113 HR 4012 IH: Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 U.S. House of Representatives 2014-02-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I113th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 4012IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 6, 2014Mr. Schweikert (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Hall, Mr. Broun of Georgia, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Bridenstine, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Olson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Franks of Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyA BILLTo prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014.

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Data transparency

Section 6(b) of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4363 note) is amended to read as follows:(b)(1)The Administrator shall not propose, finalize, or disseminate a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such covered action is—(A)specifically identified; and(B)publicly available in a manner that is sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results.(2)Nothing in the subsection shall be construed as requiring the public dissemination of information the disclosure of which is prohibited by law.(3)In this subsection—(A)the term covered action means a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance; and(B)the term scientific and technical information includes—(i)materials, data, and associated protocols necessary to understand, assess, and extend conclusions;(ii)computer codes and models involved in the creation and analysis of such information;(iii)recorded factual materials; and(iv)detailed descriptions of how to access and use such information..