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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Department of Environmental Protection Act - Redesignates the Environmental Protection Agency as the Department of Environmental Protection, to be headed by a Secretary of Environmental Protection who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. </p> <p>Provides for other officials, including three under-secretaries for: (1) science and information; (2) policy, planning, and innovation; and (3) implementation, compliance and enforcement.</p> <p>Establishes the Bureau of Environmental Statistics within the Department. Subjects the statistical procedures and methodology of the Bureau to periodic peer review.</p>]]></text>
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