SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Environmental Re-
search, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act
of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act, the term—
(1) ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) ‘‘Agency’’ means the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency; and
(3) ‘‘Assistant Administrator’’ means the Assist-
ant Administrator for Research and Development of
the Agency.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Administrator $490,000,000 for fiscal year
1996 for the Office of Research and Development for envi-
ronmental research, development, and demonstration activi-
ties, including program management and support, in the
areas specified in subsection (b), of which—
(1) $321,694,800 shall be for Research and De-
velopment; and
(2) $109,263,400 shall be for Program and Re-
search Operations.
(b) SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
AND ACTIVITIES.—Of the
amount authorized in subsection (a), there are authorized
to be appropriated the following:
(1) For air related research, $93,915,200, of
which—
(A) $67,111,400 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $26,803,800 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(2) For global change research, $2,385,700, of
which—
(A) $2,125,400 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $260,300 shall be for Program and Re-
search Operations.
(3) 
For 
water 
quality 
related 
research,
$21,243,100, of which—
(A) $9,453,100 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $11,790,000 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(4) 
For 
drinking 
water 
related 
research,
$20,652,400, of which—
(A) $10,376,500 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $10,275,900 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(5) 
For 
toxic 
chemical 
related 
research,
$11,053,900, of which—
(A) $5,028,600 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $6,025,300 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(6) For lab and field expenses, $73,031,600, all
of which shall be for Research and Development.
(7) For headquarters expenses of the Office of Re-
search and Development, $9,254,800, all of which
shall be for Research and Development.
(8) For multimedia related research expenses,
$158,656,800, of which—
(A) $122,142,900 shall be for Research and
Development;
(B) $31,513,900 shall be for Program and
Research Operations; and
(C) $5,000,000 shall be for graduate student
fellowships.
(9) 
For 
program 
management 
expenses,
$6,399,300, all of which shall be for Program and Re-
search Operations.
(10) For pesticide related research, $13,345,200,
of which—
(A) $7,192,800 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $6,152,400 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(11) 
For 
oil 
pollution 
related 
research,
$2,076,900.
(12) For research related to leaking underground
storage tanks, $769,400.
(13) For research related to cleanup of contami-
nated sites, $56,195,500.
(14) For research related to hazardous waste,
$21,020,200, of which—
(A) $10,977,700 shall be for Research and
Development; and
(B) $10,042,500 shall be for Program and
Research Operations.
(c) LIMITATIONS.—(1) No funds are authorized to be
appropriated by this Act for—
(A) the Environmental Technology Initiative;
(B) the Climate Change Action Plan; or
(C) indoor air pollution research.
(2) No funds are authorized to be appropriated for any
fiscal year after fiscal year 1996 for carrying out the pro-
grams and activities for which funds are authorized by this
Act, unless such funds are specifically authorized to be ap-
propriated by Act of Congress with respect to such fiscal
year.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
funds are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1996
for carrying out the programs and activities for which
funds are authorized by this Act unless such sums are spe-
cifically authorized to be appropriated by this Act.
SEC. 4. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH REVIEW.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall assign to
the Assistant Administrator the duties of—
(1) developing a strategic plan for scientific and
technical activities throughout the Agency;
(2) integrating that strategic plan into ongoing
Agency planning activities; and
(3) reviewing all Agency research to ensure the
research—
(A) is of high quality; and
(B) does not duplicate any other research
being conducted by the Agency.
(b) REPORT.—The Assistant Administrator shall
transmit annually to the Administrator and to the Commit-
tee on Science of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a
report detailing—
(1) all Agency research the Assistant Adminis-
trator finds is not of sufficiently high quality; and
(2) all Agency research the Assistant Adminis-
trator finds duplicates other Agency research.
SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
None of the funds authorized by this Act shall be avail-
able for any activity whose purpose is to influence legisla-
tion pending before the Congress.
SEC. 6. ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall exclude
from consideration for awards of financial assistance made
by the Office of Research and Development after fiscal year
1995 any person who received funds, other than those de-
scribed in subsection (b), appropriated for a fiscal year
after fiscal year 1995, from any Federal funding source for
a project that was not subjected to a competitive, merit-
based award process. Any exclusion from consideration pur-
suant to this section shall be effective for a period of 5 years
after the person receives such Federal funds.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to
awards to persons who are members of a class specified by
law for which assistance is awarded to members of the class
according to a formula provided by law.
SEC. 7. GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS.
In carrying out the graduate student fellowship pro-
gram for which funds are authorized to be appropriated by
this Act, the Administrator shall ensure that any fellowship
award to a student selected after the date of the enactment
of this Act is used only to support research that would fur-
ther missions of the Office of Research and Development in
fields in which there exists or is projected to exist a shortage
in the number of scientists.