H.R. 1030 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1030 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2015 Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Babin, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Pearce, and Mr. Crawford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Science Reform Act of 2015. 2. Data transparency Section 6(b) of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4363 note) is amended to read as follows: (b) (1) The Administrator shall not propose, finalize, or disseminate a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such covered action is— (A) the best available science; (B) specifically identified; and (C) publicly available online in a manner that is sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. (2) Nothing in the subsection shall be construed as— (A) requiring the Administrator to disseminate scientific and technical information; or (B) superseding any nondiscretionary statutory requirement. (3) In this subsection— (A) the term covered action means a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance; and (B) the term scientific and technical information includes— (i) materials, data, and associated protocols necessary to understand, assess, and extend conclusions; (ii) computer codes and models involved in the creation and analysis of such information; (iii) recorded factual materials; and (iv) detailed descriptions of how to access and use such information. (4) The Administrator shall carry out this subsection in a manner that does not exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year, to be derived from amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated. .