3.0.0 543 2023-01-11T13:28:18Z 2023-01-11T13:28:18Z Senate S 2015-02-24 114 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing ssev09 Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee Hearings by 2015-05-20T14:00:00Z Referred to 2015-02-24T20:11:35Z EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 114 1029 HR 2015-03-18 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Identical bill CRS 2015-05-20 ssev09 Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-38. Committee 2015-02-24 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2015-02-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR N M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2015-02-24 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2015-02-24 True Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental regulatory procedures Federal-Indian relations Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Public participation and lobbying Research administration and funding State and local government operations Environmental Protection 00 2015-02-24 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-02T18:44:31Z EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015

This bill amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the process of selecting members of the Science Advisory Board, guidelines for participation in Board advisory activities, and terms of office. The Board provides scientific advice to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This bill requires the Board to independently provide that advice. Federally registered lobbyists may not be appointed to the Board.

The EPA must provide draft risk or hazard assessments in its regulatory proposals and documents to the Board. The Board's advice and comments must be included in the record regarding any such proposal and published in the Federal Register.

The Board's member committees and investigative panels must operate in accordance with the membership, participation, and policy requirements contained in this Act, including new requirements for public participation in advisory activities of the Board. The member committees and investigative panels do not have the authority to make decisions on behalf of the Board and may not report directly to the EPA.

The Board must: (1) strive to avoid making policy determinations or recommendations, (2) communicate uncertainties, (3) encourage dissenting members to make their views known, (4) conduct periodic reviews to ensure that its activities address the most important scientific issues affecting the EPA, and (5) respond to Congress fully and in a timely manner.

This Act may not be construed as supplanting the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act or the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.]]>

EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 Display Title EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to provide for Scientific Advisory Board member qualifications, public participation, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s543is/xml/BILLS-114s543is.xml 2015-05-20 Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-38. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.