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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. 

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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sound Science for 

5 Farmers Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD. 

2 Section 8 of the Environmental Research, Develop3 ment, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42 

4 U.S.C. 4365) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking the section designation and all 

6 that follows through ‘‘Protection Agency’’ in sub7 section (a) and inserting the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 8. SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD. 

9 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT; REQUESTS FOR ADVICE.— 

10 The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen11 cy (referred to in this section as the ‘Administrator’)’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) by inserting ‘‘(referred to in this sec14 tion as the ‘Board’)’’ after ‘‘Advisory Board’’; 

15 and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘requested by’’ and all that 

17 follows through the period at the end and in18 serting the following: ‘‘requested by— 

19 ‘‘(1) the Administrator; 

20 ‘‘(2) the Committee on Environment and Public 

21 Works of the Senate; 

22 ‘‘(3) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

23 and Forestry of the Senate; 

24 ‘‘(4) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re25 sources of the Senate; 


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1 ‘‘(5) the Committee on Science, Space, and 

2 Technology of the House of Representatives; 

3 ‘‘(6) the Committee on Agriculture of the 

4 House of Representatives; 

5 ‘‘(7) the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

6 of the House of Representatives; or 

7 ‘‘(8) the Committee on Transportation and In8 frastructure of the House of Representatives.’’; 

9 (3) in subsection (b)— 

10 (A) by striking ‘‘(b) Such Board’’ and in11 serting the following: 

12 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP; CHAIRMAN; MEETINGS; QUALI13 FICATIONS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), in 

16 the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Each mem17 ber’’ and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member’’; 

19 (4) in subsection (c)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘(c)(1) The Administrator’’ 

21 and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(c) PROVISION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTATION; AD23 VICE AND COMMENTS OF BOARD.— 

24 ‘‘(1) PROVISION TO BOARD.—The Adminis25 trator’’; 


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1 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (i) by inserting ‘‘or draft risk or haz3 ard assessment,’’ after ‘‘any proposed’’; 

4 (ii) by inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 7401 et 

5 seq.)’’ after ‘‘Clean Air Act’’; 

6 (iii) by inserting ‘‘(33 U.S.C. 1251 et 

7 seq.)’’ after ‘‘Pollution Control Act’’; 

8 (iv) by striking ‘‘Resource, Conserva9 tion and Recovery Act of 1976’’ and in10 serting ‘‘Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 

11 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) (commonly known as 

12 the ‘Resource Conservation and Recovery 

13 Act of 1976’)’’; 

14 (v) by inserting ‘‘of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 

15 4901 et seq.)’’ after ‘‘Noise Control Act’’; 

16 (vi) by inserting ‘‘(15 U.S.C. 2601 et 

17 seq.)’’ after ‘‘Substances Control Act’’; 

18 (vii) by inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 300f et 

19 seq.)’’ after ‘‘Water Act’’; 

20 (viii) by striking ‘‘formal’’; and 

21 (ix) by inserting ‘‘or draft risk or haz22 ard assessment,’’ after ‘‘such proposed’’; 

23 and 

24 (C) in paragraph (2)— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘(2) The Board’’ and 

2 inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(2) ADVICE AND COMMENTS OF BOARD.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board’’; 

5 (ii) in subparagraph (A) (as so des6 ignated), by inserting ‘‘or draft risk or 

7 hazard assessment,’’ after ‘‘basis of the 

8 proposed’’; and 

9 (iii) by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS IN RECORD.—Any advice 

12 or comments made available by the Board 

13 under subparagraph (A), including any dis14 senting views of members of the Board, and the 

15 response of the Administrator to the advice, 

16 comments, or dissenting views shall be— 

17 ‘‘(i) included in the record with re18 spect to the applicable proposed or draft 

19 risk or hazard assessment, criteria docu20 ment, standard, limitation, or regulation; 

21 and 

22 ‘‘(ii) published in the Federal Reg23 ister.’’; 


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1 (5) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘(d) In pre2 paring such advice and comments’’ and inserting the 

3 following: 

4 ‘‘(d) USE OF TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC CAPABILI5 TIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES AND NATIONAL ENVIRON6 MENTAL LABORATORIES FOR DETERMINING ADEQUACY

7 OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL BASIS OF PROPOSED

8 DOCUMENTATION.—In preparing advice and comments 

9 under subsection (c)(2)’’; 

10 (6) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the end 

11 the following: 

12 ‘‘(D) REQUIREMENTS.—With respect to a 

13 risk assessment or risk management activity 

14 that may have an impact on the agricultural or 

15 food safety sector of the United States, the Ad16 ministrator may not issue or peer review a draft 

17 or final assessment intended for inclusion in the 

18 Integrated Risk Information System, nor may 

19 the Administrator issue or peer review a draft 

20 or final risk evaluation or regulation under sec21 tion 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 

22 U.S.C. 2605), unless— 

23 ‘‘(i) the draft or final assessment, 

24 evaluation, or regulation has been provided 

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1 culture, the Food and Drug Administra2 tion, and the Small Business Administra3 tion— 

4 ‘‘(I) for a period of not less than 

5 90 days; and 

6 ‘‘(II) in a manner consistent 

7 with— 

8 ‘‘(aa) Executive Order 

9 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relat10 ing to regulatory planning and 

11 review); and 

12 ‘‘(bb) the docketing require13 ments described in section 411 of 

14 the Toxic Substances Control Act 

15 (15 U.S.C. 2691); 

16 ‘‘(ii) the draft or final assessment, 

17 evaluation, or regulation has been fully re18 viewed, including for scientific quality, 

19 transparency, reproducibility of key results, 

20 consistency with real world exposure sce21 narios, and potential effects on the agricul22 tural sector, by the standing agriculture-re23 lated committee established under subpara24 graph (A)(i); and 

25 ‘‘(iii) the Administrator— 


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1 ‘‘(I) has notified the Committees 

2 on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For3 estry, Energy and Natural Resources, 

4 and Environment and Public Works 

5 of the Senate and the Committees on 

6 Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, 

7 Transportation and Infrastructure, 

8 and Science, Space, and Technology 

9 of the House of Representatives in 

10 writing at the commencement of the 

11 issuance or peer review process with 

12 respect to the draft or final assess13 ment, evaluation, or regulation; and 

14 ‘‘(II) submitted to those commit15 tees a written report on the results of 

16 the issuance or peer review process.’’; 

17 (7) in subsection (f)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘(f)(1) Upon the rec19 ommendation’’ and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(f) PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 

21 ‘‘(1) PERSONNEL.— 

22 ‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—On the rec23 ommendation’’; 

24 (B) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) 

25 (as so designated), in the second sentence, by 


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1 striking ‘‘The compensation’’ and inserting the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(B) COMPENSATION.—The compensa4 tion’’; and 

5 (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘(2) 

6 Members of the Board’’ and inserting the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘(2) COMPENSATION OF BOARD MEMBERS.— 

9 Members of the Board’’; 

10 (8) in subsection (g)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘(g) In carrying out’’ and 

12 inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(g) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—In car14 rying out’’; 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘its activities with the Sci16 entific’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘the activi17 ties of the Board with— 

18 ‘‘(1) the Scientific’’; 

19 (C) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 

20 striking ‘‘, as amended.’’ and inserting ‘‘(7 

21 U.S.C. 136w(d)); and’’; and 

22 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(2) the Science Advisory Committee on Chemi24 cals established by the Administrator under section 


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1 26(o) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 

2 U.S.C. 2625(o)).’’; and 

3 (9) in subsection (i), by inserting ‘‘Science, 

4 Space, and Technology,’’ after ‘‘Transportation and 

5 Infrastructure,’’. 

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