,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bj1 #bjac ,mr4  
,f9*] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,intyre1 ,mr4 
,craw=d1 ,mr4 ,pet]son1 ,mr4 ,buc%on1   
,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4 ,cole7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t  
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure high /&>ds 
= ,f$]al ag5cy use ( sci5tific          
in=mation4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,s\nd ,sci5ce ,act (    
#bjac4  #b4 ,ensur+ high /&>ds = ag5cy  
use ( sci5tific in=mation  7a7          
,requirem5t = f9al guidel9es ,n lat] ?an
 ,janu>y #a1 #bjad1 ea* ,f$]al ag5cy    
%all h 9 effect guidel9es = ensur+ &    
maximiz+ ! quality1 objectivity1        
utility1 & integrity ( sci5tific        
in=mation reli$ ^u by su* ag5cy4  7b7   
,cont5t ( guidel9es ,! guidel9es        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ) respect to 
a ,f$]al ag5cy1 %all ensure t--  7#a7 :5
 sci5tific in=mation is consid]$ by !   
ag5cy 9 policy decisions--  7,a7 !      

in=mation is subject to well-e/abli%$   
sci5tific processes1 includ+ pe] review 
:]e appropriate2  7,b7 ! ag5cy          
appropriately applies ! sci5tific       
in=mation to ! policy decision2  7,c7   
except = in=mation t is protect$ f      
disclosure by law or adm9i/rative       
practice1 ! ag5cy makes available to !  
public ! sci5tific in=mation consid]$ by
 ! ag5cy2  7,d7 ! ag5cy gives greate/   
weight to in=mation t is bas$ on        
exp]im5tal1 empirical1 quantifiable1 &  
reproducible data t is develop$ 9       
accordance ) well-e/abli%$ sci5tific    
processes2 &  7,e7 ) respect to any     
propos$ rule issu$ by ! ag5cy1 su* ag5cy
 foll[s proc$ures t include1 to ! ext5t 
feasible & p]mitt$ by law1 an           
opportunity = public comm5t on all      
relevant sci5tific f9d+s2  7#b7 ! ag5cy 
has proc$ures 9 place to make policy    
decisions only on ! basis ( ! be/       
reasonably obta9able sci5tific1         
te*nical1 economic1 & o!r evid5ce &     
in=mation conc]n+ ! ne$ =1 consequ5ces  

(1 & alt]natives to ! decision2 &  7#c7 
! ag5cy has 9 place proc$ures to id5tify
 & address in/ances 9 :i* ! integrity ( 
sci5tific in=mation consid]$ by ! ag5cy 
may h be5 compromis$1 includ+ in/ances 9
 :i* su* in=mation may h be5 ! product (
 a sci5tific process t 0 compromis$4    
7c7 ,approval ne$$ = policy decisions   
,to take effect ,no policy decision     
issu$ aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjad1 by an     
ag5cy subject to ?is section may take   
effect prior to su* date t ! ag5cy has 9
 effect guidel9es "u subsection 7a7 t h 
be5 approv$ by ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( 
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy4  7d7      
,policy decisions n 9 compliance ,a     
policy decision ( an ag5cy t does n     
comply ) guidel9es approv$ "u subsection
 7c7 %all be deem$ to be arbitr>y1      
caprici\s1 an abuse ( discretion1 &     
o!rwise n 9 accordance ) law4  7e7      
,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is section3  
7#a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy has ! mean+    
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #eea7a7 ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,policy  

decision ,! t]m policy decision means1 )
 respect to an ag5cy1 an ag5cy action z 
def9$ 9 section #eea7ac7 ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 7o!r ?an an        
adjudication1 z def9$ 9 section #eea7g7 
( su* title71 & includes--  7,a7 ! li/+1
 label+1 or o!r id5tification ( a       
sub/ance1 product1 or activity z haz>d\s
 or creat+ risk to human heal?1 safety1 
or ! environm5t2 &  7,b7 ag5cy guidance4
  7#c7 ,ag5cy guidance ,! t]m ag5cy     
guidance means an ag5cy /atem5t ( g5]al 
applicability & future effect1 o!r ?an a
 regulatory action1 t sets =? a policy  
on a /atutory1 regulatory1 or te*nical  
issue or on an int]pretation ( a        
/atutory or regulatory issue4