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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2921. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term -
(1) "Committee" means the Committee on Earth and Environmental
Sciences established under section 2932 of this title;
(2) "Council" means the Federal Coordinating Council on
Science, Engineering, and Technology;
(3) "global change" means changes in the global environment
(including alterations in climate, land productivity, oceans or
other water resources, atmospheric chemistry, and ecological
systems) that may alter the capacity of the Earth to sustain
life;
(4) "global change research" means study, monitoring,
assessment, prediction, and information management activities to
describe and understand -
(A) the interactive physical, chemical, and biological
processes that regulate the total Earth system;
(B) the unique environment that the Earth provides for life;
(C) changes that are occurring in the Earth system; and
(D) the manner in which such system, environment, and changes
are influenced by human actions;
(5) "Plan" means the National Global Change Research Plan
developed under section 2934 of this title, or any revision
thereof; and
(6) "Program" means the United States Global Change Research
Program established under section 2933 of this title.
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