SA 862. Mr. VITTER (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2112, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __X. PROHIBITION OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN FORUMS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms "agency" and "record" have the meanings given under section 552(f) (1) and (2) of title 5, United States Code, respectively.
(b) Prohibition of Funds for Forums Relating to Climate Science.--No funds made available under this Act shall be used for any employee of an agency to participate in any electronic forum that relates to climate science, earth temperature records, or weather analysis, unless--
(1) that employee makes a separate, internal record of all actions taken and all communications produced, sent, or received by that employee relating to that forum;
(2) in the case of written records, the separate record is in the form of a duplicate copy;
(3) in the case of an audio or video conference, the separate record is in the form of a transcription or minutes;
(4) all such records described under paragraph (3) are maintained in a fashion that--
(A) identifies the date and forum for which the record was created;
(B) identifies the parties involved; and
(C) fully and accurately summarizes the entire communication; and
(5) all such records are subject to section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Prohibition of Funds for Certain Forums With the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.--No funds made available under this Act may be used for any employee of an agency to participate in any password-protected electronic forum that involves the participation in a process or production of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
(d) Records of Communications With the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.--
(1) RECORDS REQUIREMENT.--Any employee of an agency shall make a record of any communication with any employee, chair, author, review editor, Technical Support Unit staff or member of another nation's delegation to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, on matters relating to work or proceedings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
(2) FOIA.--Section 552 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to any record described under paragraph (1).
(e) Disclosure of Records by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 552 of title 5, United States Code, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall disclose all records relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration FOIA request numbers: 2007-00342, 2007-00354, 2007-00355, and 2007-00364, and 2010-00199 in an unredacted
form.
(f) Disclosure of Records by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 552 of title 5, United States Code, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall disclose and publish on its website under a separate heading and page all records produced on, sent to, or made available to any employee on a password-protected website used for purposes
relating to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.


(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Oct 19, 2011.)