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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND
DEMONSTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1978
[Public Law 95–155]
[As Amended Through P.L. 113–79, Enacted February 7, 2014]
øCurrency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 95–155. It
was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above
and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law
through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://
www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/¿
øNote: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal
statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents.
The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large
and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at
Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204). ¿
AN ACT to authorize appropriations for activities of the Environmental Protection
Agency, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may
be cited as the ‘‘Environmental Research, Development, and Dem-
onstration Authorization Act of 1978’’.
* * * * * * *
øSection 4 was repealed by section 2021(k) of Public Law 104–
66.¿
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EC. 5. ø42 U.S.C. 300j–3a ¿ (a) The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall offer grants to public sector
agencies for the purposes of—
(1) assisting in the development and demonstration (in-
cluding construction) of any project which will demonstrate a
new or improved method, approach, or technology for providing
a dependably safe supply of drinking water to the public; and
(2) assisting in the development and demonstration (in-
cluding construction) of any project which will investigate and
demonstrate health and conservation implications involved in
the reclamation, recycling, and reuse of wastewaters for drink-
ing and agricultural use or the processes and methods for the
preparation of safe and acceptable drinking water.
(b) Grants made by the Administrator under this section shall
be subject to the following limitations:
(1) Grants under this section shall not exceed 66
2⁄3 per
centum of the total cost of construction of any facility and 75
per centum of any other costs, as determined by the Adminis-
trator.
(2) Grants under this section shall not be made for any
project involving the construction or modification of any facili-
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND
DEMONSTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1978
[Public Law 95–155]
[As Amended Through P.L. 113–79, Enacted February 7, 2014]
øCurrency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 95–155. It
was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above
and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law
through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://
www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/¿
øNote: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal
statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents.
The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large
and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at
Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204). ¿
AN ACT to authorize appropriations for activities of the Environmental Protection
Agency, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may
be cited as the ‘‘Environmental Research, Development, and Dem-
onstration Authorization Act of 1978’’.
* * * * * * *
øSection 4 was repealed by section 2021(k) of Public Law 104–
66.¿
S
EC. 5. ø42 U.S.C. 300j–3a ¿ (a) The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency shall offer grants to public sector
agencies for the purposes of—
(1) assisting in the development and demonstration (in-
cluding construction) of any project which will demonstrate a
new or improved method, approach, or technology for providing
a dependably safe supply of drinking water to the public; and
(2) assisting in the development and demonstration (in-
cluding construction) of any project which will investigate and
demonstrate health and conservation implications involved in
the reclamation, recycling, and reuse of wastewaters for drink-
ing and agricultural use or the processes and methods for the
preparation of safe and acceptable drinking water.
(b) Grants made by the Administrator under this section shall
be subject to the following limitations:
(1) Grants under this section shall not exceed 66
2⁄3 per
centum of the total cost of construction of any facility and 75
per centum of any other costs, as determined by the Adminis-
trator.
(2) Grants under this section shall not be made for any
project involving the construction or modification of any facili-
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ties for any public water system in a State unless such project
has been approved by the State agency charged with the re-
sponsibility for safety of drinking water (or if there is no such
agency in a State, by the State health authority).
(3) Grants under this section shall not be made for any
project unless the Administrator determines, after consulta-
tion, that such project will serve a useful purpose relating to
the development and demonstration of new or improved tech-
niques, methods, or technologies for the provision of safe water
to the public for drinking.
(c) There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of
this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1978.
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EC. 6. ø42 U.S.C. 4363 note ¿ (a) The Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency shall establish a separately identi-
fied program to conduct continuing and long-term environmental
research and development. Unless otherwise specified by law, at
least 15 per centum of any funds appropriated to the Administrator
for environmental research and development under section 2(a) of
this Act or under any other Act shall be allocated for long-term en-
vironmental research and development under this section.
(b) The Administrator, after consultation with the Science Ad-
visory Board, shall submit to the President and the Congress a re-
port concerning the desirability and feasibility of establishing a na-
tional environmental laboratory, or a system of such laboratories,
to assume or supplement the long-term environmental research
functions created by subsection (a) of this section. Such report shall
be submitted on or before March 31, 1978, and shall include find-
ings and recommendations concerning—
(1) specific types of research to be carried out by such lab-
oratory or laboratories;
(2) the coordination and integration of research to be con-
ducted by such laboratory or laboratories with research con-
ducted by existing Federal or other research facilities;
(3) methods for assuring continuing long-range funding for
such laboratory or laboratories; and
(4) other administrative or legislative actions necessary to
facilitate the establishment of such laboratory or laboratories.
S
EC. 7. ø42 U.S.C. 4364 ¿ (a) The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall assure that the expenditure of any
funds appropriated pursuant to this Act or any other provision of
law for environmental research and development related to regu-
latory program activities shall be coordinated with and reflect the
research needs and priorities of the program offices, as well as the
overall research needs and priorities of the Agency, including those
defined in the five-year research plan.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a), the appropriate program of-
fices are—
(1) the Office of Air and Waste Management, for air qual-
ity activities;
(2) the Office of Water and Hazardous Materials, for water
quality activities and water supply activities;
(3) the Office of Pesticides, for environmental effects of
pesticides;
(4) the Office of Solid Waste, for solid waste activities;
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ties for any public water system in a State unless such project
has been approved by the State agency charged with the re-
sponsibility for safety of drinking water (or if there is no such
agency in a State, by the State health authority).
(3) Grants under this section shall not be made for any
project unless the Administrator determines, after consulta-
tion, that such project will serve a useful purpose relating to
the development and demonstration of new or improved tech-
niques, methods, or technologies for the provision of safe water
to the public for drinking.
(c) There are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of
this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1978.
S
EC. 6. ø42 U.S.C. 4363 note ¿ (a) The Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency shall establish a separately identi-
fied program to conduct continuing and long-term environmental
research and development. Unless otherwise specified by law, at
least 15 per centum of any funds appropriated to the Administrator
for environmental research and development under section 2(a) of
this Act or under any other Act shall be allocated for long-term en-
vironmental research and development under this section.
(b) The Administrator, after consultation with the Science Ad-
visory Board, shall submit to the President and the Congress a re-
port concerning the desirability and feasibility of establishing a na-
tional environmental laboratory, or a system of such laboratories,
to assume or supplement the long-term environmental research
functions created by subsection (a) of this section. Such report shall
be submitted on or before March 31, 1978, and shall include find-
ings and recommendations concerning—
(1) specific types of research to be carried out by such lab-
oratory or laboratories;
(2) the coordination and integration of research to be con-
ducted by such laboratory or laboratories with research con-
ducted by existing Federal or other research facilities;
(3) methods for assuring continuing long-range funding for
such laboratory or laboratories; and
(4) other administrative or legislative actions necessary to
facilitate the establishment of such laboratory or laboratories.
S
EC. 7. ø42 U.S.C. 4364 ¿ (a) The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall assure that the expenditure of any
funds appropriated pursuant to this Act or any other provision of
law for environmental research and development related to regu-
latory program activities shall be coordinated with and reflect the
research needs and priorities of the program offices, as well as the
overall research needs and priorities of the Agency, including those
defined in the five-year research plan.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a), the appropriate program of-
fices are—
(1) the Office of Air and Waste Management, for air qual-
ity activities;
(2) the Office of Water and Hazardous Materials, for water
quality activities and water supply activities;
(3) the Office of Pesticides, for environmental effects of
pesticides;
(4) the Office of Solid Waste, for solid waste activities;
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(5) the Office of Toxic Substances, for toxic substance ac-
tivities;
(6) the Office of Radiation Programs, for radiation activi-
ties; and
(7) the Office of Noise Abatement and Control, for noise ac-
tivities.
(c) The Administrator shall submit to the President and the
Congress a report concerning the most appropriate means of assur-
ing, on a continuing basis, that the research efforts of the Agency
reflect the needs and priorities of the regulatory program offices,
while maintaining a high level of scientific quality. Such report
shall be submitted on or before March 31, 1978.
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EC. 8. ø42 U.S.C. 4365 ¿ (a) The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall establish a Science Advisory Board
which shall provide such scientific advice as may be requested by
the Administrator, the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the United States Senate, or the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology, on Energy and Commerce, or on Public
Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives.
(b) Such Board shall be composed of at least nine members,
one of whom shall be designated Chairman, and shall meet at such
times and places as may be designated by the Chairman of the
Board in consultation with the Administrator. Each member of the
Board shall be qualified by education, training, and experience to
evaluate scientific and technical information on matters referred to
the Board under this section.
(c)(1) The Administrator, at the time any proposed criteria doc-
ument, standard, limitation, or regulation under the Clean Air Act,
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Resource, Conserva-
tion and Recovery Act of 1976, the Noise Control Act, the Toxic
Substances Control Act, or the Safe Drinking Water Act, or under
any other authority of the Administrator, is provided to any other
Federal agency for formal review and comment, shall make avail-
able to the Board such proposed criteria document, standard, limi-
tation, or regulation, together with relevant scientific and technical
information in the possession of the Environmental Protection
Agency on which the proposed action is based.
(2) The Board may make available to the Administrator, within
the time specified by the Administrator, its advice and comments
on the adequacy of the scientific and technical basis of the proposed
criteria document, standard, limitation, or regulation, together with
any pertinent information in the Board’s possession.
(d) In preparing such advice and comments, the Board shall
avail itself of the technical and scientific capabilities of any Federal
agency, including the Environmental Protection Agency and any
national environmental laboratories.
(e) C
OMMITTEES.—
(1) MEMBER COMMITTEES.—
(A) IN GENERAL .—The Board is authorized to establish
such member committees and investigative panels as the
Administrator and the Board determine to be necessary to
carry out this section.
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(5) the Office of Toxic Substances, for toxic substance ac-
tivities;
(6) the Office of Radiation Programs, for radiation activi-
ties; and
(7) the Office of Noise Abatement and Control, for noise ac-
tivities.
(c) The Administrator shall submit to the President and the
Congress a report concerning the most appropriate means of assur-
ing, on a continuing basis, that the research efforts of the Agency
reflect the needs and priorities of the regulatory program offices,
while maintaining a high level of scientific quality. Such report
shall be submitted on or before March 31, 1978.
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EC. 8. ø42 U.S.C. 4365 ¿ (a) The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall establish a Science Advisory Board
which shall provide such scientific advice as may be requested by
the Administrator, the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the United States Senate, or the Committee on Science,
Space, and Technology, on Energy and Commerce, or on Public
Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives.
(b) Such Board shall be composed of at least nine members,
one of whom shall be designated Chairman, and shall meet at such
times and places as may be designated by the Chairman of the
Board in consultation with the Administrator. Each member of the
Board shall be qualified by education, training, and experience to
evaluate scientific and technical information on matters referred to
the Board under this section.
(c)(1) The Administrator, at the time any proposed criteria doc-
ument, standard, limitation, or regulation under the Clean Air Act,
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Resource, Conserva-
tion and Recovery Act of 1976, the Noise Control Act, the Toxic
Substances Control Act, or the Safe Drinking Water Act, or under
any other authority of the Administrator, is provided to any other
Federal agency for formal review and comment, shall make avail-
able to the Board such proposed criteria document, standard, limi-
tation, or regulation, together with relevant scientific and technical
information in the possession of the Environmental Protection
Agency on which the proposed action is based.
(2) The Board may make available to the Administrator, within
the time specified by the Administrator, its advice and comments
on the adequacy of the scientific and technical basis of the proposed
criteria document, standard, limitation, or regulation, together with
any pertinent information in the Board’s possession.
(d) In preparing such advice and comments, the Board shall
avail itself of the technical and scientific capabilities of any Federal
agency, including the Environmental Protection Agency and any
national environmental laboratories.
(e) C
OMMITTEES.—
(1) MEMBER COMMITTEES.—
(A) IN GENERAL .—The Board is authorized to establish
such member committees and investigative panels as the
Administrator and the Board determine to be necessary to
carry out this section.
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(B) C HAIRMANSHIP.—Each member committee or in-
vestigative panel established under this subsection shall
be chaired by a member of the Board.
(2) A
GRICULTURE-RELATED COMMITTEES.—
(A) I N GENERAL .—The Administrator and the Board—
(i) shall establish a standing agriculture-related
committee; and
(ii) may establish such additional agriculture-re-
lated committees and investigative panels as the Ad-
ministrator and the Board determines to be necessary
to carry out the duties under subparagraph (C).
(B) M
EMBERSHIP.—The standing committee and each
agriculture-related committee or investigative panel estab-
lished under subparagraph (A) shall be—
(i) composed of—
(I) such quantity of members as the Adminis-
trator and the Board determines to be necessary;
and
(II) individuals who are not members of the
Board on the date of appointment to the com-
mittee or investigative panel; and
(ii) appointed by the Administrator and the Board,
in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture.
(C) D
UTIES.—The agriculture-related standing com-
mittee and each additional committee and investigative
panel established under subparagraph (A) shall provide
scientific and technical advice to the Board relating to
matters referred to the Board that the Administrator and
the Board determines, in consultation with the Secretary
of Agriculture, to have a significant direct impact on enter-
prises that are engaged in the business of the production
of food and fiber, ranching and raising livestock, aqua-
culture, and all other farming- and agriculture-related in-
dustries.
(f)(1) Upon the recommendation of the Board, the Adminis-
trator shall appoint a secretary, and such other employees as
deemed necessary to exercise and fulfill the Board’s powers and re-
sponsibilities. The compensation of all employees appointed under
this paragraph shall be fixed in accordance with chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 of the United States Code.
(2) Members of the Board may be compensated at a rate to be
fixed by the President but not in excess of the maximum rate of
pay for grade GS–18, as provided in the General Schedule under
section 5332 of title 5 of the United States Code.
(g) In carrying out the functions assigned by this section, the
Board shall consult and coordinate its activities with the Scientific
Advisory Panel established by the Administrator pursuant to sec-
tion 25(d) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act, as amended.
(h) P
UBLIC PARTICIPATION AND TRANSPARENCY.—The Board
shall make every effort, consistent with applicable law, including
section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the
‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’) and section 552a of title 5, United
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Privacy Act’’), to maximize
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(B) C HAIRMANSHIP.—Each member committee or in-
vestigative panel established under this subsection shall
be chaired by a member of the Board.
(2) A
GRICULTURE-RELATED COMMITTEES.—
(A) I N GENERAL .—The Administrator and the Board—
(i) shall establish a standing agriculture-related
committee; and
(ii) may establish such additional agriculture-re-
lated committees and investigative panels as the Ad-
ministrator and the Board determines to be necessary
to carry out the duties under subparagraph (C).
(B) M
EMBERSHIP.—The standing committee and each
agriculture-related committee or investigative panel estab-
lished under subparagraph (A) shall be—
(i) composed of—
(I) such quantity of members as the Adminis-
trator and the Board determines to be necessary;
and
(II) individuals who are not members of the
Board on the date of appointment to the com-
mittee or investigative panel; and
(ii) appointed by the Administrator and the Board,
in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture.
(C) D
UTIES.—The agriculture-related standing com-
mittee and each additional committee and investigative
panel established under subparagraph (A) shall provide
scientific and technical advice to the Board relating to
matters referred to the Board that the Administrator and
the Board determines, in consultation with the Secretary
of Agriculture, to have a significant direct impact on enter-
prises that are engaged in the business of the production
of food and fiber, ranching and raising livestock, aqua-
culture, and all other farming- and agriculture-related in-
dustries.
(f)(1) Upon the recommendation of the Board, the Adminis-
trator shall appoint a secretary, and such other employees as
deemed necessary to exercise and fulfill the Board’s powers and re-
sponsibilities. The compensation of all employees appointed under
this paragraph shall be fixed in accordance with chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 of the United States Code.
(2) Members of the Board may be compensated at a rate to be
fixed by the President but not in excess of the maximum rate of
pay for grade GS–18, as provided in the General Schedule under
section 5332 of title 5 of the United States Code.
(g) In carrying out the functions assigned by this section, the
Board shall consult and coordinate its activities with the Scientific
Advisory Panel established by the Administrator pursuant to sec-
tion 25(d) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act, as amended.
(h) P
UBLIC PARTICIPATION AND TRANSPARENCY.—The Board
shall make every effort, consistent with applicable law, including
section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the
‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’) and section 552a of title 5, United
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Privacy Act’’), to maximize
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public participation and transparency, including making the sci-
entific and technical advice of the Board and any committees or in-
vestigative panels of the Board publically available in electronic
form on the website of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(i) R
EPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator shall annually
report to the Committees on Environment and Public Works and
Agriculture of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation
and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture of the
House of Representatives regarding the membership and activities
of the standing agriculture-related committee established pursuant
to subsection (e)(2)(A)(i).
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EC. 9. ø42 U.S.C. 4366 ¿ (a) The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, in consultation and cooperation with the
heads of other Federal agencies, shall take such actions on a con-
tinuing basis as may be necessary or appropriate—
(1) to identify environmental research, development, and
demonstrate activities, within and outside the Federal Govern-
ment, which may need to be more effectively coordinated in
order to minimize unnecessary duplication of programs,
projects, and research facilities;
(2) to determine the steps which might be taken under ex-
isting law, by him and by the heads of such other agencies, to
accomplish or promote such coordination, and to provide for or
encourage the taking of such steps; and
(3) to determine the additional legislative actions which
would be needed to assure such coordination to the maximum
extent possible.
The Administrator shall include in each annual revision of the five-
year plan provided for by section 5 of Public Law 94–475 a full and
complete report on the actions taken and determinations made dur-
ing the preceding year under this subsection, and may submit in-
terim reports on such actions and determinations at such other
times as he deems appropriate.
(b) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall coordinate environmental research, development, and dem-
onstration programs of such Agency with the heads of other Fed-
eral agencies in order to minimize unnecessary duplication of pro-
grams, projects, and research facilities.
(c)(1) In order to promote the coordination of environmental re-
search and development activities, and to assure that the action
taken and methods used (under subsection (a) and otherwise) to
bring about such coordination will be as effective as possible for
that purpose, the Council on Environmental Quality in consultation
with the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall promptly un-
dertake and carry out a joint study of all aspects of the coordina-
tion of environmental research and development. The Chairman of
the Council shall prepare a report on the results of such study, to-
gether with such recommendations (including legislative rec-
ommendations) as he deems appropriate, and shall submit such re-
port to the President and the Congress not later than May 31,
1978.
(2) Not later than September 30, 1978, the President shall re-
port to the Congress on steps he has taken to implement the rec-
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public participation and transparency, including making the sci-
entific and technical advice of the Board and any committees or in-
vestigative panels of the Board publically available in electronic
form on the website of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(i) R
EPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator shall annually
report to the Committees on Environment and Public Works and
Agriculture of the Senate and the Committees on Transportation
and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture of the
House of Representatives regarding the membership and activities
of the standing agriculture-related committee established pursuant
to subsection (e)(2)(A)(i).
S
EC. 9. ø42 U.S.C. 4366 ¿ (a) The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, in consultation and cooperation with the
heads of other Federal agencies, shall take such actions on a con-
tinuing basis as may be necessary or appropriate—
(1) to identify environmental research, development, and
demonstrate activities, within and outside the Federal Govern-
ment, which may need to be more effectively coordinated in
order to minimize unnecessary duplication of programs,
projects, and research facilities;
(2) to determine the steps which might be taken under ex-
isting law, by him and by the heads of such other agencies, to
accomplish or promote such coordination, and to provide for or
encourage the taking of such steps; and
(3) to determine the additional legislative actions which
would be needed to assure such coordination to the maximum
extent possible.
The Administrator shall include in each annual revision of the five-
year plan provided for by section 5 of Public Law 94–475 a full and
complete report on the actions taken and determinations made dur-
ing the preceding year under this subsection, and may submit in-
terim reports on such actions and determinations at such other
times as he deems appropriate.
(b) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall coordinate environmental research, development, and dem-
onstration programs of such Agency with the heads of other Fed-
eral agencies in order to minimize unnecessary duplication of pro-
grams, projects, and research facilities.
(c)(1) In order to promote the coordination of environmental re-
search and development activities, and to assure that the action
taken and methods used (under subsection (a) and otherwise) to
bring about such coordination will be as effective as possible for
that purpose, the Council on Environmental Quality in consultation
with the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall promptly un-
dertake and carry out a joint study of all aspects of the coordina-
tion of environmental research and development. The Chairman of
the Council shall prepare a report on the results of such study, to-
gether with such recommendations (including legislative rec-
ommendations) as he deems appropriate, and shall submit such re-
port to the President and the Congress not later than May 31,
1978.
(2) Not later than September 30, 1978, the President shall re-
port to the Congress on steps he has taken to implement the rec-
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ommendations included in the report under paragraph (1), includ-
ing any recommendations he may have for legislation.
SEC. 10. ø42 U.S.C. 4361b ¿ The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall implement the recommendations of
the report prepared for the House Committee on Science and Tech-
nology entitled ‘‘The Environmental Protection Agency Research
Program with primary emphasis on the Community Health and
Environmental Surveillance System (CHESS): An Investigative Re-
port’’, unless for any specific recommendation he determines (1)
that such recommendation has been implemented, (2) that imple-
mentation of such recommendation would not enhance the quality
of the research, or (3) that implementation of such recommendation
will require funding which is not available. Where such funding is
not available, the Administrator shall request the required author-
ization or appropriation for such implementation. The Adminis-
trator shall report the status of such implementation in each an-
nual revision of the five-year plan transmitted to the Congress
under section 5 of Public Law 94–475.
S
EC. 11. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall increase the number of personnel positions in the
Health and Ecological Effects program to 862 positions for fiscal
year 1978.
S
EC. 12. ø42 U.S.C. 4367 ¿ (a) Each officer or employee of the
Environmental Protection Agency who—
(1) performs any function or duty under this Act; and
(2) has any known financial interest in any person who ap-
plies for or receives grants, contracts, or other forms of finan-
cial assistance under this Act,
shall, beginning on February 1, 1978, annually file with the Admin-
istrator a written statement concerning all such interests held by
such officer or employee during the preceding calendar year. Such
statement shall be available to the public.
(b) The Administrator shall—
(1) act within ninety days after the date of enactment of
this Act—
(A) to define the term ‘‘known financial interest’’ for
purposes of subsection (a) of this section; and
(B) to establish the methods by which the requirement
to file written statements specified in subsection (a) of this
section will be monitored and enforced, including appro-
priate provision for the filing by such officers and employ-
ees of such statements and the review by the Adminis-
trator of such statements; and
(2) report to the Congress on June 1 of each calendar year
with respect to such disclosures and the actions taken in re-
gard thereto during the preceding calendar year.
(c) In the rules prescribed under subsection (b) of this section,
the Administrator may identify specific positions of a nonpolicy-
making nature within the Administration and provide that officers
or employees occupying such positions shall be exempt from the re-
quirements of this section.
(d) Any officer or employee who is subject to, and knowingly
violates, this section, shall be fined not more than $2,500 or impris-
oned not more than one year, or both.
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ommendations included in the report under paragraph (1), includ-
ing any recommendations he may have for legislation.
SEC. 10. ø42 U.S.C. 4361b ¿ The Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency shall implement the recommendations of
the report prepared for the House Committee on Science and Tech-
nology entitled ‘‘The Environmental Protection Agency Research
Program with primary emphasis on the Community Health and
Environmental Surveillance System (CHESS): An Investigative Re-
port’’, unless for any specific recommendation he determines (1)
that such recommendation has been implemented, (2) that imple-
mentation of such recommendation would not enhance the quality
of the research, or (3) that implementation of such recommendation
will require funding which is not available. Where such funding is
not available, the Administrator shall request the required author-
ization or appropriation for such implementation. The Adminis-
trator shall report the status of such implementation in each an-
nual revision of the five-year plan transmitted to the Congress
under section 5 of Public Law 94–475.
S
EC. 11. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall increase the number of personnel positions in the
Health and Ecological Effects program to 862 positions for fiscal
year 1978.
S
EC. 12. ø42 U.S.C. 4367 ¿ (a) Each officer or employee of the
Environmental Protection Agency who—
(1) performs any function or duty under this Act; and
(2) has any known financial interest in any person who ap-
plies for or receives grants, contracts, or other forms of finan-
cial assistance under this Act,
shall, beginning on February 1, 1978, annually file with the Admin-
istrator a written statement concerning all such interests held by
such officer or employee during the preceding calendar year. Such
statement shall be available to the public.
(b) The Administrator shall—
(1) act within ninety days after the date of enactment of
this Act—
(A) to define the term ‘‘known financial interest’’ for
purposes of subsection (a) of this section; and
(B) to establish the methods by which the requirement
to file written statements specified in subsection (a) of this
section will be monitored and enforced, including appro-
priate provision for the filing by such officers and employ-
ees of such statements and the review by the Adminis-
trator of such statements; and
(2) report to the Congress on June 1 of each calendar year
with respect to such disclosures and the actions taken in re-
gard thereto during the preceding calendar year.
(c) In the rules prescribed under subsection (b) of this section,
the Administrator may identify specific positions of a nonpolicy-
making nature within the Administration and provide that officers
or employees occupying such positions shall be exempt from the re-
quirements of this section.
(d) Any officer or employee who is subject to, and knowingly
violates, this section, shall be fined not more than $2,500 or impris-
oned not more than one year, or both.
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SEC. 13. It is the national policy that to the maximum extent
possible the procedures utilized for implementation of this Act shall
encourage the drastic minimization of paperwork.
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possible the procedures utilized for implementation of this Act shall
encourage the drastic minimization of paperwork.
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