search, Development, and Demonstration Authorization
Act of 1978 (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
‘‘Science Advisory Board’’), or a designated subcommittee
thereof, shall—
(1) review the activities undertaken under the
programs established under subsection (a);
(2) make recommendations on the appropriate
balance between the fundamental research and the
programmatic research undertaken by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency and update such rec-
ommendations at least every two years;
(3) make any recommendations with respect to
the programs established under subsection (a) that
the Science Advisory Board considers to be appro-
priate; and
(4) every two years beginning in March 1994,
submit to the Administrator and the Congress a re-
port containing—
(A) an assessment of the most recent re-
port of the Administrator prepared pursuant to
subsection (c);
(B) the results of a review undertaken pur-
suant to paragraph (1); and
(C) the recommendations (with any up-
dates thereto) made pursuant to paragraphs (2)
and (3).
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2 of the
Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstra-
tion Authorization Act of 1981 is amended by striking
subsection (f).
SEC. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish an Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Program to conduct environmental research and develop-
ment to design a long-term environmental monitoring pro-
gram to determine the current condition of, and trends
in, the ecological resources of the United States.
(b) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall coordi-
nate the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Pro-
gram activities, including activities under the National
Coastal Monitoring Act (33 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.), with the
heads of other Federal agencies in order to identify, inte-
grate, and fully utilize results of related efforts under-
taken by other agencies and minimize duplication of ef-
forts.
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administrator shall pub-
lish an annual report identifying and assessing the per-
formance of the activities undertaken under the Environ-
mental Monitoring and Assessment Program, the effec-
tiveness of interagency coordination, and the contributions
of multiagency research to the advancement of research
goals.
(d) PUBLIC DATA.—The Administrator shall periodi-
cally submit to Congress and make publicly available a
compilation of statistical data summaries and interpretive
reports on ecological status and trends developed as a re-
sult of the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Program.
SEC. 5. MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.
(a) MODERNIZATION PROGRAM.—The Administrator
shall establish, from funds authorized to be appropriated
in section 2, a modernization program for laboratories of
the Office of Research and Development of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency that are designed to identify,
acquire, and maintain modern buildings, facilities, sup-
plies, and equipment to conduct high quality research. In
carrying out this section, the Administrator shall ensure
that such buildings, facilities, supplies, and equipment
meet, at a minimum, the standards generally accepted by
the scientific community as appropriate for conducting re-
search, including research instrumentation replacement
standards.
(b) STUDIES.—The Administrator shall conduct
studies in the Office of Research and Development—
(1) to evaluate and determine the adequacy of
current buildings, facilities, supplies, and equipment
and identify future building, facility, supplies, equip-
ment and research instrumentation needs; and
(2) to identify and assess future research per-
sonnel needs and make recommendations for attract-
ing and retaining qualified scientists, engineers and
other personnel to meet such needs.
(c) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.—The studies re-
quired by this section shall be submitted to the Committee
on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate within one year after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 6. REPEAL OF 5-YEAR RESEARCH REPORT REQUIRE-
MENT.
(a) REPEAL.—Section 5 of the Environmental Re-
search, Development, and Demonstration Authorization
Act of 1976 is repealed.
(b) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE ENVIRONMENTAL RE-
SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION AUTHOR-
IZATION ACT OF 1978.—The Environmental Research,
Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of
1978 is amended as follows:
(1) Strike section 4.
(2) Strike ‘‘including those defined in the five-
year research plan’’ at the end of section 7(a).
(3) Strike section 8(c).
(4) Strike ‘‘The Administrator shall include’’
and all that follows through the end of the sub-
section in section 9(a).
SEC. 7. SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Science Advisory Board
shall submit to Congress and to the Administrator an an-
nual report that contains the views of the Science Advisory
Board on proposed research programs as described in the
President’s budget for research, development, and dem-
onstration activities at the Environmental Protection
Agency. Such report shall be submitted to Congress as
soon as practicable after the submission of the President’s
budget to Congress. The Administrator shall cooperate
with the Director of the Science Advisory Board, particu-
larly with respect to the timely provision of budget infor-
mation to the Science Advisory Board, to allow the Science
Advisory Board to carry out its duties under this sub-
section.
(b) EVALUATION.—The Science Advisory Board shall
conduct periodic evaluations of selected areas of the cur-
rent and planned research, development, and demonstra-
tion activities of the Environmental Protection Agency.
The areas of evaluation shall be selected by the Science
Advisory Board in consultation with the Administrator,
the Office of Research and Development, other Agency
programs, and appropriate committees of the Congress.
Reports containing the Science Advisory Board’s evalua-
tions and recommendations shall be filed with such com-
mittees and the Administrator. The Administrator shall
provide to such committees a written response to the
Science Advisory Board’s evaluation and recommendations
within 60 days after the Science Advisory Board’s report
has been submitted.
(c) REVIEW OF CERTAIN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.—
The Science Advisory Board shall annually review the re-
search activities of the Environmental Protection Agency
under section 14(b)(2) and shall include the results of
such review in the annual report required by section 7.
(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—The Administrator
shall submit to the Congress any report required by law
to be submitted to the Administrator by the Science Advi-
sory Board. The Administrator shall make any such sub-
mission not later than 60 days after the Administrator
receives the report from the Science Advisory Board.
SEC. 8. MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORIZATION FOR COOPERA-
TIVE AGREEMENTS.
In reviewing research, development and demonstra-
tion grant, contract, and cooperative agreement applica-
tions, the Administrator may enter into cooperative agree-
ments to conduct appropriate scientific and professional
reviews of such applications and may use research funds
authorized by this Act for such cooperative agreements.
SEC. 9. RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORT.
The Administrator shall submit an annual report to
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate setting out the ac-
complishments of the research, development, and dem-
onstration programs for which funds are authorized by
this Act for the Office of Research and Development of
the Environmental Protection Agency and the significance
of such accomplishments to the Environmental Protection
Agency’s mission.
SEC. 10. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND INFORMATION EX-
CHANGE.
The Administrator shall carry out a program of envi-
ronmental technology transfer and exchange of scientific
(3) identify and develop methodologies for as-
sessing and reducing risks to natural ecosystems;
(4) develop and improve methodologies for the
assessment of noncancer risks and the integrated as-
sessment of cancer and noncancer risks; and
(5) develop improved methodologies for evaluat-
ing the benefits, both quantitatively and quali-
tatively, of environmental protection activities, in-
cluding improved methods to account for long-term
environmental effects in the Agency’s economic anal-
ysis.
SEC. 12. LEAD RESEARCH PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Adminis-
trator shall establish a program to conduct research, in-
cluding laboratory research in a controlled setting, on lead,
in furtherance of laws regulating human exposure. The re-
search shall also include the following:
(1) Research on state-of-the-art technologies for
detecting and measuring lead levels in soil, dust, and
other environmental media.
(2) Research on short-term and long-term cost-
effective technologies for the removal of lead-based
paint and in-place management techniques. Such re-
search shall address the relative risk of, and the en-
vironmental protection afforded by, various options
to remove or otherwise ameliorate the toxic effects of
lead-based paint, including the potential adverse ef-
fects of removal, compared to other lead abatement
methods.
(3) A long-term research study of environ-
mentally compatible methods for, and costs of, per-
manent disposal, recycling, or recovery of lead in
lead-contaminated soil, dust, or other environmental
media.
(4) A long-term research study, in cooperation
with other appropriate agencies, to examine the ef-
fectiveness of lead abatement activities.
(b) CONSULTATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—The Administrator shall consult with the heads of
other appropriate Federal agencies with respect to the
conduct of the research specified in subsection (a).
(c) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Of
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 2,
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Adminis-
trator $2,400,000 to carry out activities under this sec-
tion.
SEC. 13. RISK ASSESSMENT RESEARCH PRIORITIES.
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY RISK ASSESSMENT
RESEARCH ISSUES.—
(1) REPORT.—Within six months after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
submit to the Congress a report that identifies at
least 10 environmental research issues—
(A) correlating to the environmental haz-
ards which the Administrator estimates to be in
the category of highest risk;
(B) regarding which there are, as deter-
mined by the Administrator, significant sci-
entific uncertainties with respect to the assess-
ment of such environmental risks; and
(C) with respect to which such uncertain-
ties could be significantly reduced through re-
search.
(2) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—In addition to the
identification required by paragraph (1), the report
referred to in such paragraph shall include—
(A) an assessment of the research that has
been, or is being, conducted by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency with respect to each
issue identified under such paragraph;
(B) an identification, with respect to each
such issue, of the significant scientific uncer-
tainties that exist with respect to the assess-
ment of the environmental risks posed by the
issue;
(C) an identification of the research that
needs to be conducted by the Environmental
Protection Agency to reduce significantly such
scientific uncertainties, the time it will take to
conduct such research, and the cost of such re-
search; and
(D) a list that identifies such issues in
order of the priority in which such research
should be conducted and includes the reasons
for that priority.
(b) RESEARCH PROGRAM.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall
carry out a research program within the Office of
Research and Development to reduce the scientific
uncertainties with respect to the assessment of the
environmental risks posed by the issues identified
under subsection (a). In conducting the research, the
Administrator shall consider the priority list referred
to in subsection (a)(2)(D).
(2) ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT.—As part
of the research program conducted under paragraph
(1), the Administrator shall conduct research to im-
prove the methodologies used to assess the economic
impact of technologies developed as a result of such
research program.
(3) EFFECT
ON
OTHER
AUTHORIZATION.—
Nothing in this section shall affect amounts author-
ized for fiscal year 1994 for other research activities
of the Environmental Protection Agency as author-
ized by any other law.
(c) BUDGET COORDINATION.—In the first budget
submitted by the President to the Congress immediately
following the submission required by subsection (a), and
in the next four budgets submitted immediately after such
budget, the Administrator shall include a report that iden-
tifies the research conducted by the Administrator in ac-
cordance with the priority list referred to in subsection
(a)(2)(D).
SEC. 14. REPORT ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEFENSE TECH-
NOLOGY TRANSFER IN DEVELOPMENT OF EN-
VIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE PRODUCTS.
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Congress a report, prepared by the Office of
Research and Development, that identifies opportunities
for the technology transfer of defense-related research for
environmental applications. The report shall include infor-
mation on the development of environmentally sensitive
products and processes that have dual-use or commercial
application, such as—
(1) the reduced use of toxic, hazardous, and en-
vironmentally damaging substances;
(2) the development and employment of sub-
stitutes for such substances; and
(3) the reduction of emissions and waste gen-
eration in product design, manufacture, and mainte-
nance in relevant areas of technology.
(b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report re-
quired under subsection (a), the Administrator shall con-
sult with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies to
identify the production and design capabilities that are ap-
plicable to the development of products and processes de-
scribed in such subsection.
(c) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the
term ‘‘defense-related research for environmental applica-
tions’’ means research funded by the Department of De-
fense to mitigate the environmental impact of activities
carried out for military purposes.
SEC. 15. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESEARCH ON
DRINKING WATER DISINFECTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Ad-
ministrator may enter into a cooperative agreement with
a non-Government research foundation to conduct re-
search on the disinfection of drinking water, including re-
search on disinfection byproducts in drinking water. Of
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 2,
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Adminis-
trator for fiscal year 1994 not more than $2,000,000 to
carry out this section.
(b) FUNDING LIMITATION.—The research referred to
in subsection (a) may not be conducted unless the Admin-
istrator receives from such foundation and provides for
such research for fiscal year 1994 an amount that equals
at least 50 percent of the total funding for the research.
SEC. 16. INVESTIGATION OF CONTRACT PRACTICES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) ARRANGEMENT
FOR
PREPARATION
OF
STUDY.—Not later than six months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall,
consistent with applicable provisions of Federal pro-
curement law, enter into an arrangement with a pri-
vate entity to prepare a study on, and recommenda-
tions regarding, the acquisition and assistance man-
agement practices of the Office of Research and De-
velopment.
(2) CRITERIA
FOR
SELECTION
OF
ENTITY.—
The private entity with which the Administrator en-
ters into an arrangement under paragraph (1) is a
business, legal, or environmental organization which,
as determined by the Administrator—
(A) has substantial experience in Federal
acquisition and assistance management proce-
dures and regulations;
(B) has sufficient financial and labor capa-
bilities to adequately carry out the duties of the
entity under the arrangement referred to in
paragraph (1); and
(C) is not subject to any conflicts of inter-
est which would impair the ability of the entity
to carry out its duties under such arrangement.
(b) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—The study prepared pur-
suant to subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) A summary of the investigations and audits
of the acquisition and assistance management prac-
tices of the Office of Research and Development con-
ducted by the Office of the Inspector General of the
Environmental Protection Agency since 1985.
(2) A summary of the policies and programs
implemented by the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy since 1985 relating to acquisition and assistance
management by the Office of Research and Develop-
ment, with emphasis on any policy or program im-
plemented in connection with, or as a result of, an
investigation or audit by the Office of Inspector
General of the Environmental Protection Agency or
any other entity.
(3) An analysis of the acquisition and assist-
ance management practices and procedures of the
Office of Research and Development, including an
analysis of the following:
(A) The adequacy of Office of Research
and Development statements of work, assign-
ments, technical directives, and similar control
mechanisms, including the adequacy of the re-
view of such statements and the amount of de-
tail provided in such statements.
(B) The adequacy of the mechanisms for
authorizing and reviewing contract charges and
invoices, including mechanisms for independ-
ently verifying that such charges and invoices
are reasonable and supportable.
(C) The level of actual competition in com-
petitive bidding for contracts.
(D) The overall distribution of contracts by
the Office of Research and Development and
any reliance on particular contractors that may
result from such distribution.
(E) The adequacy of the Office of Re-
search and Development staffing qualifications
and training with respect to acquisition and as-
sistance management.
(F) Specific recommendations of the entity
regarding management practices and internal
controls to remedy problems in acquisition and
assistance management practices of the Office
of Research and Development exposed as a re-
sult of the study.
(G) An estimate of the cost and effective-
ness of carrying out the recommendations pro-
vided in subparagraph (F).
(c) REPORTS.—
(1) REPORT
TO
THE
ADMINISTRATOR.—Not
later than one year after the date the Administrator
enters into an arrangement with a private entity
under subsection (a), the private entity shall submit
to the Administrator the study prepared pursuant to
such subsection.
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than two
weeks after the Administrator receives the study re-
quired to be submitted under paragraph (1), the Ad-
ministrator shall submit the study to the Congress
together with any comments of the Administrator
with respect to the report.
(d) FUNDING.—Of amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under section 2, there are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Administrator not more than $500,000 to
carry out this section.
SEC. 17. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN MADE EQUIPMENT AND
PRODUCTS.
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that any recipient of a grant under this Act, or
under any amendment made by this Act, should purchase,
when available and cost-effective, American made equip-
ment and products when expending grant monies.
(b) NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE.—In al-
locating grants under this Act, or under any amendment
made by this Act, the Secretary shall provide to each re-
cipient a notice describing the statement made in sub-
section (a) by the Congress.
Passed the House of Representatives November 20,
1993.
Attest:
DONNALD K. ANDERSON,
Clerk.
By DALLAS L. DENDY, JR.,
Assistant to the Clerk.
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