobile, and indirect emis-
sions as may be determined to be feasible.
(b) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter,
the Secretary of Energy shall publish an estimate of annual
net greenhouse gas emissions from all federally owned,
leased, or operated facilities and emission sources, using the
methodology published under subsection (a).
TITLE XI—NATIONAL
GREENHOUSE GAS DATABASE
SEC. 1101. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this title is to establish a greenhouse
gas inventory, reductions registry, and information system
that—
(1) are complete, consistent, transparent, and ac-
curate;
(2) will create reliable and accurate data that
can be used by public and private entities to design
efficient and effective greenhouse gas emission reduc-
tion strategies; and
(3) will acknowledge and encourage greenhouse
gas emission reductions.
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SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency.
(2) BASELINE.—The term ‘‘baseline’’ means the
historic greenhouse gas emission levels of an entity, as
adjusted upward by the designated agency to reflect
actual reductions that are verified in accordance
with—
(A) regulations promulgated under section
1104(c)(1); and
(B) relevant standards and methods devel-
oped under this title.
(3) DATABASE.—The term ‘‘database’’ means the
National Greenhouse Gas Database established under
section 1104.
(4) DESIGNATED
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘des-
ignated agency’’ means a department or agency to
which responsibility for a function or program is as-
signed under the memorandum of agreement entered
into under section 1103(a).
(5) DIRECT EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘direct emis-
sions’’ means greenhouse gas emissions by an entity
from a facility that is owned or controlled by that en-
tity.
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(6) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means—
(A) a person located in the United States;
or
(B) a public or private entity, to the extent
that the entity operates in the United States.
(7) FACILITY.—The term ‘‘facility’’ means—
(A) all buildings, structures, or installations
located on any 1 or more contiguous or adjacent
properties of an entity in the United States; and
(B) a fleet of 20 or more motor vehicles
under the common control of an entity.
(8) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse
gas’’ means—
(A) carbon dioxide;
(B) methane;
(C) nitrous oxide;
(D) hydrofluorocarbons;
(E) perfluorocarbons;
(F) sulfur hexafluoride; and
(G) any other anthropogenic climate-forcing
emissions with significant ascertainable global
warming potential, as—
(i) recommended by the National Acad-
emy of Sciences under section 1107(b)(3);
and
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(ii) determined in regulations promul-
gated under section 1104(c)(1) (or revisions
to the regulations) to be appropriate and
practicable for coverage under this title.
(9) INDIRECT EMISSIONS.—The term ‘‘indirect
emissions’’ means greenhouse gas emissions that—
(A) are a result of the activities of an enti-
ty; but
(B)(i) are emitted from a facility owned or
controlled by another entity; and
(ii) are not reported as direct emissions by
the entity the activities of which resulted in the
emissions.
(10) REGISTRY.—The term ‘‘registry’’ means the
registry of greenhouse gas emission reductions estab-
lished as a component of the database under section
1104(b)(2).
(11) SEQUESTRATION.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘sequestra-
tion’’ means the capture, long-term separation,
isolation, or removal of greenhouse gases from the
atmosphere.
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘sequestration’’
includes—
(i) soil carbon sequestration;
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(ii) 
agricultural 
and 
conservation
practices;
(iii) reforestation;
(iv) forest preservation;
(v) maintenance of an underground
reservoir; and
(vi) any other appropriate biological
or geological method of capture, isolation, or
removal of greenhouse gases from the atmos-
phere, as determined by the Administrator.
SEC. 1103. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREE-
MENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, the President, acting through the
Director of the Office of National Climate Change Policy,
shall direct the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Com-
merce, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Trans-
portation, and the Administrator to enter into a memo-
randum of agreement under which those heads of Federal
agencies will—
(1) recognize and maintain statutory and regu-
latory authorities, functions, and programs that—
(A) are established as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act under other law;