[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3719 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3719

  To amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the duties of the Science Advisory 
                     Board, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2024

 Mr. Budd (for himself and Mr. Manchin) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the duties of the Science Advisory 
                     Board, 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 ``Sound Science for Farmers Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.

    Section 8 of the Environmental Research, Development, and 
Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4365) is amended--
            (1) by striking the section designation and all that 
        follows through ``Protection Agency'' in subsection (a) and 
        inserting the following:

``SEC. 8. SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.

    ``(a) Establishment; Requests for Advice.--The Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the 
`Administrator')'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(referred to in this section as 
                the `Board')'' after ``Advisory Board''; and
                    (B) by striking ``requested by'' and all that 
                follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
                following: ``requested by--
            ``(1) the Administrator;
            ``(2) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
        Senate;
            ``(3) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
        of the Senate;
            ``(4) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
        Senate;
            ``(5) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of 
        the House of Representatives;
            ``(6) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
        Representatives;
            ``(7) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
        Representatives; or
            ``(8) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
        the House of Representatives.'';
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``(b) Such Board'' and inserting 
                the following:
    ``(b) Membership; Chairman; Meetings; Qualifications.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Board''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), in the 
                second sentence, by striking ``Each member'' and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(2) Qualifications.--Each member'';
            (4) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``(c)(1) The Administrator'' and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(c) Provision of Certain Documentation; Advice and Comments of 
Board.--
            ``(1) Provision to board.--The Administrator'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``or draft risk or hazard 
                        assessment,'' after ``any proposed'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
                        seq.)'' after ``Clean Air Act'';
                            (iii) by inserting ``(33 U.S.C. 1251 et 
                        seq.)'' after ``Pollution Control Act'';
                            (iv) by striking ``Resource, Conservation 
                        and Recovery Act of 1976'' and inserting 
                        ``Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 
                        seq.) (commonly known as the `Resource 
                        Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976')'';
                            (v) by inserting ``of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 4901 
                        et seq.)'' after ``Noise Control Act'';
                            (vi) by inserting ``(15 U.S.C. 2601 et 
                        seq.)'' after ``Substances Control Act'';
                            (vii) by inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 300f et 
                        seq.)'' after ``Water Act'';
                            (viii) by striking ``formal''; and
                            (ix) by inserting ``or draft risk or hazard 
                        assessment,'' after ``such proposed''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``(2) The Board'' and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(2) Advice and comments of board.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Board'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A) (as so 
                        designated), by inserting ``or draft risk or 
                        hazard assessment,'' after ``basis of the 
                        proposed''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Inclusions in record.--Any advice or comments 
                made available by the Board under subparagraph (A), 
                including any dissenting views of members of the Board, 
                and the response of the Administrator to the advice, 
                comments, or dissenting views shall be--
                            ``(i) included in the record with respect 
                        to the applicable proposed or draft risk or 
                        hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, 
                        limitation, or regulation; and
                            ``(ii) published in the Federal 
                        Register.'';
            (5) in subsection (d), by striking ``(d) In preparing such 
        advice and comments'' and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Use of Technical and Scientific Capabilities of Federal 
Agencies and National Environmental Laboratories for Determining 
Adequacy of Scientific and Technical Basis of Proposed Documentation.--
In preparing advice and comments under subsection (c)(2)'';
            (6) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the end the 
        following:
                    ``(D) Requirements.--With respect to a risk 
                assessment or risk management activity that may have an 
                impact on the agricultural or food safety sector of the 
                United States, the Administrator may not issue or peer 
                review a draft or final assessment intended for 
                inclusion in the Integrated Risk Information System, 
                nor may the Administrator issue or peer review a draft 
                or final risk evaluation or regulation under section 6 
                of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2605), 
                unless--
                            ``(i) the draft or final assessment, 
                        evaluation, or regulation has been provided in 
                        advance to the Department of Agriculture, the 
                        Food and Drug Administration, and the Small 
                        Business Administration--
                                    ``(I) for a period of not less than 
                                90 days; and
                                    ``(II) in a manner consistent 
                                with--
                                            ``(aa) Executive Order 
                                        12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; 
                                        relating to regulatory planning 
                                        and review); and
                                            ``(bb) the docketing 
                                        requirements described in 
                                        section 411 of the Toxic 
                                        Substances Control Act (15 
                                        U.S.C. 2691);
                            ``(ii) the draft or final assessment, 
                        evaluation, or regulation has been fully 
                        reviewed, including for scientific quality, 
                        transparency, reproducibility of key results, 
                        consistency with real world exposure scenarios, 
                        and potential effects on the agricultural 
                        sector, by the standing agriculture-related 
                        committee established under subparagraph 
                        (A)(i); and
                            ``(iii) the Administrator--
                                    ``(I) has notified the Committees 
                                on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
                                Forestry, Energy and Natural Resources, 
                                and Environment and Public Works of the 
                                Senate and the Committees on 
                                Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, 
                                Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
                                Science, Space, and Technology of the 
                                House of Representatives in writing at 
                                the commencement of the issuance or 
                                peer review process with respect to the 
                                draft or final assessment, evaluation, 
                                or regulation; and
                                    ``(II) submitted to those 
                                committees a written report on the 
                                results of the issuance or peer review 
                                process.'';
            (7) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking ``(f)(1) Upon the recommendation'' 
                and inserting the following:
    ``(f) Personnel Matters.--
            ``(1) Personnel.--
                    ``(A) Appointment.--On the recommendation'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) (as so 
                designated), in the second sentence, by striking ``The 
                compensation'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Compensation.--The compensation''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2) Members of 
                the Board'' and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Compensation of board members.--Members of the 
        Board'';
            (8) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) by striking ``(g) In carrying out'' and 
                inserting the following:
    ``(g) Consultation and Coordination.--In carrying out'';
                    (B) by striking ``its activities with the 
                Scientific'' and inserting the following: ``the 
                activities of the Board with--
            ``(1) the Scientific'';
                    (C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
                striking ``, as amended.'' and inserting ``(7 U.S.C. 
                136w(d)); and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals 
        established by the Administrator under section 26(o) of the 
        Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2625(o)).''; and
            (9) in subsection (i), by inserting ``Science, Space, and 
        Technology,'' after ``Transportation and Infrastructure,''.
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