[Congressional Bills 114th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5829 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5829 To provide for the prompt establishment by the Science Advisory Board of the Environmental Protection Agency of the agriculture committee. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2016 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Conaway) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the prompt establishment by the Science Advisory Board of the Environmental Protection Agency of the agriculture committee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Agriculture Delivering Vastly Improved Science at the EPA Now Act'' or the ``ADVISE Now Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE. (a) Amendment.--Section 8(e)(2)(A)(i) of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4365(e)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting ``, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the ADVISE Now Act,'' after ``shall establish''. (b) Contingent Appointment by Secretary of Agriculture.--If an agriculture committee is not established pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (a) within the deadline provided, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish and appoint members to such a committee within 15 days. (c) Continuing Authority.--If the contingent establishment occurs under subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall have the continuing authority to appoint members to the committee so established. <all>