Sec. 912. Plan for the United States to cut black carbon emissions to 33 percent below 2013 levels by 2025
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Congress finds that— black carbon is a highly potent greenhouse gas that is likely responsible for about a quarter of the warming the Arctic has experienced over the last century; black carbon particles have a short lifecycle in the atmosphere but trap heat far more powerfully than carbon dioxide; and when black carbon falls on land and sea ice, it darkens surfaces and thus absorbs more heat, causing ice to melt at a faster rate. It is the sense of Congress that the United States should honor its commitment to the Arctic Council to cut black carbon emissions by 2025 to a level that is between 25 and 33 percent below the levels emitted by the United States in 2013.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to the public a plan for the United States to cut black carbon emissions by 2025 to a level that is between 25 and 33 percent below the levels emitted by the United States in 2013 that describes— the measures the Federal Government will take to achieve such targeted emissions level; and how the United States may use multilateral and bilateral diplomatic tools to encourage and assist other member countries of the Arctic Council to fulfill the goals announced in 2017.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to the public a report on the progress made toward implementing the plan submitted pursuant to subsection (c). In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Environment and Public Works, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
The Secretary of State shall— before submitting such plan and report to the appropriate congressional committees— publish the plan and the report in the Federal Register; and provide a period of at least 90 days for public comment on each of the plan and the report; and after each such period for public comment, continue to make the proposed plan and report, as well as the comments received, available to the public on regulations.gov (or any successor website).