,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ab1
 #bjag,mr4 ,rounds 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,barrasso1 and ,mr4 ,inhofe7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,environmental 
,protection ,agency from proposing1     
finalizing1 or disseminating regulations
 or assessments based upon science that 
is not transparent or reproducible4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,honest and ,open ,new ,,epa       
,science ,treatment ,act of #bjag or the
 ,,honest ,act4  #b4 ,data transparency 
,section #f7;b7 of the ,environmental   
,research1 ,development1 and            
,demonstration ,authorization ,act of   
#aigh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcfc note7 is     
amended to read as follows3  7b7 7#a7   
,the ,administrator shall not propose1  
finalize1 or disseminate a covered      
action unless all scientific and        

technical information relied on to      
support such covered action is--  7,a7  
the best available science2  7,b7       
specifically identified2 and  7,c7      
publicly available online in a manner   
that is sufficient for independent      
analysis and substantial reproduction of
 research results1 except that any      
personally identifiable information1    
trade secrets1 or commercial or         
financial information obtained from a   
person and privileged or confidential1  
shall be redacted prior to public       
availability4  7#b7 ,the redacted       
information described in paragraph      
7#a77;,c7 shall be disclosed to a person
 only after such person signs a written 
confidentiality agreement with the      
,administrator1 subject to guidance to  
be developed by the ,administrator4     
7#c7 ,in making information publicly    
available pursuant to paragraph         
7#a77;,c71 the ,administrator-- 7,a7 may
 coordinate with another ,federal agency
 to use an existing website maintained  

by the ,federal agency to make the      
information available2 and  7,b7 shall  
not be required to duplicate the public 
availability of the information if that 
information has been made available by  
another ,federal agency in accordance   
with paragraph 7#a77;,c74  7#d7 ,nothing
 in this subsection shall be construed  
as-- 7,a7 requiring the ,administrator  
to disseminate scientific and technical 
information2  7,b7 superseding any      
nondiscretionary statutory requirement2 
or  7,c7 requiring the ,administrator to
 repeal1 reissue1 or modify a regulation
 in effect on the date of enactment of  
the ,honest and ,open ,new ,,epa        
,science ,treatment ,act of #bjag4  7#e7
 ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the term    
covered action means a risk1 exposure1  
or hazard assessment1 criteria document1
 standard1 limitation1 regulation1      
regulatory impact analysis1 or guidance2
 and  7,b7 the term scientific and      
technical information includes-- 7i7    
materials1 data1 and associated         

protocols necessary to understand1      
assess1 and extend conclusions2  7ii7   
computer codes and models involved in   
the creation and analysis of such       
information2  7iii7 recorded factual    
materials2 and  7iv7 detailed           
descriptions of how to access and use   
such information4  7#f7 ,the            
,administrator shall carry out this     
subsection in a manner that does not    
exceed #a1jjj1jjj per fiscal year1 to be
 derived from amounts otherwise         
authorized to be appropriated4  4