legislation: 99-s-2905
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| 99-s-2905 | 99 | s | 2905 | Global Resources, Environment, and Population Act of 1986 | Environmental Protection | 1986-10-01 | 1986-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 3 | Global Resources, Environment, and Population Act of 1986 - Declares public policy with respect to promoting national population stabilization and encouraging other nations to achieve population stabilization to balance population, resources, and environmental quality. Requires that Federal policies, regulations, and public laws be interpreted and administered in accordance with this Act. Directs Federal agencies to use reliable demographic, natural resource, and environmental information in planning and decisionmaking and to assist State and local governments in efforts to balance population, resources, and environmental quality. Requires the President, within three years of enactment of this Act, to report to the Congress on: (1) the current and foreseeable trends in national and global population size and age structure; (2) an evaluation of the adequacy of available natural resources to fulfill population requirements; (3) an evaluation of the short-term and long-term impact that such trends will have on the economy and national security of the United States; (4) a review of the effects of Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, programs, and activities on the attainment of national and global population stabilization; and (5) recommendations for legislative actions as considered necessary. | 2025-08-29T16:31:05Z |