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Representative George E. Brown, Jr. (Democrat of California) reviews with President 

 Jimmy Carter the text of the National Climate Bill which the President signed on September 

 17, 1978. 



FOLLOWING UP TO IMPLEMENT THE CLIMATE BILL 



The bill included provisions for both international cooperation 

 and an intergovernmental program. These two aspects personally in- 

 terested Brown. He realized global information was needed to develop 

 climatic data in the United States, and he knew that this would be 

 useful for all nations to have. In a private note to Frank B. Moore, the 

 President's Assistant for Congressional Liaison, Brown on the day 

 after the passage of the conference report suggested that the President 

 should be aware of " the possibilities for international cooperation in 

 understanding climatic change and its possible impacts." Writing to 

 Secretary of Commerce Juanita Kreps on October 25, 1978, Brown 

 noted: 



I would emphasize the importance of the Intergovernmental Program as a two- 

 way channel— for delivery of services and for feedback from users. 



