Within 6 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary shall
establish, within the Department of Energy, a Director of Climate
Protection (in this section referred to as the "Director"). The
Director shall -
(1) in the absence of the Secretary, serve as the Secretary's
representative for interagency and multilateral policy
discussions of global climate change, including the activities of
the Committee on Earth and Environmental Sciences as established
by the Global Change Research Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-606)
[15 U.S.C. 2921 et seq.] and the Policy Coordinating Committee
Working Group on Climate Change;
(2) monitor, in cooperation with other Federal agencies,
domestic and international policies for their effects on the
generation of greenhouse gases; and
(3) have the authority to participate in the planning
activities of relevant Department of Energy programs.
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