,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iffc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ad1 #bjbf ,mr4 
,baird introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d ! ,environm5tal ,rese>*1           
,developm5t1 & ,demon/ration            
,au?orization ,act ( #aigh to e/abli% 9 
! ,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy !    
,/ate ,/&+ ,committee1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,/ate ,/&+ ,committee ,act4  #b4    
,/ate ,/&+ ,committee ( ! ,environm5tal 
,protection ,ag5cy ,! ,environm5tal     
,rese>*1 ,developm5t1 & ,demon/ration   
,au?orization ,act ( #aigh is am5d$--   
7#a7 by ins]t+ aft] section #h 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #dcfe7 ! foll[+ new section3  
#h;,a4 ,/ate ,/&+ ,committee  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,!re is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,environm5tal
 ,protection ,ag5cy ! ,/ate ,/&+        
,committee 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! 
,committee74  7b7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,committee %all be compos$ ( "o

 memb] f ea* ,/ate1 ,f$]al di/rict1     
,f$]al t]ritory1 or ,f$]ally recogniz$  
,tribe 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #d 
( ! ,native ,am]ican ,h\s+ ,assi/ance & 
,self-,det]m9ation ,act ( #aiif 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #dajc774  7#b7 ,qualifications
 ,ea* memb] ( ! ,committee %all satisfy 
! foll[+ requirem5ts3  7,a7 ,reside 9 ! 
,/ate1 ,f$]al di/rict1 or ,f$]al        
t]ritory1 or be a memb] ( ! ,f$]ally    
recogniz$ ,tribe1 su* memb] repres5ts "u
 p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,be an employee ( 
a gov]nm5t ag5cy t satisfies ! foll[+   
requirem5ts3  7i7 ,is ( su* ,/ate1      
,f$]al di/rict1 ,f$]al t]ritory1 or     
,f$]ally recogniz$ ,tribe1 z ! case may 
be4  7ii7 ,is an environm5tal ag5cy1    
natural res\rce ag5cy1 agricultural     
ag5cy1 or o!r ag5cy responsible =       
regulatory compliance ) environm5tal    
/&>ds4  7,c7 ,be qualifi$ by education1 
tra9+1 or exp]i5ce to evaluate sci5tific
 or te*nical in=mation relevant to su*  
,/ate1 ,f$]al di/rict1 ,f$]al t]ritory1 
or ,f$]ally recogniz$ ,tribe1 z ! case  

may be4  7#c7 ,prohibitions ,a memb] ( !
 ,committee may n be any ( ! foll[+3    
7,a7 ,a memb] or employee ( ! ,sci5ce   
,advisory ,bo>d e/abli%$ "u section #h  
79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,bo>d74    
7,b7 ,except z provid$ 9 p>agraph       
7#b77;,b71 an employee ( ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t4  7c7 ,appo9tm5t  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal 
,protection ,ag5cy 79 ?is section ref]r$
 to z ! ,adm9i/rator7 & ! ,bo>d %all    
appo9t ?r\gh an op51 competitive1 &     
m]it-bas$ process ! memb]s ( !          
,committee1 :o %all s]ve )\t pay & on a 
volunt>y1 ad hoc basis4  7#b7 ,vacancies
 ,if a vacancy exi/s on ! ,committee1 n 
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date on :i* su*
 vacancy began1 ! ,adm9i/rator & ! ,bo>d
 %all fill su* vacancy 9 ! mann] 9 :i* !
 orig9al appo9tm5t 0 made4  7d7 ,advice 
7#a7 ,committee ,! ,committee may       
provide to ! ,adm9i/rator & ! ,bo>d     
sci5tific or te*nical advice1 includ+   
majority & m9ority views1 z applicable1 
on matt]s specifi$ 9 subsection 7h71    

reg>dless ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,:e!r su*    
matt]s are ref]r$ to ! ,committee by !  
,adm9i/rator or ! ,bo>d4  7,b7 ,:e!r !  
,committee rea*es a majority cons5sus ) 
respect to su* advice4  7#b7 ,memb]     
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#a71 a 
memb] ( ! ,committee may provide to !   
,adm9i/rator & ! ,bo>d sci5tific or     
te*nical advice on matt]s specifi$ 9    
subsection 7h7 if su* advice conc]ns1 to
 ! ext5t practicable1 ! ,/ate1 ,f$]al   
di/rict1 ,f$]al t]ritory1 or ,f$]ally   
recogniz$ ,tribe su* memb] repres5ts "u 
subsection 7b77#a74  7,b7 ,prohibitions 
,nei!r ! ,committee nor a memb] ( !     
,committee may prohibit advice f be+    
provid$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a74   
7e7 ,work+ gr\ps ,! ,committee may      
e/abli% work+ gr\ps ) respect to matt]s 
specifi$ 9 subsection 7h7 t conc]n "o or
 m ,/ates1 ,f$]al di/ricts1 ,f$]al      
t]ritories1 or ,f$]ally recogniz$       
,tribes4  7f7 ,publication ,n lat] ?an  
#cj days aft] advice is provid$ pursuant
 to p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b77;,a7 (        

subsection 7d71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all make
 publicly available on a website ( !    
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy su*    
advice4  7g7 ,f$]al ,advisory ,committee
 ,act ,*apt] #aj ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 7commonly ref]r$ to z !   
,f$]al ,advisory ,committee ,act7 does n
 apply to ! ,committee4  7h7 ,matt]s    
specifi$ ,! matt]s specifi$ 9 ?is       
subsection are matt]s "u any ( ! foll[+3
 7#a7 ,! ,clean ,air ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4
 #gdja et seq474  7#b7 ,! ,f$]al ,wat]  
,pollution ,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 
#abea et seq474  7#c7 ,! ,res\rce       
,cons]vation & ,recov]y ,act ( #aigf4   
7#d7 ,! ,noise ,control ,act ( #aigb    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dija et seq474  7#e7 ,! 
,toxic ,sub/ances ,control ,act 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #bfja et seq474  7#f7 ,!      
,f$]al ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 &      
,rod5ticide ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acf et  
seq474  7#g7 ,! ,compreh5sive           
,environm5tal ,response1 ,comp5sation1 &
 ,liability ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ifja et
 seq474  7#h7 ,! ,pollution ,prev5tion  

,act ( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acaja et   
seq474  7#i7 ,! ,safe ,dr9k+ ,wat] ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;f et seq474  7#aj7  
,subsection 7e77#b77;,c7 ( section #h4  
7#aa7 ,any o!r au?ority ( !             
,adm9i/rator4  2 &  7#b7 9 section #h   
7relat+ to ! ,sci5ce ,advisory ,bo>d7-- 
7,a7 9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+ !       
,adm9i/rator1 & all t foll[s ?r\gh !    
p]iod & ins]t+ ! ,adm9i/rator or an     
appropriate committee ( ,congress42     
7,b7 9 subsection 7c77#a7 7relat+ to    
matt]s be=e ! ,bo>d7-- 7i7 by /rik+ !   
comma aft] ,res\rce2  7ii7 by ins]t+ (  
#aigb aft] ,noise ,control ,act2 &      
7iii7 by ins]t+ ! ,f$]al ,insecticide1  
,fungicide1 & ,rod5ticide ,act1 !       
,compreh5sive ,environm5tal ,response1  
,comp5sation1 & ,liability ,act1 !      
,pollution ,prev5tion ,act ( #aiij1 aft]
 ,sub/ances ,control ,act12  7,c7 by    
am5d+ subsection 7i7 to read z foll[s3  
7i7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an "o 
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is      
s5t5ce & annually !reaft]1 !            

,adm9i/rator %all submit to ea*         
appropriate committee ( ,congress a     
report reg>d+ ! memb]%ip & activities (1
 & ! advice & comm5ts provid$ by1 !     
foll[+ = ! annual p]iod cov]$ by su*    
report3  7#a7 ,! ,bo>d1 includ+ ea*     
committee & inve/igative panel e/abli%$ 
"u subsection 7e74  7#b7 ,! ,/ate ,/&+  
,committee "u section #h;,a4  2 &  7,d7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new           
subsection3  7j7 ,appropriate committee 
( ,congress def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m 
appropriate committee ( ,congress means 
any ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,committee on  
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,! ,committee  
on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ( !     
,s5ate4  4