[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1814 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1814

 To authorize appropriations for environmental research, development, 
and demonstration activities of the Environmental Protection Agency for 
               fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 1995

 Mr. Rohrabacher (for himself and Mr. Hayes) introduced the following 
          bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize appropriations for environmental research, development, 
and demonstration activities of the Environmental Protection Agency for 
               fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Research, Development, 
and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act, the term--
            (1) ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency;
            (2) ``Agency'' means the Environmental Protection Agency;
            (3) ``Agency action'' means any Agency--
                    (A) proposed or final major rule;
                    (B) proposed or final cleanup plan for a facility 
                or guidelines for the issuance of any such plan;
                    (C) report to Congress;
                    (D) regulatory action placing a substance on any 
                official list of carcinogens or toxic or hazardous 
                substances or placing a new health effects value on 
                such list, including the Integrated Risk Information 
                System Database; or
                    (E) written guidance, including protocols of 
                general applicability, establishing policy regarding 
                risk assessment or risk characterization; and
            (4) ``Assistant Administrator'' means the Assistant 
        Administrator for Research and Development of the Agency.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Administrator $490,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 for the Office of 
Research and Development for environmental research, development, and 
demonstration activities, including program management and support, in 
the areas specified in subsection (b), of which--
            (1) $321,694,800 shall be for Research and Development; and
            (2) $109,263,400 shall be for Program and Research 
        Operations.
    (b) Specific Programs and Activities.--Of the amount authorized in 
subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated the following:
            (1) For air related research, $98,915,200, of which--
                    (A) $72,111,400 shall be for Research and 
                Development; and
                    (B) $26,803,800 shall be for Program and Research 
                Operations.
            (2) For global change research, $2,385,700, of which--
                    (A) $2,125,400 shall be for Research and 
                Development; and
                    (B) $260,300 shall be for Program and Research 
                Operations.
            (3) For water quality related research, $21,243,100, of 
        which--
                    (A) $9,453,100 shall be for Research and 
                Development; and
                    (B) $11,790,000 shall be for Program and Research 
                Operations.
            (4) For drinking water related research, $20,652,400, of 
        which--
                    (A) $10,376,500 shall be for Research and 
                Development; and
                    (B) $10,275,900 shall be for Program and Research 
                Operations.
            (5) For toxic chemical related research, $11,053,900, of 
        which--
                    (A) $5,028,600 shall be for Research and 
                Development; and
                    (B) $6,025,300 shall be for Program and Research 
                Operations.
            (6) For lab and field expenses, $73,031,600, all of which 
        shall be for Research and Development.
            (7) For headquarters expenses of the Office of Research and 
        Development, $9,254,800, all of which shall be for Research and 
        Development.
            (8) For multimedia related research expenses, $153,656,800, 
        of which--
                    (A) $122,142,900 shall be for Research and 
                Development; and
                    (B) $31,513,900 shall be for Program and Research 
                Operations.
            (9) For program management expenses, $6,399,300, all of 
        which shall be for Program and Research Operations.
            (10) For pesticide related research, $13,345,200, of 
        which--
                    (A) $7,192,800 shall be for Research and 
                Development; and
                    (B) $6,152,400 shall be for Program and Research 
                Operations.
            (11) For oil pollution related research, $2,076,900.
            (12) For research related to leaking underground storage 
        tanks, $769,400.
            (13) For research related to cleanup of contaminated sites, 
        $56,195,500.
            (14) For research related to hazardous waste, $21,020,200, 
        of which--
                    (A) $10,977,700 shall be for Research and 
                Development; and
                    (B) $10,042,500 shall be for Program and Research 
                Operations.
    (c) Limitations.--(1) No funds are authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act for--
            (A) the Environmental Technology Initiative;
            (B) the Climate Change Action Plan; or
            (C) environmental education, including graduate student 
        fellowships.
    (2) No funds are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year 
after fiscal year 1996 for carrying out the programs and activities for 
which funds are authorized by this Act.

SEC. 4. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator shall assign to the Assistant 
Administrator the duties of--
            (1) developing a strategic plan for scientific and 
        technical activities throughout the Agency;
            (2) integrating that strategic plan into ongoing Agency 
        planning activities; and
            (3) reviewing all Agency research to ensure the research--
                    (A) is of high quality;
                    (B) does not duplicate any other research being 
                conducted by the Agency; and
                    (C) is adequate to support any Agency action based 
                on that research.
    (b) Report.--The Assistant Administrator shall transmit annually to 
the Administrator and to the Committee on Science of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate a report detailing--
            (1) all Agency research the Assistant Administrator finds 
        is not of sufficiently high quality;
            (2) all Agency research the Assistant Administrator finds 
        duplicates other Agency research; and
            (3) any Agency action the Assistant Administrator finds is 
        not supported by adequate scientific data.
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