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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2084
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to implement certain additional reduc-
tions 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 Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sound Science Methyl
Bromide Act’’.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL
FUNDS 
FOR 
IMPLEMENTATION 
OF 
ADDI-
TIONAL METHYL BROMIDE REDUCTIONS.
No Federal funds may be used to implement any reg-
ulation that requires a reduction in the production or con-
sumption of methyl bromide after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, unless—
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture and the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
have submitted the report on the effects of methyl
bromide under section 3(a)(2); and
(2) the 3-month period described in section
3(c)(2) has ended.
SEC. 3. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF METHYL BROMIDE ON
OZONE LAYER.
(a) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 6 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
of Agriculture and the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, acting jointly, shall—
(1) conduct a study on the effects of methyl
bromide on the ozone layer; and
(2) submit to the Congress a report describing
the findings and conclusions of the study.
(b) ASSUMPTION
OF
NO
ADDITIONAL
REDUC-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding the phaseout regulations for
methyl bromide at part 82 of title 40, Code of Federal
Regulations, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall as-
sume for purposes of the study and report that no reduc-
tion in the production or consumption of methyl bromide
will be made after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) REVIEW BY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—
The Secretary of Agriculture and the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, acting jointly, shall
seek to enter into an arrangement with the National Acad-
emy of Sciences under which the National Academy of
Sciences shall—
(1) prepare a written review of the findings and
conclusions in the report submitted to the Congress
under subsection (a)(2); and
(2) not later than 3 months after the date of
submission of that report, submit the written review
to the Congress.
SEC. 4. STUDY ON USE AND PRODUCTION OF METHYL BRO-
MIDE BY OTHER NATIONS.
Not later than 4 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative
shall—
(1) conduct a study to—
(A) identify each nation that increased use
or production of methyl bromide after 1991;
(B) quantify such increase by each such
nation; and
(C) identify each nation that will prohibit
the importation of a United States product if
methyl bromide is not used for that product;
and
(2) submit to the Congress a report describing
the findings and conclusions of the study.
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