HR 64 · 107th Congress · Environmental Protection
Strengthening Science at the Environmental Protection Agency Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.(2002-05-01)
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Requires the President to appoint a Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Requires one EPA Assistant Administrator to be designated as the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, who shall also have the title of Chief Scientist of the EPA. Expresses the sense of Congress concerning: (1) EPA Office of Research and Development flexibility and accountability, balance between types of research, application of research conducted by others, and documentation and transparency of decisionmaking; and (2) EPA research dissemination and application, expansion of a science inventory, and peer review policy.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 64, Strengthening Science at the Environmental Protection Agency Act
Oct 16, 2001<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on October 3, 2001</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 64, Strengthening Science at the Environmental Protection Agency Act
Oct 16, 2001Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on October 3, 2001
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
5 Democrats15 Republicans