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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Streamlined Pollution Reporting and
Technical Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING.

(a) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish procedures
for the streamlining and integration of requirements under Federal law
for routine and emergency pollution related reporting to the
Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) Procedures.--The procedures established under subsection (a)
shall, to the extent possible and consistent with other Federal law--
(1) designate or establish an office to serve as a single
point of contact for all pollution related reporting to the
Environmental Protection Agency, including reporting by State,
tribal, and local agencies required to submit pollution related
information to the Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) permit pollution related reporting in paper form or
through electronic media, at the option of the reporting
person, for the first 5 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and thereafter require pollution related reporting
through electronic media;
(3) ensure the security of electronic reporting procedures
and associated databases;
(4) require the use of consistent and easily understood
methods of description, units of measurement, and terminology
under all environmental laws and regulations, developed in
consultation with State, tribal, and local governments,
reporting persons, including industry, scientists, engineers,
environmental groups, information technology experts, and other
relevant stakeholders;
(5) minimize duplicative reporting requirements; and
(6) include appropriate procedure variations for different
classes of reporting persons.
(c) Preservation of Reporting Requirements.--Nothing in this Act
shall be construed to eliminate, or to authorize the Administrator to
eliminate, any reporting requirement under Federal law.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND OUTREACH.

The office designated or established under section 2(b)(1) shall--
(1) provide education, training, and technical assistance,
including through electronic means, to persons who may be
required to report pollution related information to the
Environmental Protection Agency;
(2) inform potential reporting persons of related reporting
requirements administered by other Federal agencies;
(3) provide information useful for identifying potential
pollution;
(4) provide scientifically sound, publicly available
information on pollution prevention technologies and practices;
(5) develop and disseminate software, to the maximum extent
practicable, to assist reporting persons in assembling required
data, preparing and submitting reports, and receiving
information provided under this section;
(6) develop a strategy to provide timely assistance to
small businesses;
(7) provide information on models and best practices for
life cycle analysis of manufacturing processes and products,
including technical assistance on economics, environmental, new
market, and product development issues for businesses
interested in developing new processes that reduce the use of
resources, or in manufacturing products in a way that maximized
their potential to be converted into new products when their
primary use expires; and
(8) provide both technical and financial assistance to
State, tribal, and local governments to assist them in
developing reporting requirements consistent with the
procedures established under section 2.

SEC. 4. OFFICE.

(a) Director.--The office designated or established under section
2(b)(1) shall be headed by a Director, who shall report to the
Administrator and shall have the authority to ensure the compliance and
coordination of all offices of the Environmental Protection Agency with
the program established under this Act. The Director shall be an
individual with experience and expertise in environmental management,
information technology, and organizational management and leadership.
(b) Authority To Contract.--The Administrator may arrange for
qualified public or private organizations to perform functions
described in section 3.

SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.

(a) Integration.--The Administrator shall encourage integration
between the office designated or established under section 2(b)(1) and
State, tribal, and local agencies on pollution related reporting
procedures.
(b) Other Federal Programs.--The Administrator may request from
other Federal agencies information on their pollution related reporting
procedures. Such other agencies shall promptly comply with the
Administrator's request.

SEC. 6. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

(a) Establishment.--The Administrator, in consultation with the
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Director
of the National Science Foundation, and the Secretary of Energy, shall
establish an advisory committee comprised of appropriate
representatives from industry, academia, government, and any other
organizations deemed appropriate.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the advisory committee shall be to
advise the Congress on--
(1) the status of industrial ecology or life cycle analysis
for reducing pollution and increasing resource use efficiency;
(2) the elimination of barriers to, and the increase in
utilization of, industrial ecology or life cycle analysis by
the public and private sectors;
(3) the technical capacity and expertise in the United
States for conducting industrial ecology or life cycle
analyses; and
(4) the need for basic and applied research and development
to improve the capacity of industrial ecology or life cycle
analysis.
(c) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the advisory committee shall transmit an interim report to
the Congress. Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the advisory committee shall transmit a final report to the
Congress.

SEC. 7. REPORTS.

Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
and not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Administrator and the Comptroller General, in consultation with
representatives of all appropriate stakeholders, shall jointly prepare
and transmit to the Congress a report that--
(1) identifies provisions of law that prohibit or hinder
the implementation of this Act; and
(2) makes recommendations for improvements to the program
established by this Act.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act--
(1) the term ''Administrator'' means the Administrator of
Environmental Protection Agency; and
(2) the term ''person'' has the meaning given that term in
section 1 of title 1, United States Code, and includes
government agencies and organizations.
A:
Directs the designated office to: (1) provide education, training, and technical assistance to persons required to report; (2) inform potential reporting persons of related reporting requirements administered by other Federal agencies; (3) provide information useful for identifying potential pollution; (4) provide information on pollution prevention technologies and practices; (5) develop and disseminate software to assist reporting persons in assembling required data, reporting, and receiving information; (6) develop a strategy to provide timely assistance to small businesses; (7) provide information on models and best practices for life cycle analysis of manufacturing processes and products; and (8) provide technical and financial assistance to State, tribal, and local governments to assist them in developing reporting requirements consistent with procedures established under this Act.
Requires the Administrator to establish an advisory committee to advise Congress on industrial ecology or life cycle analysis. Directs the committee to report to Congress.
Directs the Administrator and the Comptroller General to prepare and transmit to Congress a report that: (1) identifies provisions of law that prohibit or hinder implementation of this Act; and (2) makes recommendations for improvements to the program established by this Act.