The language, which appears in a section on energy, was apparently inserted to protect oil and gas interests from findings about their activities’ impact on climate change. But if the bill is passed by the Senate and signed by the president, its implications would likely extend far beyond climate change, with officials unable to use any taxpayer-funded DOE research to protect US citizens.
国家层面，美国众议院最近通过了2015年美国竞争再授权法，禁止能源部资助的研究成果应用于决策过程。相关段落出现在某能源版块，目的显然是保护油气开发商的利益，禁止油气活动对气候变化造成威胁的研究成果付诸应用。但如果参议院通过上述法案并交由总统签署，其影响很可能远远超出气候变化的范畴，致使官员无法利用纳税人资助的能源部研究成果为美国民众提供保护。