[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 171 Reference Change Senate (RCS)]
103d CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 171
To establish the Department of the Environment, provide for a Bureau of
Environmental Statistics and a Presidential Commission on Improving
Environmental Protection, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 21 (legislative day, January 5), 1993
Mr. Glenn (for himself, Mr. Boren, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Bumpers,
Mr. Cohen, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Graham, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kohl,
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Riegle, Mr.
Lautenberg, and Mr. Sasser) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
March 31 (legislative day, March 3), 1993
Reported by Mr. Glenn, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
March 31 (legislative day, March 3), 1993
Referred, pursuant to the order of March 30 (legislative day, March 3),
1993, to the Committee on Environment and Public Works solely for
consideration of section 112
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A BILL
To establish the Department of the Environment, provide for a Bureau of
Environmental Statistics and a Presidential Commission on Improving
Environmental Protection, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
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-a-n-d -m-a-y -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n -E-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-a-n-d -s-u-c-h -o-t-h-e-r -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s -a-s
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e
-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y-.
-(-e-) -R-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -O-f-f-i-c-e-s-.----T-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-,
-a-l-t-e-r-, -d-i-s-c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-, -o-r -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -s-u-c-h
-r-e-g-i-o-n-a-l -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -f-i-e-l-d -o-f-f-i-c-e-s -a-s -h-e
-m-a-y -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e -n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t
-t-h-e -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -v-e-s-t-e-d -i-n -h-i-m -o-r -o-t-h-e-r
-o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l-s -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-.
-(-f-) -I-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s
-o-f -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.----(-1-) -I-n -a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n -t-o
-e-x-e-r-c-i-s-i-n-g -o-t-h-e-r -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -l-a-w-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s---
-(-A-) -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e-d -t-o -a-s-s-i-s-t -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -S-t-a-t-e -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t
-h-i-s -p-r-i-m-a-r-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -f-o-r
-c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-n-g-, -n-e-g-o-t-i-a-t-i-n-g-,
-i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -a-n-d -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-n-g -i-n
-i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-,
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n -i-n
-i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-s-,
-r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -t-o -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l
-p-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n-; -a-n-d
-(-B-) -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -a-n-d -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e-d
-t-o---
-(-i-) -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -o-n -a-n-d
-a-p-p-l-y -e-x-i-s-t-i-n-g -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h
-c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -t-o -t-h-e -n-a-t-u-r-e
-a-n-d -i-m-p-a-c-t-s -o-f -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l
-e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s -a-n-d
-d-e-v-e-l-o-p -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-s -t-o -s-u-c-h
-p-r-o-b-l-e-m-s-; -a-n-d
-(-i-i-) -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-n-d
-o-t-h-e-r -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -f-o-r-e-i-g-n
-c-o-u-n-t-r-i-e-s -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l
-b-o-d-i-e-s -t-o -i-m-p-r-o-v-e -t-h-e -q-u-a-l-i-t-y
-o-f -t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-.
-(-2-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -S-t-a-t-e -s-h-a-l-l
-c-o-n-s-u-l-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -s-u-c-h -o-t-h-e-r -p-e-r-s-o-n-s -a-s
-h-e -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -o-n -s-u-c-h
-n-e-g-o-t-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -a-n-d
-p-a-r-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n-s -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -u-n-d-e-r
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-(-A-)-.
-(-g-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-W-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-.----N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t---
-(-1-) -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f
-t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -t-o -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -a-n-y
-a-c-t-i-o-n -b-y -a-n-y -o-f-f-i-c-e-r -o-f -a-n-y
-e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-r -a-g-e-n-c-y
-o-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-n -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s -o-f -t-h-e
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-,
-e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -s-h-a-l-l
-n-o-t -a-f-f-e-c-t -a-n-y -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d
-f-o-r -b-y -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -l-a-w
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-i-n-g -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -t-o -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -a-n-y -s-u-c-h
-a-c-t-i-o-n-s-;
-(-2-) -m-o-d-i-f-i-e-s -a-n-y -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -l-a-w
-t-h-a-t -i-s -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-e-r-e-d -b-y -a-n-y
-e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-r -a-g-e-n-c-y-;
-o-r
-(-3-) -t-r-a-n-s-f-e-r-s -t-o -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t
-o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -a-n-y -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y
-e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e-d -b-y -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l
-e-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-r -a-g-e-n-c-y
-p-r-i-o-r -t-o -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t
-o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y
-e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l
-P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y-.
-(-h-) -A-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-o -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f
-t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-.----T-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-p-p-l-y -o-n-l-y -t-o -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f
-t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-,
-e-x-c-e-p-t -w-h-e-r-e -e-x-p-r-e-s-s-l-y -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d
-o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e-.
-S-E-C-. -1-0-4-. -A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-T -S-E-C-R-E-T-A-R-I-E-S-.
-(-a-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t -o-f -P-o-s-i-t-i-o-n-s-.---
-T-h-e-r-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-n -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -s-u-c-h
-n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-i-e-s-, -n-o-t
-t-o -e-x-c-e-e-d -1-0-, -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-, -e-a-c-h -o-f -w-h-o-m -s-h-a-l-l -b-e
-a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-, -b-y -a-n-d
-w-i-t-h -t-h-e -a-d-v-i-c-e -a-n-d -c-o-n-s-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e
-S-e-n-a-t-e-.
-(-b-) -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-i-e-s-.----(-1-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l
-a-s-s-i-g-n -t-o -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-i-e-s -s-u-c-h
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g-, -b-u-t
-n-o-t -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o---
-(-A-) -e-n-f-o-r-c-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e
-m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g-;
-(-B-) -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -a-n-d -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-;
-(-C-) -a-i-r -a-n-d -r-a-d-i-a-t-i-o-n-;
-(-D-) -w-a-t-e-r-;
-(-E-) -p-e-s-t-i-c-i-d-e-s -a-n-d -t-o-x-i-c
-s-u-b-s-t-a-n-c-e-s-;
-(-F-) -s-o-l-i-d -w-a-s-t-e-;
-(-G-) -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -w-a-s-t-e-;
-(-H-) -h-a-z-a-r-d-o-u-s -w-a-s-t-e -c-l-e-a-n-u-p-;
-(-I-) -e-m-e-r-g-e-n-c-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-e-;
-(-J-) -i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -a-f-f-a-i-r-s-;
-(-K-) -p-o-l-i-c-y-, -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g-, -a-n-d
-e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n-;
-(-L-) -p-o-l-l-u-t-i-o-n -p-r-e-v-e-n-t-i-o-n-;
-(-M-) -c-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l-,
-i-n-t-e-r-g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l-, -a-n-d -p-u-b-l-i-c
-a-f-f-a-i-r-s-; -a-n-d
-(-N-) -a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d
-r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g
-f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-n-d -b-u-d-g-e-t -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-,
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s
-m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-, -p-r-o-c-u-r-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d
-p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l -a-n-d -l-a-b-o-r -r-e-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.
-(-2-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -a-s-s-i-g-n -a-n-d
-m-o-d-i-f-y -a-n-y -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -a-t -h-i-s
-d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n -u-n-d-e-r -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-)-,
-e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -n-o-t
-m-o-d-i-f-y -t-h-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -a-n-y
-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -w-i-t-h-o-u-t
-s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l -p-r-i-o-r -w-r-i-t-t-e-n
-n-o-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-c-h -m-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -t-o
-t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e
-S-e-n-a-t-e -a-n-d -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-.
-(-c-) -D-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -R-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s
-P-r-i-o-r -t-o -C-o-n-f-i-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.----W-h-e-n-e-v-e-r -t-h-e
-P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t -s-u-b-m-i-t-s -t-h-e -n-a-m-e -o-f -a-n
-i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e -f-o-r
-c-o-n-f-i-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-s -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t
-s-h-a-l-l -s-t-a-t-e -t-h-e -p-a-r-t-i-c-u-l-a-r
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t
-s-u-c-h -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -s-h-a-l-l -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e -u-p-o-n
-t-a-k-i-n-g -o-f-f-i-c-e-.
-(-d-) -C-o-n-t-i-n-u-i-n-g -P-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -o-f
-F-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-.----O-n -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -d-a-t-e -o-f
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -a-n-d -D-e-p-u-t-y
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l
-P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y -s-h-a-l-l -b-e
-r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d
-D-e-p-u-t-y -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f
-t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-, -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r-s -o-f -t-h-e -A-g-e-n-c-y -s-h-a-l-l -b-e
-r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -a-s -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-i-e-s
-o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -t-h-e -G-e-n-e-r-a-l
-C-o-u-n-s-e-l -a-n-d -t-h-e -I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-f
-t-h-e -A-g-e-n-c-y -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -a-s
-t-h-e -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -C-o-u-n-s-e-l -a-n-d -t-h-e -I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -w-i-t-h-o-u-t
-r-e-n-o-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -r-e-c-o-n-f-i-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.
-(-e-) -C-h-i-e-f -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s
-O-f-f-i-c-e-r-.----(-1-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l
-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-w-h-o-s-e -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -i-n-c-l-u-d-e
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t
-f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-5-0-6
-o-f -t-i-t-l-e -4-4-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -a-s -t-h-e
-C-h-i-e-f -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -O-f-f-i-c-e-r
-o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-.
-(-2-) -T-h-e -C-h-i-e-f -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s
-O-f-f-i-c-e-r -s-h-a-l-l---
-(-A-) -a-d-v-i-s-e -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-n
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -a-s
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -b-y -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-5-0-6 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e
-4-4-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-;
-(-B-) -d-e-v-e-l-o-p -a-n-d -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -a-n
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t
-s-y-s-t-e-m -f-o-r -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -w-h-i-c-h
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e-s -f-o-r---
-(-i-) -t-h-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -o-f -a-n-d
-a-c-c-o-u-n-t-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -f-o-r -a-n-y
-a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n-s -m-a-d-e -p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o
-a -d-e-l-e-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y
-u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-1 -o-f -t-h-e
-F-e-d-e-r-a-l -P-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -a-n-d
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -S-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -A-c-t
-o-f -1-9-4-9 -(-4-0 -U-.-S-.-C-. -7-5-9-)-;
-(-i-i-) -t-h-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f
-a-l-l -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t--
-w-i-d-e -a-n-d -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s-,
-p-r-i-n-c-i-p-l-e-s-, -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s-, -a-n-d
-g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n-,
-p-a-p-e-r-w-o-r-k -r-e-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -p-r-i-v-a-c-y
-a-n-d -s-e-c-u-r-i-t-y -o-f -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-,
-s-h-a-r-i-n-g -a-n-d -d-i-s-s-e-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n -o-f
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n -a-n-d
-u-s-e -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e
-m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-;
-(-i-i-i-) -t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d-i-c
-e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-n-d-, -a-s -n-e-e-d-e-d-,
-t-h-e -p-l-a-n-n-i-n-g -a-n-d
-i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f
-i-m-p-r-o-v-e-m-e-n-t-s -i-n -t-h-e -a-c-c-u-r-a-c-y-,
-c-o-m-p-l-e-t-e-n-e-s-s-, -a-n-d
-r-e-l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -d-a-t-a -a-n-d
-r-e-c-o-r-d-s -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-e-d -w-i-t-h
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n
-s-y-s-t-e-m-s-; -a-n-d
-(-i-v-) -t-h-e -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t -a-n-d
-a-n-n-u-a-l -r-e-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -a -5---y-e-a-r
-p-l-a-n -f-o-r -m-e-e-t-i-n-g -t-h-e
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-'-s -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n
-t-e-c-h-n-o-l-o-g-y -n-e-e-d-s-; -a-n-d
-(-C-) -r-e-p-o-r-t -t-o -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-s
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-5-0-6 -o-f
-t-i-t-l-e -4-4-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-.
-S-E-C-. -1-0-5-. -D-E-P-U-T-Y -A-S-S-I-S-T-A-N-T
-S-E-C-R-E-T-A-R-I-E-S-.
-(-a-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t -o-f -P-o-s-i-t-i-o-n-s-.---
-T-h-e-r-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-n -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -s-u-c-h
-n-u-m-b-e-r -o-f -D-e-p-u-t-y -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-i-e-s -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-.
-(-b-) -A-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t-s-.----E-a-c-h -D-e-p-u-t-y
-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y---
-(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-; -a-n-d
-(-2-) -s-h-a-l-l -p-e-r-f-o-r-m -s-u-c-h
-f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-s -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l
-p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-.
-(-c-) -F-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s-.----F-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -a-s-s-i-g-n-e-d
-t-o -a-n -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -u-n-d-e-r
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-4-(-b-) -m-a-y -b-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-e-d -b-y -o-n-e
-o-r -m-o-r-e -D-e-p-u-t-y -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-i-e-s
-a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -t-o -a-s-s-i-s-t -s-u-c-h -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.
-S-E-C-. -1-0-6-. -O-F-F-I-C-E -O-F -T-H-E -G-E-N-E-R-A-L
-C-O-U-N-S-E-L-.
-T-h-e-r-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-n -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-,
-t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -C-o-u-n-s-e-l-.
-T-h-e-r-e -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-t -t-h-e -h-e-a-d -o-f -s-u-c-h
-o-f-f-i-c-e -a -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -C-o-u-n-s-e-l -w-h-o -s-h-a-l-l -b-e
-a-p-p-o-i-n-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-, -b-y -a-n-d
-w-i-t-h -a-d-v-i-c-e -a-n-d -c-o-n-s-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -S-e-n-a-t-e-.
-T-h-e -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -C-o-u-n-s-e-l -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-h-e -c-h-i-e-f
-l-e-g-a-l -o-f-f-i-c-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -a-n-d
-s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -l-e-g-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -t-o -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -t-h-e -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-n-d
-p-o-l-i-c-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-.
-S-E-C-. -1-0-7-. -O-F-F-I-C-E -O-F -T-H-E -I-N-S-P-E-C-T-O-R
-G-E-N-E-R-A-L-.
-T-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f -I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-f
-t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y-,
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-e
-I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-7-8-, -i-s
-h-e-r-e-b-y -r-e-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -a-s -t-h-e -O-f-f-i-c-e -o-f
-I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f
-t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-.
-S-E-C-. -1-0-8-. -B-U-R-E-A-U -O-F -E-N-V-I-R-O-N-M-E-N-T-A-L
-S-T-A-T-I-S-T-I-C-S-.
-(-a-) -E-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-m-e-n-t-.----(-1-) -T-h-e-r-e -i-s
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -w-i-t-h-i-n -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -a
-B-u-r-e-a-u -o-f -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -S-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-s
-(-h-e-r-e-a-f-t-e-r -r-e-f-e-r-r-e-d -t-o -a-s -t-h-e
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-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-l-e -f-o-r---
-(-A-) -c-o-m-p-i-l-i-n-g-, -a-n-a-l-y-z-i-n-g-, -a-n-d
-p-u-b-l-i-s-h-i-n-g -a -c-o-m-p-r-e-h-e-n-s-i-v-e -s-e-t -o-f
-e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -q-u-a-l-i-t-y -s-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-s
-w-h-i-c-h -s-h-o-u-l-d -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-i-m-e-l-y
-s-u-m-m-a-r-y -i-n -t-h-e -f-o-r-m -o-f
-i-n-d-u-s-t-r-y-w-i-d-e -a-g-g-r-e-g-a-t-e-s-,
-m-u-l-t-i-y-e-a-r -a-v-e-r-a-g-e-s-, -o-r -t-o-t-a-l-s -o-r
-s-o-m-e -s-i-m-i-l-a-r -f-o-r-m -a-n-d -i-n-c-l-u-d-e
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-n---
-(-i-) -t-h-e -n-a-t-u-r-e-, -s-o-u-r-c-e-, -a-n-d
-a-m-o-u-n-t -o-f -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t-s -i-n -t-h-e
-e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-; -a-n-d
-(-i-i-) -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-s -o-n -t-h-e
-p-u-b-l-i-c -a-n-d -t-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -o-f
-t-h-o-s-e -p-o-l-l-u-t-a-n-t-s-;
-(-B-) -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-i-n-g -g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s -f-o-r
-t-h-e -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -b-y
-t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -f-o-r -t-h-e
-s-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-s -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h
-t-o -a-s-s-u-r-e -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -i-s
-a-c-c-u-r-a-t-e-, -r-e-l-i-a-b-l-e-, -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t-, -a-n-d
-i-n -a -f-o-r-m -t-h-a-t -p-e-r-m-i-t-s -s-y-s-t-e-m-a-t-i-c
-a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s-;
-(-C-) -c-o-o-r-d-i-n-a-t-i-n-g -t-h-e -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n
-o-f -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -b-y -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t
-f-o-r -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-i-n-g -s-u-c-h -s-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-s
-w-i-t-h -r-e-l-a-t-e-d -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n--
-g-a-t-h-e-r-i-n-g -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d -b-y
-o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -a-g-e-n-c-i-e-s-;
-(-D-) -m-a-k-i-n-g -r-e-a-d-i-l-y -a-c-c-e-s-s-i-b-l-e
-t-h-e -s-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-s -p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -u-n-d-e-r
-t-h-i-s -p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h-; -a-n-d
-(-E-) -i-d-e-n-t-i-f-y-i-n-g -m-i-s-s-i-n-g
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -k-i-n-d -d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d
-u-n-d-e-r -s-u-b-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-A-) -(-i-) -a-n-d
-(-i-i-)-, -r-e-v-i-e-w-i-n-g -t-h-e-s-e -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n
-n-e-e-d-s -a-t -l-e-a-s-t -a-n-n-u-a-l-l-y -w-i-t-h -t-h-e
-S-c-i-e-n-c-e -A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -B-o-a-r-d-, -a-n-d
-m-a-k-i-n-g -r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o -t-h-e
-a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l-s
-c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -e-x-t-r-a-m-u-r-a-l -a-n-d
-i-n-t-r-a-m-u-r-a-l -r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -t-o
-p-r-o-v-i-d-e -s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.
-(-2-) -N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-1-) -s-h-a-l-l -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e -t-h-e
-B-u-r-e-a-u -t-o -r-e-q-u-i-r-e -t-h-e -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -o-f
-a-n-y -d-a-t-a -b-y -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-,
-S-t-a-t-e -o-r -l-o-c-a-l -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -t-o
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h -o-b-s-e-r-v-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -m-o-n-i-t-o-r-i-n-g
-p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s-.
-(-3-) -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-m-p-i-l-e-d -b-y -t-h-e
-B-u-r-e-a-u -o-f -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -S-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-s-,
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-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -s-u-b-m-i-s-s-i-o-n-s -b-y -F-e-d-e-r-a-l-,
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-a-v-a-i-l-a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -d-a-t-a -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-o -t-h-e
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-T-h-e -c-o-n-f-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l-i-t-y -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f
-o-t-h-e-r -s-t-a-t-u-t-e-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-i-n-g -t-h-e
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-(-A-) -T-h-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l
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-q-u-a-l-i-t-y -o-f -t-h-e -s-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-s
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-(-e-) -A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -C-o-u-n-c-i-l -o-n
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-c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e
-B-u-r-e-a-u -a-n-d -t-h-e -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-d-e-s-i-g-n-a-t-e-d -a-s -C-h-i-e-f -I-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n
-R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -O-f-f-i-c-e-r-, -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a-n
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -A-c-a-d-e-m-y -o-f
-S-c-i-e-n-c-e-s -f-o-r -a -s-t-u-d-y-, -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d
-r-e-p-o-r-t -o-n -t-h-e -a-d-e-q-u-a-c-y -o-f -t-h-e -d-a-t-a
-c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s -a-n-d
-c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-. -N-o
-l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -1-8 -m-o-n-t-h-s -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -a-n
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -t-h-e -N-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -A-c-a-d-e-m-y -o-f
-S-c-i-e-n-c-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-p-o-r-t -i-t-s -f-i-n-d-i-n-g-s -t-o
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s-. -T-h-e
-r-e-p-o-r-t -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f
-t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-'-s -d-a-t-a -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n
-r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-, -n-e-e-d-s-, -a-n-d -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-,
-a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e -a-n -a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -a-n-d
-e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-,
-c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -a-n-d -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s
-e-s-t-a-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -t-o -m-e-e-t
-t-h-o-s-e -n-e-e-d-s -a-n-d -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s-:
-(-A-) -d-a-t-a -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s
-a-n-d -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-;
-(-B-) -d-a-t-a -a-n-a-l-y-s-i-s -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s
-a-n-d -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-;
-(-C-) -t-h-e -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -d-a-t-a -b-a-s-e-s -t-o
-i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e -w-i-t-h -o-n-e -a-n-o-t-h-e-r-;
-(-D-) -c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r -h-a-r-d-w-a-r-e -a-n-d
-s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e -c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-;
-(-E-) -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n
-s-y-s-t-e-m-s-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -t-h-e -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f
-m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-y-s-t-e-m-s -t-o
-i-n-t-e-g-r-a-t-e -w-i-t-h -a-n-o-t-h-e-r-;
-(-F-) -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -p-e-r-s-o-n-n-e-l-; -a-n-d
-(-G-) -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-'-s -b-u-d-g-e-t-a-r-y
-n-e-e-d-s -a-n-d -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -f-o-r -d-a-t-a
-c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-n
-a-s-s-e-s-s-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -a-d-e-q-u-a-c-y -o-f -t-h-e
-b-u-d-g-e-t-a-r-y -r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -t-o
-t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -b-u-d-g-e-t-a-r-y
-r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -u-s-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t
-f-o-r -d-a-t-a -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -n-e-e-d-s -a-n-d
-p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s-.
-(-2-) -T-h-e -r-e-p-o-r-t -s-h-a-l-l -i-n-c-l-u-d-e
-r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -i-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g -t-h-e
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-'-s -d-a-t-a -c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-,
-c-a-p-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -p-r-o-c-e-d-u-r-e-s-, -d-a-t-a
-c-o-l-l-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -a-n-d -a-n-a-l-y-t-i-c-a-l -h-a-r-d-w-a-r-e
-a-n-d -s-o-f-t-w-a-r-e-, -a-n-d -f-o-r -i-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g -i-t-s
-m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-y-s-t-e-m-s-.
-(-b-) -A-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-a-t-i-o-n -o-f
-A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----T-h-e-r-e -a-r-e -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d
-t-o -b-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e-d -s-u-c-h -s-u-m-s -a-s
-n-e-c-e-s-s-a-r-y -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s
-o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
-S-E-C-. -1-1-1-. -M-I-S-C-E-L-L-A-N-E-O-U-S -E-M-P-L-O-Y-M-E-N-T
-R-E-S-T-R-I-C-T-I-O-N-S-.
-(-a-) -P-r-o-h-i-b-i-t-e-d -E-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -a-n-d
-A-d-v-a-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -C-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----E-x-c-e-p-t
-a-s -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e -p-r-o-v-i-d-e-d -i-n -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-,
-p-o-l-i-t-i-c-a-l -a-f-f-i-l-i-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -p-o-l-i-t-i-c-a-l
-q-u-a-l-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -m-a-y -n-o-t -b-e -t-a-k-e-n -i-n-t-o
-a-c-c-o-u-n-t -i-n -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e
-a-p-p-o-i-n-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n -t-o -a-n-y
-p-o-s-i-t-i-o-n -i-n -t-h-e -c-a-r-e-e-r -c-i-v-i-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e
-o-r -i-n -t-h-e -a-s-s-i-g-n-m-e-n-t -o-r -a-d-v-a-n-c-e-m-e-n-t -o-f
-a-n-y -c-a-r-e-e-r -c-i-v-i-l -s-e-r-v-a-n-t -i-n -t-h-e
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-.
-(-b-) -R-e-p-o-r-t-s -o-n -I-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n-.----O-n-e
-y-e-a-r -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f
-t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e -a-n-d -a-g-a-i-n -3 -y-e-a-r-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e
-d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-e -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e-,
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -r-e-p-o-r-t -t-o -t-h-e
-S-e-n-a-t-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -o-n -A-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-i-o-n-s-,
-G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -A-f-f-a-i-r-s-, -a-n-d -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t
-a-n-d -P-u-b-l-i-c -W-o-r-k-s -a-n-d -t-o -t-h-e -H-o-u-s-e -o-f
-R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-n -t-h-e -e-s-t-i-m-a-t-e-d
-a-d-d-i-t-i-o-n-a-l -c-o-s-t -o-f -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-i-n-g -t-h-i-s
-t-i-t-l-e -o-v-e-r -t-h-e -c-o-s-t -a-s -i-f -t-h-i-s -t-i-t-l-e
-h-a-d -n-o-t -b-e-e-n -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-e-d-, -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a
-j-u-s-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -i-n-c-r-e-a-s-e-d -s-t-a-f-f-i-n-g
-n-o-t -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -e-x-e-c-u-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s
-t-i-t-l-e-.
-S-E-C-. -1-1-2-. -A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-V-E -P-R-O-V-I-S-I-O-N-S-.
-(-a-) -A-c-c-e-p-t-a-n-c-e -o-f -M-o-n-e-y -a-n-d
-P-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-.----(-1-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y
-a-c-c-e-p-t -a-n-d -r-e-t-a-i-n -m-o-n-e-y-,
-u-n-c-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-e-d -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r
-r-e-a-l -a-n-d -p-e-r-s-o-n-a-l -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -o-r -r-i-g-h-t-s
-(-w-h-e-t-h-e-r -b-y -g-i-f-t-, -b-e-q-u-e-s-t-, -d-e-v-i-s-e-, -o-r
-o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e-) -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -c-a-r-r-y-i-n-g
-o-u-t -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-'-s -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-s -a-n-d
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -t-h-a-t -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t -e-n-d-o-r-s-e -a-n-y -c-o-m-p-a-n-y-,
-p-r-o-d-u-c-t-, -o-r-g-a-n-i-z-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-.
-G-i-f-t-s-, -b-e-q-u-e-s-t-s-, -a-n-d -d-e-v-i-s-e-s -o-f -m-o-n-e-y
-a-n-d -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-s -f-r-o-m -s-a-l-e-s -o-f -o-t-h-e-r
-p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -r-e-c-e-i-v-e-d -a-s -g-i-f-t-s-, -b-e-q-u-e-s-t-s-,
-o-r -d-e-v-i-s-e-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-r-e-d-i-t-e-d -i-n -a
-s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e -f-u-n-d -i-n -t-h-e -T-r-e-a-s-u-r-y -o-f -t-h-e
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -a-n-d -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e
-f-o-r -d-i-s-b-u-r-s-e-m-e-n-t -u-p-o-n -t-h-e -o-r-d-e-r -o-f -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-.
-(-2-) -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -g-u-i-d-e-l-i-n-e-s -s-e-t-t-i-n-g
-f-o-r-t-h -t-h-e -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t
-s-h-a-l-l -u-s-e -i-n -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-i-n-g -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-o
-a-c-c-e-p-t -a -g-i-f-t-, -b-e-q-u-e-s-t-, -o-r -d-e-v-i-s-e-.
-S-u-c-h -c-r-i-t-e-r-i-a -s-h-a-l-l -t-a-k-e -i-n-t-o
-c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-e -a-c-c-e-p-t-a-n-c-e
-o-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -w-o-u-l-d -r-e-f-l-e-c-t
-u-n-f-a-v-o-r-a-b-l-y -u-p-o-n -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-'-s -o-r
-a-n-y -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-'-s -a-b-i-l-i-t-y -t-o -c-a-r-r-y -o-u-t
-i-t-s -r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s -o-r -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l
-d-u-t-i-e-s -i-n -a -f-a-i-r -a-n-d -o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e -m-a-n-n-e-r-,
-o-r -w-o-u-l-d -c-o-m-p-r-o-m-i-s-e -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-g-r-i-t-y -o-f
-o-r -t-h-e -a-p-p-e-a-r-a-n-c-e -o-f -t-h-e -i-n-t-e-g-r-i-t-y -o-f -a
-G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m -o-r -a-n-y -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l
-i-n-v-o-l-v-e-d -i-n -t-h-a-t -p-r-o-g-r-a-m-.
-(-b-) -S-e-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-.----(-1-) -O-n
-t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -t-h-e
-s-e-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n
-A-g-e-n-c-y -w-i-t-h -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -c-h-a-n-g-e-s -s-h-a-l-l
-b-e -t-h-e -s-e-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-, -u-n-t-i-l -s-u-c-h -t-i-m-e -a-s -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -c-a-u-s-e -a -s-e-a-l -o-f -o-f-f-i-c-e -t-o
-b-e -m-a-d-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -o-f -s-u-c-h -d-e-s-i-g-n -a-s -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -a-p-p-r-o-v-e-.
-(-2-) -C-r-i-m-i-n-a-l -P-e-n-a-l-t-y -f-o-r
-U-n-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-s-e -o-f -S-e-a-l-.----(-A-) -C-h-a-p-t-e-r
-3-3 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -1-8-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -i-s
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e-r-e-o-f
-t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g -n-e-w -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-:
-`-`-Sec. -7-1-6-. -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -S-e-a-l
-`-`-(-a-) -W-h-o-e-v-e-r -k-n-o-w-i-n-g-l-y -d-i-s-p-l-a-y-s
-a-n-y -p-r-i-n-t-e-d -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -l-i-k-e-n-e-s-s -o-f -t-h-e
-o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l -s-e-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -a-n-y -f-a-c-s-i-m-i-l-e
-t-h-e-r-e-o-f-, -i-n-, -o-r -i-n -c-o-n-n-e-c-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h-,
-a-n-y -a-d-v-e-r-t-i-s-e-m-e-n-t-, -p-o-s-t-e-r-, -c-i-r-c-u-l-a-r-,
-b-o-o-k-, -p-a-m-p-h-l-e-t-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -p-u-b-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-,
-p-u-b-l-i-c -m-e-e-t-i-n-g-, -p-l-a-y-, -m-o-t-i-o-n -p-i-c-t-u-r-e-,
-t-e-l-e-c-a-s-t-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -o-n
-a-n-y -b-u-i-l-d-i-n-g-, -m-o-n-u-m-e-n-t-, -o-r
-s-t-a-t-i-o-n-e-r-y-, -f-o-r -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f
-c-o-n-v-e-y-i-n-g-, -o-r -i-n -a -m-a-n-n-e-r -r-e-a-s-o-n-a-b-l-y
-c-a-l-c-u-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -c-o-n-v-e-y-, -a -f-a-l-s-e
-i-m-p-r-e-s-s-i-o-n -o-f -s-p-o-n-s-o-r-s-h-i-p -o-r -a-p-p-r-o-v-a-l
-b-y -t-h-e -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s
-o-r -b-y -a-n-y -d-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -a-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r
-i-n-s-t-r-u-m-e-n-t-a-l-i-t-y -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-, -s-h-a-l-l -b-e
-f-i-n-e-d -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -$-2-5-0 -o-r -i-m-p-r-i-s-o-n-e-d
-n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -6 -m-o-n-t-h-s-, -o-r -b-o-t-h-.
-`-`-(-b-) -W-h-o-e-v-e-r-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -a-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d
-u-n-d-e-r -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e-d -b-y -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -a-n-d
-p-u-b-l-i-s-h-e-d -i-n -t-h-e -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -R-e-g-i-s-t-e-r-,
-k-n-o-w-i-n-g-l-y -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-s-, -r-e-p-r-o-d-u-c-e-s-,
-s-e-l-l-s-, -o-r -p-u-r-c-h-a-s-e-s -f-o-r -r-e-s-a-l-e-, -e-i-t-h-e-r
-s-e-p-a-r-a-t-e-l-y -o-r -a-p-p-e-n-d-e-d -t-o -a-n-y -a-r-t-i-c-l-e
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e-d -o-r -s-o-l-d-, -a-n-y -l-i-k-e-n-e-s-s -o-f
-t-h-e -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l -s-e-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f
-t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -a-n-y -s-u-b-s-t-a-n-t-i-a-l
-p-a-r-t -t-h-e-r-e-o-f-, -e-x-c-e-p-t -f-o-r -m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-e
-o-r -s-a-l-e -o-f -t-h-e -a-r-t-i-c-l-e -f-o-r -t-h-e -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l
-u-s-e -o-f -t-h-e -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d
-S-t-a-t-e-s-, -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -f-i-n-e-d -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n
-$-2-5-0 -o-r -i-m-p-r-i-s-o-n-e-d -n-o-t -m-o-r-e -t-h-a-n -6
-m-o-n-t-h-s-, -o-r -b-o-t-h-.
-`-`-(-c-) -A -v-i-o-l-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -(-a-)
-o-r -(-b-) -m-a-y -b-e -e-n-j-o-i-n-e-d -a-t -t-h-e -s-u-i-t -o-f
-t-h-e -A-t-t-o-r-n-e-y -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d
-S-t-a-t-e-s -u-p-o-n -c-o-m-p-l-a-i-n-t -b-y -a-n-y
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e -o-f -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-.-'-'-.
-(-B-) -T-h-e -t-a-b-l-e -o-f -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r
-c-h-a-p-t-e-r -3-3 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -1-8-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s
-C-o-d-e-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d
-t-h-e-r-e-o-f-:
-`-`-7-1-6-. -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t
-S-e-a-l-.-'-'-.
-(-c-) -A-c-q-u-i-s-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -C-o-p-y-r-i-g-h-t-s -a-n-d
-P-a-t-e-n-t-s-.----T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d
-t-o -a-c-q-u-i-r-e -a-n-y -o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g
-d-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -r-i-g-h-t-s -i-f -t-h-e -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y
-a-c-q-u-i-r-e-d -t-h-e-r-e-b-y -i-s -f-o-r -u-s-e -b-y -o-r -f-o-r-,
-o-r -u-s-e-f-u-l -t-o-, -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-:
-(-1-) -c-o-p-y-r-i-g-h-t-s-, -p-a-t-e-n-t-s-, -a-n-d
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -p-a-t-e-n-t-s-,
-d-e-s-i-g-n-s-, -p-r-o-c-e-s-s-e-s-, -a-n-d
-m-a-n-u-f-a-c-t-u-r-i-n-g -d-a-t-a-;
-(-2-) -l-i-c-e-n-s-e-s -u-n-d-e-r -c-o-p-y-r-i-g-h-t-s-,
-p-a-t-e-n-t-s-, -a-n-d -a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -f-o-r
-p-a-t-e-n-t-s-; -a-n-d
-(-3-) -r-e-l-e-a-s-e-s-, -b-e-f-o-r-e -s-u-i-t -i-s
-b-r-o-u-g-h-t-, -f-o-r -p-a-s-t -i-n-f-r-i-n-g-e-m-e-n-t -o-f
-p-a-t-e-n-t-s -o-r -c-o-p-y-r-i-g-h-t-s-.
-(-d-) -A-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -S-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -o-f
-C-o-n-d-u-c-t -a-n-d -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n-.----T-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-,
-n-o -l-e-s-s -s-t-r-i-n-g-e-n-t -t-h-a-n -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-b-l-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n -o-f -l-a-w-,
-r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -s-t-a-n-d-a-r-d-s -o-f -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -f-o-r
-m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f -a-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -(-a-n-d
-c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-n-t-s -t-o -a-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s-)-,
-i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -r-e-q-u-i-r-e-m-e-n-t-s -r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g
-c-o-n-f-l-i-c-t-s -o-f -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -o-r -d-i-s-c-l-o-s-u-r-e -o-f
-p-a-s-t -a-n-d -p-r-e-s-e-n-t -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-n-d
-e-m-p-l-o-y-m-e-n-t -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s-. -T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -t-o -p-a-y -m-e-m-b-e-r-s -o-f
-a-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r-s -w-h-o
-p-e-r-f-o-r-m -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s -a-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -u-n-d-e-r
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -3-1-0-9 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s
-C-o-d-e-, -a-t -r-a-t-e-s -f-o-r -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l-s -n-o-t -t-o
-e-x-c-e-e-d -t-h-e -p-e-r -d-i-e-m -r-a-t-e -e-q-u-i-v-a-l-e-n-t -t-o
-t-h-e -r-a-t-e -f-o-r -l-e-v-e-l -V -o-f -t-h-e -E-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e
-S-c-h-e-d-u-l-e -u-n-d-e-r -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-3-1-6 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e
-5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-.
-S-E-C-. -1-1-3-. -I-N-H-E-R-E-N-T-L-Y -G-O-V-E-R-N-M-E-N-T-A-L
-F-U-N-C-T-I-O-N-S-.
-(-a-) -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t -O-f-f-i-c-e-r-s -a-n-d
-E-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s-.----(-1-) -I-n-h-e-r-e-n-t-l-y
-g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-e-d -o-n-l-y -b-y
-o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s -a-n-d -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d
-S-t-a-t-e-s-. -F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-,
-`-`-i-n-h-e-r-e-n-t-l-y -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l-'-' -m-e-a-n-s -a-n-y
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-y -w-h-i-c-h -i-s -s-o -i-n-t-i-m-a-t-e-l-y
-r-e-l-a-t-e-d -t-o -t-h-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -a-s -t-o
-m-a-n-d-a-t-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e -b-y -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t
-o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s -a-n-d -e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s-. -T-h-e-s-e
-i-n-h-e-r-e-n-t-l-y -g-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s
-i-n-c-l-u-d-e -t-h-o-s-e -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -w-h-i-c-h
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e -e-i-t-h-e-r -t-h-e -e-x-e-r-c-i-s-e -o-f
-d-i-s-c-r-e-t-i-o-n -i-n -a-p-p-l-y-i-n-g -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t
-a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y -o-r -t-h-e -u-s-e -o-f -v-a-l-u-e -o-f
-j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t -i-n -m-a-k-i-n-g -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-s -f-o-r -t-h-e
-G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-. -T-h-e-s-e -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -s-h-a-l-l
-i-n-c-l-u-d-e-, -b-u-t -n-o-t -b-e -l-i-m-i-t-e-d -t-o-, -w-o-r-k -o-f
-a -p-o-l-i-c-y-, -d-e-c-i-s-i-o-n-m-a-k-i-n-g-, -o-r
-m-a-n-a-g-e-r-i-a-l -n-a-t-u-r-e -w-h-i-c-h -i-s -t-h-e -d-i-r-e-c-t
-r-e-s-p-o-n-s-i-b-i-l-i-t-y -o-f -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t
-o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l-s-.
-(-b-) -C-o-n-f-l-i-c-t-s -o-f -I-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-.----(-1-) -T-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -b-y -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -r-e-q-u-i-r-e
-a-n-y -p-e-r-s-o-n -p-r-o-p-o-s-i-n-g -t-o -e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a
-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-, -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r
-a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t-, -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -b-y -c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e
-b-i-d -o-r -n-e-g-o-t-i-a-t-i-o-n-, -f-o-r -t-h-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -o-f
-r-e-s-e-a-r-c-h-, -d-e-v-e-l-o-p-m-e-n-t-, -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n
-a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s-, -o-r -f-o-r -a-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -a-n-d
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -t-o -p-r-o-v-i-d-e -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -p-r-i-o-r -t-o -e-n-t-e-r-i-n-g -i-n-t-o -a-n-y
-s-u-c-h -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-, -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -o-r
-a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t-, -w-i-t-h -a-l-l -r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-, -a-s -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-d -b-y -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-, -b-e-a-r-i-n-g -o-n -w-h-e-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-t
-p-e-r-s-o-n -h-a-s -a -p-o-s-s-i-b-l-e -c-o-n-f-l-i-c-t -o-f
-i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -w-i-t-h -r-e-s-p-e-c-t -t-o---
-(-A-) -b-e-i-n-g -a-b-l-e -t-o -r-e-n-d-e-r
-i-m-p-a-r-t-i-a-l-, -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l-l-y -s-o-u-n-d-, -o-r
-o-b-j-e-c-t-i-v-e -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -o-r -a-d-v-i-c-e -i-n
-l-i-g-h-t -o-f -o-t-h-e-r -a-c-t-i-v-i-t-i-e-s -o-r
-r-e-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-h-i-p-s -w-i-t-h -o-t-h-e-r -p-e-r-s-o-n-s-;
-o-r
-(-B-) -b-e-i-n-g -g-i-v-e-n -a-n -u-n-f-a-i-r
-c-o-m-p-e-t-i-t-i-v-e -a-d-v-a-n-t-a-g-e-.
-(-2-) -S-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -e-n-s-u-r-e-, -i-n
-a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s
-p-r-e-s-c-r-i-b-e-d -b-y -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y-,
-c-o-m-p-l-i-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -b-y
-s-u-b-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-o-r-s -o-f -s-u-c-h -p-e-r-s-o-n -w-h-o -a-r-e
-e-n-g-a-g-e-d -t-o -p-e-r-f-o-r-m -s-i-m-i-l-a-r -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
-(-c-) -R-e-q-u-i-r-e -A-f-f-i-r-m-a-t-i-v-e -F-i-n-d-i-n-g-;
-C-o-n-f-l-i-c-t-s -o-f -I-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -W-h-i-c-h -C-a-n-n-o-t -B-e
-A-v-o-i-d-e-d-; -M-i-t-i-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -C-o-n-f-l-i-c-t-s-.---
-(-1-) -S-u-b-j-e-c-t -t-o -t-h-e -p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f
-p-a-r-a-g-r-a-p-h -(-2-)-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y -n-o-t
-e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-,
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t-, -u-n-l-e-s-s -h-e
-a-f-f-i-r-m-a-t-i-v-e-l-y -f-i-n-d-s-, -a-f-t-e-r -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-n-g
-a-l-l -s-u-c-h -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -a-n-d -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r
-r-e-l-e-v-a-n-t -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -o-t-h-e-r-w-i-s-e
-a-v-a-i-l-a-b-l-e -t-o -h-i-m-, -e-i-t-h-e-r -t-h-a-t---
-(-A-) -t-h-e-r-e -i-s -l-i-t-t-l-e -o-r -n-o
-l-i-k-e-l-i-h-o-o-d -t-h-a-t -a -c-o-n-f-l-i-c-t -o-f
-i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -w-o-u-l-d -e-x-i-s-t-; -o-r
-(-B-) -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -c-o-n-f-l-i-c-t -h-a-s -b-e-e-n
-a-v-o-i-d-e-d -a-f-t-e-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e
-c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-d -i-n
-s-u-c-h -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-, -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -o-r
-a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t-.
-(-2-) -I-f -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t
-s-u-c-h -c-o-n-f-l-i-c-t -o-f -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -e-x-i-s-t-s -a-n-d
-t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -c-o-n-f-l-i-c-t -o-f -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -c-a-n-n-o-t
-b-e -a-v-o-i-d-e-d -b-y -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e
-c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-e-r-e-i-n-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -m-a-y
-e-n-t-e-r -i-n-t-o -s-u-c-h -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-, -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-,
-o-r -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t-, -i-f -h-e---
-(-A-) -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s -t-h-a-t -i-t -i-s -i-n -t-h-e
-b-e-s-t -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d
-S-t-a-t-e-s -t-o -d-o -s-o-; -a-n-d
-(-B-) -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e
-c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -i-n -s-u-c-h -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-,
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t -t-o
-m-i-t-i-g-a-t-e -s-u-c-h -c-o-n-f-l-i-c-t-.
-(-d-) -P-u-b-l-i-c -N-o-t-i-c-e -R-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g
-C-o-n-f-l-i-c-t-s -o-f -I-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-.----T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y
-s-h-a-l-l -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-e -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -w-h-i-c-h
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e -p-u-b-l-i-c -n-o-t-i-c-e -t-o -b-e -g-i-v-e-n
-w-h-e-n-e-v-e-r -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-e-s
-t-h-a-t -t-h-e -a-w-a-r-d -o-f -a -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-,
-a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -a-r-r-a-n-g-e-m-e-n-t -m-a-y -r-e-s-u-l-t
-i-n -a -c-o-n-f-l-i-c-t -o-f -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t -w-h-i-c-h -c-a-n-n-o-t
-b-e -a-v-o-i-d-e-d -b-y -i-n-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e
-c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -t-h-e-r-e-i-n-.
-(-e-) -D-i-s-c-l-a-i-m-e-r-.----N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s
-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -p-r-e-c-l-u-d-e -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t
-f-r-o-m -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-i-n-g -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o
-m-o-n-i-t-o-r -p-o-t-e-n-t-i-a-l -c-o-n-f-l-i-c-t-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e
-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t -a-w-a-r-d-.
-(-f-) -R-u-l-e-s-.----N-o -l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -3-0 -d-a-y-s
-a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-,
-t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -s-h-a-l-l -p-u-b-l-i-s-h -r-u-l-e-s -f-o-r
-t-h-e -i-m-p-l-e-m-e-n-t-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-.
-(-g-) -C-e-n-t-r-a-l -F-i-l-e-.----T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t
-s-h-a-l-l -m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n -a -c-e-n-t-r-a-l -f-i-l-e
-r-e-g-a-r-d-i-n-g -a-l-l -c-a-s-e-s -w-h-e-n -a -p-u-b-l-i-c
-n-o-t-i-c-e -i-s -i-s-s-u-e-d-. -O-t-h-e-r -i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n
-r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -a-l-s-o
-b-e -c-o-m-p-i-l-e-d-. -A-c-c-e-s-s -t-o -t-h-i-s
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-t-r-o-l-l-e-d -t-o
-s-a-f-e-g-u-a-r-d -a-n-y -p-r-o-p-r-i-e-t-a-r-y
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n-.
-(-h-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n-s-.----F-o-r -p-u-r-p-o-s-e-s -o-f
-t-h-i-s -s-e-c-t-i-o-n-, -t-h-e -t-e-r-m -`-`-a-d-v-i-s-o-r-y -a-n-d
-a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-'-' -i-n-c-l-u-d-e-s---
-(-1-) -m-a-n-a-g-e-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -p-r-o-f-e-s-s-i-o-n-a-l
-s-u-p-p-o-r-t -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-;
-(-2-) -t-h-e -c-o-n-d-u-c-t -o-f -s-t-u-d-i-e-s-,
-a-n-a-l-y-s-e-s-, -a-n-d -e-v-a-l-u-a-t-i-o-n-s-; -a-n-d
-(-3-) -e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g -a-n-d -t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l
-s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-, -e-x-c-l-u-d-i-n-g -r-o-u-t-i-n-e
-t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -s-e-r-v-i-c-e-s-.
-S-E-C-. -1-1-4-. -R-E-F-E-R-E-N-C-E-S-.
-R-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e -i-n -a-n-y -o-t-h-e-r -F-e-d-e-r-a-l -l-a-w-,
-E-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -o-r-d-e-r-, -r-u-l-e-, -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-, -o-r
-d-e-l-e-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-y-, -o-r -a-n-y
-d-o-c-u-m-e-n-t -o-f -o-r -p-e-r-t-a-i-n-i-n-g---
-(-1-) -t-o -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-e-m-e-d -t-o -r-e-f-e-r -t-o -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-;
-(-2-) -t-o -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l
-P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-e-m-e-d
-t-o -r-e-f-e-r -t-o -t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-;
-(-3-) -t-o -t-h-e -D-e-p-u-t-y -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r
-o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n
-A-g-e-n-c-y -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-e-m-e-d -t-o -r-e-f-e-r -t-o
-t-h-e -D-e-p-u-t-y -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-; -o-r
-(-4-) -t-o -a-n-y -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t
-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y
-s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-e-m-e-d -t-o -r-e-f-e-r -t-o -a-n
-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-.
-S-E-C-. -1-1-5-. -S-A-V-I-N-G-S -P-R-O-V-I-S-I-O-N-S-.
-(-a-) -C-o-n-t-i-n-u-i-n-g -E-f-f-e-c-t -o-f -L-e-g-a-l
-D-o-c-u-m-e-n-t-s-.----A-l-l -o-r-d-e-r-s-,
-d-e-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -r-u-l-e-s-, -r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-,
-p-e-r-m-i-t-s-, -a-g-r-e-e-m-e-n-t-s-, -g-r-a-n-t-s-,
-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s-, -c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-e-s-, -l-i-c-e-n-s-e-s-,
-r-e-g-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-o-n-s-, -p-r-i-v-i-l-e-g-e-s-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r
-a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-c-t-i-o-n-s---
-(-1-) -w-h-i-c-h -h-a-v-e -b-e-e-n -i-s-s-u-e-d-,
-m-a-d-e-, -g-r-a-n-t-e-d-, -o-r -a-l-l-o-w-e-d -t-o
-b-e-c-o-m-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -b-y -t-h-e
-P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-, -b-y -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r
-o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n
-A-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r -b-y -a -c-o-u-r-t -o-f -c-o-m-p-e-t-e-n-t
-j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n-, -i-n -t-h-e -p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e
-o-f -f-u-n-c-t-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-e -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r
-o-r -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n
-A-g-e-n-c-y-, -a-n-d
-(-2-) -w-h-i-c-h -a-r-e -i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -a-t -t-h-e
-t-i-m-e -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -t-a-k-e-s -e-f-f-e-c-t-, -o-r
-w-e-r-e -f-i-n-a-l -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e
-d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -a-n-d -a-r-e -t-o -b-e-c-o-m-e
-e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -o-n -o-r -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e
-e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-,
-s-h-a-l-l -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e -i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -a-c-c-o-r-d-i-n-g -t-o
-t-h-e-i-r -t-e-r-m-s -u-n-t-i-l -m-o-d-i-f-i-e-d-,
-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-e-d-, -s-u-p-e-r-s-e-d-e-d-, -s-e-t -a-s-i-d-e-, -o-r
-r-e-v-o-k-e-d -i-n -a-c-c-o-r-d-a-n-c-e -w-i-t-h -l-a-w -b-y -t-h-e
-P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-, -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d
-o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l-, -a -c-o-u-r-t -o-f -c-o-m-p-e-t-e-n-t
-j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -b-y -o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -l-a-w-.
-(-b-) -P-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-s -N-o-t -A-f-f-e-c-t-e-d-.----T-h-e
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t
-a-f-f-e-c-t -a-n-y -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-s -o-r -a-n-y
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -f-o-r -a-n-y -l-i-c-e-n-s-e-, -p-e-r-m-i-t-,
-c-e-r-t-i-f-i-c-a-t-e-, -o-r -f-i-n-a-n-c-i-a-l -a-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-c-e
-p-e-n-d-i-n-g -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l
-P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y -a-t -t-h-e -t-i-m-e -t-h-i-s -A-c-t
-t-a-k-e-s -e-f-f-e-c-t-, -b-u-t -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-s -a-n-d
-a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-d-.
-O-r-d-e-r-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -i-s-s-u-e-d -i-n -s-u-c-h
-p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-s-, -a-p-p-e-a-l-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -t-a-k-e-n
-t-h-e-r-e-f-r-o-m-, -a-n-d -p-a-y-m-e-n-t-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -m-a-d-e
-p-u-r-s-u-a-n-t -t-o -s-u-c-h -o-r-d-e-r-s-, -a-s -i-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t
-h-a-d -n-o-t -b-e-e-n -e-n-a-c-t-e-d-, -a-n-d -o-r-d-e-r-s
-i-s-s-u-e-d -i-n -a-n-y -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-s -s-h-a-l-l
-c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e -i-n -e-f-f-e-c-t -u-n-t-i-l -m-o-d-i-f-i-e-d-,
-t-e-r-m-i-n-a-t-e-d-, -s-u-p-e-r-s-e-d-e-d-, -o-r -r-e-v-o-k-e-d -b-y
-a -d-u-l-y -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d -o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l-, -b-y -a -c-o-u-r-t
-o-f -c-o-m-p-e-t-e-n-t -j-u-r-i-s-d-i-c-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -b-y
-o-p-e-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -l-a-w-. -N-o-t-h-i-n-g -i-n -t-h-i-s
-s-u-b-s-e-c-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -d-e-e-m-e-d -t-o -p-r-o-h-i-b-i-t
-t-h-e -d-i-s-c-o-n-t-i-n-u-a-n-c-e -o-r -m-o-d-i-f-i-c-a-t-i-o-n -o-f
-a-n-y -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -u-n-d-e-r -t-h-e -s-a-m-e
-t-e-r-m-s -a-n-d -c-o-n-d-i-t-i-o-n-s -a-n-d -t-o -t-h-e -s-a-m-e
-e-x-t-e-n-t -t-h-a-t -s-u-c-h -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g -c-o-u-l-d -h-a-v-e
-b-e-e-n -d-i-s-c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-d -o-r -m-o-d-i-f-i-e-d -i-f -t-h-i-s
-A-c-t -h-a-d -n-o-t -b-e-e-n -e-n-a-c-t-e-d-.
-(-c-) -S-u-i-t-s -N-o-t -A-f-f-e-c-t-e-d-.----T-h-e
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -s-h-a-l-l -n-o-t
-a-f-f-e-c-t -s-u-i-t-s -c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-d -b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -d-a-t-e
-t-h-i-s -A-c-t -t-a-k-e-s -e-f-f-e-c-t-, -a-n-d -i-n -a-l-l -s-u-c-h
-s-u-i-t-s-, -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g-s -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -h-a-d-,
-a-p-p-e-a-l-s -t-a-k-e-n-, -a-n-d -j-u-d-g-m-e-n-t-s -r-e-n-d-e-r-e-d
-i-n -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -m-a-n-n-e-r -a-n-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -s-a-m-e
-e-f-f-e-c-t -a-s -i-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -h-a-d -n-o-t -b-e-e-n
-e-n-a-c-t-e-d-.
-(-d-) -N-o-n-a-b-a-t-e-m-e-n-t -o-f -A-c-t-i-o-n-s-.----N-o
-s-u-i-t-, -a-c-t-i-o-n-, -o-r -o-t-h-e-r -p-r-o-c-e-e-d-i-n-g
-c-o-m-m-e-n-c-e-d -b-y -o-r -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y-, -o-r
-b-y -o-r -a-g-a-i-n-s-t -a-n-y -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l -i-n -t-h-e
-o-f-f-i-c-i-a-l -c-a-p-a-c-i-t-y -o-f -s-u-c-h -i-n-d-i-v-i-d-u-a-l
-a-s -a-n -o-f-f-i-c-e-r -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l
-P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y-, -s-h-a-l-l -a-b-a-t-e -b-y
-r-e-a-s-o-n -o-f -t-h-e -e-n-a-c-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
-(-e-) -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -A-c-t-i-o-n-s -R-e-l-a-t-i-n-g
-t-o -P-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -R-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n-s-.----A-n-y
-a-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-i-v-e -a-c-t-i-o-n -r-e-l-a-t-i-n-g -t-o -t-h-e
-p-r-e-p-a-r-a-t-i-o-n -o-r -p-r-o-m-u-l-g-a-t-i-o-n -o-f -a
-r-e-g-u-l-a-t-i-o-n -b-y -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l
-P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y -m-a-y -b-e -c-o-n-t-i-n-u-e-d -b-y
-t-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -s-a-m-e -e-f-f-e-c-t -a-s
-i-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t -h-a-d -n-o-t -b-e-e-n -e-n-a-c-t-e-d-.
-(-f-) -P-r-o-p-e-r-t-y -a-n-d -R-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s-.----T-h-e
-c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s-, -l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-,
-p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-, -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -a-s-s-e-t-s -a-n-d
-i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l
-P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y -s-h-a-l-l-, -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e
-e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-, -b-e
-c-o-n-s-i-d-e-r-e-d -t-o -b-e -t-h-e -c-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-s-,
-l-i-a-b-i-l-i-t-i-e-s-, -r-e-c-o-r-d-s-, -p-r-o-p-e-r-t-y-, -a-n-d
-o-t-h-e-r -a-s-s-e-t-s -a-n-d -i-n-t-e-r-e-s-t-s -o-f -t-h-e
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-.
-(-g-) -S-a-v-i-n-g-s-.----T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -a-n-d -i-t-s -o-f-f-i-c-e-r-s-,
-e-m-p-l-o-y-e-e-s-, -a-n-d -a-g-e-n-t-s -s-h-a-l-l -h-a-v-e -a-l-l
-t-h-e -p-o-w-e-r-s -a-n-d -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-t-i-e-s -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y-.
-S-E-C-. -1-1-6-. -C-O-N-F-O-R-M-I-N-G -A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T-S-.
-(-a-) -P-r-e-s-i-d-e-n-t-i-a-l -S-u-c-c-e-s-s-i-o-n-.---
-S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-9-(-d-)-(-1-) -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -3-, -U-n-i-t-e-d
-S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g
-b-e-f-o-r-e -t-h-e -p-e-r-i-o-d -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e-r-e-o-f
-t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-: -`-`-, -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-'-'-.
-(-b-) -D-e-f-i-n-i-t-i-o-n -o-f -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t-, -C-i-v-i-l
-S-e-r-v-i-c-e -L-a-w-s-.----S-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-0-1 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-,
-U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y
-a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-h-e
-f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-: -`-`-T-h-e -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-'-'-.
-(-c-) -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n-, -L-e-v-e-l -I-.----S-e-c-t-i-o-n
-5-3-1-2 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -i-s
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e-r-e-o-f
-t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-: -`-`-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-'-'-.
-(-d-) -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n-, -L-e-v-e-l -I-I-.---
-S-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-3-1-3 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s
-C-o-d-e-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t
-`-`-A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -o-f -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l
-P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -i-n
-l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-D-e-p-u-t-y -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-'-'-.
-(-e-) -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n-, -L-e-v-e-l -I-V-.---
-S-e-c-t-i-o-n -5-3-1-5 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s
-C-o-d-e-, -i-s -a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
-(-1-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l-, -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l
-P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n -A-g-e-n-c-y-'-' -a-n-d -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g
-i-n -l-i-e-u -t-h-e-r-e-o-f -`-`-I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r
-G-e-n-e-r-a-l-, -D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-'-'-; -a-n-d
-(-2-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -e-a-c-h -r-e-f-e-r-e-n-c-e
-t-o -a-n -A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -A-d-m-i-n-i-s-t-r-a-t-o-r -o-f
-t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n
-A-g-e-n-c-y -a-n-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d
-t-h-e-r-e-o-f -t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
-`-`-A-s-s-i-s-t-a-n-t -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-i-e-s-,
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t
-(-1-0-)-. -`-`-G-e-n-e-r-a-l -C-o-u-n-s-e-l-,
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-.-'-'-.
-(-f-) -C-o-m-p-e-n-s-a-t-i-o-n-, -L-e-v-e-l -V-.----S-e-c-t-i-o-n
-5-3-1-6 -o-f -t-i-t-l-e -5-, -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -i-s
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d -b-y -a-d-d-i-n-g -a-t -t-h-e -e-n-d -t-h-e-r-e-o-f
-t-h-e -f-o-l-l-o-w-i-n-g-:
-`-`-D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e -B-u-r-e-a-u -o-f
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -S-t-a-t-i-s-t-i-c-s-,
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-.
-`-`-E-x-e-c-u-t-i-v-e -D-i-r-e-c-t-o-r -o-f -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-s-s-i-o-n -o-n -I-m-p-r-o-v-i-n-g
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n-.-'-'-.
-(-g-) -I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -A-c-t-.----T-h-e
-I-n-s-p-e-c-t-o-r -G-e-n-e-r-a-l -A-c-t -o-f -1-9-7-8 -i-s
-a-m-e-n-d-e-d---
-(-1-) -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -2-(-1-)---
-(-A-) -b-y -i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-t-h-e
-D-e-p-a-r-t-m-e-n-t -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-,-'-' -a-f-t-e-r
-`-`-V-e-t-e-r-a-n-s -A-f-f-a-i-r-s-,-'-'-; -a-n-d
-(-B-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g -o-u-t -`-`-T-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -P-r-o-t-e-c-t-i-o-n
-A-g-e-n-c-y-,-'-'-;
-(-2-) -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-(-1-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g
-o-u-t -`-`-o-r -V-e-t-e-r-a-n-s -A-f-f-a-i-r-s-'-' -a-n-d
-i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-V-e-t-e-r-a-n-s -A-f-f-a-i-r-s-, -o-r
-t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-,-'-'-; -a-n-d
-(-3-) -i-n -s-e-c-t-i-o-n -1-1-(-2-) -b-y -s-t-r-i-k-i-n-g
-o-u-t -`-`-o-r -V-e-t-e-r-a-n-s -A-f-f-a-i-r-s-'-' -a-n-d
-i-n-s-e-r-t-i-n-g -`-`-V-e-t-e-r-a-n-s -A-f-f-a-i-r-s-, -o-r
-t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-,-'-'-.
-S-E-C-. -1-1-7-. -A-D-D-I-T-I-O-N-A-L -C-O-N-F-O-R-M-I-N-G
-A-M-E-N-D-M-E-N-T-S-.
-A-f-t-e-r -c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e
-C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -G-o-v-e-r-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -A-f-f-a-i-r-s -a-n-d
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -a-n-d
-P-u-b-l-i-c -W-o-r-k-s -a-n-d -o-t-h-e-r -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e
-c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -S-e-n-a-t-e
-a-n-d -t-h-e -a-p-p-r-o-p-r-i-a-t-e -c-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e-s -o-f -t-h-e
-H-o-u-s-e -o-f -R-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s-, -t-h-e
-S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e -E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t -s-h-a-l-l
-p-r-e-p-a-r-e -a-n-d -s-u-b-m-i-t -t-o -t-h-e -C-o-n-g-r-e-s-s
-p-r-o-p-o-s-e-d -l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-n-t-a-i-n-i-n-g
-t-e-c-h-n-i-c-a-l -a-n-d -c-o-n-f-o-r-m-i-n-g -a-m-e-n-d-m-e-n-t-s
-t-o -t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -C-o-d-e-, -a-n-d -t-o -o-t-h-e-r
-p-r-o-v-i-s-i-o-n-s -o-f -l-a-w-, -t-o -r-e-f-l-e-c-t -t-h-e
-c-h-a-n-g-e-s -m-a-d-e -b-y -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-. -S-u-c-h
-l-e-g-i-s-l-a-t-i-o-n -s-h-a-l-l -b-e -s-u-b-m-i-t-t-e-d -n-o-t
-l-a-t-e-r -t-h-a-n -6 -m-o-n-t-h-s -a-f-t-e-r -t-h-e
-e-f-f-e-c-t-i-v-e -d-a-t-e -o-f -t-h-i-s -A-c-t-.
-T-I-T-L-E -I-I----E-N-V-I-R-O-N-M-E-N-T-A-L -R-O-L-E -O-F -T-H-E
-U-N-I-T-E-D -S-T-A-T-E-S -I-N -I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L
-O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N-S -T-O -W-H-I-C-H -I-T -B-E-L-O-N-G-S
-S-E-C-. -2-0-1-. -I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -E-N-E-R-G-Y
-C-O-N-F-E-R-E-N-C-E-.
-T-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -S-t-a-t-e-, -i-n
-c-o-n-s-u-l-t-a-t-i-o-n -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f
-E-n-e-r-g-y -a-n-d -t-h-e -S-e-c-r-e-t-a-r-y -o-f -t-h-e
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-, -a-n-d -w-i-t-h -t-h-e -a-d-v-i-c-e -o-f
-t-h-e -C-o-m-m-i-t-t-e-e -o-n -E-a-r-t-h -a-n-d
-E-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l -S-c-i-e-n-c-e-s-, -i-s -a-u-t-h-o-r-i-z-e-d
-a-n-d -s-t-r-o-n-g-l-y -u-r-g-e-d -t-o -c-o-n-v-e-n-e -a-n
-i-n-t-e-r-n-a-t-i-o-n-a-l -m-e-e-t-i-n-g -t-o -b-e -h-e-l-d -i-n
-t-h-e -U-n-i-t-e-d -S-t-a-t-e-s -w-i-t-h -i-n-v-i-t-a-t-i-o-n-s -t-o
-r-e-p-r-e-s-e-n-t-a-t-i-v-e-s -o-f -a-l-l -c-o-u-n-t-r-i-e-s -o-f
-t-h-e -w-o-r-l-d-, -t-h-e -p-u-r-p-o-s-e -o-f -w-h-i-c-h -s-h-a-l-l
-b-e -t-o -e-n-c-o-u-r-a-g-e -t-h-e -e-x-c-h-a-n-g-e -o-f
-i-n-f-o-r-m-a-t-i-o-n -c-o-n-c-e-r-n-i-n-g -e-n-e-r-g-y
-e-f-f-i-c-i-e-n-c-y -a-n-d -r-e-n-e-w-a-b-l-e -e-n-e-r-g-y
-r-e-s-o-u-r-c-e-s -t-h-a-t -a-r-e -e-n-v-i-r-o-n-m-e-n-t-a-l-l-y
-a-c-c-e-p-t-a-b-l-e -a-n-d -e-c-o-l-o-g-i-c-a-l-l-y
-s-u-s-t-a-i-n-a-b-l-e-.
-S-E-C-. -2-0-2-. -I-N-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-O-N-A-L -G-R-E-E-N-H-O-U-S-E
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Department of the
Environment Act of 1993''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
TITLE I--ELEVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO CABINET
LEVEL
Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Findings.
Sec. 103. Establishment of the Department of the Environment.
Sec. 104. Assistant Secretaries.
Sec. 105. Deputy Assistant Secretaries.
Sec. 106. Office of the General Counsel.
Sec. 107. Office of the Inspector General.
Sec. 108. Bureau of Environmental Statistics.
Sec. 109. Grant and contract authority for certain activities.
Sec. 110. Study of data needs.
Sec. 111. Miscellaneous employment restrictions.
Sec. 112. Termination of the Council on Environmental Quality and
transfer of functions.
Sec. 113. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 114. Inherently governmental functions.
Sec. 115. References.
Sec. 116. Savings provisions.
Sec. 117. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 118. Additional conforming amendments.
TITLE II--ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION ON IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
Sec. 201. Establishment; membership.
Sec. 202. Commission responsibilities.
Sec. 203. Report to the President and Congress.
Sec. 204. Commission staff.
Sec. 205. Advisory groups.
Sec. 206. Termination of Commission.
Sec. 207. Funding; authorization of appropriations.
TITLE III--EFFECTIVE DATE
Sec. 301. Effective date.
TITLE I--ELEVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO CABINET
LEVEL
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Department of the Environment
Act''.
SEC. 102. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that--
(1) recent concern with Federal environmental policy has
highlighted the necessity of assigning to protection of the
domestic and international environment a priority which is at
least equal to that assigned to other functions of the Federal
Government;
(2) protection of the environment increasingly involves
cooperation with foreign states, including the most highly
industrialized states all of whose top environmental officials
have ministerial status;
(3) the size of the budget and the number of Federal civil
servants devoted to tasks associated with environmental
protection at the Environmental Protection Agency is
commensurate with departmental status; and
(4) a cabinet-level Department of the Environment should be
established.
SEC. 103. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
(a) Redesignation.--The Environmental Protection Agency is hereby
redesignated as the Department of the Environment (hereafter referred
to as the ``Department'') and shall be an executive department in the
executive branch of the Government. The official acronym of the
Department shall be the ``U.S.D.E.''.
(b) Secretary of the Environment.--(1) There shall be at the head
of the Department a Secretary of the Environment who shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
Department shall be administered under the supervision and direction of
the Secretary.
(2) The Secretary may not assign duties for or delegate authority
for the supervision of the Assistant Secretaries, the General Counsel,
the Director of Environmental Statistics, or the Inspector General of
the Department to any officer of the Department other than the Deputy
Secretary.
(3) Except as described under paragraph (2) of this section and
section 104(b)(2), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may delegate any functions including the making of
regulations to such officers and employees of the Department as the
Secretary may designate, and may authorize such successive
redelegations of such functions within the Department as determined to
be necessary or appropriate.
(c) Deputy Secretary.--There shall be in the Department a Deputy
Secretary of the Environment, who shall be appointed by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy Secretary
shall perform such responsibilities as the Secretary shall prescribe
and shall act as the Secretary during the absence or disability of the
Secretary or in the event of a vacancy in the position of Secretary.
(d) Office of the Secretary.--The Office of the Secretary shall
consist of a Secretary and a Deputy Secretary and may include an
Executive Secretary and such other executive officers as the Secretary
may determine necessary.
(e) Regional Offices.--The Secretary is authorized to establish,
alter, discontinue, or maintain such regional or other field offices as
he may determine necessary to carry out the functions vested in him or
other officials of the Department.
(f) International Responsibilities of the Secretary.--(1) In
addition to exercising other international responsibilities under
existing provisions of law, the Secretary is--
(A) encouraged to assist the Secretary of State to carry
out his primary responsibilities for coordinating, negotiating,
implementing and participating in international agreements,
including participation in international organizations,
relevant to environmental protection; and
(B) authorized and encouraged to--
(i) conduct research on and apply existing research
capabilities to the nature and impacts of international
environmental problems and develop responses to such
problems; and
(ii) provide technical and other assistance to
foreign countries and international bodies to improve
the quality of the environment.
(2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the Secretary of the
Environment and such other persons as he determines appropriate on such
negotiations, implementations, and participations described under
paragraph (1)(A).
(g) Authority of the Secretary Within the Department.--Except as
provided under section 112, nothing in the provisions of this Act--
(1) authorizes the Secretary of the Environment to require
any action by any officer of any executive department or agency
other than officers of the Department of the Environment,
except that this paragraph shall not affect any authority
provided for by any other provision of law authorizing the
Secretary of the Environment to require any such actions;
(2) modifies any Federal law that is administered by any
executive department or agency; or
(3) transfers to the Department of the Environment any
authority exercised by any other Federal executive department
or agency prior to the date of the enactment of this Act,
except the authority exercised by the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(h) Application to the Department of the Environment.--The
provisions of this Act apply only to activities of the Department of
the Environment, except where expressly provided otherwise.
SEC. 104. ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.
(a) Establishment of Positions.--There shall be in the Department
such number of Assistant Secretaries, not to exceed 12, as the
Secretary shall determine, each of whom shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(b) Responsibilities of Assistant Secretaries.--(1) The Secretary
shall assign to Assistant Secretaries such responsibilities as the
Secretary considers appropriate, including, but not limited to--
(A) enforcement;
(B) compliance monitoring;
(C) research and development;
(D) air;
(E) radiation;
(F) water;
(G) pesticides;
(H) toxic substances;
(I) solid waste;
(J) hazardous waste;
(K) hazardous waste cleanup;
(L) emergency response;
(M) international affairs;
(N) policy, planning, and evaluation;
(O) pollution prevention;
(P) congressional affairs;
(Q) intergovernmental affairs;
(R) public affairs; and
(S) administration and resources management, information
resources management, procurement and assistance management,
and personnel and labor relations.
(2) The Secretary may assign and modify any responsibilities at his
discretion under paragraph (1), except that the Secretary may not
modify the responsibilities of any Assistant Secretary without prior
written notification with explanation of such modification to the
appropriate committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
(c) Designation of Responsibilities Prior to Confirmation.--
Whenever the President submits the name of an individual to the Senate
for confirmation as Assistant Secretary under this section, the
President shall state the particular responsibilities of the Department
such individual shall exercise upon taking office.
(d) Continuing Performance of Functions.--On the effective date of
this Act, the Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall be redesignated as the Secretary
and Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Environment, Assistant
Administrators of the Agency shall be redesignated as Assistant
Secretaries of the Department, the General Counsel and the Inspector
General of the Agency shall be redesignated as the General Counsel and
the Inspector General of the Department, and the Chief Financial
Officer of the Agency shall be redesignated as the Chief Financial
Officer of the Department, without renomination or reconfirmation.
(e) Chief Information Resources Officer.--(1) The Secretary shall
designate the Assistant Secretary whose responsibilities include
information resource management functions as required by section 3506
of title 44, United States Code, as the Chief Information Resources
Officer of the Department.
(2) The Chief Information Resources Officer shall--
(A) advise the Secretary on information resource management
activities of the Department as required by section 3506 of
title 44, United States Code;
(B) develop and maintain an information resources
management system for the Department which provides for--
(i) the conduct of and accountability for any
acquisitions made pursuant to a delegation of authority
under section 111 of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759);
(ii) the implementation of all applicable
government-wide and Department information policies,
principles, standards, and guidelines with respect to
information collection, paperwork reduction, privacy
and security of records, sharing and dissemination of
information, acquisition and use of information
technology, and other information resource management
functions;
(iii) the periodic evaluation of and, as needed,
the planning and implementation of improvements in the
accuracy, completeness, and reliability of data and
records contained with Department information systems;
and
(iv) the development and annual revision of a 5-
year plan for meeting the Department's information
technology needs; and
(C) report to the Secretary as required under section 3506
of title 44, United States Code.
SEC. 105. DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES.
(a) Establishment of Positions.--There shall be in the Department
such number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries as the Secretary may
determine.
(b) Appointments.--Each Deputy Assistant Secretary--
(1) shall be appointed by the Secretary; and
(2) shall perform such functions as the Secretary shall
prescribe.
(c) Functions.--Functions assigned to an Assistant Secretary under
section 104(b) may be performed by one or more Deputy Assistant
Secretaries appointed to assist such Assistant Secretary.
SEC. 106. OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL.
There shall be in the Department the Office of the General Counsel.
There shall be at the head of such office a General Counsel who shall
be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate. The General Counsel shall be the chief legal officer of the
Department and shall provide legal assistance to the Secretary
concerning the programs and policies of the Department.
SEC. 107. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
The Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection
Agency, established in accordance with the Inspector General Act of
1978, is hereby redesignated as the Office of Inspector General of the
Department of the Environment.
SEC. 108. BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS.
(a) Establishment.--(1) There is established within the Department
a Bureau of Environmental Statistics (hereafter referred to as the
``Bureau''). The Bureau shall be responsible for--
(A) compiling, analyzing, and publishing a comprehensive
set of environmental quality statistics which should provide
timely summary in the form of industrywide aggregates,
multiyear averages, or totals or some similar form and include
information on--
(i) the nature, source, and amount of pollutants in
the environment; and
(ii) the effects on the public and the environment
of those pollutants;
(B) promulgating guidelines for the collection of
information by the Department required for the statistics under
this paragraph to assure that the information is accurate,
reliable, relevant, and in a form that permits systematic
analysis;
(C) coordinating the collection of information by the
Department for developing such statistics with related
information-gathering activities conducted by other Federal
agencies;
(D) making readily accessible the statistics published
under this paragraph; and
(E) identifying missing information of the kind described
under subparagraph (A) (i) and (ii), reviewing these
information needs at least annually with the Science Advisory
Board, and making recommendations to the appropriate Department
of Environment officials concerning extramural and intramural
research programs to provide such information.
(2) Nothing in the provisions of paragraph (1) shall authorize the
Bureau to require the collection of any data by any other Department,
State or local government, or to establish observation or monitoring
programs. The Bureau shall not duplicate the information collection
functions of other Federal agencies.
(3) Information compiled by the Bureau of Environmental Statistics,
which has been submitted for purposes of statistical reporting
requirements of this law, shall not be disclosed publicly in a manner
that would reveal the identity of the submitter, including submissions
by Federal, State, or local governments, or reveal the identity of any
individual consistent with the provisions of section 552a of title 5,
United States Code (the Privacy Act of 1974). This paragraph shall not
affect the availability of data provided to the Department under any
other provision of law administered by the Department. The
confidentiality provisions of other statutes authorizing the collection
of environmental statistics shall also apply, including but not limited
to, section 14 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2613),
section 2(h) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(7 U.S.C. 136h), section 114(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
741(c)), and section 1905 of title 18, United States Code.
(b) Director of Environmental Statistics.--The Bureau shall be
under the direction of a Director of Environmental Statistics
(hereafter referred to as the ``Director'') who shall be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
term of the Director shall be 4 years. The Director shall be a
qualified individual with experience in the compilation and analysis of
environmental statistics. The Director shall report directly to the
Secretary. The Director shall be compensated at the rate provided for
at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5,
United States Code.
(c) Environmental Statistics Annual Report.--On July 1, 1995, and
each July 1 thereafter, the Director shall submit to the President an
Environmental Statistics Annual Report (hereafter referred to as the
``Report''). The Report shall include, but not be limited to--
(1) statistics on environmental quality including--
(A) The environmental quality of the Nation with
respect to all aspects of the environment, including,
but not limited to, the air, aquatic ecosystems,
including marine, estuarine, and fresh water, and the
terrestrial ecosystems, including, but not limited to,
the forest, dry-land, wetland, range, urban, suburban,
and rural environment; and
(B) changes in the natural environment, including
the plant and animal systems, and other information for
a continuing analysis of these changes or trends and an
interpretation of their underlying causes;
(2) statistics on the effects of changes in environmental
quality on human health and nonhuman species and ecosystems;
(3) documentation of the method used to obtain and assure
the quality of the statistics presented in the Report;
(4) economic information on the current and projected costs
and benefits of environmental protection; and
(5) recommendations on improving environmental statistical
information.
(d) Continuing Performance of the Functions of the Director Pending
Confirmation.--An individual who, on the effective date of this Act, is
performing any of the functions required by this section to be
performed by the Director may continue to perform such functions until
such functions are assigned to an individual appointed as the Director
under this Act.
(e) Advisory Council on Environmental Statistics.--The Director
shall appoint an Advisory Council on Environmental Statistics,
comprised of no more than 6 private citizens who have expertise in
environmental statistics and analysis (except that at least one of such
appointees should have expertise in economics) to advise the Director
on environmental statistics and analyses, including whether the
statistics and analyses disseminated by the Bureau are of high quality
and are based upon the best available objective information. The
Council shall be subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
SEC. 109. GRANT AND CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.
The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with
State and local governments, Indian tribes, universities, and other
organizations to assist them in meeting the costs of collecting
specific data and other short term activities that are related to the
responsibilities and functions under section 108(a)(1) (A), (B), (C),
and (D).
SEC. 110. STUDY OF DATA NEEDS.
(a) Study of Data Needs.--(1) No later than 1 year after the start
of Bureau operations, the Secretary of the Department of Environment,
in consultation with the Director of the Bureau and the Assistant
Secretary designated as Chief Information Resources Officer, shall
enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for a
study, evaluation, and report on the adequacy of the data collection
procedures and capabilities of the Department. No later than 18 months
following an agreement, the National Academy of Sciences shall report
its findings to the Secretary and the Congress. The report shall
include an evaluation of the Department's data collection resources,
needs, and requirements, and shall include an assessment and evaluation
of the following systems, capabilities, and procedures established by
the Department to meet those needs and requirements:
(A) data collection procedures and capabilities;
(B) data analysis procedures and capabilities;
(C) the ability of data bases to integrate with one
another;
(D) computer hardware and software capabilities;
(E) management information systems, including the ability
of management information systems to integrate with another;
(F) Department personnel; and
(G) the Department's budgetary needs and resources for data
collection, including an assessment of the adequacy of the
budgetary resources provided to the Department and budgetary
resources used by the Department for data collection needs and
purposes.
(2) The report shall include recommendations for improving the
Department's data collection systems, capabilities, procedures, data
collection, and analytical hardware and software, and for improving its
management information systems.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.
SEC. 111. MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.
(a) Prohibited Employment and Advancement Considerations.--Except
as otherwise provided in this Act, political affiliation or political
qualification may not be taken into account in connection with the
appointment of any person to any position in the career civil service
or in the assignment or advancement of any career civil servant in the
Department.
(b) Reports on Implementation.--One year after the date of the
enactment of this title and again 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this title, the Secretary shall report to the Senate
Committees on Appropriations, Governmental Affairs, and Environment and
Public Works and to the House of Representatives on the estimated
additional cost of implementing this title over the cost as if this
title had not been implemented, including a justification of increased
staffing not required in the execution of this title.
SEC. 112. TERMINATION OF THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
(a) Transfer of Functions of the Council on Environmental
Quality.--(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), all functions of
the Council on Environmental Quality under titles I and II of the
National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and under
any other law, are transferred to the Secretary. The Secretary is
authorized to take all necessary action, including the promulgation of
regulations, to carry out these functions.
(2) Referrals of interagency disagreements concerning proposed
major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human
environment under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 102(2)(C)) and concerning matters under section
309(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7609(b)) shall be made to the
President for resolution.
(b) Termination of the Council on Environmental Quality.--(1)
Section 204 of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4344)
is amended by striking out ``Council'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Secretary of the Environment''.
(2) Sections 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, and 208 of the National
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4342, 4343, 4345, 4346, 4346a, and
4346b) are repealed.
(3) The heading for title II of the National Environmental Policy
Act is amended to read as follows:
``TITLE II
``environmental quality report''.
(c) References in Federal Law.--Reference in any other Federal law,
Executive order, rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any
document of or relating to the Council on Environmental Quality--
(1) with regard to functions transferred under subsection
(a)(1), shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary; and
(2) with regard to disagreements and matters described
under subsection (a)(2), shall be deemed to refer to the
President.
(d) Availability of Funds.--Unobligated funds available to the
Council on Environmental Quality shall remain available to the
Department until expended for the gradual and orderly termination of
the Council and transfer of Council functions as provided in this Act.
(e) Savings Provisions.--(1) All orders, determinations, rules,
regulations, permits, agreements, grants, contracts, certificates,
licenses, registrations, privileges, and other administrative actions--
(A) which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to
become effective by the President, by the Council on
Environmental Quality, or by a court of competent jurisdiction,
in the performance of functions of the Council on Environmental
Quality, and
(B) which are in effect at the time this Act takes effect,
or were final before the effective date of this Act and are to
become effective on or after the effective date of this Act,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified,
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by
the President, the Secretary of the Environment, or other authorized
official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
(2) The provisions of this Act shall not affect any proceedings or
any application for any license, permit, certificate, or financial
assistance pending before the Council on Environmental Quality at the
time this Act takes effect, but such proceedings and applications shall
be continued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals shall
be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant to such orders,
as if this Act had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such
proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, terminated,
superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of
competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. Nothing in this
paragraph shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance or
modification of any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions
and to the same extent that such proceeding could have been
discontinued or modified if this Act had not been enacted.
(3) The provisions of this section shall not affect suits commenced
before the date this Act takes effect, and in all such suits,
proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the
same manner and with the same effect as if this Act had not been
enacted.
(4) No suit, action, or other proceeding commenced by or against
the Council on Environmental Quality, or by or against any individual
in the official capacity of such individual as an officer of the
Council on Environmental Quality, shall abate by reason of the
enactment of this Act.
(5) Any administrative action relating to the preparation or
promulgation of a regulation by the Council on Environmental Quality
may be continued by the Department or the President with the same
effect as if this Act had not been enacted.
(6) The contracts, liabilities, records, property, and other assets
and interests of the Council on Environmental Quality shall, after the
effective date of this Act, be considered to be the contracts,
liabilities, records, property, and other assets and interests of the
Department.
SEC. 113. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) Acceptance of Money and Property.--(1) The Secretary may accept
and retain money, uncompensated services, and other real and personal
property or rights (whether by gift, bequest, devise, or otherwise) for
the purpose of carrying out the Department's programs and activities,
except that the Secretary shall not endorse any company, product,
organization, or service. Gifts, bequests, and devises of money and
proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, bequests, or
devises shall be credited in a separate fund in the Treasury of the
United States and shall be available for disbursement upon the order of
the Secretary.
(2) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations and guidelines
setting forth the criteria the Department shall use in determining
whether to accept a gift, bequest, or devise. Such criteria shall take
into consideration whether the acceptance of the property would reflect
unfavorably upon the Department's or any employee's ability to carry
out its responsibilities or official duties in a fair and objective
manner, or would compromise the integrity of or the appearance of the
integrity of a Government program or any official involved in that
program.
(b) Seal of the Department.--(1) On the effective date of this Act,
the seal of the Environmental Protection Agency with appropriate
changes shall be the seal of the Department of the Environment, until
such time as the Secretary may cause a seal of office to be made for
the Department of the Environment of such design as the Secretary shall
approve.
(2)(A) Chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new section:
``Sec. 716. Department of the Environment Seal
``(a) Whoever knowingly displays any printed or other likeness of
the official seal of the Department of the Environment, or any
facsimile thereof, in, or in connection with, any advertisement,
poster, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, public meeting,
play, motion picture, telecast, or other production, or on any
building, monument, or stationery, for the purpose of conveying, or in
a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression of
sponsorship or approval by the Government of the United States or by
any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, shall be fined not
more than $250 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.
``(b) Whoever, except as authorized under regulations promulgated
by the Secretary of the Environment and published in the Federal
Register, knowingly manufactures, reproduces, sells, or purchases for
resale, either separately or appended to any article manufactured or
sold, any likeness of the official seal of the Department of the
Environment, or any substantial part thereof, except for manufacture or
sale of the article for the official use of the Government of the
United States, shall be fined not more than $250 or imprisoned not more
than 6 months, or both.
``(c) A violation of subsection (a) or (b) may be enjoined at the
suit of the Attorney General of the United States upon complaint by any
authorized representative of the Secretary of the Department of the
Environment.''.
(B) The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof:
``716. Department of the Environment Seal.''.
(c) Acquisition of Copyrights and Patents.--The Secretary is
authorized to acquire any of the following described rights if the
property acquired thereby is for use by or for, or useful to, the
Department:
(1) copyrights, patents, and applications for patents,
designs, processes, and manufacturing data;
(2) licenses under copyrights, patents, and applications
for patents; and
(3) releases, before suit is brought, for past infringement
of patents or copyrights.
(d) Advisory Committee Compensation.--The Secretary is authorized
to pay members of advisory committees and others who perform services
as authorized under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at
rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the
rate for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title
5, United States Code.
SEC. 114. INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS.
(a) Government Officers and Employees.--(1) Inherently governmental
functions of the Department shall be performed only by officers and
employees of the United States. For purposes of this section, the term
``inherently governmental function'' means any activity which is so
intimately related to the public interest as to mandate performance by
Government officers and employees. Inherently governmental functions
include those activities which require either the exercise of
discretion in applying Government authority or the use of value
judgment in making decisions for the Government. The Secretary shall
promulgate regulations or internal guidance to implement this section.
This section is not intended, and may not be construed, to create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a
party against the United States, the Department, its officers, or any
person.
(b) Conflicts of Interest.--(1) The Secretary shall by regulation
require any person proposing to enter into a contract, grant, or
cooperative agreement whether by sealed bid or negotiation, for the
conduct of research, development, evaluation activities, or for
consulting services, to provide the Secretary, prior to entering into
any such contract, agreement, or arrangement, with all relevant
information, as determined by the Secretary, bearing on whether that
person has a possible conflict of interest with respect to--
(A) being able to render impartial, technically sound, or
objective assistance or advice in light of other activities or
relationships with other persons; or
(B) being given an unfair competitive advantage.
(2) Such person shall ensure, in accordance with regulations
prescribed by the Secretary, compliance with this section by
subcontractors of such person who are engaged to perform similar
services.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``consulting
services'' includes--
(A) management and professional support services;
(B) studies, analyses, and evaluations;
(C) engineering and technical services, excluding routine
engineering services such as automated data processing and
architect and engineering contracts; and
(D) research and development.
(c) Require Affirmative Finding; Conflicts of Interest Which Cannot
Be Avoided; Mitigation of Conflicts.--(1) Subject to the provisions of
paragraph (2), the Secretary may not enter into any such contract,
agreement, or arrangement, unless he affirmatively finds, after
evaluating all such information and any other relevant information
otherwise available to him, either that--
(A) there is little or no likelihood that a conflict of
interest would exist; or
(B) that such conflict has been avoided after appropriate
conditions have been included in such contract, agreement, or
arrangement.
(2) If the Secretary determines that such conflict of interest
exists and that such conflict of interest cannot be avoided by
including appropriate conditions therein, the Secretary may enter into
such contract, agreement, or arrangement, if the Secretary--
(A) determines that it is in the best interests of the
United States to do so; and
(B) includes appropriate conditions in such contract,
agreement, or arrangement to mitigate such conflict.
(d) Public Notice Regarding Conflicts of Interest.--The Secretary
shall promulgate regulations which require public notice to be given
whenever the Secretary determines that the award of a contract,
agreement, or arrangement may result in a conflict of interest which
cannot be avoided by including appropriate conditions therein.
(e) Disclaimer.--Nothing in this section shall preclude the
Department from promulgating regulations to monitor potential conflicts
after the contract award.
(f) Central File.--The Department shall maintain a central file
regarding all cases when a public notice is issued. Other information
required under this section shall also be compiled. Access to this
information shall be controlled to safeguard any proprietary
information.
(g) Regulations.--No later than 120 days after the effective date
of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations for the
implementation of this section.
SEC. 115. REFERENCES.
Reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, rule,
regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document of or
pertaining--
(1) to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary of the
Environment;
(2) to the Environmental Protection Agency shall be deemed
to refer to the Department of the Environment;
(3) to the Deputy Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall be deemed to refer to the Deputy
Secretary of the Environment; or
(4) to any Assistant Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall be deemed to refer to an Assistant
Secretary of the Department of the Environment.
SEC. 116. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.
(a) Continuing Effect of Legal Documents.--All orders,
determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, grants,
contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, privileges, and other
administrative actions--
(1) which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to
become effective by the President, by the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, or by a court of competent
jurisdiction, in the performance of functions of the
Administrator or the Environmental Protection Agency, and
(2) which are in effect at the time this Act takes effect,
or were final before the effective date of this Act and are to
become effective on or after the effective date of this Act,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until modified,
terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in accordance with law by
the President, the Secretary of the Environment, or other authorized
official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
(b) Proceedings Not Affected.--The provisions of this Act shall not
affect any proceedings or any application for any license, permit,
certificate, or financial assistance pending before the Environmental
Protection Agency at the time this Act takes effect, but such
proceedings and applications shall be continued. Orders shall be issued
in such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and payments
shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this Act had not been
enacted, and orders issued in any such proceedings shall continue in
effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly
authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by
operation of law. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed to
prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding
under the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that such
proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if this Act had not
been enacted.
(c) Suits Not Affected.--The provisions of this Act shall not
affect suits commenced before the date this Act takes effect, and in
all such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments
rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Act had
not been enacted.
(d) Nonabatement of Actions.--No suit, action, or other proceeding
commenced by or against the Environmental Protection Agency, or by or
against any individual in the official capacity of such individual as
an officer of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall abate by
reason of the enactment of this Act.
(e) Administrative Actions Relating to Promulgation of
Regulations.--Any administrative action relating to the preparation or
promulgation of a regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency may
be continued by the Department with the same effect as if this Act had
not been enacted.
(f) Property and Resources.--The contracts, liabilities, records,
property, and other assets and interests of the Environmental
Protection Agency shall, after the effective date of this Act, be
considered to be the contracts, liabilities, records, property, and
other assets and interests of the Department.
(g) Savings.--The Department of the Environment and its officers,
employees, and agents shall have all the powers and authorities of the
Environmental Protection Agency.
SEC. 117. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) Presidential Succession.--Section 19(d)(1) of title 3, United
States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end
thereof the following: ``, Secretary of the Environment''.
(b) Definition of Department, Civil Service Laws.--Section 101 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof
the following: ``The Department of the Environment''.
(c) Compensation, Level I.--Section 5312 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
``Secretary of the Environment''.
(d) Compensation, Level II.--Section 5313 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking out ``Administrator of Environmental
Protection Agency'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Deputy Secretary of
the Environment''.
(e) Compensation, Level IV.--Section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(1) by striking out ``Inspector General, Environmental
Protection Agency'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Inspector
General, Department of the Environment''; and
(2) by striking each reference to an Assistant
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and by
adding at the end thereof the following:
``Assistant Secretaries, Department of the Environment
(12).
``General Counsel, Department of the Environment.''; and
(3) by striking out ``Chief Financial Officer,
Environmental Protection agency'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Environment.''
(f) Compensation, Level V.--Section 5316 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
``Director of the Bureau of Environmental Statistics,
Department of the Environment.
``Executive Director of the Commission on Improving
Environmental Protection.''.
(g) Inspector General Act.--The Inspector General Act of 1978 is
amended--
(1) in section 2(1)--
(A) by inserting ``the Department of the
Environment,'' after ``Veterans Affairs,''; and
(B) by striking out ``The Environmental Protection
Agency,'';
(2) in section 11(1) by striking out ``or Veterans
Affairs'' and inserting ``Veterans Affairs, or the
Environment,''; and
(3) in section 11(2) by striking out ``or Veterans
Affairs'' and inserting ``Veterans Affairs, or the
Environment,''.
SEC. 118. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
After consultation with the Committee on Governmental Affairs and
the Committee on Environment and Public Works and other appropriate
committees of the United States Senate and the appropriate committees
of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the Environment shall
prepare and submit to the Congress legislation which the Secretary
determines is necessary and appropriate containing technical and
conforming amendments to the United States Code, and to other
provisions of law, to reflect the changes made by this Act.
TITLE II--ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMISSION ON IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT; MEMBERSHIP.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Commission on
Improving Environmental Protection (hereafter referred to as ``the
Commission'') whose 13 members including the Chairman shall be composed
of experts in governmental organization (with emphasis on environmental
organization), management of organizations and environmental regulation
and improved environmental governmental service delivery, consisting
of--
(1) seven members to be appointed by the President;
(2) three members to be appointed by the Speaker of the
House; and
(3) three members to be appointed by the Senate Majority
Leader.
(b) Chairman.--The Chairman of the Commission shall be appointed by
the President in consultation with the Congress.
SEC. 202. COMMISSION RESPONSIBILITIES.
(a) Responsibilities.--The Commission shall be responsible for
examining and making recommendations on the management and
implementation of the environmental laws and programs within the
jurisdiction of the Department of the Environment in order to enhance
the ability of the Department to preserve and protect human health and
the environment. The Commission shall make recommendations and
otherwise advise the President and the Congress on the need to--
(1) enhance and strengthen the management and
implementation of existing programs within the Department;
(2) enhance the organization of the Department to eliminate
duplication and overlap between different programs;
(3) enhance the coordination between different programs and
offices within the Department;
(4) enhance the consistency of policies throughout the
Department; and
(5) establish new and enhanced small business and small
governmental jurisdictions compliance assistance programs, and
to strengthen organizational mechanisms in the Department for
providing better compliance and technical assistance to small
businesses and small governmental jurisdictions.
(b) Recommendations.--The Commission shall provide specific steps
and proposals for implementing the Commission's recommendations
including an estimate of the costs of implementing such
recommendations, except that the Commission shall not suggest
substantive changes in the policy expressed by existing laws.
(c) Conflict of Interests.--For purposes of the provisions of
chapter 11 of part I of title 18, United States Code, a member of the
Commission (to whom such provisions would not otherwise apply except
for this subsection) shall be a special Government employee.
SEC. 203. REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS.
The Commission shall report to the President and the Congress on
its investigation, findings, and recommendations in an interim report
no later than 12 months after the effective date of this title, and in
a final report no later than 24 months after the effective date of this
title. The interim report shall be made available for public review and
comment, and the comments taken into account in finalizing the report.
SEC. 204. COMMISSION STAFF.
The Commission shall appoint an Executive Director who shall be
compensated at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay prescribed
for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5,
United States Code. With the approval of the Commission the Executive
Director may appoint and fix the compensation of staff sufficient to
enable the Commission to carry out its duties.
SEC. 205. ADVISORY GROUPS.
The Chairman shall convene at least one advisory group to assist
the Commission in developing its recommendations. One advisory group
shall be composed of past staff of the Department of the Environment
and its predecessor Environmental Protection Agency, other Federal and
State officials experienced in administering environmental protection
programs, members of the regulated community and members of public
interest groups organized to further the goals of environmental
protection. The Executive Director is authorized to pay members of
advisory committees and others who perform services as authorized under
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for level V of
the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States
Code. The advisory group shall be subject to the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act.
SEC. 206. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.
No later than 90 days after the date on which the Commission
submits its final report, the Commission shall terminate unless
otherwise directed by the President.
SEC. 207. FUNDING; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 in fiscal year
1993 and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 1994 to carry out the provisions of
this title.
TITLE III--EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
such date during the 6-month period beginning on the date of enactment,
as the President may direct in an Executive order. If the President
fails to issue an Executive order for the purpose of this section, this
Act and such amendments shall take effect 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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