ReSCUE Oceans Act
Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term carbon removal credit means 1 metric tonne of carbon dioxide or equivalent (tCOe) that— is removed through marine carbon, expands a appropriation provision: 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to support research, development, and field trials of safe and responsible marine carbon dioxide removal; to ensure robust monitoring, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Research security The activities authorized under this Act shall be carried out in a manner consistent with subtitle D of title VI of the Research and Development. It relies on appropriations, grants, reporting requirements, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Energy, Healthcare, Transportation, and Defense.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term carbon removal credit means 1 metric tonne of carbon dioxide or equivalent (tCOe) that— is removed through marine carbon...
- Expands a appropriation provision: 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to support research, development, and field trials of safe and responsible marine carbon dioxide removal; to ensure robust monitoring...
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Research security The activities authorized under this Act shall be carried out in a manner consistent with subtitle D of title VI of the Research and Development...
- Creates loosens a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 101.
- Creates loosens a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 102. Monitoring of marine carbon dioxide removal For field activities conducted as part of the Program, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term carbon removal credit means 1 metric tonne of carbon dioxide or equivalent (tCOe) that— is removed through marine carbon, expands a appropriation provision: 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to support research, development, and field trials of safe and responsible marine carbon dioxide removal; to ensure robust monitoring, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Research security The activities authorized under this Act shall be carried out in a manner consistent with subtitle D of title VI of the Research and Development.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Healthcare, Transportation, Defense
Primary Purpose
The bill expands a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term carbon removal credit means 1 metric tonne of carbon dioxide or equivalent (tCOe) that— is removed through marine carbon, expands a appropriation provision: 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to support research, development, and field trials of safe and responsible marine carbon dioxide removal; to ensure robust monitoring, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 5. Research security The activities authorized under this Act shall be carried out in a manner consistent with subtitle D of title VI of the Research and Development.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Schatz (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a systematic approach for generating a carbon removal credit that follows a transparent and thorough science-based methodology— for the development of projects to remove greenhouse gas emissions or sequester carbon
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