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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Sound Science in Risk Assessment
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds that--
(1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, approximately
$140,000,000,000 per year, over 2 percent of the annual gross
national product of the United States, is being spent on
environmental compliance, and the amount being spent is
expected to rise substantially;
(2) unfunded Federal environmental mandates are straining
the budgets of State and local governments and may diminish the
financial resources available for other important public
programs and services;
(3) an environmental risk assessment developed by the
Environmental Protection Agency is often perceived as not
containing sufficient scientific objectivity, absence of bias,
clarity, or consistency to serve as a sound and credible basis
for protecting public health and safety, determining
environmental protection needs and priorities, making
regulatory decisions, or allocating limited financial
resources; and
(4) Executive Order No. 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note; relating
to regulatory planning and review) requires a decision by a
Federal agency to be based on the best reasonably obtainable
scientific and technical information, and embodies the
principle of openness in government.

SEC. 3. RISK ASSESSMENT PRINCIPLES.

In accordance with this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the ''Administrator'')
shall develop rules, proposed rules, and review procedures that provide
that--
(1) risk assessments shall be--
(A) consistent;
(B) of high technical quality;
(C) scientifically objective; and
(D) unbiased; and
(2) significant uncertainties regarding facts, scientific
knowledge, the validity of analytical techniques, or numerical
risk estimates are clearly disclosed in terms readily
understandable to the public.

SEC. 4. PROPOSED RULES.

(a) Proposed General Rules.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue, in accordance
with section 3, proposed rules that--
(1) set forth uniform general procedures governing risk
assessments conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency;
and
(2) incorporate, to the extent the Administrator considers
advisable, relevant guidelines existing prior to the issuance
of the proposed rules.
(b) Distinctive Approaches, Techniques, or Methodologies.--
(1) Proposed distinctive rules.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall issue, in accordance with section 3, proposed rules to
govern use of a distinctive type of risk assessment approach,
technique, or methodology. The rules shall specify the minimum
standard for a risk assessment approach that is appropriate for
the scale of the problem to be assessed, the level of
scientific understanding, and the available data.
(2) Use of distinctive approaches, techniques, or
methodologies.--In accordance with section 3, the Administrator
shall determine the distinctive types of risk assessment
approaches, techniques, or methodologies for which a proposed
rule will be issued pursuant to paragraph (1). The
Administrator shall include risk assessment approaches,
techniques, or methodologies that utilize epidemiological data.
In the case of an approach, a technique, or a methodology not
in use prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator shall develop rules to govern the distinctive use
of the approach, technique, or methodology before using the
approach, technique, or methodology in a risk assessment.

SEC. 5. RISK ASSESSMENT REVIEW.

(a) Review Procedures.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue procedures, in
accordance with section 3, for the review and revision of a risk
assessment completed prior to the enactment of this Act or the issuance
of final risk assessment rules under section 6.
(b) Basis for Review.--
(1) Criteria for review.--A review of a risk assessment in
accordance with the procedures issued under subsection (a)
shall be conducted by the Administrator on the written petition
of a person if--
(A) the risk assessment is inconsistent with the
principles set forth in section 3;
(B) the risk assessment is inconsistent with a rule
issued under section 4; or
(C) the risk assessment does not take into account
significant new scientific data or scientific
understanding.
(2) Response to petition.--Not later than 60 days after
receiving a petition under paragraph (1), the Administrator
shall respond to the petition by agreeing or declining to
review the risk assessment referred to in the petition, and
shall state the basis for the decision.
(3) Judicial review.--Denial of a petition by the
Administrator shall be subject to judicial review in accordance
with chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 6. FINAL RULES.

(a) Notice and Comment Procedures.--Not later than 270 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with section 553 of
title 5, United States Code, the Administrator shall publish in the
Federal Register a list of risk assessment approaches, techniques, or
methodologies for which a rule shall be issued under subsection (b),
after taking into account comments by the public, Federal agencies,
States, municipalities, experts in the scientific community, and such
other persons as the Administrator considers advisable.
(b) Issuance of Final Rules.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act, in accordance with sections 3 and 4 of this
Act and section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the Administrator
shall publish in the Federal Register final rules, after taking into
account comments by the public, Federal agencies, States,
municipalities, experts in the scientific community, and such other
persons as the Administrator considers advisable.

SEC. 7. PRIVATE RIGHTS OF ACTION PRECLUDED.

Nothing in this Act shall give rise to a private right of action
seeking damages against the United States or against an agency or
instrumentality of the United States.
Output:
Sound Science in Risk Assessment Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop rules and review procedures that provide that: (1) risk assessments are consistent, of high technical quality, scientifically objective, and unbiased; and (2) significant uncertainties regarding facts, scientific knowledge, the validity of analytical techniques, or numerical risk estimates are clearly disclosed in terms readily understandable to the public.
Requires the Administrator to issue proposed rules that: (1) set forth uniform general procedures governing risk assessments conducted by EPA and incorporate relevant guidelines existing prior to the issuance of such rules; and (2) govern use of a distinctive type of risk assessment approach, technique, or methodology.
Directs the Administrator to issue procedures for the review and revision of a risk assessment completed prior to this Act's enactment or the issuance of final risk assessment rules. Permits petitions to the Administrator to perform reviews under certain conditions.
Requires the Administrator to issue final rules for risk assessment approaches, techniques, or methodologies after taking into account comments by the public.