S. 544 · 114th Congress
Secret Science Reform Act of 2015
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- John Barrasso
- Introduced
- 2015-02-24
- Latest action
- 2015-06-22 · Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe with an amendment. With written report No. 114-69. Minority views filed.
Summary
Secret Science Reform Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such action is the best available science, specifically identified, and publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results. A "covered action" includes a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance.
The EPA must carry out the bill in a manner that does not exceed $1 million per fiscal year.