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Union Calendar No. 460 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4012 

[Report No. 113–619] 

To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, 

or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that 

is not transparent or reproducible. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 6, 2014 

Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. HALL, Mr. BROUN

of Georgia, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. 

ROHRABACHER, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. OLSON, 

Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. 

PALAZZO, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. SALMON, and Mr. FRANKS of 

Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 

NOVEMBER 12, 2014 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GOSAR, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 

MULLIN, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, Mr. 

WESTMORELAND, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. 

GARRETT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. MEADOWS, Mrs. MCMORRIS

RODGERS, Mr. SCHOCK, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. KLINE, Mr. FLORES, Mr. 

BARTON, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. FORBES, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, 

Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. LUCAS, 

Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. COTTON, and Mr. ADERHOLT

NOVEMBER 12, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or 

reproducible. 


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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 ‘‘Secret Science Reform 

5 Act of 2014’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DATA TRANSPARENCY. 

7 Section 6(b) of the Environmental Research, Devel8 opment, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 

9 (42 U.S.C. 4363 note) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(b)(1) The Administrator shall not propose, finalize, 

11 or disseminate a covered action unless all scientific and 

12 technical information relied on to support such covered ac13 tion is— 

14 ‘‘(A) specifically identified; and 

15 ‘‘(B) publicly available in a manner that is suf16 ficient for independent analysis and substantial re17 production of research results. 

18 ‘‘(2) Nothing in the subsection shall be construed as 

19 requiring the public dissemination of information the dis20 closure of which is prohibited by law. 

21 ‘‘(3) In this subsection— 

22 ‘‘(A) the term ‘covered action’ means a risk, ex23 posure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, 

24 standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact 

25 analysis, or guidance; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the term ‘scientific and technical informa2 tion’ includes— 

3 ‘‘(i) materials, data, and associated proto4 cols necessary to understand, assess, and ex5 tend conclusions; 

6 ‘‘(ii) computer codes and models involved 

7 in the creation and analysis of such informa8 tion; 

9 ‘‘(iii) recorded factual materials; and 

10 ‘‘(iv) detailed descriptions of how to access 

11 and use such information.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 460 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4012 

[Report No. 113–619] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency 

not transparent or reproducible. lations or assessments based upon science that is from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating reguNOVEMBER 12, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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