Policy history of the US Global Change Research Program: Part II. Legislative process

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8125. E-mail address: rogerp@ucar.edu (R.A. Pielke Jr.). 1The National Center for Atmosphere Research is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. 2The story of the program told in this paper is a synthesis based on materials found in the public record (notably Congressional and administrative documents), published analyses, and in interviews with numerous outside observers, as well as individuals closely involved with the program, from their perspectives on science, administration, and policy. The interviews were conducted over the period 1993}1997, some on record and some o! record. I have chosen not to identify by name many interview sources cited in the text out of consideration for their candor and in recognition that the US Global Change Research Program is an ongoing e!ort with many interviewees having continued involvement in the program. In the text the interviews are cited simply as ([I]nterview with [A]author [year]), e.g. (IA, 1994). See Pielke (1995) for an appraisal of USGCRP implementation through 1994. Global Environmental Change 10 (2000) 133}144