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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2084

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement certain additional reductions in the production or consumption of methyl bromide, unless the

Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the Environmental

Protection Agency have submitted a report on the effects of methyl

bromide on the ozone layer, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 6, 2001

Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. BOYD, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. PUTNAM, and Mr.

RADANOVICH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee

on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement certain

additional reductions in the production or consumption

of methyl bromide, unless the Secretary of Agriculture

and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection

Agency have submitted a report on the effects of methyl

bromide on the ozone layer, 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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sound Science Methyl

3 Bromide Act’’.

4 SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL

5 FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ADDI6 TIONAL METHYL BROMIDE REDUCTIONS.

7 No Federal funds may be used to implement any reg8 ulation that requires a reduction in the production or con9 sumption of methyl bromide after the date of the enact10 ment of this Act, unless—

11 (1) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Admin12 istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

13 have submitted the report on the effects of methyl

14 bromide under section 3(a)(2); and

15 (2) the 3-month period described in section

16 3(c)(2) has ended.

17 SEC. 3. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF METHYL BROMIDE ON

18 OZONE LAYER.

19 (a) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 6 months

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary

21 of Agriculture and the Administrator of the Environ22 mental Protection Agency, acting jointly, shall—

23 (1) conduct a study on the effects of methyl

24 bromide on the ozone layer; and

25 (2) submit to the Congress a report describing

26 the findings and conclusions of the study.
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1 (b) ASSUMPTION OF NO ADDITIONAL REDUC2 TIONS.—Notwithstanding the phaseout regulations for

3 methyl bromide at part 82 of title 40, Code of Federal

4 Regulations, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Admin5 istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall as6 sume for purposes of the study and report that no reduc7 tion in the production or consumption of methyl bromide

8 will be made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

9 (c) REVIEW BY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—

10 The Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the

11 Environmental Protection Agency, acting jointly, shall

12 seek to enter into an arrangement with the National Acad13 emy of Sciences under which the National Academy of

14 Sciences shall—

15 (1) prepare a written review of the findings and

16 conclusions in the report submitted to the Congress

17 under subsection (a)(2); and

18 (2) not later than 3 months after the date of

19 submission of that report, submit the written review

20 to the Congress.

21 SEC. 4. STUDY ON USE AND PRODUCTION OF METHYL BRO22 MIDE BY OTHER NATIONS.

23 Not later than 4 months after the date of the enact24 ment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative

25 shall—
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1 (1) conduct a study to—

2 (A) identify each nation that increased use

3 or production of methyl bromide after 1991;

4 (B) quantify such increase by each such

5 nation; and

6 (C) identify each nation that will prohibit

7 the importation of a United States product if

8 methyl bromide is not used for that product;

9 and

10 (2) submit to the Congress a report describing

11 the findings and conclusions of the study.

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