[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5829 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.


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                    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

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                                 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.
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