,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjac ,mr4 
,smi? ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1 
& ,mrs4 ,lummis7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require c]ta9 proc$ures 9 !       
conduct by ! ,environm5tal ,protection  
,ag5cy ( its /udy ( ! pot5tial impacts (
 hydraulic fractur+ on dr9k+ wat]       
res\rces4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,epa ,hydraulic ,fractur+ 
,/udy ,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,,epa      
hydraulic fractur+ rese>* ,9 conduct+   
its /udy ( ! pot5tial impacts (         
hydraulic fractur+ on dr9k+ wat]        
res\rces1 ) respect to :i* a reque/ =   
in=mation 0 issu$ "u ,f$]al ,regi/]     
,vol4 #gg1 ,no4 #bah1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %all  
adh]e to ! foll[+ requirem5ts3  7#a7    
,pe] review & in=mation quality ,prior  
to issuance & dissem9ation ( any f9al   
report or any int]im report summ>iz+ !  

,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy's      
rese>* on ! relation%ip betwe5 hydraulic
 fractur+ & dr9k+ wat]1 ! ,adm9i/rator  
%all--  7,a7 consid] su* reports to be  
,highly ,influ5tial ,sci5tific          
,assessm5ts & require pe] review ( su*  
reports 9 accordance ) guidel9es gov]n+ 
su* assessm5ts1 z describ$ 9--  7i7 !   
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy's ,pe] 
,review ,h&book #crd ,edition2  7ii7 !  
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy's      
,sci5tific ,integrity ,policy1 z 9      
effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 
&  7iii7 ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &        
,budget's ,pe] ,review ,bullet91 z 9    
effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 
&  7,b7 require su* reports to meet !   
/&>ds & proc$ures = ! dissem9ation (    
influ5tial sci5tific1 f9ancial1 or      
/ati/ical in=mation set =? 9 !          
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy's      
,guidel9es = ,ensur+ & ,maximiz+ !      
,quality1 ,objectivity1 ,utility1 &     
,integrity ( ,in=mation ,dissem9at$ by !
 ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1      

develop$ 9 response to guidel9es issu$  
by ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget "u   
section #eae7;a7 ( ! ,treasury & ,g5]al 
,gov]nm5t ,appropriations ,act = ,fiscal
 ,ye> #bjja 7,public ,law #ajf-eed74    
7#b7 ,probability1 unc]ta9ty1 &         
consequ5ce ,9 ord] to maximize ! quality
 & utility ( in=mation develop$ ?r\gh ! 
/udy1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all ensure t      
id5tification ( ! possible impacts (    
hydraulic fractur+ on dr9k+ wat]        
res\rces includ$ 9 su* reports be       
accompani$ by objective e/imates ( !    
probability1 unc]ta9ty1 & consequ5ce (  
ea* id5tifi$ impact1 tak+ into acc\nt ! 
risk managem5t practices ( ,/ates &     
indu/ry4 ,e/imates or descriptions (    
probability1 unc]ta9ty1 & consequ5ce    
%all be z quantitative z possible giv5 !
 validity1 accuracy1 precision1 & o!r   
quality attributes ( ! und]ly+ data &   
analyses1 b no m quantitative ?an ! data
 & analyses c support4