IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 954 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the scientific 
protocols, data collection methods, and peer review standards for climate 
change research which are necessary to preclude future infringements 
of the public trust. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 8, 2009 
Mr. HALL
of Texas (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. OLSON, Mr. 
NEUGEBAUER, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BARTLETT, Mrs. BIGGERT, 
and Mr. SMITH of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Science and Technology 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regard-
ing the scientific protocols, data collection methods, and 
peer review standards for climate change research which 
are necessary to preclude future infringements of the 
public trust. 
Whereas in order to ensure public trust in scientific assess-
ments that serve as a foundation for policy actions, re-
search should be based on the scientific method and es-
tablished standards of professional conduct, including a 
fundamental expectation that scientific research results 
are an objective, honest, and accurate reflection of a re-
searcher’s work, and that data and methodology under-
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lying such results are archived and made available to 
other scientists so that they may be verified and rep-
licated; 
Whereas the United States National Science and Technology 
Council defines research misconduct as fabrication, fal-
sification, or plagiarism in proposing, performing, or re-
viewing research, or in reporting research results; 
Whereas the definition of fabrication includes making up data 
or results and recording or reporting them and the defini-
tion of falsification includes manipulating research mate-
rials, equipment, or processes, or changing or omitting 
data or results such that the research is not accurately 
represented in the research record; 
Whereas Federal policy for addressing research misconduct 
requires a full inquiry and investigation of the mis-
conduct as well as a correction of the research record, the 
imposition of special certification or assurance require-
ments to ensure compliance with applicable regulations, 
and in the case where criminal or civil fraud violations 
have occurred, that the matter be referred to the Depart-
ment of Justice; 
Whereas as many countries previously committed to promote 
and cooperate in the full, open, and prompt exchange of 
relevant scientific, technological, technical, socioeconomic, 
and legal information related to the climate system and 
climate change, and to the economic and social con-
sequences of various response strategies; 
Whereas recent events have uncovered extensive evidence 
from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East 
Anglia in England (in this resolution referred to as the 
‘‘CRU’’) which involved many researchers across the 
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globe discussing the destruction, altering, and hiding of 
data that did not support global warming claims; 
Whereas these exchanges also detail attempts by some, in-
cluding the head of the CRU, to alter data that is the 
basis of climate modeling across the globe including by 
using the ‘‘trick of adding in the real temps to each se-
ries . . . to hide the decline [in temperature]’’; 
Whereas the exchanges describe attempts to silence academic 
journals that publish research skeptical of significant 
man-made global warming and refer to efforts to exclude 
contrary views from publication in scientific journals; 
Whereas the discussions refer to deleting data and emails to 
avoid disclosure in the event of a freedom of information 
request; 
Whereas these exchanges reveal actions that may constitute 
a serious breach of scientific ethics and violations of the 
public trust that appear to qualify as research mis-
conduct under United States Federal policy; 
Whereas if internationally generated data or information is to 
be used as the basis for the United States to impose any 
regulations or enter into any global agreement, such data 
and information should adhere to principles and policies 
of the United States Government; 
Whereas the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (in 
this resolution referred to as the ‘‘IPCC’’) was designated 
to provide timely information and advice on scientific and 
technological matters, including— 
(1) assessments of the state of scientific knowledge 
relating to climate change and its effects; 
(2) advice on scientific programs; 
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