Sec. 10671. Report on methane removal technology
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Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the potential for, and technical and economic viability of, direct methane removal to significantly mitigate climate change, with special consideration given to natural methane sources, such as melting permafrost, and non-energy sector methane sources. The report under subsection
(a)shall include a summary of research, development, and demonstration needs, including an estimate of Federal funding requirements, to further examine and validate the technical and economic viability, and potential ancillary impacts, of direct methane removal technologies and approaches over the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. In carrying out the report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate across all relevant programs and offices of the Department and other relevant Federal agencies.