15 U.S.C. § 2902 : Commerce And Trade — National Climate Program — Purpose Date: 7 Mar 2017 TEXT PDF It is the purpose of the Congress in this chapter to establish a national climate program that will assist the Nation and the world to understand and respond to natural and man-induced climate processes and their implications. (Pub. L. 95–367, § 3, Sept. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 601.)