[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2102 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2102

To amend the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 to repeal the 
sunset of the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Ombudsman, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 1997

  Mr. Talent introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 to repeal the 
sunset of the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Ombudsman, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2002 of 
the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 6917) is 
amended--
            (1) In general.--42 U.S.C. 6917(d) is hereby repealed.
            (2) Report to congress.--The Office of Ombudsman heretofore 
        established by 42 U.S.C. 6917, within the Environmental 
        Protection Agency Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response 
        shall issue a report to the Congress on the status of health 
        and environmental concerns addressed by Ombudsman cases. Such 
        report shall include recommendations for improvements to the 
        hazardous waste programs for which the Environmental Protection 
        Agency and to the extent appropriate, the Agency for Toxic 
        Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) are responsible.
            (3) Structure.--The Environmental Protection Agency shall 
        facilitate structuring the Office of Ombudsman consistent with 
        the American Bar Association's Model Ombudsman Statute.
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