IIA
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1994
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 20 (legislative day, NOVEMBER 2), 1993
Received
NOVEMBER 23, 1993
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
AN ACT
To authorize appropriations for environmental research, de-
velopment, and demonstration for fiscal year 1994, 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 ‘‘Environmental Re-
search, Development, and Demonstration Authorization
Act of 1993’’.
SEC. 2. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION.
(a) ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT,
AND DEMONSTRATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency (hereafter in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Administrator’’) $475,400,000 for
fiscal year 1994 for the Office of Research and De-
velopment for environmental research, development,
and demonstration activities and program manage-
ment and support.
(2) AUTHORIZATIONS OF PROGRAMS AND AC-
TIVITIES.—Of the amount authorized in paragraph
(1) for fiscal year 1994 for such Office, there are
authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year
the following:
(A) 
For 
air 
related 
research,
$126,000,000.
(B) 
For 
water 
related 
research,
$49,000,000.
(C) For toxic chemical related research,
$76,000,000.
(D) 
For 
lab 
and 
field 
expenses,
$49,000,000.
(E) For headquarters expenses of such Of-
fice, $5,400,000.
(F) For multimedia related research ex-
penses, $163,000,000.
(G) For program management expenses,
$7,000,000.
(3) EFFECT ON OTHER AUTHORIZATION.—
(A) SUPERFUND.—Nothing in this Act
shall affect amounts authorized for fiscal year
1994 for Superfund research activities as au-
thorized by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–
499; 100 Stat. 1613).
(B) OTHER
EPA OFFICES.—Nothing in
this Act shall affect research, testing, studies,
or other activities of other offices within the
Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) LIMITATION ON CLOSING OFFICES AND REDUC-
TIONS-IN-FORCE.—The Administrator shall not close any
Office of Research and Development field station, regional
office, laboratory, or other research center, or permit any
Office of Research and Development reduction-in-force,
and no closing or reduction shall be finalized, unless at
least 30 days prior to the issuing of any general notice
of such closing or reduction the Administrator informs the
appropriate legislative and appropriations committees of
the House of Representatives and the Senate in writing
of the reasons for such closing or reduction, the impact
of such closing or reduction on carrying out the provisions
of this Act, the details of such reduction or closing, and
other pertinent information.
(c) AVAILABILITY.—Appropriations made pursuant
to this Act shall remain available for obligation or expendi-
ture for such periods as may be specified in the Acts mak-
ing such appropriations.
(d) LIMITATION ON APPROPRIATIONS.—Nothing in
this Act authorizes appropriations for the research, devel-
opment, and demonstration activities of the Office of Re-
search and Development of the Environmental Protection
Agency for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1994.
(e) REPORT ON UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS.—
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a report to
Congress which specifies—
(1) the portion of such appropriations which are
for programs, projects, or activities not specifically
authorized under subsection (a), or which are in ex-
cess of amounts authorized for the relevant program,
project, or activity under this Act; and
(2) the portion of such appropriations which are
specifically authorized under this Act.
SEC. 3. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In addition to providing re-
search support for the regulatory needs of the program
offices, the Administrator shall establish in the Office of
Research and Development separately identified research
programs consisting of fundamental research on ecology
and environmental science and fundamental research on
exposure to, and effects of, environmental contamination.
Such research shall be undertaken for the purpose of gen-
erating fundamental knowledge necessary to support ef-
forts to identify, assess, and mitigate serious environ-
mental risks.
(b) AUTHORITY.—In carrying out programs under
this section, the Administrator may support research on
environmental processes and trends, identification and as-
sessment of potential environmental risks, and approaches
to prevent and reduce such risks. The Administrator is
authorized to establish and maintain resources, expertise,
and facilities necessary to the advancement of the fun-
damental research programs established in this section.
(c) REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR.—The Admin-
istrator shall biennially prepare and submit to the Con-
gress and the Science Advisory Board referred to in sub-
section (d) a report containing the Administrator’s assess-
ment of the programs established pursuant to subsection
(a).
(d) SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.—The Science Advi-
sory Board established under the Environmental Re-