| Shorttitle: | Global Change Research Act of 1990 |
| Longtitle: | An Act to require the establishment of a United States Global Change Research Program aimed at understanding and responding to global change, including the cumulative effects of human activities and natural processes on the environment, to promote discussions toward international protocols in global change research, and for other purposes. |
| Colloquialacronym: | GCRA, ICGCRA |
| Nickname: | International Cooperation in Global Change Research Act of 1990 |
| Enacted By: | 101st |
| Effective Date: | November 16, 1990 |
| Public Law Url: | http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-104/pdf/STATUTE-104-Pg3096.pdf |
| Cite Public Law: | 101-606 |
| Title Amended: | 15 U.S.C.: Commerce and Trade |
| Sections Created: | § 2921 et seq. |
| Leghisturl: | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:SN00169:@@@R |
| Introducedin: | Senate |
| Introducedby: | Ernest Hollings (D–SC) |
| Introduceddate: | January 25, 1989 |
| Committees: | Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation, House Science, Space and Technology |
| Passedbody1: | Senate |
| Passeddate1: | February 6, 1990 |
| Passedvote1: | 100-0 |
| Passedbody2: | House |
| Passeddate2: | October 26, 1990 |
| Passedvote2: | agreed voice vote |
| Agreedbody3: | Senate |
| Agreeddate3: | October 28, 1990 |
| Agreedvote3: | agreed voice vote |
| Signeddate: | November 16, 1990 |
The Global Change Research Act 1990 is a United States law requiring research into global warming and related issues. It requires a report to Congress every four years on the environmental, economic, health and safety consequences of climate change.
According to a summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Act:
Following the publication of the first National Climate Assessment Report there were accusations that information was being suppressed, leading to complacency around public works, such as New Orleans flood defences. Greenpeace, the Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth challenged the delay in federal district court on August 21, 2007. A judge ruled that an updated national assessment must be produced by May 31, 2008.[1]