Sec. 4. Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Mitigation
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall establish a task force, to be known as the Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Mitigation . The members of the Task Force shall include the head of each relevant Federal department or agency (or a designee), including the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, the Department of State, the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the United States Agency for International Development.
The Task Force shall— not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes— the plans of the relevant departments or agencies for meeting the goals established in section 2 of Executive Order 13514 (October 5, 2009) (74 Fed. Reg. 52117) to reduce hydrofluorocarbons, methane, and related indirect emissions (including tropospheric ozone) by the Federal Government; and specific plans of the relevant departments or agencies— to purchase cleaner alternatives to high-GWP HFC whenever feasible; and to transition over time to equipment that uses safer and more sustainable alternatives to high-GWP HFC; review the policy recommendations made by— the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force; the Interagency Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions; the report to Congress regarding black carbon dated March 2012; and the Council on Climate Preparedness and Resilience; incorporate into the action plan of the Task Force any appropriate proposals or recommendations made by the entities or reports referred to in paragraph
(2)that are relevant to short-lived climate pollutants; identify relevant Federal programs that are or could be addressing the reduction of short-lived climate pollutants in the United States and worldwide; identify overlapping and duplicative programs addressing short-lived climate pollutants that would benefit from consolidation and streamlining; identify gaps and serious deficiencies in United States programs targeted at short-lived climate pollutants, including those that can be achieved through a combination of assessment, scientific research, monitoring, and technological development activities, with an emphasis on industry standards and public-private partnerships; in developing recommendations, consult with affected stakeholders in private industry; and not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the findings and recommendations resulting from the activities described in paragraphs
(2)through (7).
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Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Mitigation
Fed. Reg.74 FR 52117
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