Sec. 2. Data transparency
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Section 6(b) of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 4363 note) is amended to read as follows: The Administrator shall not propose, finalize, or disseminate a covered action unless all scientific and technical information relied on to support such covered action is— the best available science; specifically identified; and publicly available online in a manner that is sufficient for independent analysis and substantial reproduction of research results.
Nothing in the subsection shall be construed as— requiring the Administrator to disseminate scientific and technical information; or superseding any nondiscretionary statutory requirement. In this subsection— the term covered action means a risk, exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria document, standard, limitation, regulation, regulatory impact analysis, or guidance; and the term scientific and technical information includes— materials, data, and associated protocols necessary to understand, assess, and extend conclusions; computer codes and models involved in the creation and analysis of such information; recorded factual materials; and detailed descriptions of how to access and use such information.
The Administrator shall carry out this subsection in a manner that does not exceed $1,000,000 per fiscal year, to be derived from amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated. .
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