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112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2876 
To prevent discrimination on the basis of political beliefs by the 
Environmental Protection Agency in its student programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 
Mr. POMPEO (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. CARTER, Mr. HARPER, and 
Mr. MCKINLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
on Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agri-
culture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prevent discrimination on the basis of political beliefs 
by the Environmental Protection Agency in its student 
programs. 
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 ‘‘EPA Student Non-
discrimination Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION. 
No student internship, fellowship, scholarship, or 
other student program administered by the Environmental 
Protection Agency may establish any requirement that an 
applicant possess any experience that constitutes an en-
dorsement of a particular political position with regard to 
environmental protection. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION AGAINST FUNDING CERTAIN EPA 
STUDENT PROGRAMS. 
No funds shall be used to provide financial compensa-
tion, including grants, stipends, expenses, or salary, for 
the following student programs administered by the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency: 
(1) The Student Diversity Internship Program 
Environmental Justice Eco-Ambassador Focus. 
(2) Programs related to the study of green-
house gas emissions. 
SEC. 4. REPORT ON PROCEDURES. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency shall submit a report to Congress detailing 
existing policies, procedures, and actions taken within the 
last 3 years in recruiting and hiring applicants for all En-
vironmental Protection Agency student programs. The re-
port shall include— 
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(1) efforts to recruit student advocates, includ-
ing any communications between the Environmental 
Protection Agency and nongovernmental organiza-
tions; 
(2) policies and procedures related to the review 
of student applications, including a list of the per-
sonnel involved in such processes; 
(3) any efforts to consider applicants with pol-
icy views or experience that were counter to stated 
agency goals; and 
(4) policies to ensure that applicants for Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency student programs will 
be recruited and reviewed in accordance with section 
2 of this Act. 
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