[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2961 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2961

 To permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
    enter into cooperative research and development agreements for 
                       environmental protection.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 8, 1997

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To permit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
    enter into cooperative research and development agreements for 
                       environmental protection.

    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 Secretary 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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