,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,lankford introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 to provide requirements  
for agency decision making based on     
science4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,better ,evaluation 
of ,science and ,technology ,act or the 
,,best ,act4  #b4 ,use of scientific    
information in rulemaking ,section #eec 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7f7 ,to the extent that an  
agency makes a decision based on science
 when issuing a rule under this section1
 the agency shall use scientific        
information1 technical procedures1      
measures1 methods1 protocols1           
methodologies1 or models1 employed in a 
manner consistent with the best         

available science1 and shall consider as
 applicable-- 7#a7 the extent to which  
the scientific information1 technical   
procedures1 measures1 methods1          
protocols1 methodologies1 or models     
employed to generate the information are
 reasonable for and consistent with the 
intended use of the information2  7#b7  
the extent to which the information is  
relevant for use by the head of the     
agency in making a decision related to  
issuing the rule2  7#c7 the degree of   
clarity and completeness with which the 
data1 assumptions1 methods1 quality     
assurance1 and analyses employed to     
generate the information are documented2
  7#d7 the extent to which the          
variability and uncertainty in the      
information1 or in the procedures1      
measures1 methods1 protocols1           
methodologies1 or models1 are evaluated 
and characterized2 and  7#e7 the extent 
of independent verification or peer     
review of the information or of the     
procedures1 measures1 methods1          

protocols1 methodologies1 or models4    
7g7 ,an agency shall make a decision    
described in subsection 7f7 based on the
 weight of the scientific evidence4  7h7
 ,each agency shall make available to   
the public-- 7#a7 all notices1          
determinations1 findings1 rules1 consent
 agreements1 and orders of the head of  
the agency in connection with a rule2   
7#b7 a nontechnical summary of each risk
 evaluation conducted in connection with
 a rule2 and  7#c7 a list of the studies
 considered by the agency in carrying   
out each risk evaluation described in   
paragraph 7#b71 along with the results  
of those studies4  4