,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai,mr4 
,biggs introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology1 & 9 addition to ! 
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a    
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct t c]ta9 assessm5ts ) respect to  
toxicity ( *emicals be c>ri$ out by !   
program (fices ( ! ,environm5tal        
,protection ,ag5cy1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,improv+ ,sci5ce 9 ,*emical           
,assessm5ts ,act4  #b4 ,rese>* ne$s &   
priorities ( ,,epa program (fices ,!    
,environm5tal ,rese>*1 ,developm5t1 &   
,demon/ration ,au?orization ,act is     
am5d$ by /rik+ section #g 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #dcfd7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  #g4 ,rese>* 
ne$s & priorities ( ,,epa program (fices
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator ( !      

,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %all   
assure t ! exp5diture ( any funds       
appropriat$ pursuant to ?is ,act or any 
o!r provision ( law = environm5tal      
rese>* & developm5t relat$ to regulatory
 program activities %all be coord9at$ ) 
& reflect ! rese>* ne$s & priorities ( !
 relevant program (fices1 z well z !    
ov]all rese>* ne$s & priorities ( !     
,ag5cy1 includ+ ^? def9$ 9 ! five-ye>   
rese>* plan4  7b7 ,haz>d id5tification &
 dose-,response assessm5ts ,beg9n+ on ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,improv+ ,sci5ce 9
 ,*emical ,assessm5ts ,act1 any cov]$   
assessm5ts c>ri$ out ) respect to a     
*emical sub/ance ?r\gh ! ,integrat$     
,risk ,in=mation ,sy/em program ( !     
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy z ( !  
day be=e su* date ( enactm5t %all1 9    
lieu ( be+ c>ri$ out ?r\gh su* program1 
be c>ri$ out by ! relevant program (fice
 ( ! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 s
 long z ! relevant program (fice        
det]m9es !re is a ne$ = su* an          
assessm5t4 ,su* an assessm5t %all be    

c>ri$ out us+ ! sci5tific /&>ds specifi$
 9 section #g;,b & be bas$ on ! weight (
 ! sci5tific evid5ce4  7c7 ,toxicity    
values ,9 c>ry+ out a cov]$ assessm5t ) 
respect to a *emical sub/ance "u        
subsection 7a71 ! relevant program (fice
 %all assign a toxicity value or values1
 :5 sci5tifically support$ by !         
available data1 = su* *emical sub/ance4 
,) respect to t assignm5t1 ! foll[+ %all
 apply3  7#a7 ,:5 support$ by !         
available data1 ! toxicity value or     
values %all include a range ( po9t      
e/imates ( risk z well z s\rces &       
magnitudes ( unc]ta9ty associat$ ) !    
e/imates4  7#b7 ,:5 multiple po9t       
e/imates c be develop$1 ! relevant      
program (fice %all-- 7,a7 consid] all   
datasets2 &  7,b7 make a det]m9ation    
ab\t h[ be/ to repres5t ! human heal?   
risk pos$ by ! *emical sub/ance involv$4
  7d7 ,*emical assessm5t database  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,a toxicity value or values    
assign$ to a *emical sub/ance "u        
subsection 7c7 %all be includ$ 9 a      

*emical assessm5t database to be ma9ta9$
 by ! ,(fice ( ,rese>* & ,developm5t ( !
 ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7
 ,complet$ assessm5ts ,all cov]$        
assessm5ts /or$1 z ( ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 9 ! ,,iris database ( !    
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %all be
 reta9$ 9 ! *emical assessm5t database  
e/abli%$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a74     
7#c7 ,updates ,su* database %all be     
updat$ pursuant to a cov]$ assessm5t    
p]=m$ by a relevant program (fice1      
includ+ to make a *ange 9 ! exi/+       
toxicity value or values = a *emical    
sub/ance includ$ 9 su* database4  7e7   
,c]tification ,beg9n+ #b ye>s aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,improv+ ,sci5ce 9
 ,*emical ,assessm5ts ,act & e #b ye>s  
!reaft]1 ! ,(fice ( ,rese>* &           
,developm5t ( ! ,environm5tal           
,protection ,ag5cy %all submit to !     
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !
 ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public    

,works ( ! ,s5ate1 a report conta9+ a   
c]tification t ea* cov]$ assessm5t      
complet$ dur+ ! p]iod cov]$ by ! report 
0 conduct$ us+ ! sci5tific /&>ds        
specifi$ 9 section #g;,b4  7f7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 section     
#g;,a1 & section #g;,b3 7#a7 ,! t]m     
cov]$ assessm5t means1 ) respect to !   
evaluation ( ! human heal? effects      
result+ f *ronic exposure to a *emical  
sub/ance1 a *emical haz>d id5tification 
& dose-response assessm5t 7z su* t]ms   
are def9$ by ! ,environm5tal ,protection
 ,ag5cy on ! day be=e ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act74  7#b7 ,! t]m      
relevant program (fice includes ! foll[+
 (fices ( ! ,environm5tal ,protection   
,ag5cy3 7,a7 ,! ,(fice ( ,wat]4  7,b7 ,!
 ,(fice ( ,air & ,radiation4  7,c7 ,!   
,(fice ( ,l& & ,em]g5cy ,managem5t4     
7,d7 ,! ,(fice ( ,*emical ,safety &     
,pollution ,prev5tion4  7,e7 ,any       
successor to an (fice specifi$ 9        
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,d7 & any o!r  
(fice det]m9$ to be relevant by !       

,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy4  #g;,a4 ,haz>d      
,id5tification & ,dose-,response ,/e]+  
,committee  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an 
#cj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( !   
,improv+ ,sci5ce 9 ,*emical ,assessm5ts 
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal  
,protection ,ag5cy %all e/abli% a       
*emical haz>d id5tification &           
dose-response /e]+ committee 7ref]r$ to 
9 ?is ,act z ! /e]+ committee7 to       
coord9ate ! conduct ( cov]$ assessm5ts  
by relevant program (fices = purposes ( 
ensur+ t1 ) respect to su* assessm5ts1  
!re is no duplication ( ef=t by su*     
(fices4  7b7 ,duty ,! duties ( ! /e]+   
committee are ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,if ! /e]+ 
committee le>ns t m ?an "o relevant     
program (fice int5ds to conduct cov]$   
assessm5ts ) respect to ! same *emical  
sub/ance1 ! /e]+ committee %all det]m9e 
! mo/ effective means ( c>ry+ out a s+le
 cov]$ assessm5t to prev5t duplication (
 ef=t by su* (fices4  7#b7 ,= purposes (
 supplem5t+ a cov]$ assessm5t1 ! /e]+   

committee %all consid] any ?ird-p>ty    
assessm5t ( a *emical sub/ance g5]at$ by
 ano!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or int]national   
ag5cy or ag5cies or memb]s ( ! sci5tific
 community t meets ! requirem5ts        
specifi$ 9 subsection 7e74  7c7 ,*air2  
composition  7#a7 ,*air ,! /e]+         
committee %all be *air$ by ! ,assi/ant  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,(fice ( ,rese>* &     
,developm5t ( ! ,environm5tal           
,protection ,ag5cy4  7#b7 ,composition  
,! /e]+ committee %all be compos$ ( #ae 
memb]s1 all ( :om %all be active1       
full-"t employees ( ! ,environm5tal     
,protection ,ag5cy1 ) at lea/ "o memb]  
repres5t+ ea* relevant program (fice &  
ea* regional (fice ( ! ,environm5tal    
,protection ,ag5cy4 ,! memb]s ( ! /e]+  
committee %all be appo9t$ by !          
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy4 ,any vacancy %all be
 fill$ 9 ! same mann] z ! initial       
appo9tm5t4  7d7 ,meet+s ,! /e]+         
committee %all meet at lea/ once ea*    
cal5d> ye>4  7e7 ,?ird-,p>ty assessm5t  

requirem5ts ,! requirem5ts specifi$ 9   
?is subsection ) respect to a ?ird-p>ty 
assessm5t ( a *emical sub/ance are t !  
assessm5t--  7#a7 is conduct$ us+       
sci5tific /&>ds specifi$ 9 section      
#g;,b2  7#b7 has und]gone indep5d5t     
sci5tific review = transp>5cy1          
complet5ess1 & quality2 &  7#c7 reflects
 ! be/ available sci5ce & ! weight ( !  
available sci5tific evid5ce4  #g;,b4    
,sci5tific ,/&>ds ,cov]$ assessm5ts     
c>ri$ out "u section #g & discussion (  
su* assessm5ts & review ( ?ird-p>ty     
assessm5ts c>ri$ out "u section #g;,a1  
%all be conduct$ us+ sci5tific          
in=mation1 te*nical proc$ures1 measures1
 me?ods1 protocols1 me?odologies1 or    
models 9 a mann] consi/5t ) ! be/       
available sci5ce4 ,9 c>ry+ out su* an   
assessm5t1 ! relevant program (fice %all
 integrate all l9es ( sci5tific evid5ce 
& consid]1 z applicable--  7#a7 ! ext5t 
to :i* ! sci5tific in=mation1 te*nical  
proc$ures1 measures1 me?ods1 protocols1 
me?odologies1 or models employ$ to      

g5]ate ! sci5tific in=mation are        
reasonable = & consi/5t ) ! int5d$ use (
 ! sci5tific in=mation2  7#b7 ! ext5t to
 :i* ! sci5tific in=mation is relevant =
 ! relevant program (fice's use 9 mak+ a
 decision ab\t a *emical sub/ance2  7#c7
 ! degree ( cl>ity & complet5ess ) :i* !
 data1 assumptions1 me?ods1 quality     
assurance1 analyses employ$ to g5]ate ! 
sci5tific in=mation are docum5t$ &      
publicly available 9 a mann] t honors   
legal & e?ical obligations to r$uce !   
risks ( unau?oriz$ disclosure &         
re-id5tification2  7#d7 ! ext5t to :i* !
 v>iability & unc]ta9ty 9 ! sci5tific   
in=mation1 or 9 ! proc$ures1 measures1  
me?ods1 protocols1 me?odologies1 or     
models1 are evaluat$ & *>act]iz$2  7#e7 
! ext5t ( indep5d5t v]ification or pe]  
review ( ! sci5tific in=mation or ( !   
proc$ures1 measures1 me?ods1 protocols1 
me?odologies1 or models2  7#f7 ! ability
 ( ! sci5tific f9d+s & rese>* to be     
replicat$ or reproduc$2 &  7#g7 ! ext5t 
to :i* ! available sci5tific in=mation  

supports dose-response model+1 us+      
non-l9e> approa*es4  4