,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #cc  #aae?    
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #adcj 
,report ,no4 #aae-ei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #h1 #bjag ,mr4  
,smi? ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1
 ,mr4 ,lucas1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,banks (
 ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,rohraba*]1 ,mr4 ,posey1
 ,mr4 ,brooks ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,web] (  
,texas1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,palm]1 ,mr4   
,higg9s ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,hultgr51 ,mr4
 ,brid5/9e1 ,mr4 ,abraham1 ,mr4         
,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,web/] ( ,florida1 ,mr4  
,m>%all1 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,sessions1    
,mr4 ,*affetz1 ,mr4 ,s*weik]t1 ,mr4     
,we/]man1 ,mr4 ,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,"y (     
,alaska1 ,mr4 ,b>ton1 ,mr4 ,pe>ce1 ,mr4 
,gos>1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 & ,mr4 ,goodlatte7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,m>* #bd1 #bjag ,committ$ to
 ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate
 ( ! ,union & ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a     
,,bill  ,to prohibit ! ,environm5tal    
,protection ,ag5cy f propos+1 f9aliz+1  
or dissem9at+ regulations or assessm5ts 

bas$ ^u sci5ce t is n transp>5t or      
reproducible4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,hone/ & ,op5 ,new     
,,epa ,sci5ce ,treatm5t ,act ( #bjag or 
! ,,hone/ ,act4  #b4 ,data transp>5cy   
,section #f7;b7 ( ! ,environm5tal       
,rese>*1 ,developm5t1 & ,demon/ration   
,au?orization ,act ( #aigh 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #dcfc note7 is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s3  7b7  7#a7 ,! ,adm9i/rator %all
 n propose1 f9alize1 or dissem9ate a    
cov]$ action unless all sci5tific &     
te*nical in=mation reli$ on to support  
su* cov]$ action is-- 7,a7 ! be/        
available sci5ce2  7,b7 specifically    
id5tifi$2 &  7,c7 publicly available    
onl9e 9 a mann] t is suffici5t =        
indep5d5t analysis & sub/antial         
reproduction ( rese>* results1 except t 
any p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation1    
trade secrets1 or comm]cial or f9ancial 
in=mation obta9$ f a p]son & privileg$  
or confid5tial1 %all be r$act$ prior to 
public availability4  7#b7 ,! r$act$    
in=mation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 

%all be disclos$ to a p]son only aft]   
su* p]son signs a writt5 confid5tiality 
agreem5t ) ! ,adm9i/rator1 subject to   
guidance to be develop$ by !            
,adm9i/rator4  7#c7 ,no?+ 9 ! subsection
 %all be con/ru$ z--  7,a7 requir+ !    
,adm9i/rator to dissem9ate sci5tific &  
te*nical in=mation2  7,b7 sup]s$+ any   
nondiscretion>y /atutory requirem5t2 or 
7,c7 requir+ ! ,adm9i/rator to repeal1  
reissue1 or modify a regulation 9 effect
 on ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,hone/ & ,op5 
,new ,,epa ,sci5ce ,treatm5t ,act (     
#bjag4  7#d7 ,9 ?is subsection--  7,a7 !
 t]m cov]$ action means a risk1         
exposure1 or haz>d assessm5t1 crit]ia   
docum5t1 /&>d1 limitation1 regulation1  
regulatory impact analysis1 or guidance2
 &  7,b7 ! t]m sci5tific & te*nical     
in=mation includes--  7i7 mat]ials1     
data1 & associat$ protocols necess>y to 
und]/&1 assess1 & ext5d conclusions2    
7ii7 comput] codes & models involv$ 9 ! 
creation & analysis ( su* in=mation2    
7iii7 record$ factual mat]ials2 &  7iv7 

detail$ descriptions ( h[ to access &   
use su* in=mation4  7#e7 ,! ,adm9i/rator
 %all c>ry out ?is subsection 9 a mann] 
t does n exce$ #a1jjj1jjj p] fiscal ye>1
 to be d]iv$ f am\nts o!rwise au?oriz$  
to be appropriat$4  4  ,m>* #bd1 #bjag  
,committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole     
,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union & ord]$ to  
be pr9t$