To amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the duties of the Science Advisory Board, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the duties of the Science Advisory Board, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Agriculture, Science & Space.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id37277a8db91b4648bb100792bdbce3f0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sound Science for Farmers Act of 2024.
- Section idd6f4ae06222f4811aee3281b7ac7794f: 2. Science Advisory Board Section 8 of the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4365) is amended— by...
- Section id3D0D2C53D8224463841D3B564E9FE92A: 8. Science Advisory Board The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the Administrator)
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the duties of the Science Advisory Board, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Agriculture, Science & Space
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to revise the duties of the Science Advisory Board, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Ted Budd
R-NC | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Budd (for himself and Mr. Manchin) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "administrator_of_sba"
- → Administrator of the Small Business Administration
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