[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 837 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 837

      To promote quality environmental research by permitting the 
  Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into 
            cooperative research and development agreements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 1995

  Mr. Olver introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                          Committee on Science

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                                 A BILL


 
      To promote quality environmental research by permitting the 
  Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into 
            cooperative research and development agreements.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
              AGREEMENTS.

    The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may, 
subject to section 2, enter into cooperative research and development 
agreements with colleges and universities, environmental protection 
agencies of the several States, and nonprofit organizations to 
participate in a cooperative research unit to develop adequate, 
coordinated, cooperative research and training programs relating to the 
protection of the environment.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS.

    The participation of the Environmental Protection Agency in a 
cooperative research unit under an agreement referred to in section 1 
shall be limited to the following:
            (1) The assignment by the Administrator of scientific 
        personnel of the Environmental Protection Agency to serve at 
        the cooperative research unit under the terms of the agreement.
            (2) The provision of assistance (including reasonable 
        financial compensation) for the work of researchers on 
        environmental protection projects conducted pursuant to the 
        agreement.
            (3) The provision, for the use of the cooperative research 
        unit in carrying out its purposes under the agreement, of any 
        equipment available to the Administrator for such purposes.
            (4) The payment of incidental expenses of the personnel of 
        the Environmental Protection Agency and of employees of any 
        other entity assigned to the cooperative research unit under 
        the agreement.
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